Cricket-Cummins named Australia one-day captain
SYDNEY : Test skipper Pat Cummins will also captain Australia in one-day internationals after being named as the replacement for Aaron Finch by Cricket Australia on Tuesday.
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Watch: 2,2,W,W,W,W! Mohammed Shami Breaths Fire In Final Over, Earns India 6-Run Win
Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami put on a bowling spectacle in his first and only over of the T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match against Australia on Monday. India skipper Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Shami in the 20th over of the match when the Aussies required 11 runs from 6 balls to win the contest. Shami produced one of the most memorable performances of his career in the shortest format as he picked up 3 wickets in the over, helping India win by 6 runs.
Watch: Virat Kohli's fielding masterclass in India's stunning T20 World Cup warm-up win over Australia
Virat Kohli a call today to congratulate him, it won't be a surprise. The former India captain's two brilliant efforts in the field during India's T20 World Cup warm-up fixture against Australia in Brisbane on Monday would have made Rhodes, a legend when it comes to fielding, proud. A catch at the boundary ropes and a running throw to hit the stumps direct for a run-out left Kohli's fans in awe of the Indian batting legend. Moreover, it played a key role in India's comeback win, led by Mohammed Shami's stunning four-wicket over, against defending champions Australia.
T20 World Cup: Mohammed Shami Sizzles As India Beat Australia By 6 Runs In Warm-Up Match
Mohammed Shami put the concerns over his fitness to rest with a sensational 20th over as India pulled off a six-run win over Australia in their first warm-up fixture of the T20 World Cup on Monday. K L Rahul (57 off 33) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 off 33) smashed entertaining half-centuries to power India to 186 for seven after Australia opted to bowl at the Gabba. Needing 16 runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand, Australia were on course for a comfortable win before Shami, Harshal Patel and Virat Kohli the fielder scripted a turnaround for India.
Watch: Virat Kohli Takes One-Handed Blinder At Long-On To Dismiss Pat Cummins In Warm-Up Match vs Australia
Virat Kohli might have been dismissed for just 19 runs against Australia in Team India's warm-up fixture on Monday but the former India skipper changed the complexion of the game through his brilliant fielding in the dying minutes of the game. First, he showed great agility in the field, and he brought about the run-out of Tim David in the penultimate over of the T20 World Cup warm-up match.
India Vs Australia: Rohit Sharma Explains Why Mohammed Shami Bowled Only 20th Over Of Warm-Up Match
Just days after reaching Australia as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement for the T20 World Cup 2022, Mohammed Shami produced a breathtaking display of bowling in the warm-up match against Australia on Monday. The veteran pacer only got to bowl one over in the match, that too being the final over, but what he did in those 6 balls took everyone's breath away. Even India captain Rohit Sharma was bowled over by Shami's performance in the match despite the tricky situation in which he was asked to bowl.
T20 World Cup warm-up: Mohammed Shami's fiery over earns India comeback win against Australia
BRISBANE: Mohammed Shami put the concerns over his fitness to rest with a sensational 20th over as India pulled off a six-run win over Australia in their first warm-up fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. KL Rahul (57 off 33) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 off 33) smashed entertaining half-centuries to power India to 186 for seven after Australia opted to bowl at the Gabba. Needing 16 runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand, Australia were on course for a comfortable win before Shami, Harshal Patel and Virat Kohli the fielder scripted a turnaround for India. AS IT HAPPENEDShami, who last played a competitive game in July and landed here after suffering a long bout of COVID-19, turned up to bowl the last over of the game and made a decisive impact on the game. He landed yorker after yorker and ended up with three wickets in the over besides a run out. Shami was drafted into the squad as a replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah. In the penultimate over, under-fire Harshal Patel delivered after being hammered early on, as he conceded only five runs in an over that also included a brilliant run out off a Kohli direct hit. The star India batter had also plucked a stunning one-handed catch out of thin air at the boundary line to dismiss Pat Cummins. However, concerns over India's bowling remains ahead of their tournament opener against Pakistan on October 23.
Pat Cummins ready to share Australia ODI captaincy with David Warner
David Warner, the 29-year-old said on Sunday. With Aaron Finch announcing his ODI retirement last month, Australia will need to find a leader for the 50-overs squad with less than a year to go before the 2023 World Cup in India. Cummins acknowledged multi-format players like him could not play every match and saw logic in having a captaincy committee and dividing the role.