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"Ahead Of Everyone Including Rishabh Pant": Harbhajan Singh's Choice For India's Finisher Role In T20 World Cup

With the T20 World Cup scheduled for this year, fans and experts will be wondering about who will be included in Rohit Sharma's squad for the showpiece event. During the T20 World Cup last year and also the 2019 ODI World Cup, India lacked a finisher and the selectors will be once again tasked with choosing the best option. Since India's exit from the 2019 ODI World Cup, Rishabh Pant has slowly cemented his position as Team India's finisher and he is expected to don the role once again in Australia, but former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh feels that there is another cricketer who can perform better in the role than Pant in the upcoming tournament. Speaking to Sportskeeda, Harbhajan said that he would put Karthik "ahead of everyone".

IPL 2022, DC vs RR Live Updates: Jos Buttler Hits 3rd Ton Of The Season, Rajasthan Royals On The Charge

Live IPL Score DC vs RR Live Cricket Score Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler hit his third IPL century of the season as he piled on the misery on the DC bowlers with effortless stroke play. Devdutt Padikkal also hit a sublime half-century before getting dismissed for 54 runs. Both batter dominated the DC bowlers to give a solid start after being asked to bat first by Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Both openers dominated the DC bowlers and hit them to all parts of the ground. DC will desperately aim to register their second win on the trot and jump up the points table. RR, on the other hand, are placed third in the points table currently and will like to bag another crucial win. (LIVE SCORECARD)

"He's Banging On That Door": Ravi Shastri On Dinesh Karthik's T20 World Cup Chances

Dinesh Karthik is enjoying a great run of form with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. While playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the right-handed batter has so far scored 210 runs in seven games with his highest score being 66 not out against Delhi Capitals and this knock had come when RCB were in a tough spot. Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that Karthik has a strong chance of making it to the T20 World Cup squad, but he admitted that the wicketkeeper-batter will find it tough to make it to the playing XI.

Former Australian cricket board chief Alan Crompton dies

Australian Cricket Board and long-time administrator Alan Crompton has died aged 81. Crompton served as chairman of Australian Cricket Board (now Cricket Australia) from 1992-1995. A Sydney grade cricketer of repute for more than two decades, Crompton also held various posts including the chairman of Cricket New South Wales before his appointment as head of ACB.

ICC appoints Pakistan's Wasim Khan as its General Manager - Cricket

ICC on Friday appointed Wasim Khan, the former chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board, as its General Manager - Cricket to succeed Geoff Allardice. Khan, who will take up his post next month, was also previously the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Chance to Shine. He last held the post of PCB CEO. He will take over from Allardice who spent eight years in the role before being appointed as the ICC CEO.

Eoin Morgan has ‘no interest’ in England Test captaincy job

England's World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan insists he has no designs on succeeding Joe Root as Test skipper.

"It Was Brutal, It Was Beautiful": Brett Lee On "Unforgettable" CSK Duo

Having had a poor start to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, Chennai Super Kings have finally found their footing with two wins in their last three games. The Ravindra Jadeja-led side defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 22 by 23 runs, followed by a defeat to Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 29 by three wickets. The defending champions bounced back to winning ways with a thrilling victory against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 33 on Wednesday as MS Dhoni hit the match-winning four to seal the game for CSK on the final delivery. Against MI, Chennai had to rely on the individual brilliance of Mukesh Choudhary in the bowling department. The pacer accounted for the crucial dismissals of Rohit Sharma (0), Ishan Kishan (0) and Dewald Brevis (4). Meanwhile, MS Dhoni produced a match-winning knock of 28 runs off 13 balls as CSK won by three wickets. Against RCB too, CSK had to rely on individual brilliance, particularly from the pair of Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa, who were also on the receiving end of plenty of praise from Brett Lee.

IPL 2022: Shane Watson Reveals His Reaction On Watching MS Dhoni's Match-Winning Knock During MI vs CSK Match

Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson hailed MS Dhoni after the veteran wicketkeeper-batter guided Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Thursday. Chasing a total of 156, CSK needed 42 runs in the last three overs, but Dhoni kept his composure and took his team to victory. The former CSK skipper remained unbeaten on 28 off 18 balls, scoring 16 runs in the last over, which was bowled by Jaydev Unadkat.

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"Ahead Of Everyone Including Rishabh Pant": Harbhajan Singh's Choice For India's Finisher Role In T20 World Cup

IPL 2022, DC vs RR Live Updates: Jos Buttler Hits 3rd Ton Of The Season, Rajasthan Royals On The Charge

"He's Banging On That Door": Ravi Shastri On Dinesh Karthik's T20 World Cup Chances

Former Australian cricket board chief Alan Crompton dies

ICC appoints Pakistan's Wasim Khan as its General Manager - Cricket

Eoin Morgan has ‘no interest’ in England Test captaincy job

"It Was Brutal, It Was Beautiful": Brett Lee On "Unforgettable" CSK Duo

IPL 2022: Shane Watson Reveals His Reaction On Watching MS Dhoni's Match-Winning Knock During MI vs CSK Match