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South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen has been in top form lately, scoring fifties in his last five matches. But the wicketkeeper-batter has set his sights on a bigger goal during the Champions Trophy: to become the best in the world.
Virat Kohli is set for his 300th ODI on Sunday in the latest landmark for the Indian batting great after silencing doubts over his form and future with a match-winning Champions Trophy century. India face New Zealand in their last group match in Dubai with both teams already into the semi-finals of the 50-over tournament. Called "King Kohli" for his prolific run-scoring, the batsman went through an extended lean patch with speculation swirling that he and skipper Rohit Sharma could soon retire. They have already quit T20Is.
The Indian cricket team gears up for its final Group A showdown in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday against New Zealand. India have done brilliantly against the Kiwis, winning all of their last 5 matches against the opponents in the ODI format. With both teams' progression to the Champions Trophy semi-finals already sealed, rest could be given to a few players. For the New Zealand contest, India skipper Rohit Sharma is expected to make a couple of changes, paving the way for bench players to showcase their credentials.
Pakistan star Abrar Ahmed, who was criticised by many for his send-off to India batter Shubman Gill during the two teams' Champions Trophy clash, has paid a glorious tribute to Virat Kohli. With 'King Kohli' set to feature in his 300th ODI for the Indian team, in the Champions Trophy match against New Zealand on Sunday, Abrar wrote a glorious post for the iconic batter, calling him his childhood hero. "Bowling to my childhood hero Virat Kohli. Grateful for his appreciation-his greatness as a cricketer is only matched by his humility as a person. A true inspiration on and off the field!", Abrar said in the post.
Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has explained why India would prefer facing Australia, rather than South Africa, in the semi-final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. South Africa on Saturday became the final team to book their place in the semi-finals, joining India, New Zealand and Australia. The Proteas topped Group B ahead of the reigning 50-over world champions Australia. India will find out their Champions Trophy semi-final opponents after their final group match against New Zealand on Sunday in Dubai. If India beat the Kiwis, they will take on Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium.
Ahead of the crucial India-New Zealand match in Dubai on Sunday, former India opener Robin Uthappa and current UAE head coach Lalchand Rajput shared their insights on India's perceived 'home' advantage and the significance of maintaining momentum in the ICC Champions Trophy. Addressing whether India enjoys a 'home advantage' in Dubai, as the tournament hosts are Pakistan, but India did not play due to political tension, Uthappa stated at the launch of a book -Life Lessons from Cricket, "I will not say it's a home advantage, but there is definitely an advantage of familiarity. I heard an interview where former India opener Wasim Jaffer was saying that there could have been one match in Abu Dhabi, one in Dubai, and one in Sharjah, and definitely that could have been done so that other teams couldn't find a reason to complain.
Virat Kohli's wife, Anushka Sharma and elder brother, Vikas Kohli, will arrive in Dubai on Sunday for the India stalwart's 300th ODI match. Virat stands on the verge of adding another feather to his cap. The batting maestro will become just the seventh Indian star to reach the 300 ODI appearance milestone in the final group stage match against the Kiwis on Sunday in Dubai. Ahead of the highly anticipated contest, sources informed that Anushka and Vikas will be present at the batting maestro's landmark moment.
Indian cricketer Amit Mishra has shared his views on captain Rohit Sharma's future in the Test team. As far as retirement in concerned, Mishra feels that while the selectors have the option not to pick him, it's also up to Rohit if he wants to continue playing or not. "I am going to extremely blunt on this. I personally feel that any cricketer, he didn't start playing cricket by asking us. So, the kind of pressure he has gone through, we were not with him during that phase so are not aware of the amount of pressure he had to endure," Mishra said during a chat on Lallantop.