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Kohli had last scored a century in 2019 against Bangladesh in a day-night Test at the Eden Gardens and since then the batter has failed to reach 100 in any format.
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Ahmedabad: India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The pitch for the final match, effectively a dead rubber, is the one where India had won the second ODI on Wednesday. After winning […]
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Ahmedabad: Focus will be on vice-captain K L Rahul’s batting position on his return from a short break as a buoyant India aim for another demolition act against the West Indies in the second ODI to seal the three-match series here on Wednesday. The India spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar ran riot […]
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The Rohit Sharma-led team celebrated India’s 1,000th one-day international match on Sunday with an emphatic six-wicket win over West Indies in Ahmedabad. India has come a long way ever since they played their first one-day international match against England in Leeds in 1974. The first few years of India’s show in the ODIs were disastrous […]
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Ahmedabad: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that captain Rohit Sharma had told him to focus more on bowling googly ahead of the first ODI against the West Indies. In the match on Sunday, Chahal took 4/49 in 9.5 overs as West Indies were bowled out for just 176, which was chased down by India with […]
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Ahmedabad: On the back of a quick 60 from captain Rohit Sharma and an unbeaten stand of 62 for the fifth wicket between Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda, India scripted a six-wicket win over West Indies in the series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. India’s 1000th ODI appearance ended on a winning […]
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Ahmedabad: India’s new ODI captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that Ishan Kishan will open alongside him in the first ODI against the West Indies since the youngster is the only available option for the team with late entrant Mayank Agarwal serving mandatory quarantine period. Kishan was drafted into the ODI squad after Shikhar Dhawan […]
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Ahmedabad: India’s new ODI captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that Ishan Kishan will open alongside him in the first ODI against the West Indies since the youngster is the only available option for the team with late entrant Mayank Agarwal serving mandatory quarantine period. Kishan was drafted into the ODI squad after Shikhar Dhawan […]
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Dubai: Legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Pointing says he was ‘shocked’ at Virat Kohli recently stepping down from Test captaincy but suggested that he must have taken the decision in his bid to do better with the bat and break some records. Ponting, one of the most successful captains ever, hailed Kohli for his leadership skills, […]
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New Delhi: Citing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as example, Virat Kohli says one doesn”t need to be a captain of a team to be a leader and now that he is not the India skipper, he might contribute more as the side”s batting mainstay. Kohli shocked the cricketing world earlier this month when he stepped down […]
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New Delhi: India on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies, starting February 6. India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma has fully recovered from his injury and will lead the side. It would be the first series for Rohit as the full-time ODI skipper after he was […]
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New Delhi: India white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday cleared his fitness test and as a result, he will be available to lead the side in the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies, beginning February 9. Sources in the know of developments confirmed to ANI that Rohit has indeed passed his fitness test held at […]
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New Delhi: India’s white ball captain Rohit Sharma is recovering well from his left hamstring injury and has a bright chance of making a comeback for the six-match home white-ball series against the West Indies next month. Rohit, who was also the designated Test vice-captain for the tour of South Africa, sustained a left-hamstring strain […]
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Paarl (South Africa): India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said he is not averse to leading the national team if an opportunity comes knocking at his door in the near future. With Virat Kohli’s captaincy tenure in all formats coming to an end following his resignation from Test leadership, there are questions about who […]
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New Delhi: India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma said on Sunday that he was “shocked” by Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as the team’s Test skipper but he gave him the best wishes for the future. Kohli on Saturday made a sudden announcement of stepping down as India’s Test skipper, a day after the 1-2 […]
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New Delhi: Captain Rohit Sharma was on Friday ruled out of India’s upcoming ODI series in South Africa due to a hamstring injury, forcing the selectors to appoint KL Rahul as skipper of an 18-member team for the white-ball leg of the tour. All-rounder Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja were also not selected as they […]
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Mumbai: India Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said the BCCI never asked him to reconsider quitting T20 leadership as claimed by the Board and his removal from ODI captaincy happened 90 minutes before the team’s selection for the upcoming South Africa tour. At the pre-departure press meet before the South Africa tour, the Indian […]
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I was and I am available for selection all the time. I never communicated with BCCI asking for rest. I am available for the ODI series in South Africa, and was always available
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New Delhi: A day after former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin had tweeted about the alleged rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said there is no player bigger than the game. “Virat Kohli has informed that he’s not available for the ODI series and […]
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New Delhi: Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels that things might not be all well between newly-appointed ODI captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as the former is missing the Tests and the latter will not be a part of the ODI series against South Africa. He even questioned the timing of Kohli’s break from […]
