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“Can’t Decide Their Future Based On IPL…”: Ex-India Star On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s T20 World Cup Selection | Cricket News
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“Can’t Decide Their Future Based On IPL…”: Ex-India Star On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s T20 World Cup Selection | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Virat Kohli (left) and Rohit Sharma.© AFPVeteran players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have made a return to India's T20I squad after a gap of nearly 14 months. Rohit is the captain of the Indian side for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan while Kohli will be joining the side after the first game. This will be India's last T20I assignment ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. What precedes the world event is the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 which will serve as the World Cup warm-up for the players.Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has said the IPL should not be used to decide the future of the two players - Kohli and Rohit."It's going to be important, but for someone like Virat and Rohit you can't decide their future based on the IPL to a cert...
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Was “Not Very Nice”: Commentator Breaks Down What Rohit Sharma Told Shubman Gill After Run Out In India vs Afghanistan T20I | Cricket News
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Was “Not Very Nice”: Commentator Breaks Down What Rohit Sharma Told Shubman Gill After Run Out In India vs Afghanistan T20I | Cricket News

[ad_1] The India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I in Mohali on Thursday saw the Rohit Sharma-led hosts tick almost all boxes. India romped home to a six-wicket win with players like Shivam Dube, Axar Patel and others giving a good account of themselves. However, one box that was left unchecked was a solid batting show by Rohit Sharma. Playing his first T20I in 14 months, Rohit Sharma got out on 0 after a horrific mix-up with fellow opener Shubman Gill.The incident happened on the second ball of the first over of the Indian innings. Rohit Sharma called for a run but Shubman Gill kept looking at the ball. Rohit Sharma, by then had already ran towards the other ends. Afghanistan players were alert enough to run out the India captain."Look at him (Shubman), he is watching and watching. Rohit had call...
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‘Umpire Ne Mana Kar Diya’: India Star Reveals Bizarre Request To Beat Chilly Conditions | Cricket News
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‘Umpire Ne Mana Kar Diya’: India Star Reveals Bizarre Request To Beat Chilly Conditions | Cricket News

[ad_1] Axar Patel led the charge with the ball for India before Shivam Dube starred with the bat to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan on Thursday. Axar returned figures of 2/23 as India restricted Afghanistan to 158/5 after Rohit Sharma opted to bowl. Axar got the wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah, respectively. Chasing 159, Dube powered India across the finishing line in 17.3 overs with an unbeaten 60 off 40 balls.The playing conditions weren't the best due to the temperature dropping as below as 7 degree celsius in Mohali. However, Axar and Dube shone to give India an advantage, ahead of the second game in Indore on Sunday.Despite his brilliant spell, Axar admitted that the chilly weather made his job slightly difficult."I wasn't f...
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“Frustrated…”: Rohit Sharma’s Straight Talk On Run Out Mix Up With Shubman Gill In India vs Afghanistan T20I | Cricket News
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“Frustrated…”: Rohit Sharma’s Straight Talk On Run Out Mix Up With Shubman Gill In India vs Afghanistan T20I | Cricket News

[ad_1] India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said the team management will consciously put the players in uncomfortable situations ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. The three-match series against Afghanistan is India's last before the T20 World Cup which is scheduled to be hosted by the United States and the West Indies in June.India won the opener by six wickets. The game marked Rohit's comeback to the shortest format after 14 months."We want to keep trying different things - try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game, like you saw today, Washi (Washington Sundar) bowled the 19th over. We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that."We want to try and do that. Keeping all of those things in mind, w...
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“Batting At No. 4 Was Pressure….”: Shivam Dube After India’s Win Over Afghanistan | Cricket News
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“Batting At No. 4 Was Pressure….”: Shivam Dube After India’s Win Over Afghanistan | Cricket News

[ad_1] Following his side's six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I, Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube said that batting at number four was pressurising for him but still stuck to his style of cricket. Dube celebrated his comeback to Indian team in style as an unbeaten half-century and a wicket helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I in Mohali on Thursday."I think it was really cold but I enjoyed playing on this ground. Playing after a long time and batting at No. 4 was a bit of pressure for me but I had one thing on my mind that I had to play my style of cricket. From my style, I feel a bit of pressure first 2-3 balls but after that I think about the ball and do not think too much. I know I can hit big sixes in T20s, so I know I can get runs anyway...
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“Short By 15 Runs, Have To Improve Fielding”: Afghanistan Captain After Loss To India | Cricket News
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“Short By 15 Runs, Have To Improve Fielding”: Afghanistan Captain After Loss To India | Cricket News

[ad_1] Following his side's six-wicket loss to India in the first T20I, Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran said that his side was at least 15 runs short and that the side has to improve its fielding too. A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Mohali on Thursday."We were short 13-15 runs. We lost the toss too. But the boys fought well. We were trying to have a good powerplay start but we lost wickets then. One of us should've gone for 14-15 overs but we lost back-to-back wickets. When new batters came, we came under pressure. (Fielding effort) In the second inning, there was dew and gripping the ball was difficult. I can say that the boys tried really well. (Other areas...
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All-Round Shivam Dube Helps India Freeze Out Afghanistan In Chilly T20I Opener | Cricket News
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All-Round Shivam Dube Helps India Freeze Out Afghanistan In Chilly T20I Opener | Cricket News

[ad_1] All-rounder Shivam Dube defied bitterly cold weather to hit an unbeaten half-century and take one wicket as India eased to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first Twenty20 international on Thursday. Dube, a left-handed batsman, made 60 off 40 balls for his second T20 fifty as India chased down their victory target of 159 with 15 balls and six wickets to spare at Mohali. India lead the three-match series 1-0 as they prepare for the T20 World Cup in June. India's bowlers led by spinner Axar Patel restricted Afghanistan to 158-5 despite an attacking 42 by Mohammad Nabi on a chilly winter evening.Temperatures plummeted to just nine degrees (48 Fahrenheit) in the northern city where summer heat can soar to a scorching 40-plus degrees.Some players were seen using hand warmers to...
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Furious Rohit Sharma Blasts Shubman Gill After Horrible Mix-up Sees Him Depart For 0 In India vs Afghanistan T20I. Watch | Cricket News
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Furious Rohit Sharma Blasts Shubman Gill After Horrible Mix-up Sees Him Depart For 0 In India vs Afghanistan T20I. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] The first T20I between India and Afghanistan was all about one man - Rohit Sharma. The Indian cricket team captain was making a comeback into the format after 14 months. This is India's last international T20 series ahead of the T20 World Cup and Rohit Sharma's performance was under focus. However, his stay at the crease was shortened after a horrible mix-up with fellow opener Shubman Gill. On the second ball of the first over by Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rohit Sharma was run out on 0.Rohit was absolutely furious with Gill after the dismissal. He even gesticulated something at the youngster before returning to the dug out.  Rohit drove the ball to the mid-off and called for the single. But Gill kept watching the ball and did not move. By then, Rohit had ran to the other end. Afghanistan f...
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Rohit Sharma Forgets India’s Playing XI In His 1st T20I In 14 Months. Internet On Overdrive | Cricket News
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Rohit Sharma Forgets India’s Playing XI In His 1st T20I In 14 Months. Internet On Overdrive | Cricket News

[ad_1] Fans rejoiced India captain Rohit Sharma's return to the T20I side on Thursday for the first T20I of a three-match series against Afghanistan in Mohali. The crowd at the IS Bindra Stadium welcomed Rohit with a loud cheer as he came down to the middle for the toss. Rohit won the toss and said that his team will chase under the lights against Afghanistan. The ongoing match marked the start of the first bilateral series between the two nations. While BCCI announced that Yashasvi Jaiswal will miss the game due to a groing issue, spinner Kuldeep Yadav also did not find a place in the XI.However, at the toss, Rohit also gave the fans a hilarious moment as he forget the playing XI of the team. This is Rohit Sharma's first T20I since the 2022 T20 World Cup."We will bowl first. No particul...
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“Right And Smart Move”: AB De Villiers On Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli’s T20I Recall | Cricket News
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“Right And Smart Move”: AB De Villiers On Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli’s T20I Recall | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former South Africa batter and captain AB de Villiers has backed experienced India batters playing in the ICC T20 World Cup and said bringing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back for the T20Is after over a year is a "smart move". Star opener Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli returned to India's T20I squad against Afghanistan with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday revealing a 16-player roster for a three-match T20I series starting on January 11.The senior duo made a comeback to India's T20I setup for the first time since the end of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 and ahead of this year's T20 World Cup."I am not surprised. I am happy for both Rohit and Virat. You want to take your best team to the World Cup. I can understand the criticism regarding the young...
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