Bengal’s rookie batswoman Richa Ghosh was the only new face in a 15-member Harmanpreet Kaur-led India squad announced for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, starting February 21.
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Addressing the crowd at the 26th Annual Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, the former India batsman expressed confidence that India will overcome the current “turmoil”.
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Indian opener Rohit Sharma has thrown his weight behind 5-day Tests to continue in their present format after ICC’s recent proposal to trim the oldest format by a day have polarised the cricket community all over the world. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Sharma voiced unequivocally his support for the 5-day format adding that “four-day means a first-class match”.
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India will look to keep their perfect record against Sri Lanka in T20I series intact when they take on the visitors in the 3rd and final match of the ongoing series in Pune on Friday.
While India have not lost a bilateral series to Sri Lanka since Virat Kohli’s debut, their record against Sri Lanka in T20Is has been near perfect — 5 wins, 0 defeats and 1 draw in 6 series meetings so far.
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Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri said that if Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays better in Indian Premier League then he can come back to Team India. Dhoni has taken a break from international cricket since last year’s ODI World Cup. Shastri told CNN News18, “Dhoni does not impose himself on the team. We both had a conversation. He has retired from the Test. Can retire from ODI soon. They will be available in T20. Dhoni will definitely play in the IPL. After this, we will see how Dhoni’s body is supporting him.
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Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has opened up about the infamous controversy that saw him and KL Rahul face sanctions over their sexist comments on a chat show. “We as cricketers did not know what was going to happen. The ball was not in my court, it was in someone else’s court where they had to take the shot and that’s a very vulnerable place you don’t want to be,” Pandya told India Today. Pandya and Rahul had to face a lot of wrath over their sexist comments on “Koffee with Karan” last year. Despite an apology to fans and their own teammates, they were suspended by the BCCI and ousted from a three-match ODI series against Australia.
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Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne has grabbed a career-best 3rd place in the ICC Test Player Rankings after a match-winning double-century against New Zealand in Sydney.
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New Delhi: Birthday wishes become extra special when shared by our loved ones, right? Well, the reason we brought this up today is because something similar happened on Sagarika Ghatge’s birthday. The actress who celebrated her 34th birthday on Wednesday, received a lovely birthday greeting from her husband Zaheer Khan on social media. Zaheer shared a series of adorable pictures of his wife on his Instagram profile on Wednesday and wrote: “Happy Birthday SK. My love and lifelong entertainer.”
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I ndia skipper Virat Kohli broke yet another batting record in the first match of New Year as he became
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Virat Kohli, who is leading India in the ongoing Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, left the fans in fits of laughter with a bowling action ahead of the second T20I in Indore on Tuesday. India won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat at the Holkar stadium in Indore. During the warm-up session, Virat Kohli was seen mimicking veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s bowling action. After completing the action, the India skipper walked up to Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan and greeted them on field.
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