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India’s Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer take a run during the second one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa, in Ranchi. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who were members of India’s ODI World Cup squad, have been stripped off the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI’s)…
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Two to tango: Gill and Rohit have set it up for India during its run chases. Photo K.R Deepak/The Hindu | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The essence of an emerging contest is often sensed during the opening act in ODIs. Remember Sachin Tendulkar’s upper-cut six off Shoaib Akhtar in a 2003 World Cup game at…
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India’s Shubman Gill during a practice session at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR “It takes one day,” is the theme of the current World Cup. Across venues, these words leap from ICC banners. Perhaps it is the unspoken motto within the teams as fortunes get altered and a new dawn is…
Strike force: Siraj and Bumrah have combined well to deal timely blows. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR Traversing India’s geographical diversity is inevitable for the Men in Blue while they chase World Cup glory. Be it the humid Coromandel Coast, northern hinterland, Gujarat’s dusty plains or now the leap across the Western Ghats just in time…
Hitman in the World Cup: India’s captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK K.R. Table 1 | The table shows Rohit Sharma’s record in the…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad, October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India scored a thumping win against Pakistan at the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, with the latter’s batters folding for 191…
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Rohit Sharma celebrates his century during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and India in New Delhi, on October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Former India player Yuvraj Singh is hopeful that India will win the ICC 2023 World Cup at home under Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy and labelled the opener as…
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Rohit Sharma | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar. A look at the records notched up by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during India’s massive win on Wednesday: Rohit’s third six of the innings helped him surpass Chris Gayle’s record of 553 sixes, scored in 551 innings, across formats. The Indian skipper now has 556 maximums…
Rohit Sharma and Co. will have to come up with a near-perfect show against a Sri Lankan outfit – backed by a 35,000-strong home crowd. | Photo Credit: ANI The curse of the Asia Cup has persisted. It’s not going to be India versus Pakistan, in sync with the tournament’s 39-year history. Nevertheless, with…
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India’s KL Rahul plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AP Virat Kohli was brilliant in pacing his innings as usual but India captain Rohit Sharma doffed his hat for comeback man KL Rahul, whose hundred was equally important in team’s record breaking 228-run…