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Ireland batting coach Gary Wilson spoke about his team's preparations to counter India in their ICC T20 World Cup match and said with their diligent analyst they have plans for each player in their tournament opener. Ireland's campaign at the T20 World Cup 2024 starts with a match against India at the Nassau County International Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against top seed Magnus Carlsen of Norway while his elder sister defeated overnight sole leader Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine in the eighth round of Norway chess tournament here. With the win, Carlsen stretched his lead to a full point over Hikaru Nakamura of United States, who lost to Firouzja Alireza of France. Meanwhile, World champion Ding Liren of China's dismal run continued as he lost to Fabiano Caruana of United States.
India legend Sunil Gavaskar feels Virat Kohli should open alongside skipper Rohit Sharma in India's T20 World Cup game against Ireland on Wednesday with Yashasvi Jaiswal dropping down to the number three position. There has been a lot of debate around Kohli's batting position in the T20 World Cup. Kohli has been India's designated number three batter in the white-ball format for a long time. He heads to the marquee event on the back of an excellent IPL season. "Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to open the batting along with Yashasvi Jaiswal at three," Gavaskar said on 'Star Sports while giving his preferred line-up for the game here.
A three-year-old video of Australia captain Pat Cummins talking about Virat Kohli's fanatic fanbase in India has resurfaced online. In proof of what is arguably one of the most passionate yet aggressive fanbases in cricket, Cummins spoke about how one gets "absolutely hounded" by Indian media and fans. Speaking on The Grade Cricketer podcast, Cummins mentioned an anecdote about when he had tweeted hoping Kohli wouldn't score a hundred; and was then flooded with replies when Kohli scored one against Australia six months later.
R Praggnanandhaa continued his winning runs as he upset world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess Tournament. Praggnanandhaa's victory comes after he defeated higher-ranked players including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana earlier in the competition.
There has been a lack of buzz in the West Inides and USA for the ongoing T20 World Cup. Due to the high pricing of the tickets, the stadiums have been partially empty and isolated. However, India head coach Rahul Dravid is hopeful to see the fans turn up for their group games. India will play three of their four group games in New York against Ireland, Pakistan and USA, while their last league game against Canada will be held in Florida.
India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday revealed that he tried to convince outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid to stay on besides acknowledging his massive contribution to the team over the past two and a half years. Dravid on Monday had made it clear that the T20 World Cup will be his last assignment with the Indian team. A day later, Rohit got emotional while talking about his first captain in the national side. Gautam Gambhir is seen as Dravid's successor but it remains unclear if he has applied for the job.
There have been rumours of a possible rift between Rohit Sharma Hardik Pandya ever since the latter replaced the former as the captain of the Mumbai Indians for the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Both Rohit and Hardik had a below-par season as MI finished at the bottom of the pile with just four wins from a possible 14. Hardik endured a tough couple of months in the IPL as he was booed and criticised on and off the field by fans, including the MI faithful.