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'Show Your Presence Like Virat Kohli...': Ex-Pakistan Star's Strong Message For Rohit Sharma

With India set to tour West Indies next month, the BCCI announced the squads for the Test and ODI series earlier this week. Rohit Sharma will lead the side in both formats, while Ajinkya Rahane and Hardik Pandya will deputise him in Tests and ODIs, respectively. In another big development, veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara was axed from the team, following his poor outing with the bat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. While analysing India's squad, former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal shared his views on the upcoming tour.

Watch: Batsman Collides With Goalpost While Running In Hilarious Incident

India is a cricket-crazy nation. There are numerious cricket stadiums across the country but even that fail to suffice the requirements of the current generation wanting to play cricket. As a result, cricketers go beyond the boundaries to play the game even at the place that is not suitable. A viral video on social media shows a group of people playing cricket on a football ground. While taking a run, the batter put so much of focus on the ball that he forgot that he has a goalpost right in front of him. The consequence saw the batter colliding with the post and getting injured.

"This Was The Best Chance...": Harbhajan Singh Wanted This Star As New Captain For West Indies ODIs

Commenting on the squad selected by India for the three-match ODI series against West Indies, legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that a new captain should have been handed over the duty to lead the side in the series. For the ODIs that will be played on July 27, July 29 and August 1, Team India have named regular skipper Rohit Sharma to lead the side. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has been chosen as the vice-captain. Harbhajan opined that India should have selected Hardik as the captain for the series instead.

Watch: "Caught Snoozing" - Inattentive Batter Gets Run Out In Hilarious Manner In European Cricket

It is the beauty of sports that it is a mixture of both - the serious moments as well as some hilarious ones. The game of cricket is not an exception! At times we see some tense and tight matches, while sometimes it is the funny events that take the centre stage. European Cricket has shared a video on social media in which an inattentive batter gets run out, giving rise to a hilarious dismissal. However, credit for the run-out also goes to some smart work from the wicketkeeper.

"Wonderful Opportunity Missed": Sunil Gavaskar On India's Test Team Selection For West Indies Tour

Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami missed out as Team India named squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies, starting July 12. Jaydev Unadkat kept his spot while Delhi Capitals pacer Mukesh Kumar received his maiden India call-up. Navdeep Saini too was called into the team in the longest format. While some youngsters have been called in for the two matches, the team is more or less the same with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel forming the core.

Watch: "Caught Snoozing" - Inattentive Batter Gets Run Out In Hilarious Manner In European Cricket

It is the beauty of sports that it is a mixture of both - the serious moments as well as some hilarious ones. The game of cricket is not an exception! At times we see some tense and tight matches, while sometimes it is the funny events that take the centre stage. European Cricket has shared a video on social media in which an inattentive batter gets run out, giving rise to a hilarious dismissal. However, credit for the run-out also goes to some smart work from the wicketkeeper.

Ravichandran Ashwin's Message For Yashasvi Jaiswal And Ruturaj Gaikwad After Test Call-Up Wins Internet

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad were among the top performers in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and their consistency was rewarded on Friday as both youngsters were picked in the India squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies. While Jaiswal was just part of the Test squad, Gaikwad was also included in the ODI squad. Veteran India skipper Ravichandran Ashwin took to Twitter to post a heartfelt message for both the youngsters after their maiden call-up to the Indian cricket team.

Rohit Sharma Completes 16 Years In International Cricket, Shares Throwback Pic

There is something about 16 that has a lingering sweet aftertaste. Ask Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who completed 16 summers as an international cricketer after starting as a highly-rated 20-year-old from Mumbai's famous stable of batters. On June 23, 2007, Rohit made his debut under current head coach Rahul Dravid's captaincy in an ODI game in Ireland, a match India won quite easily as one got a glimpse of the youngster clad in full-sleeved jumpers amidst biting cold in Belfast.

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'Show Your Presence Like Virat Kohli...': Ex-Pakistan Star's Strong Message For Rohit Sharma

Watch: Batsman Collides With Goalpost While Running In Hilarious Incident

"This Was The Best Chance...": Harbhajan Singh Wanted This Star As New Captain For West Indies ODIs

Watch: "Caught Snoozing" - Inattentive Batter Gets Run Out In Hilarious Manner In European Cricket

"Wonderful Opportunity Missed": Sunil Gavaskar On India's Test Team Selection For West Indies Tour

Watch: "Caught Snoozing" - Inattentive Batter Gets Run Out In Hilarious Manner In European Cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin's Message For Yashasvi Jaiswal And Ruturaj Gaikwad After Test Call-Up Wins Internet

Rohit Sharma Completes 16 Years In International Cricket, Shares Throwback Pic