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Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

Virat Kohli finally ended a long wait, one which had started from November, 2019, when he last scored a century in international cricket. On Thursday, the wait of more than two years and nine months ended when the former Indian cricket team captain reached the triple-figure mark with six off Fareed Ahmad in the 19th over of the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Afghanistan. That shot meant that after almost three years, Kohli hit a ton - which was his 71st century across formats! With an authoritative pull shot against Fareed Ahmad's short ball, he cleared the deep mid-wicket boundary to reach the momentous mark.

No place for hooliganism in cricket, says angry PCB chief

Ramiz Raja on Thursday said there is no place for hooliganism in the gentleman's game and blamed Afghanistan fans for the off-field brawl between supporters of both the nations after a nail-biting Asia Cup match in Sharjah. Fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan literally came to blows following the former's one-wicket win in the Super 4 match on Wednesday. The trigger for the brawl on Wednesday was fuelled by Pakistan batter Asif Ali getter rather physical with Fareed Ahmed after the pacer's in your face celebrations following the former's dismissal.

Ramiz Raja decries ‘hooliganism’ after latest unrest between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ramiz Raja, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, denounced what he termed “hooliganism” after Pakistan’s match against Afghanistan in Sharjah.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: India Look To Bow Out With A Win vs Afghanistan

IND vs AFG, Asia Cup 2022: India and Afghanistan will be squaring off in their last Asia Cup Super 4 match on Thursday, at Dubai International Stadium. Both the teams will be playing for respect as they lost their respective chances of making it into the final of the tournament, which is to be played on Sunday. India and Afghanistan lost their first two Super 4 matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and will look to register a win before bowing out. It will be interesting to see whether the Rohit Sharma-led side would make any changes to their Playing XI or not. (Live Scorecard)

"Two Other Teams Playing...": On Repeatedly Being Asked Questions On India, Wasim Akram Says This On Air

Ahead of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Asia Cup Super 4 encounter in Sharjah on Wednesday, legendary pacer Wasim Akram came up with a witty reply as host Mayanti Langer asked him a question on India. While Mayanti asked Wasim to share his views of India's twin-losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the legendary pacer passed this question away to the other expert on the panel, Sanjay Manjrekar. Akram said they had talked enough about India while ignoring Wednesday's game between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Why Is Rohit Sharma Not Leading India vs Afghanistan? Stand-In Skipper KL Rahul Answers

There was surprise in store for the fans at the toss of the India-Afghanistan Asia Cup match as full-time captain Rohit Sharma did not come out for the toss. Instead, KL Rahul came out as the stand-in India captain. India are already out of the contention for the final. When asked about the reason behind Rohit not coming out for the toss, Rahul said: "Rohit just wants to take a break considering the tough conditions here, and the World Cup ahead."

Deepak Chahar Replaces Avesh Khan In India's Asia Cup Squad

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Deepak Chahar as a replacement for Avesh Khan for Team India's final fixture in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. "Avesh Khan is recovering from an illness and has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team," stated an official statement. Avesh Khan did not have a very good Asia Cup. He was expensive in his two overs against Pakistan, ending with a spell of 1/19. In the next match against Hong Kong, the bowler had a terrible outing and was hit all over the park. He finished with terrible figures of 1/53 in four overs.

India vs Afghanistan, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score

Rohit Sharma-led India will be squaring off against Afghanistan in their final Super 4 clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium. Team India are already out of the reckoning for a place in the final and the side would be playing for their pride and they would try to register at least one win in the Super 4 stage. Before this match, India faced defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the side have been subjected to criticism for few selection calls like playing Deepak Hooda as a finisher ahead of Dinesh Karthik and Axar Patel. So it will be interesting to see what team combination India goes in with for clash against Afghanistan.

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Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

No place for hooliganism in cricket, says angry PCB chief

Ramiz Raja decries ‘hooliganism’ after latest unrest between Afghanistan and Pakistan

India vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: India Look To Bow Out With A Win vs Afghanistan

"Two Other Teams Playing...": On Repeatedly Being Asked Questions On India, Wasim Akram Says This On Air

Why Is Rohit Sharma Not Leading India vs Afghanistan? Stand-In Skipper KL Rahul Answers

Deepak Chahar Replaces Avesh Khan In India's Asia Cup Squad

India vs Afghanistan, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score