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'Virat Kohli should retire from T20Is': Shoaib Akhtar gives bizarre advice after India beat Pakistan in T20 World Cup
"He is back with a bang. I want him to retire from T20I because I don't want him to put his entire energy into T20I cricket. With similar commitment like today, he can score three centuries in ODIs," Shoaib Akhtar said on his YouTube channel. Akhtar, who has supported Kohli during his low phase, termed it the 'biggest' performance of his life.
PKL 9: I am looking to cross 1600 points in Kabaddi League, says raider Pardeep Narwal
Speaking after achieving this feat, Pardeep Narwal said, "In the beginning of my vivo PKL career, I just wanted to get selected in one of the teams. I didn't know that I would perform so well in the competition. However, I want to keep going and cross 1600 points within this season."
FIH Pro League 2022-2023: Hockey India names 22-member men's squad against Spain, New Zealand
The Indian team will be led by Captain Harmanpreet Singh and he will be ably assisted by the experienced midfielder Manpreet Singh. The team will also see some fresh faces in Mohd Raheel Mouseen, who was part of India's victorious outing in the FIH Hockey 5's earlier this year and S Karthi, who played his maiden tournament for India at the Asia Cup Jakarta.
Olly Stone, James Vince, Sam Billings in England squad for ODI series v Australia
From the current T20 World Cup squad, 11 players will remain in Australia when the series gets underway at the Adelaide Oval on November 17. Seam bowler Olly Stone, who will join Nottinghamshire from November 1, will be looking to add to his four ODI caps, having last played for England in this format in October 2018 against Sri Lanka.
Kane Williamson was spot on in decision-making v Australia but strategies need to be reassessed with every game: Ian Smith
Williamson orchestrated Australia's demolition in their opening T20 World Cup match and soon experts started drawing comparisons between Williamson and his opposite number Aaron Finch, who is going through a lean patch.
ICC events' "amazing stage" makes the gears go up a couple, says Boult on big win against Australia
While New Zealand have been right up there contending for the trophy in virtually every ICC tournament, their bilateral series record has not been at the same level, as has been recently witnessed in the T20I Tri-series played at home or the fixture against Australia in Cairns recently. Their performance, though, in ICC events has surprised experts, with the team finishing runners-up in the 2021 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE, emerging ICC World Test champions and finishing second best against England in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, to name a few.
Proteas coach Boucher confident washout vs Zimbabwe won't derail team's T20 World Cup campaign
Rain played spoilsport in the nine-over-a-side contest with Zimbabwe scoring 79/5 in their quote of overs, while the Proteas had barely completed three overs of their batting and were 51 without loss and looked set for a massive win when rain played stopped play, denying Temba Bavuma's side full points. Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 47 from just 18 balls, when rain intervened.
It's not an ideal situation for Australia; they need to have a frank discussion in the team: Gilchrist
With Finn Allen and Devon Conway on fire in the opening Group 1 match, Australia quicks were left clueless by the onslaught, which left the hosts chasing a mammoth 201 for victory. In the end, the defending champions lost by a mind-boggling 89 runs, to not just concede two points but also come under tremendous net run rate (NRR) pressure.
Hunt for new West Indies coach likely to begin soon with ODI World Cup next year and T20 showpiece at home in 2024
It was a disappointing tournament for the two-time champions, who won just won match -- against Zimbabwe in the preliminary group stage -- and were bundled out in the First Round, with Brandon King emerging the highest run-getter (79) and Alzarri Joseph managing six wickets. This pretty much sums up how pedestrian the two-time champions were in Australia.
Phil Simmons to step down as West Indies head coach after team's dismal show in T20 World Cup
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons will step down from his post in the wake of his side's debacle in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The two-time T20 world champions were eliminated in the preliminary stage following losses to Scotland and Ireland, with the only saving grace being a 31-run win against Zimbabwe.
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