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"Hasn't Grabbed His Chance": Ex India Star Names Player To Be Dropped For Virat Kohli In 2nd T20I

Following India's win over Afghanistan in the first T20I, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra expressed his disappointment with Tilak Varma's recent performances, saying that he has not grabbed his opportunities fully and might have to make way for Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal in upcoming matches of the three-match series. A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Mohali on Thursday.

"You Cannot Sign Him Off": Ex-India Star Prefers Sanju Samson Over KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant

Former India star Suresh Raina backed Sanju Samson as his leading choice for the wicketkeeper-batter role and called the Kerala player the X-Factor. It is worth noting that Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been included as wicketkeeper-batters in India's squad for three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Ishan Kishan is not a part of the series as he has asked for rest. Meanwhile, the team management has given no clarity on the absence of KL Rahul, who has cemented his place as wicketkeeper-batter in ODI cricket.

MS Dhoni Refuses To Sign Autograph For Fan. India Great Gives This Reason

Social media has been getting flooded with viral pictures and videos of former India skipper MS Dhoni, for quite some time now. Be it someone's wedding or a fan's birthday, the wicketkeeper-batter is leaving everyone awestruck with his memorable presence. Despite not being active on social media himself, pictures of Dhoni always go viral like a fire. Recently, another picture of the Chennai Super Kings skipper went viral on Twitter, where he was spotted with some Indian army soldiers.

India Eye Series Win Over Afghanistan As fringe Players Look To Impress; Virat Kohli To Return

A series win over Afghanistan is still not counted among the grandstand cricketing feats, but a clutch of players will be eager to achieve that in Indore on Sunday in the second T20I as it can transform them into contenders from sidekicks. India had won the first game at Mohali by six wickets to take a 1-0 lead. It is then imperative for Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel to produce a defining effort against the Afghans to keep themselves within the selectors' sight as the move to find a perfect squad for the T20 World Cup has gathered steam.

"Gandhiji Aap Kaise Ho?" Ravichandran Ashwin's Reply On Post Suggesting His T20 World Cup Selection Is Viral

Ravichandran Ashwin, apart from being the master spinner that he is, has always been one of the wittiest Indian cricket team players. He regularly hosts YouTube Live and videos where he discusses all things cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin has been named in the first two Tests against England. With 490 wickets in 95 Test matches, the second-highest wicket-taker among active spinners after Nathan Lyon (509 wickets). However, with India facing England in a five-match series starting later this month, Ashwin has a good chance to surpass Lyon. He needs only 10 more wickets to be the second Indian after the great Anil Kumble to take 500 or more Test wickets. He is currently enjoying a break before the Test series against England.

Watch: Father A Legendary Batter, Samit Dravid Turns Heads With Bowling

India men's cricket team coach Rahul Dravid is considered as one of the finest ever batters in the world. Popularly known by the nickname of 'The Wall', Dravid has featured in 164 Tests and 344 ODIs and played many match-winning knocks for Team India. Not only as a player, but Dravid has been immensely contributing to the team's success as a coach, since November 2021. His son Samit Dravid, who is currently playing in the U19 Cooch Behar Trophy for Karnataka, gave all the cricket fans a huge surprise.

Watch: Virat Kohli Departs To Play First T20I In 14 Months, Fans Point At His 'Beast'

Virat Kohli, after a long wait, will be back in the T20Is on Sunday. The former Indian cricket team captain had last played a T20I back in 2022 at the T20 World Cup. However, for the last international series that India are playing (vs Afghanistan) before the 2024 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli has been recalled. However, Virat Kohli missed the first T20I of the three-match series due to personal reasons. Now, he will be back in the second T20I in Indore, that will be played on Sunday. He was spotted at the airport leaving for Indore.

Ishan Kishan "Will Walk Into Playing XI...": Top Cricket Official's Huge Hint For Indian Cricket Team Star

Despite the India vs Afghanistan T20I series going on, which has Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli coming back into the format, the one Indian cricket team star who is being discussed the most is Ishan Kishan. The talented wicketkeeper-batter returned home mid-way from India's Tour of South Africa after he asked for a break. Later on, he was not picked for the T20I series against Afgahanistan. He has not been named in the first two Tests against England. There were reports that Ishan Kishan has some dislinary issue for which he was not being picked.

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"Hasn't Grabbed His Chance": Ex India Star Names Player To Be Dropped For Virat Kohli In 2nd T20I

"You Cannot Sign Him Off": Ex-India Star Prefers Sanju Samson Over KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant

MS Dhoni Refuses To Sign Autograph For Fan. India Great Gives This Reason

India Eye Series Win Over Afghanistan As fringe Players Look To Impress; Virat Kohli To Return

"Gandhiji Aap Kaise Ho?" Ravichandran Ashwin's Reply On Post Suggesting His T20 World Cup Selection Is Viral

Watch: Father A Legendary Batter, Samit Dravid Turns Heads With Bowling

Watch: Virat Kohli Departs To Play First T20I In 14 Months, Fans Point At His 'Beast'

Ishan Kishan "Will Walk Into Playing XI...": Top Cricket Official's Huge Hint For Indian Cricket Team Star