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Dinesh Karthik: The Ultimate Story Of Perseverance And Determination

"Dreams do come true," tweeted wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Monday, shortly after he was named in India's T20 World Cup squad, and rightly so. Leave aside the T20 World Cup squad, if someone would have said in 2021 that Dinesh Karthik would be making a comeback to the national side, no one would have probably believed that. But it is a testament to Karthik's perseverance, determination, and grit that the 37-year-old veteran has managed to get his name in the India squad that will fly down to Australia to try and win the T20 World Cup for the second time.

Team India selectors back experience, stick to tried and tested players for T20 World Cup

World Cup in Australia. On a busy day, chief selector Chetan Sharma and his colleagues, along with captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, met virtually to also pick the 16-member India squads for the forthcoming T20I series at home against Australia (three matches beginning with the first on September 20 in Mohali) and South Africa (three matches beginning with the first on September 28 in Thiruvananthapuram).

India’s T20 World Cup team to be picked today

Ace left-arm spinning allrounder Ravindra Jadeja is likely to be not a part of the squad after having suffered a bad “training-related” injury during the recent Asia Cup in UAE. As per reports, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who had missed out on Asia Cup, are set to make a comeback in the squad, as they’ve recovered from their injuries and have been training regularly at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. With 19 wickets, Harshal has been India’s second-highest wicket-taker in T20Is this year, with only Bhuvneshwar Kumar (31) ahead of him.

"She Said Yes": Veda Krishnamurthy Gets Engaged To Karnataka Cricketer Arjun Hoysala. See Pics

Sunday came as a surprise for the Indian cricket fans, as the women's team batter Veda Krishnamurthy announced her engagement with her beau and Karnataka batter Arjun Hoysala. Taking to Instagram, Arjun posted a picture with Krishnamurthy, in the backdrop of a picturesque location, where he was seen proposing to her. "And, she said 'Yes'," he captioned the picture. The post soon went viral on social media as the fans and fellow teammates could not stop gushing their love towards the couple.

Mumbai Cricket Association gets into election mode, Jageshwar Saharia could be poll officer

“He will receive a remuneration of Rs 10 lakhs,” a source in MCA revealed. A crucial meeting at former ICC, BCCI and MCA president Sharad Pawar's residence on Sunday (September 11) is likely to make things clearer regarding who is likely to be the next MCA president, or the presidential candidate.

"So Should I Sit Out?" KL Rahul Responds When Asked If Virat Kohli Should Open In T20Is

Star batter Virat Kohli finally ended the wait for his 71st international ton as he registered his first T20I century and he went on to play an unbeaten knock of 122 runs off just 61 balls against Afghanistan in India's final Super 4 clash of the ongoing Asia Cup on Thursday at Dubai International Stadium. Kohli came out to open the batting alongside stand-in skipper KL Rahul as Rohit Sharma was rested for this fixture, which was a dead rubber. Rahul and Kohli shared a 119-run opening stand, which also saw Rahul scoring 62 runs off 41 balls.

Kolkata, Ahmedabad To Host Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Knockouts; BCCI Confirms 2 Irani Cup Ties

Kolkata and Ahmedabad will host the knockout stages of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) and Vijay Hazare Trophy, respectively, while the BCCI will conduct two Irani Cup ties over the next months. SMAT, the domestic T20 event, will take place from October 11 to November 5 while the Vijay Hazare one-day competition will run from November 12 to December 2. Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab and Jaipur will host the league stage of SMAT while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi will stage the Vijay Hazare league fixtures.

"Virat Kohli Can Never Become Rohit Sharma Or Suryakumar Yadav": Ex-Pakistan Captain

There has been a lot of talk regarding Virat Kohli's form this year, but so far, the right-handed batter has come up with good performances in the ongoing Asia Cup. He first scored 35 runs against Pakistan and then he backed it up with an unbeaten 59-run knock against Hong Kong. However, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has criticised Kohli, saying he is not a "great" T20 player, and he can never become Rohit Sharma or Suryakumar Yadav.

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Dinesh Karthik: The Ultimate Story Of Perseverance And Determination

Team India selectors back experience, stick to tried and tested players for T20 World Cup

India’s T20 World Cup team to be picked today

"She Said Yes": Veda Krishnamurthy Gets Engaged To Karnataka Cricketer Arjun Hoysala. See Pics

Mumbai Cricket Association gets into election mode, Jageshwar Saharia could be poll officer

"So Should I Sit Out?" KL Rahul Responds When Asked If Virat Kohli Should Open In T20Is

Kolkata, Ahmedabad To Host Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Knockouts; BCCI Confirms 2 Irani Cup Ties

"Virat Kohli Can Never Become Rohit Sharma Or Suryakumar Yadav": Ex-Pakistan Captain