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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar weighed in on a specific ODI rule which he thinks changes the balance of the game and puts more pressure on the bowlers. Talking to news18.com, Sachin was quite vocal against the rule of two new balls being used in an ODI which he thinks, eventually makes it harder for the bowlers to bring in reverse swing.
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The Indian cricket team will face a tough challenge when they take on West Indies in the first ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian side after being away due to injury issues. The presence of Virat Kohli only as a batter will also garner quite a headline as India usher into a new era with an eye on the 50-over Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. West Indies, on the other hand, have in their arsenal to get under the skin of the Indian players and pull off upsets.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are just 94 runs short of a milestone as a pair ahead of India's ODI series against West Indies starting Sunday. The duo is eighth in the list of pairs with the highest partnership runs in ODIs with their 4906 runs and needs just 94 runs more to become the eighth pair to complete 5000 partnership runs in the 50-over format. This elite list is led by Team India greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who put together 8227 runs in 176 innings at an average of 47.55 runs.
Cricket Australia on Saturday confirmed that Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the interim head coach of the senior men's team. This came after Justin Langer decided to resign as the head coach. "Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release. The contract extension offered to Langer was the result of a thorough review process that evaluated many factors including future requirements of the team and the upcoming extensive schedule of fixtures.
Virat Kohli has not scored a century in over two years in any format of the game, but it's not like the former India captain has been woefully out of form. He has just been unable to kick on and reach the three figures mark. Virat Kohli's last century came in 2019, and despite not scoring a century in 2020 and 2021, he averaged over 35 (in all formats combined). The year 2022 has started well for the ex-India skipper. In 4 matches (all formats), he has scored 224 runs at an average of 44.80 and with the responsibility of captaining the team off his shoulders now, surely, it's a matter of time that Kohli reaches the magical three-figure mark.
Justin Langer on Saturday made a shock announcement that he is stepping down as the head coach of the Australian men's cricket team. Langer, whose contract was about to expire later this year, was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which he rejected, according to Cricket Australia. This comes after the former Test specialist guided Australia to their maiden T20 World Cup title and a recent 4-0 drubbing of arch-rivals England in the Ashes. Following the announcement, the cricketing fraternity took to Twitter and shared their thoughts on Langer's resignation.
Australian men's cricket coach Justin Langer announced his surprise resignation Saturday, just weeks after trouncing archrivals England in a lopsided Ashes series and months after winning the T20 World Cup.