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"He Is Surely In The Contingency Plan": Ravichandran Ashwin On Star India Batter

Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has urged the the national selectors and team management to show faith in a talent like Tilak Varma and include the left-hander in the World Cup squad as he could possibly be the answer to India's middle-order woes with multiple batters still recovering from injuries. Ashwin's comments were also backed by former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, who wouldn't mind seeing Varma in the final 15, provided Shreyas Iyer fails to make the cut. The 20-year-old stylish Hyderabad left-hander has impressed one and all with scores of 39, 50 and 49 not out in three T20I games in the West Indies and not for once looked out of place at the international level.

"Lose Even To Kenya But Not To Pakistan": Anil Kumble On Expectations From Team India In Marquee Clash

Anil Kumble is veteran of many battles. The most successful India bowler in ODIs and Tests has experience that only few cricketers can match in the country. He is also one of the few Indian cricketers to lead as well as coach the national team. Needless to say, Kumble has been part of many India-Pakistan high-octane clashes. He took a historic 10-wicket haul against Pakistan, becoming the second cricketer to reach the mark in an innings. So, when Kumble speaks about India-Pakistan clash, it needs to be taken seriously.

"Khud Ko Ullu Banaya": Suryakumar Yadav's Witty Take On T20I Plan That Got Snubbed

Trailing 0-2 in the five-match series, India defeted West Indies in the third T20I to reduce the deficit, ahead of this weekend's double-header in Lauderhill, California. Chasing a target of 160, the visitors brushed off the early dismissals of openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to win the game by seven wickets. Suryakumar Yadav was the wrecker-in-chief, smashing 83 off just 44 balls, while Tilak Varma maintained his dream run in international cricket, hitting an unbeaten 49 off 37 balls.

ICC Confirms India-Pakistan World Cup Match Shifted To October 14, Eight Other Matches Rescheduled

Team India's ICC ODI World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakistan has been rescheduled to a different date, while details of eight other matches have also been changed. India and Pakistan were initially scheduled to face each other on October 15. However, the match will now be played a day earlier on October 14. Eight other fixture have been resheduled, including India's game against Netherlands, which will now be played on November 12, instead on Novemeber 11.

'Selfless' MS Dhoni's Videos Go Viral After Hardik Pandya's 'Selfish Act' In 3rd T20I vs West Indies

India's captain for the T20I series against West Indies, Hardik Pandya became a trending topic on social media platforms after his 'selfish act' denied Tilak Varma a half-century on Tuesday. Hardik hit a six to win the 3rd T20I for India despite knowing that the non-striker Tilak Varma only needed one run to complete his half-century. As fans slammed Hardik, many videos of the 'selfless' MS Dhoni went viral on the internet as fans recalled how the 'Captain Cool' used to handle such situations.

Shubman Gill Climbs To Career-High No.5 In ICC ODI Rankings, Kuldeep Yadav Enters Top 10

India's star batters Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan were rewarded with new career-high ratings on the ICC ODI Player Rankings list for batters that was updated by the ICC on Wednesday, with Gill improving two places by climbing to fifth. Gill and Kishan were India's most prominent performers with the bat during their recent ODI series victory against West Indies, with the pair gathering 310 runs over the three matches in an outstanding display of top-order batting. Gill climbed two places to the fifth position in the rankings.

Wasim Jaffer Backs This Youngster To Secure Potential Spot In Team India's ODI Set-up

Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has batted for young batter Tilak Varma's inclusion in the ODI side ahead of the Asia Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup later this year, lauding the batter for his maturity and confidence during his debut international series against West Indies. In his debut series in West Indies, Tilak impressed fans with his mature performances on the crease, staying at the crease during difficult situations, taking on bowlers in difficult batting conditions. He has been the top scorer in this WI series, in which India is trailing 2-1. He has scored 139 runs in three matches at an average of 69.50, with one half-century and a strike rate of 139. His best score is 139.

Not Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Or Hardik Pandya! This Star Cricketer Gave Maximum Dope Tests In 2023

While Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma remain the most popular Indian cricketers, it has now come to light that when it came to dope tests this year, another star cricketer was the most tested one in the sport. India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli were not tested during the first five months of 2023. Hardik Pandya, who has been leading the India T20 International side for some time, underwent one test - 'Out Of Competition' (OOC) urine sample in April.

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"He Is Surely In The Contingency Plan": Ravichandran Ashwin On Star India Batter

"Lose Even To Kenya But Not To Pakistan": Anil Kumble On Expectations From Team India In Marquee Clash

"Khud Ko Ullu Banaya": Suryakumar Yadav's Witty Take On T20I Plan That Got Snubbed

ICC Confirms India-Pakistan World Cup Match Shifted To October 14, Eight Other Matches Rescheduled

'Selfless' MS Dhoni's Videos Go Viral After Hardik Pandya's 'Selfish Act' In 3rd T20I vs West Indies

Shubman Gill Climbs To Career-High No.5 In ICC ODI Rankings, Kuldeep Yadav Enters Top 10

Wasim Jaffer Backs This Youngster To Secure Potential Spot In Team India's ODI Set-up

Not Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Or Hardik Pandya! This Star Cricketer Gave Maximum Dope Tests In 2023