Yuvraj Singh Calls For 'Better Thinking' From This India Star After Horror Start In Chase vs Australia

09.10.2023 - 16:27 sports.ndtv.com

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team was successful in starting their ODI Cricket World Cup campaign on a winning not in Chennai on Sunday.

India won the match by six wickets with more than eight overs to spare. However, the scoreboard does not tell the full story.

Despite India dismissing Australia for a below-par 199 in the Cricket World Cup match, the progress was not smooth. India's chase started on a very shocking note as Rohit Sharma (0), Ishan Kishan (0) and Shreyas Iyer (0) went back to the pavilion by the second over.

Yuvraj Singh, who was part of the Indian cricket teams that won the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup and 2011 ODI Cricket World Cup, was unhappy with Shreyas Iyer's performance at the No.

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Speedster Mohammed Shami became the first Indian to bag two five-wicket hauls in the history of the ODI Cricket World Cup. Shami's brilliant performance helped the 'Men in Blue' to restrict New Zealand to 273 on Sunday. The 33-year-old pacer picked his first five-wicket haul against England in the 2019 World Cup. Other Indian bowlers like Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Yuvraj Singh all have one five-wicket haul. Australia's Mitchell Starc tops the most five-wicket haul with three fifers. Apart from Starc, no other bowler has picked more than two fifers in the history of the tournament.

Watch: Rohit Sharma Awestruck As India Coach Announces 'Best Fielder' Name In Unique Manner

The 'best fielder' trend continues in the Indian team in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. After Rohit Sharma's men secured their 5th consecutive win of the campaign, beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in Dharamsala, a new 'best fielder' winner emerged. India's fielding coach T Dilip hailed the likes of Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and Shreyas Iyer in the dressing room for their brilliant fielding display on the field. But, when the time came to announce the name of the medal winner, he took the entire team outside on the ground.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Memes Explode On Social Media As Fog Stops Play During India vs New Zealand Clash In Dharamsala

In a rare occurrence, the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand was interrupted due to dense fog at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Chasing a target of 274, India were 100 for two in 15.4 overs when dense fog descended at the ground, resulting in poor visibility and forcing the umpires to stop the match. Players from both teams had to go off the field for a brief period. Virat Kohli (7 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (21 not out) were unbeaten at the crease during the break, with the hosts still needing 174 runs in 34.2 overs for win.

India vs New Zealand: Shreyas Iyer Gestures For 'Fielder Of The Match' Medal After Sensational Catch During Cricket World Cup 2023 - Watch

Shreyas Iyer pulled off a sensational catch to dismiss the in-form Devon Conway during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj bowled a full-ish delivery to Conway during the fourth over of the match and the Kiwi opener went for a leg glance. The connection was very good but Iyer was alert at square leg and he made no mistake in completing a sharp catch. Following the dismissal, Shreyas gestured towards the dressing room to give him the "fielder of the match" medal - a custom that the team has introduced during the ongoing competition.

'Threw Their Wickets Away Against Toothless Attack': Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Indian Duo

Virat Kohli's unbeaten century sealed India's fourth win from four World Cup matches as the hosts defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday with the star batsman closing in on Sachin Tendulkar's record for ODI hundreds. Kohli reached his century and ended the match in style with a six against spinner Nasum Ahmed when he needed three runs to complete his century and India two more runs to reach a target of 257. While Kohli shone with the bat, captain Rohit Sharma (48) and Shubman Gill (52) also contributed to India's chase. Meanwhile, number 4 batter Shreyas Iyer fell for 19 runs.

India vs Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2023: Match Preview, Head-to-head, Pitch Report, Weather Report, Prediction

India vs Bangladesh, Cricket World Cup 2023:After defeating the likes of Australia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will eye a fourth win when they take on Bangladesh. India are on a three-match winning run in the tournament while Bangladesh have won only one of their three matches so far. However, one thing that the Cricket World Cup 2023 has taught us is that no team can be taken lightly. Recently, Afghanistan beat defending champions England while Netherlands got the better of world No. 3 ODI team South Africa. (World Cup points table)