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1st T20I: Rohit Sharma-led formidable India eye ODI encore against hapless Windies

With less than three months left for the T20 World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will get around 16 games (5 vs WI, 5 in Asia Cup (if India play final), 3 vs Australia, 3 vs South Africa) to firm up their core team that will then play unchanged going into mega event. The mere thought of a first eleven comprising Rohit, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik as the five specialists batters in the top six can have an intimidating as well as debilitating effect on the opposition. And that too at a time when a player of Virat Kohli's stature has been failing miserably in shortest format and doubts are being cast about his place in the playing XI.

Martin Guptill leapfrogs Rohit Sharma to become highest run-getter in T20Is

Martin Guptill went past India captain Rohit Sharma to become the highest run scorer in T20 Internationals, during the first game against Scotland here. The 35-year-old talismanic batter achieved the milestone on Wednesday en route his 31-ball 40.

Captain Shikhar Dhawan Leads India To Big First On West Indies Soil

Shikhar Dhawan led India to a 3-0 whitewash over West Indies as the team completed a comprehensive win in the third and final match of the series in what was a rain hit encounter. West Indies had fought bravely in the first two matches but the Indians managed to eke out thrilling wins.

Martin Guptill Surpasses Rohit Sharma To Become Highest Run-Scorer In T20Is

New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill on Wednesday became the highest run-getter in men's T20Is as he played a knock of 40 runs in the first T20I against Scotland. During the course of this innings, Guptill surpassed India skipper Rohit Sharma, who has 3379 runs, to achieve this big milestone in the shortest format of the game. The right-handed Guptill now has 3,399 runs in T20Is, 20 runs more than Sharma.

Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer Move Up In ICC ODI Rankings

Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first match of the ongoing limited-over series. Dhawan, a left-handed batter, made 97 in the first ODI against West Indies last Friday at the Port of Spain. India won the game by three runs. Another India batter Shreyas Iyer, who struck back-to-back half centuries in the first two ODIs against the West Indies, moved up 20 places to the joint 54th among batters.

KL Rahul To Miss T20I Series Against West Indies, Say Sources

Indian top order batter KL Rahul will miss the entire T20I series against West Indies as he has been asked to take further rest after having tested positive for COVID-19 last week, sources in the BCCI told NDTV. Rahul had been recovering from an injury which had ruled him out of India's home T20I series against South Africa and the tour of England.

"Not About Skills, It's About His Mental Space": Ex-India Spinner On Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's form with the bat has been the biggest talking point in Indian cricket for a while now and the former India captain's struggles off late have led to talks about his place in the team. It is a well document fact by now that Kohli has not scored an international century since November 2019, but he was still getting in good knocks in all formats after international cricket resumed in late 2020 and 2021.

Watch: MS Dhoni's Cameo During Rishabh Pant's Instagram Live With Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav

On Tuesday evening, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant hosted a hilarious Instagram Live session along with teammates Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and the session saw the cricketers interacting with some lucky fans. During the session, Pant tried to drag former skipper MS Dhoni into getting involved in the Instagram Live, but Dhoni turned off the phone.

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1st T20I: Rohit Sharma-led formidable India eye ODI encore against hapless Windies

Martin Guptill leapfrogs Rohit Sharma to become highest run-getter in T20Is

Captain Shikhar Dhawan Leads India To Big First On West Indies Soil

Martin Guptill Surpasses Rohit Sharma To Become Highest Run-Scorer In T20Is

Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer Move Up In ICC ODI Rankings

KL Rahul To Miss T20I Series Against West Indies, Say Sources

"Not About Skills, It's About His Mental Space": Ex-India Spinner On Virat Kohli

Watch: MS Dhoni's Cameo During Rishabh Pant's Instagram Live With Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav