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"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.

"Don't Fiddle With Someone's Form": Gautam Gambhir Wants This India Star To Take Virat Kohli's No.3 Position In T20Is

The Indian cricket team batting line-up, after two matches at the Asia Cup, has shown a clear trend. Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently world no. 3 in ICC T20I rankings for batters, is coming to bat at No. 4 spot while former captain Virat Kohli is coming in at No. 3. However, going by recent form, Suryakumar has shown much greater capability to accelerate the innings than Kohli. Even former India batter Gautam Gambhir feels that Suryakumar should be played at the No. 3 spot.

After Fifty Off 22 Balls, Suryakumar Yadav Remembers Days Of Playing "On Hard Cement With Rubber Balls"

Suryakumar Yadav stayed true to his billing as the best-ranked Indian T20I batter in ICC charts on Wednesday, as he hit six sixes and six fours against Hong Kong to take India past the 190-mark in 20 overs. After a slow start, India were in the danger of putting up a below-par total. But after arriving in the 14th over, Surykumar also instantly made an impact. He combined with Virat Kohli (58*) and struck a great stand. Then, in the last over by Haroon Arshad, Suryakumar hit four sixes to take India to 192/2 in 20 overs.

MS Dhoni played a big role in my growth: Hardik Pandya

MS Dhoni has played a big role in his growth. Hardik has been getting a lot of acclaim this year, be it for his superb all-round show with the bat and ball or his captaincy that helped Gujarat Titans clinch their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their debut season. His all-round show in India's Asia Cup opener against Pakistan was central to India's victory over the archrivals. Hardik took three wickets and scored 34 not out to play a key role.

"MS Dhoni Played Big Role...": Hardik Pandya Praises Former India Captain

Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya said on Wednesday that legendary wicketkeeper MS Dhoni played a big role in his growth. Hardik Pandya has been getting a lot of acclaim this year, be it for his superb all-round show with bat and ball or his captaincy that helped Gujarat Titans clinch their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their debut season. "I was just a new kid trying to learn new things about life and sport. MS Dhoni has played a big role in my growth. Whenever I got an opportunity, I used to observe him and learn things," said Pandya on Star Sports.

"Hope It's Not Long-term...": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Team Dropping Rishabh Pant Against Pakistan

Ahead of the India-Pakistan match at the Asia Cup 2022, skipper Rohit Sharma sprung a surprise at the toss as he announced Rishabh Pant was not part of the Indian playing XI. Instead, the Indian team management went ahead with the veteran Dinesh Karthik. Over the last one year, Karthik has excelled in the finisher's role. He has performed consistently well for his franchise too in the Indian Premier League. Pant, on the other hand, has been as the first-choice wicketkeeper for quite some time now.

"India And Pakistan Fans On Social Media Today": Wasim Jaffer Shares Viral Meme

India-Pakistan cricket match are often an emotional affair for the fans of both the teams. Winning this match gives them the bragging rights over the other. They will get yet another shot at the same when the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team faces the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team in their opening match of the Asia Cup 2022. It will be the first time after the 2021 T20 World Cup that the arch-rivals will be taking on each other. In that game, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets to register the team's first-ever win over India in a World Cup match.

Asia Cup: Virat Kohli brings focus back on mental health issues

World Cup has hit a hurdle as Virat Kohli has struggled to regain form. As the team management and selectors endure anxious times and fret over taking a tough call on Kohli, he has decided to talk about his problems and conceded he was "faking intensity over the last few months." In an interview to Star Sports, Kohli said: "For the first time in 10 years, I didn't touch my bat for a month. I came to realize that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently," Kohli stunned the cricketing world early on Saturday morning. "I was convincing myself that "no, you had the intensity'. But your body was telling you to stop. The mind was telling me to take a break and step back."

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

"Don't Fiddle With Someone's Form": Gautam Gambhir Wants This India Star To Take Virat Kohli's No.3 Position In T20Is

After Fifty Off 22 Balls, Suryakumar Yadav Remembers Days Of Playing "On Hard Cement With Rubber Balls"

MS Dhoni played a big role in my growth: Hardik Pandya

"MS Dhoni Played Big Role...": Hardik Pandya Praises Former India Captain

"Hope It's Not Long-term...": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Team Dropping Rishabh Pant Against Pakistan

"India And Pakistan Fans On Social Media Today": Wasim Jaffer Shares Viral Meme

Asia Cup: Virat Kohli brings focus back on mental health issues