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T20 World Cup: What makes Rohit Sharma an irresistible force in the T20 format

This could be Rohit Sharma's last T20 WC. TOI traces his journey and what makes the man - the only one besides Shakib Al Hasan to play in all 8 editions of the event - such an irresistible force in the formatApril 2007. Fans were still trying to come to terms with the cricket team's early elimination from the ODI World Cup in West Indies. Only a year before, the BCCI had reluctantly agreed to send a team to the T20 World Cup, to be held in South Africa in 2007, in exchange of getting the joint hosting rights for the 2011 ODI World Cup with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. For that they needed to put a team together and name 30 probables by June. They staged an event named Interstate T20 tournament to create a player pool. There was no TV coverage and entry to stadiums was free.

India, Saudi Arabia Emerge As Final Bidders For Hosting 2027 AFC Asian Cup

India and Saudi Arabia have emerged as two final bidders to host the 2027 edition of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. Qatar, who are the current Asian champions were interested to host the 2027 Asian Cup, but had to drop out after it was announced as hosts for the 2023 edition. China was to host the 2023 Asian Cup but they announced their withdrawal, forcing AFC to look for a new host.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Babar Azam Bat Side-By-Side; Gear Up For T20 World Cup 2022

The anticipation for the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan is building rapidly. The two teams are to square off on October 23 in what would be their opening match in the tournament. Ahead of the big match, the talismans of the two teams -- Babar Azam and Virat Kohli -- were spotted batting side-by-side in the nets. The moment was a unique one for fans on social media as two of the greatest batters of the modern generation were spotted showing their skills parallely.

India vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

India take on New Zealand in a T20 World Cup warm-up match at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. This is the Rohit Sharma-led side's last game ahead of the T20 World Cup. Before this India had played another warm-up game against Australia which they won by six runs. KL Rahul (57 off 33) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 off 33) smashed entertaining half-centuries to power India to 186 for seven after Australia opted to bowl at the Gabba. Needing 16 runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand, Australia were on course for a comfortable win before Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel and Virat Kohli the fielder scripted a turnaround for India. India play Pakistan in their first match in Melbourne on Sunday.