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Rohit Sharma Thanks 'Three Pillars' For T20 World Cup Win. Not Bumrah, Kohli, Or Hardik

Star batter Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said former head coach Rahul Dravid, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and BCCI secretary Jay Shah backed him to the hilt in his effort to extract the best from players without worrying about results, eventuating in India's T20 World Cup triumph under him. Under Rohit's leadership, India triumphed in the ICC showpiece in June beating South Africa in the final. It was their second T20 world title after 2007, and Rohit also brought curtains on his career in the shortest format with that victory at Barbados.

41-Year-Old Record Broken: Sri Lanka Star Milan Rathnayake Makes Test History

Sri Lanka debutant Milan Rathnayake broke a 41-year-old Test record by putting up the highest score by a batter at the number 9 spot in men's red-ball cricket. The 28-year-old surpassed India's Balwinder Sandhu's record of 71, a splendid knock that came against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983. On the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England in Manchester, the visitors put up a valiant fight, and Rathnayake was at the centre stage of all the action.

Before Playing Under Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin Says This About 'Other' Candidate For India Coach Job

Ravichandran Ashwin is gearing up for a big 10-Test season and the Bangladesh series next month will be his first under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, someone with whom he has also played a lot. Ashwin also admires him as one of the "heroes" of Indian cricket. "Gautam is someone I still share a very, very good relationship with. Because of the fact that he is a very straightforward and an honest guy. I think Gautam is also one of those guys that we should always be backing. He's a hero of Indian cricket," he said of the new coach, who took charge in the recent tour of Sri Lanka.

Jay Shah To Be Named ICC Chairman, Will Replace Greg Barclay

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah is all set to replace the incumbent Greg Barclay as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), sources have confirmed to NDTV. Barclay told ICC directors, including Cricket Australia's chair Mike Baird, that he has no intention of running for the post, for the third tirm during a video conference.

Twin Fifties Rescue Pakistan After Early Collapse vs Bangladesh In First Test

Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub hit fighting half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Shakeel was unbeaten on 57 at the close while Ayub scored 56 for his maiden fifty during an innings-building stand of 98 for the fourth wicket after Pakistan were tottering at 16-3. Shakeel brought up 1,000 runs in his 11th Test when he reached 33 and hit five boundaries in his seventh half-century. He added a further 44 for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Rizwan, who was unbeaten on 24.

Rohit Sharma Beats Virat Kohli To Win 'International Cricketer Of The Year' Award In...

CEAT Cricket Rating Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai on Wednesday to celebrate the remarkable achievements of cricketing legends. India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday won the CEAT Men's International Cricketer of the Year award after he helped the Men in Blue win the T20 World Cup 2024 in July. Rohit has added 14,846 runs, three double hundreds, 33 hundreds, and 87 fifties in ODIs and T20Is combined. Apart from his mouth-watering tally, Rohit is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup (2007 and 2024) and ICC Champions Trophy winner. He also holds the record for most sixes in the shortest format.

We Didnt Want To Do Anything Different Between ODI And T20I World Cups: Rahul Dravid

Mumbai, Aug 21 Former India head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said the support staff strived to carry the energetic "team atmosphere" from the ODI World Cup in 2023 to the T20 showpiece, and the approach helped the team to end a barren run in ICC tournaments.

BCB President Resigns After Political Tension, Ex Bangladesh Captain Named Replacement

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named ex-skipper Faruque Ahmed Wednesday as president after the resignation of Nazmul Hassan, a close ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Cricket and politics go hand-in-hand in Bangladesh, and the sport has been hit by the turmoil that has wracked the country. Nazmul, who also served as sports minister during Hasina's 15-year autocratic rule, wrote to the BCB to resign, board chief executive officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury told AFP.

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Rohit Sharma Thanks 'Three Pillars' For T20 World Cup Win. Not Bumrah, Kohli, Or Hardik

41-Year-Old Record Broken: Sri Lanka Star Milan Rathnayake Makes Test History

Before Playing Under Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin Says This About 'Other' Candidate For India Coach Job

Jay Shah To Be Named ICC Chairman, Will Replace Greg Barclay

Twin Fifties Rescue Pakistan After Early Collapse vs Bangladesh In First Test

Rohit Sharma Beats Virat Kohli To Win 'International Cricketer Of The Year' Award In...

We Didnt Want To Do Anything Different Between ODI And T20I World Cups: Rahul Dravid

BCB President Resigns After Political Tension, Ex Bangladesh Captain Named Replacement