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Mindset is to maximise runs off minimum balls available: Deepti Sharma on dazzling finish with the bat
The boisterous crowd in excess of 25,000, which was having a joyful time, was starting to feel nervous and were quiet. But then, Deepti Sharma walked in and turned the tables with thrilling finishing touches for India. A pull and slash off Annabel Sutherland for a brace of fours was followed by pulling and slamming Ashleigh Gardner for two fours in the next over.
IND v BAN, 3rd ODI: Ishan Kishan double hundred, Virat Kohli century propel India to 409/8
On a sunny Saturday, with India aiming for a consolation win after losing ODI series to Bangladesh, Kishan joined Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma in the list of Indian batters reach the 200-mark in men's ODIs. Overall, he became the seventh batter in international cricket to hit a double ton in ODIS.
Jaydev Unadkat to replace Mohammed Shami in India's squad for Tests against Bangladesh: Report
A report in ESPNCricinfo said Unadkat is currently in Rajkot, and is waiting to complete his visa formalities. It added that he is expected to link up with the Test squad in Chattogram over the next couple of day.
For India's sake, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid must change management style
So, skipper Rohit Sharma and chief coach Rahul Dravid have to shoulder a lot of blame for the Indian team facing the peril of further debacles in the build-up to the 50-over World Cup following its recent debacles in white-ball cricket in the last couple of months.
Shape up or ship out: 2022's message for senior players stuck in a groove
With K.L. Rahul not opening in the second ODI despite Rohit Sharma suffering a blow to his left thumb causing him to bat at number nine, it's clear that they now see him as a middle-order option. Fair to say, Rahul had been a consistent name in the middle-order, thanks to his 73 against Bangladesh in the first ODI.
Knocked Out: Are India the new 'chokers' of world cricket in ICC tournaments?
Except this year, where things have gone downhill for Indian cricket, the 'Men in Blue' have played exceptional cricket in bilateral series in the last one decade or so. But, it's the ICC events and that too at the knockout stages, where the team full of 'superstars' crumbles under pressure and fails to deliver.
Conservatism and chaos dog India's approach to white-ball cricket
They had batters who fitted in the T20 attacking mould, people who were looking to find their feet in ODI cricket and even Hardik Pandya was fit again to bring the necessary balance to the side, which was experimenting a lot with players and had captaincy duties handled by eight cricketers, partly due to hectic cricketing schedule.
Messi happy to qualify for semifinals
Messi was the man of the match after setting up Nahuel Molina for the opening goal and then scoring Argentina's second from the penalty spot with just 17 minutes left to play, reports Xinhua. The game appeared to be over before a late Dutch fightback saw Wout Weghorst score in the 83rd and 10th minute of injury time to take it to extra time and penalties.
IPL over India's pride? Questions on BCCI's priorities before 2023 ICC World Cup
The already-rich BCCI added some big money with the addition of two new IPL teams (Rs 12,715 crore) and media rights sale (Rs 48,390 crore) in 2022, which was lauded by the well-wishers of Indian cricket. It's because the earned money is eventually divided among the stakeholders and reaches every deserving individual of the Indian cricket ecosystem.
PKL 9: U.P. Yoddhas beat Puneri Paltan 45-41 to deny them top spot on points table
The complete team performance saw three U.P Yoddhas players score five or more points and eight registering at least one point on the scorecard. The Puneri Paltan and the U.P. Yoddhas were eager to keep the momentum going before heading to Mumbai and putting on a show for the crowd.
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