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KL Rahul reveals why Virat Kohli avoided singles in ODI century chase
The 34-year-old's hundred is his third at ICC Cricket World Cups and the 48th of his ODI career, but it looked all the world like he was going to full short of reaching triple figures when India required 19 runs to win with Virat Kohli himself still 19 short of the landmark.
IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians rope in Lasith Malinga as bowling coach
Malinga, who was previously the bowling coach of IPL side Rajasthan Royals for 2022 and 2023 seasons, joins the Mumbai Indians coaching team led by Mark Boucher, and his former teammate, Kieron Pollard, who is serving as batting coach.
Men's ODI WC: Hardik Pandya to not travel to Dharamsala for New Zealand match due to ankle injury, says BCCI
As a result, he will now miss India’s clash against New Zealand at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday. “The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team,” said the BCCI in a medical update.
Men’s ODI WC: Rohit Sharma overtakes Brian Lara, becomes 4th highest scorer in ODI World Cup history
However, he missed out on his 54th half-century by two runs, getting out at 48 off 40 deliveries. With this innings, Rohit overtook Lara (1225) to become the fourth-highest scorer in the history of ODI World Cups. He now has 1243 runs in World Cups and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (2278 runs), Ricky Ponting (1743 runs), and Kumar Sangakkara (1531 runs).
Men's ODI World Cup: Virat hits his 48th ODI hundred, first ODI World Cup century after 8 years
With this century Kohli inched closer to Indian legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI century. He is now one century short of the iconic landmark. Kohli was immaculate in India’s 257-run chase again Bangladesh and got to his century in 97 balls. The former India captain scored 103 run off 97 deliveries, smashing six boundaries and four sixes.
Men's ODI World Cup: It was a dream start for me, says Virat Kohli after his first century in World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh
“I wanted to make a significant contribution. I've had a few 50s in the World Cup, and I haven't really converted them. So, I just wanted to finish the game off this time around and hang on till the end, which is what I've done over the years for the team," said Kohli after the match
Men's ODI World Cup: Kohli hits unbeaten ton as India outplay Bangladesh for 7-wicket win
Kohli, playing a well-controlled inning, raised 44 runs for the second wicket with Shubman Gill (53), who also scored a half-century and an unbeaten 83-run partnership with KL Rahul, who scored a run-a-ball 34 as India reached 261/3 in 41.3 overs after restricting Bangladesh to 256/8 in 50 overs.
PKL: Season 10 schedule announced, Gujarat Giants to face off Telugu Titans in the opening game
The league stage will be held from Dec 2, 2023, to Feb 21, 2024. The schedule for the playoffs will be announced at a later date.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Stokes hints return to the England squad after “frustrating niggle” injury
The 32-year-old is set to return to the England squad on Saturday’s match against Proteas.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Injured Fakhar Zaman ruled out ahead of clash against Australia
Batting all-rounder Salman Agha, too, caught a fever on the Wednesday evening practice session and is still recovering. However, Fakhar was dropped after one match, and Salman is yet to play at this World Cup.
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