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India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday added another gem to his shining crown as he became the first men's player to play 150 T20Is. Rohit achieved this feat during the second T20I match against Afghanistan at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Rohit returned to India's T20I setup for the first time since the end of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. He led his side to a 6-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the first T20I in Mohali.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has claimed that he was denied a role in the Gujarat Titans team. While indicating he would like to be a mentor of an Indian Premier League (IPL) side, Yuvraj revealed that he tried to ask Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra for a job at the team but the latter denied. Yuvraj himself has been a star in IPL in the past. He played for franchises like Punjab Kings (previously named Kings XI Punjab), Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The southpaw featured in 132 IPL games and scored 2750 runs with a highest score of 83.
Mumbai-based batter Sarfaraz Khan once again made the headlines with his performance. Playing for India A in the ongoing two-day practice match against England Lions, Sarfaraz smashed 96 off 110 balls. His knock, which consisted of 11 boundaries and one six, came exactly after the day when India's squad for the first two Tests against England was announced and he was once again overlooked. Sarfaraz has been consistently performing well in the domestic cricket but is yet to make his international debut.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Afghanistan in the second T20I in Indore on Sunday. At the toss, Rohit announced two changes as Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal returned after missing the series-opener. On the other hand, Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma missed out on a place in the XI. With the series against Afghanistan set to India's last assignment before the T20 World Cup in June, Rohit emphasised that the team wants to try out different things to prepare for the World Cup. As far as the changes were concerned, Rohit did not reveal any details.
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faltered at the finishing line to end their dream run at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 with a narrow loss in the men's doubles final against world No. 1 Chinese Liang Wei keng and Wang Chang in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Satwik and Chirag, the Asian Games gold medallists, squandered an opening game advantage and an 11-7 lead in the decider to go down 21-9 18-21 17-21 to Liang and Wang in the summit clash which saw both the pairs displaying some exquisite strokeplay.
Only if Mohammed Shami's magical performances were not enough, his brother Mohammed Kaif is setting the cricketing world on fire. Having bowled a magical spell of 4 for 14, Kaif stepped up with the bat at number 9 with an unbeaten 45 to help Bengal take the first-innings lead of 128 runs against his home side Uttar Pradesh on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Kanpur on Saturday. It is worth noting that this is the first time Kaif is playing First-Class.
Haryana humbled defending champions Saurashtra in their own backyard by four wickets in a low-scoring Ranji Trophy game in Rajkot on Sunday. Resuming day three at 148 for six, Saurashtra stretched their second innings to 220 all out with the help of skipper Jaydev Unadkat (23) and Parth Bhut (47), setting a 166-run target for Haryana. Haryana did experience some anxious moments before getting home in the final session, having lost three quick wickets. Ashok Menaria (58 not out) anchored the chase with Rahul Tewatia (10 not out) staying with him at the other end.
The Mumbai Indians captain change triggered a huge storm on social media, with fans blasting the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise for replacing skipper Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya. Several fans felt the decision came in too early as the franchise bosses explained that the hard step had to be taken in the wake of the future. When former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh was asked about the captaincy change, he said that the franchise had to think long term, but the experience that Rohit Sharma brings, can't be replaced.