Rahul has scored only 22 runs in three games but the coach said that there is no chance of replacing him at the top of the order. India play Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Karthik had left the field midway against South Africa citing discomfort in the back. Rishabh Pant had assumed the wicketkeeper’s role behind the stumps after he left the field. Speculations about Karthik’s fitness had been making the rounds after the South Africa match.
Bangladesh will have an uphill task on their hands when they lock horns with India on November 2, Wednesday at the Adelaide Oval in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
With this win, Pakistan has registered their two points and is in the fifth position in the points table. The Netherlands is at the bottom and is yet to gain a point.
The winner of this match will have one foot in the semi-finals and both India and South Africa will be aware of that as they go head-to-head in Perth in a key contest at the T20 World Cup.
On the other hand, South Africa have not played the top-ranked teams in the World Cup yet, with one of its win coming against a much lower-ranked Bangladesh team.
However, the legendary pacer, who continues to take up commentary and coaching assignments around the world, said he eventually stopped after Huma’s sudden death from a rare fungal infection in 2009.
Besides, HI also announced Rs one lakh for the support staff of the team.
The Men in Blue will lock horns against South Africa in their Group 2, Super 12 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday.
Virat continued his rich vein of form by smashing a brilliant 82* against Pakistan in front of a jam-packed MCG, helping his side snatch a four-wicket win over arch-rivals from the jaws of defeat.
This comes as some of the Super 12 games of the tournament have either been cut short or completely abandoned due to rain.
The play was eventually called off just after 4:30pm (local time), with both Afghanistan and Ireland receiving one point apiece to stay in contention for a semi-final berth.
Axar said that when he analyzed the Pakistan match, he found that it was one odd game where batter had upperhand and he needed to quickly get over the disappointment.
India scored 179 for 2 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 62; Rohit Sharma was on 53; Suryakumar Yadav was unbeaten on 51; Paul van Meekeren had a wicket).
As per the newly introduced system, the Indian women’s cricketers will now receive Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI, and Rs 3 lakh per T20I, the same as their male counterparts.
Khunti, about 40 kilometres from Ranchi, has earned the distinction of being the state’s hockey nursery, producing a dozen international women players, including Nikki Pradhan, known for her outstanding performance in the Tokyo Olympics.
Zimbabwe will face Pakistan on Thursday in their second Super-12 encounter after it played a rain-curtailed match against South Africa, which was eventually washed off due to rain.
Generally tentative against spin, Stoinis (59 not out off 18) tore apart the Sri Lankan spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana to ensure a confidence-boosting seven-wicket win for the defending champions after a disastrous start to their World Cup campaign.
In this knock decorated by four boundaries and six sixes, he made a mockery of Sri Lankan bowlers including Lahiru Kumara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) rules don’t bar a player from taking part in a match if he or she is Covid-positive.
A few weeks ago, India’s Deepti Sharma ran England batter Charlotte Dean out at the non-striker’s end in her delivery stride during a Women’s ODI at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.
The team hit the ground running with their first practice session on Tuesday.
West Indies the two times T20 World Cup champion generally known as a T20 powerhouse, were knocked out from the qualifying stages of the event after defeats against Ireland and Scotland.
However, Paine claimed in his new book that the Proteas indulged in ball tampering in the fourth Test at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Australia earlier held the record for the most number of wins in a calendar year and achieved the feat with 38 wins from 47 matches in 2003.