Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah! Ajit Agarkar Points Out India's 'Trump Card' Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

19.09.2023 - 10:49 sports.ndtv.com

Team India gifted their fans a moment to rejoice after they registered a brilliant win over Sri Lanka to clinch their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday.

The Rohit Sharma-led side looked in great touch in the entire tournament as they won every game, except for one against Bangladesh.

In the final match, pacer Mohammed Siraj stole the show with his impressive six-wicket haul and also bagged the Player of the Match award.

Apart from him, it was spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was declared as the Player of the Series for his power-packed performance.

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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul engineered one of the great fightbacks in ODI cricket as India defeated Australia to open their World Cup campaign in style in Chennai on Sunday.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli Makes History, Shatters Sachin Tendulkar's Massive Record

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