Kohli, Pant help India clinch T20 series against Windies
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hit attacking half-centuries to set up India's eight-run series-clinching victory over West Indies in the second T20I on Friday.
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KL Rahul Remains 4th, Virat Kohli Static On 10th In T20 Rankings; Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant Rise In ODI Chart
India opener KL Rahul and teammate Virat Kohli continued to occupy the fourth and 10th spot respectively in the latest ICC men's T20 batting rankings released on Wednesday. No Indian featured in the top 10 of the bowlers and all-rounders' list. The recent run of form from Australia pacer Josh Hazelwood has been rewarded as he rose to a career-high second place in the bowling rankings. The right-armer jumps four spots on the latest rankings, ahead of Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan and teammate Adam Zampa and is only behind South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi at the top of the charts.
Rishabh Pant "Said Sorry" To Avesh Khan After IPL Auction 2022. Here's Why
Avesh Khan is going through one of the best phases of his career currently. With an India cap knocking on the doors, the lanky fast bowler shattered records in the recently-concluded IPL auction 2022 in Bengaluru. Avesh become the most expensive uncapped cricketer in the history of IPL auctions when Lucknow Super Giants acquired him for a whopping Rs 10 crore. While Avesh expected a few franchises to show interest in him after his breakthrough performance for the Delhi Capitals last year, the final price tag was way more than what he imagined. The right-arm pacer was traveling with a few of the Indian cricketers when his name came up in the auction. He even received an ovation from his teammates after he was sold for a record amount but what touched him even more was Rishabh Pant's gesture when he landed in Kolkata to join the rest of Indian squad members ahead of the T20I series against West Indies.
India vs West Indies: What India Batting Coach Vikram Rathour Said On Rishabh Pant Opening In T20Is
India batting coach Vikram Rathour said the team has not yet decided whether it would be experimenting again in the T20I series against the West Indies by opening the batting with Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batter opened the batting in the second ODI against the West Indies last week and batted at No.5 when Shikhar Dhawan was back in the mix in the final match. "We haven't really decided that yet, we still have a couple of days to go. We had a travel day and rest day, so today we have our first practice day, once we get to look at the wicket and the kind of surface we are playing," said Rathour while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conference on Monday.
IPL Auction 2022: Delhi Capitals move to utility resources
The bowling attack which wore an ominous look with Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Avesh Khan has been disturbed. Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi will assume lead roles with their variations to complement Nortje and Axar. IPL AUCTION: AS IT HAPPENEDDavid Warner and Mitchell Marsh, the player of the T20 World Cup and player of the T20 World Cup final, are expected to make up for the lack of firepower due to the loss of Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis. But the real challenge will be to stabilize the middle-order which will help leverage their skipper Rishabh Pant to play the high-impact role. This is where the likes of KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh and Sarfaraz Khan are expected to play their roles. "One must remember Bharat played at No. 3 for RCB last year and did a very good job. He is expected to play a similar role here if needed. He is not seen just as a backup wicketkeeper to Pant," Saba Karim, DC's head of talent search, told TOI moments after the auction on Sunday evening.
IPL auction 2022: Ishan Kishan - big-money superstar
IPL auction in 2016, Ishan Kishan was trying to lay bat on ball in the nets of the India U-19 team in Fatullah, a town on the suburbs of Dhaka. IPL AUCTION 2022 LIVEHe was about to lead India U-19 in a World Cup quarterfinal the next day and he was barely able to connect his big hits. Coach Rahul Dravid, visibly frustrated, asked Ishan’s deputy Rishabh Pant to take him aside and calm him down. An hour later, a naïve Ishan had told TOI: “I don’t have to think about it now. Isske baad IPL hi toh khelna hain, I hope (anyway, I will have to mostly play IPL after this).” A day later, Pant became the big-money player of the pack, fetching Rs 1.9 crore while Ishan had to be content with Rs 35 lakh.
Iyer, Pant help India sweep ODI series against West Indies
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant hit half-centuries to set up a thumping 96-run victory for India in the third one-day international (ODI) against the West Indies and sweep the series on Friday.
India vs West Indies: Salman Butt Gives His Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy In 2nd ODI
Rohit Sharma's era as India's full-time white-ball captain couldn't have started any better as the team defeated West Indies in the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt shared his views on Rohit's captaincy in the second ODI, saying that the 34-year-old was "on top his game as a captain". From setting the right field to making timely bowling changes, Rohit executed everything to perfection, feels Butt.