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IND vs AFG 3rd T20: Rohit Sharma first player to hit 5 centuries in T20Is

Rohit Sharma overtook Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav in the list of players with the most centuries in T20 internationals

'Kuchh toh log kahenge': Yuvraj Singh on Kohli, Rohit return to India T20s

World Cup-winning India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh sees nothing wrong in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to T20 fold after a 14-month hiatus with an eye on the upcoming World Cup. The duo was named in the ongoing three-match T20 series against Afghanistan, India's last international assignment before the World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean. Their inclusion began a debate if it was a progressive step. Yuvraj was not impressed with the hullabaloo around the move and dismissed it by uttering the lyrics of famous Kishore Kumar-song: "Kuchh toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna." His response thus underscored the importance of disregarding critics and staying focused on the task at hand. "It's because they play all the three formats, they are back after 14 months. You have to manage your workload if you play the three formats. It's a question for the selectors." Rohit is a great captain =============== Yuvraj hailed Rohit as the leader of the Indian team. "I can say Rohi

IND vs AFG 1st T20: Rohit-Jaiswal combination to continue at opening slot

India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday that the team will persist with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers in the run-up to the T20 World Cup, underlining the importance of a left-right pair at the pole position. Rohit has returned to India's T20 scheme of things for the series against Afghanistan, beginning here on Thursday, after a hiatus of 14 months. His previous appearance was in the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal against England at Adelaide. Jaiswal has been opening in the shortest format since the away series against the West Indies in August last year. "As of now, we will be opening with Rohit and Jaiswal. When you have a squad that offers flexibility, we can take a call that is in the best interest of the team," Dravid said on the eve of the match. "We are certainly happy with what Jaiswal has done for us as an opener. It also gives us the left-right combination at the top," added Dravid. However, that will leave the question on how to find a place f

IND vs SA 1st Test: Kagiso Rabada deflates India with fifer on Day 1

Kagiso Rabada ran through the Indian batting order in the BVoxing Day Test with a five-wicket haul

End of an era: Rohit's legacy overshadows his disdainful exit as MI captain

Rohit Sharma might not have had the chance to say goodbye to his captaincy stint at Mumbai Indians in a manner that he would have liked to, but his legacy as the most successful captain lives on

IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya replaces Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians captain

Hardik Pandya was traded from Gujarat Titans back to Mumbai Indians, the team from where he began his IPL career

It wasn't easy to move on after defeat in World Cup final: Rohit Sharma

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma said that since it was tough to move on after the defeat, he decided to take some time off

IND vs SA : BCCI to convince Rohit for T20 captaincy? Bumrah back for Tests

The BCCI brass will like to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 format despite his reluctance after the 2022 World T20 semi-final exit as the board announces the three squads for the South Africa assignment here on Thursday. The BCCI's secretary and convenor of selection committee Jay Shah will meet chairman of panel Ajit Agarkar in the national capital to discuss the squads as well as prepare a roadmap for the next big-ticket event -- the T20 World Cup. With regular T20 skipper Hardik Pandya out for another month post an ankle ligament tear during the recently-concluded ODI World Cup, the choice is between entrusting Suryakumar Yadav with the responsibility or trust Rohit's leadership skills which earned worldwide praise in the last seven weeks. It must be mentioned that Rohit had earlier said that he doesn't want to play the T20 format but the manner in which he led the side in the ODI World Cup has convinced the BCCI that he should continue in white-ball till the

'If they want to play...': Nehra opens up on Virat, Rohit's T20 future

While speaking on JioCinema ahead of India's first T20I against Australia, the 44-year-old said that age is not a factor and what matters is how many runs one player is scoring.

India Vs Aus T20: Only two journalists at PC leaves Suryakumar surprised

During WC, press conferences saw over 100 journalists in attendance. For important matches, like semi-finals and the final match, number of journalists attending press conferences crossed 200

IND vs AUS T20s: Suryakumar named captain; Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah rested

Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the last two T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru and he will take over the role of vice-captain from Gaikwad.

PM Modi to Rohit, Kohli: You guys have won 10 matches. It happens | World Cup final 2023

After losing the World Cup final on November 19, the Indian cricket team received commiserations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi visited their dressing room and met Indian players

Endorsement fees of top Indian cricketers to rise despite WC final loss

Players could have doubled their endorsement values had India won the World Cup final, but despite the loss, top players will see a 50-60% rise in their endorsement values, an expert said

Battles within big battle: Rohit vs Starc and Hazlewood, Kohli vs Zampa

India and Australia -- the two best teams of the 2023 ODI World Cup -- have duly made their way to the final, promising a series of fascinating individual battles between the fierce rivals. India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, have hardly put a foot wrong while Australia have never looked back after recovering from back-to-back losses in the beginning of the competition. As a unit, India have performed better than Australia and are favourites to lift the coveted trophy at home after 12 long years. On the other hand, Australia are not used to coming second when a global trophy is at stake and five titles in seven final appearances are a testament to their envious record. The final promises to be a rivetting contest and PTI looks at match-ups that could potentially decide the winner. Rohit Sharma versus new ball of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood ========================================= India captain Rohit Sharma has walked the talk by taking on the bowlers in the

World Cup: Rohit never been bothered about personal landmarks - Gavaskar

Rohit Sharma may have 31 ODI hundreds in his kitty but the Indian skipper is the last person to play the game for personal milestones or gratification, legendary Sunil Gavaskar said ahead of India's all-or-nothing World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday. Rohit is currently India's second-highest run-scorer in this competition after Virat Kohli, amassing 503 in nine matches at an average of 55.88 and a strike rate of 121.49, including a ton and three half-centuries. "Well, I don't think Rohit Sharma is going to change his game because that's how he's playing throughout this tournament. He hasn't been bothered about any personal landmarks or milestones," Sunil Gavaskar told 'Star Sports'. "He's looking to get the team up to a flying start because what that does, it puts the opposition under pressure and gives his team the platform from where they can then capitalize on the remaining 40 overs," Gavaskar analysed the Indian skipper's approach. "So in the first 8 -10 overs

IND vs SA Highlights, World Cup 2023: Kohli, Jadeja lead India to big win

India vs South Africa Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli's century (101) and Ravindra Jadeja's 5/33 helped India win by 243 runs against the Proteas to register 8th straight win

Laid-back Rohit best man to lead India to third World Cup title: Ponting

Australian legend Ricky Ponting believes a "laid-back" Rohit Sharma is the ideal captain to lead India to their third ODI World Cup title, the second on home soil after the 2011 triumph. With three convincing wins under their belt, India have made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign. India defeated Australia by six wickets in their tournament opener, before registering emphatic eight and seven-wicket wins over Afghanistan and Pakistan to sit on top of the points table. "He's very laid back, Rohit. Very laid back with everything he does. You can even see that by the way that he plays. He's a pretty laconic sort of batsman as well, and that's the way he is both on and off the field," Ponting told the ICC on Tuesday. Rohit took the captaincy reins from Virat Kohli in both the white-ball formats in December 2021. And Ponting believes Rohit's character fits perfectly for the India job, allowing Kohli to focus on his batting. "Someone like Virat, who is a bit more ...

India vs Pakistan World Cup: Recap of all 7 encounters between arch-rivals

India and Pakistan will collide for the eighth time in the World Cup on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Here's what happened in the previous seven meetings

World Cup 2023: Will play 3 spinners if needed, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is not averse to playing three spinners against Pakistan on a huge Motera ground with big square boundaries. But, on the eve of the blockbuster World Cup face-off, the India captain was in two minds over whether to continue with Shardul Thakur or bring in his senior off-spinner R Ashwin. Asked if the track warrants playing three spinners, Rohit said: "I don't know, honestly." "If there is a change or two we need to make, we will be ready with that. And the guys have been informed very well in advance about these kind of changes. So, I don't think it's going to be any issues with the players. "But if the requirement is there for us to play three spinners, we will play three spinners," the skipper kept things pretty open-ended. I know which boxes to tick as player and captain ============================== During the last World Cup, he scored five hundreds and was the vice-captain of the side. As skipper in this edition of the tournament, he has created a world record

World Cup 2023: Key battle between Rohit Sharma-Shaheen Afridi, says Bangar

India has dominated the head-to-head record in ODI World Cup matches with 'Men in Blue' winning all seven games against the arch-rival, boasting a 100% win record till now