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Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

Virat Kohli finally ended a long wait, one which had started from November, 2019, when he last scored a century in international cricket. On Thursday, the wait of more than two years and nine months ended when the former Indian cricket team captain reached the triple-figure mark with six off Fareed Ahmad in the 19th over of the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Afghanistan. That shot meant that after almost three years, Kohli hit a ton - which was his 71st century across formats! With an authoritative pull shot against Fareed Ahmad's short ball, he cleared the deep mid-wicket boundary to reach the momentous mark.

Ricky Ponting names Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah in World T20 XI

World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting has included India's Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah among his first five players for a World T20 playing eleven. Ponting reckons Pandya is arguably the best T20 all-rounder in the world while Bumrah is the most complete bowler across the three formats. "On current form, it's pretty hard to go past Hardik Pandya at number three.

Ricky Ponting Picks Two Indians In World T20I Top-5 List. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

The T20 World Cup is less than two months away and all the teams are gearing up for the mega-contest. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is also getting ready for the contest with some top-level series, including the Asia Cup. India have not won any ICC title since the 2013 Champions Trophy, and all eyes would be on Rohit's side to end that drought. In the last few months, several Indian players have performed well in the T20 format, and Hardik Pandya features prominently among them. So, when Ricky Ponting was asked on 'The ICC Review'to name the top-five players that he would select while going for a World T20I team, Pandya was one of the first picks.

"Sounded Like He Found Himself In Quite A Dark Place": Ricky Ponting On Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli took a break from international cricket before returning to the Indian side for the Asia Cup 2022. He was rested for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe and the former India captain utilised the time to relax and shift his focus from cricket. Kohli has been struggling for runs in 2022 and the break must have helped him as he played a vital knock of 35 runs and finished as the joint-top scorer for India in the pressure match against Pakistan on Sunday and continued the uptick in his form with an unbeaten knock of 59 against Hong Kong.

Ponting backs Virat Kohli's month-long break from cricket

Ricky Ponting on Wednesday said Virat Kohli did the right thing by taking a month-long break from cricket. Following up his 35 against Pakistan in India's Asia Cup opener, former Indian skipper Kohli on Wednesday struck a fluent 44-ball 59 not out versus Hong Kong in Dubai, his first international half-century since a 52 against the West Indies in a T20I in Kolkata on February 18 this year. "I just hope that we see him back at his best and in the World Cup," the two-time World Cup winning skipper Ponting said on the 'ICC Review'.

Rishabh Pant's omission was surprising, shows India's quality: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting feels Rishabh Pant's "surprise" omission from India's playing XI in their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan shows the quality the team possesses heading into the T20 World Cup. India's designated finisher in recent times, Dinesh Karthik was preferred over Pant, who has however returned for the game against Hong Kong after the team management decided to rest all-rounder Hardik Pandya here on Wednesday. "I was really surprised.

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Post 2021 World T20 loss to Pakistan, a lot has changed in the Indian team

World Cup opener against Pakistan and India's erstwhile team management did cop a lot of flak for its archaic batting approach in shortest format of the game. A look at what has changed since then: ROHIT SHARMA AS CAPTAINUnder Rohit's captaincy, India's record since the T20 World Cup is good: 14 wins out of 16 played. His instinctive and out-of-the-box leadership is popular with players.

"Can Score Big Runs In Asia Cup": Rashid Khan's Huge Statement On India Star

Afghanistan star all-rounder Rashid Khan hailed India batter Suryakumar Yadav for his versatility. Suryakumar has been in excellent form with the bat, which has seen him rise to the second spot in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings, a list which is currently led by Pakistan captain Babar Azam. India will start their campaign in the multi-nation tournament on August 28 against their arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group A fixtures and the 31-year-old batter is expected to play a huge role if India are to win the tournament.

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Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

Ricky Ponting names Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah in World T20 XI

Ricky Ponting Picks Two Indians In World T20I Top-5 List. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

"Sounded Like He Found Himself In Quite A Dark Place": Ricky Ponting On Virat Kohli

Ponting backs Virat Kohli's month-long break from cricket

Rishabh Pant's omission was surprising, shows India's quality: Ricky Ponting

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Post 2021 World T20 loss to Pakistan, a lot has changed in the Indian team

"Can Score Big Runs In Asia Cup": Rashid Khan's Huge Statement On India Star