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Watch: Kuldeep Yadav Takes Hat-Trick For India A Against New Zealand A

Kuldeep Yadav took a sensational hat-trick, helping India A beat New Zealand A in the second unofficial One-day match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With New Zealand A on 219 for 7, Kuldeep dismissed Logan Van Beek, Joe Walker and Jacob Duffy in the 47th over as the visitors were bowled out. Van Beek was caught at point by Prithvi Shaw, while Walker edged one behind to India A skipper Sanju Samson. Kuldeep then castles Duffy to complete his hat-trick.

Virat Kohli surpasses Rahul Dravid, becomes India's second highest run-scorer in international cricket

Virat Kohli on Sunday surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket. The star batter accomplished this feat in the third T20I against Australia in Hyderabad. In the match, the 'Chase Master' Kohli was in full flow, switching from attacker to anchor, from anchor to attacker at will. He struck 63 runs in 48 balls, consisting of three fours and four sixes. His strike rate was also pretty solid at 131.25. Now, Kohli has a total of 24,078 runs in 471 matches across 525 innings at an average of 53.62. His best individual score in cricket is 254*. 71 centuries have come from his bat along with 125 half-centuries. He has surpassed Indian great Rahul Dravid, who has scored 24,064 international runs for the Indian cricket team. Though Dravid's international cricket run tally stands at 24,208, the rest of his 144 runs have been scored as a part of teams like Asia XI, ICC World XI.

Julius Baer Cup: Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi goes down to Magnus Carlsen in final

Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online rapid chess tournament, losing the second match 0-2. Having won the first match, the Norwegian had the advantage and he won the first two games of the second match to close out the finale early on Monday. Having won the first match, comprising four games, 2.5-0.5, Carlsen needed to only draw the second to take the top prize.

Everyone thought Ravindra Jadeja's absence would weaken India but Axar Patel was outstanding: Andrew McDonald

Ravindra Jadeja's absence from the T20 series was expected to weaken India but the hosts found an able replacement in "outstanding" Axar Patel, said Australia coach Andrew McDonald. Left-arm spinner Axar, who was shoed in as a like-for-like replacement for the injured Jadeja, impressed everyone with his bowling, ending as the leading wicket-taker in the three-match series. “Axar, in particular, had an outstanding series. With Jaddu out everyone thought that it might become a bit of a weakness for India, but they've found another one again, which tends to happen,” McDonald said at the post-match press conference after India clinched the series. The Australian bowling attack, comprising the pace duo of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, was taken to the cleaners by the Indian batters.

CSK Shares Video Collage Of Its Players' Beautiful Moments With Their Daughters

On the occasion of Daughter's Day on Sunday, several celebrities took to social media platforms and showered their daughters with heartfelt wishes. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings also joined the bandwagon and shared an adorable video collage - featuring players like Mahendra Singh (MS) Dhoni with their daughters - to mark the day.

"Dinesh Karthik Needs Little More...": Rohit Sharma On Veteran Ahead Of T20 World Cup

India skipper Rohit Sharma wants to give wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik more time in the middle before the team heads Down Under for the T20 World Cup next month. India have been alternating between Karthik and Rishabh Pant in their playing XI. While the young keeper was given the nod ahead of the veteran player in the Asia Cup, Karthik was picked for all three matches against Australia. "I wanted both of these guys to have a number of games under their belt before the World Cup. When we went to the Asia Cup both of these guys were in the fray to play all games," Rohit said at the post-match press conference after India clinched the three-match series against Australia on Sunday.

Suryakumar Yadav Achieves Big High In T20Is, Surpasses All Other Batters In This Regard

Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday became the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket of 2022. The star Indian T20I batter accomplished this feat during his side's third T20I match against Australia in Hyderabad. During the match, Suryakumar played a hard-hitting knock of 69 runs in just 36 balls. His innings was decorated with five delightful boundaries and five big sixes. He struck the ball at an impressive strike rate of 191.67.

"Can't Rely On Containing India...": Aaron Finch On Australia's T20I Series Loss

Team Australia faced a close defeat against India in the third and final T20I of the three-match series on Sunday, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Despite putting up a huge a total of 186/7, with Tim David and Cameron Green scoring 54 and 52 runs, respectively, the bowlers failed to defend the target as Team India clinched the victory by 6 wickets and one ball in hand. With this win, the Rohit Sharma-led side also claimed the three-match series 2-1. After the game, skipper Aaron Finch kept a positive outlook and said that playing such a "tight series" against India, would help his team to be in a good form.

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Watch: Kuldeep Yadav Takes Hat-Trick For India A Against New Zealand A

Virat Kohli surpasses Rahul Dravid, becomes India's second highest run-scorer in international cricket

Julius Baer Cup: Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi goes down to Magnus Carlsen in final

Everyone thought Ravindra Jadeja's absence would weaken India but Axar Patel was outstanding: Andrew McDonald

CSK Shares Video Collage Of Its Players' Beautiful Moments With Their Daughters

"Dinesh Karthik Needs Little More...": Rohit Sharma On Veteran Ahead Of T20 World Cup

Suryakumar Yadav Achieves Big High In T20Is, Surpasses All Other Batters In This Regard

"Can't Rely On Containing India...": Aaron Finch On Australia's T20I Series Loss