Cricket World Cup 2023: Virender Sehwag Namedrops Sachin Tendulkar And Rahul Dravid In Hilarious Praise For Rachin Ravindra

05.11.2023 - 15:23 sports.ndtv.com

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Virender Sehwag took a subtle dig at Pakistan after they ended up conceding 401 against New Zealand in their Cricket World Cup 2023 encounter on Saturday.

Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali all conceded more than 80 runs in their respective 10 overs as Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson played impressive knocks.

Sehwag took to social media to laud Ravindra and even made a reference to the fact that the New Zealand cricketer was named after the legendary India duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

Rachin Ravindra hit his third century of the tournament while Kane Williamson just missed a hundred as New Zealand pushed Pakistan closer to World Cup elimination by piling up 401-6 on Saturday.

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Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Australian team for clinching their record sixth ODI World Cup trophy and shared a heartwarming message for the Indian team. India came close yet ended up being too far from clinching the much-awaited Cricket World Cup trophy. Australia produced their best cricket in the entire tournament at the Narendra Modi Stadium leaving the Indian fans heartbroken. Sachin admitted that the Baggy Greens played better cricket and praised the Men in Blue for giving their all throughout the tournament. "Congratulations to Australia on their sixth World Cup win. On the most important day of the biggest stage, they played better cricket. Hard luck Team India, just one bad day in an otherwise sterling tournament can be heartbreaking. I can imagine the agony of the players, fans and well-wishers and what they must be going through. Losses are a part of the sport but let us remember that this unit gave their all for us throughout the tournament," Sachin wrote on X.

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