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"Love Him, Want To Marry" Babar Azam: Former PCB Chief Ramiz Raja Breaks Internet With On-Air Comment. Watch

Babar Azam is to Pakistan cricket what Virat Kohli is to India. He is easily Pakistan's most talked about cricketer in recent times. His top rankings in ICC charts justifies his popularity. With the World Cup fast approaching, Babar Azam's form will be closely watched. The Pakistan captain is currently featuring in the Lanka Premier League 2023. He has been in great form for Colombo Strikers. He recently hit a match-winning hundred which made him only the second player after Chris Gayle to hit 10 T20 centuries.

"They Use This Strategy...": Ravichandran Ashwin On Rivals Calling India Favourites For World Cup

It is quite common for experts and cricketers to hail the Indian cricket team as ‘favourites' ahead of any major International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament. The situation is not much different with the ICC World Cup 2023 just around the corner and considering the fact that India are the hosts this time, it comes as no surprise that most people are counting them as major title contenders. However, veteran India skipper Ravichandran Ashwin had a rather interesting point to make regarding the ‘favourites' tag. He believes that it is a tactic used by cricketers around the world to reduce the pressure on themselves and put the Indian team under the spotlight.

Rohit Sharma Reacts To Tilak Varma's Adorable Gesture For India Skipper's Daughter

Tilak Varma was one of the few bright spots for India in the second T20I against West Indies on Sunday. He scored his maiden international half-century during the second T20I match between India and West Indies, where the visitors faced a defeat by two wickets. Opting to bat first, Team India could only post a total of 152/7 in 20 overs and West Indies bowlers brilliantly dominated them. Later, the hosts chased down the target in just 18.5 overs with Nicholas Pooran scoring 67 runs.

"To Limit Chahal, Kuldeep, Bishnoi...": WI Skipper Reveals Secret Behind 2-0 Lead

West Indies continued to surprise the cricket world, securing another impressive victory over the Indian team in the 2nd T20I on Sunday. Hardik Pandya's men continue to remain second-best in the T20I series. While there remain multiple concerns for the Indian team, especially among batters, the manner in which the West Indies team countered India's spinners was also impressive. In fact, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell admitted after the match that there was a deliberate plan from his players to counter the spin threat posed by Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravi Bishnoi in the series so far.

'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

India head coach Rahul Dravid has seen many questions being raised over his position in the team, especially in T20Is. Even when India made a plethora of changes in the ODI series against West Indies, Dravid had found himself in the line of fire. After the Indian team lost the first two T20Is against West Indies, Hardik's captaincy credentials also came into the line of fire. The expectations from Hardik are to repeat the sort of success he has had with the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. But, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria feels the Hardik needs someone like Ashish Nehra to do that, and not Rahul Dravid.

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif asserted on Monday that the Indian team has the capability to win the World Cup at home this year and it should not be judged on the basis of two T20I losses in the West Indies. India, after winning the two-Test series and ODIs in the Caribbean, are trailing 0-2 in the five-match T20I series, leading to criticism over the side's preparations ahead of two major competitions -- the Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the ODI World Cup at home. However, Kaif said at a function here that the fears of India under-performing in the World Cup were unfounded, although he indicated that pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah will have to be fully fit for the hosts to end the title drought.

India's Predicted XI vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Will Sanju Samson Make Way For Yashasvi Jaiswal?

After facing two back-to-back defeats in the ongoing five-match series, Team India will be taking on West Indies in the third T20I match on Tuesday. India will need to bat with the fearlessness they often talk about as they look to avoid a series defeat. The slow pitches on offer have not been the best for batting but as skipper Hardik Pandya pointed out after the loss on Sunday, India should have a found way to score additional 10-20 runs.

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Response To Fan's 'Pakistan Query' Leaves Wife Ritika Sajdeh In Splits

India skipper Rohit Sharma left everyone utterly impressed with his hilarious response to a fan's query during an event in USA. The 36-year-old batter recently featured in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which India clinched with 2-1 score-line. To groom young players and to try different combinations ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup, Rohit benched himself in the second and third ODI matches. As Team India is currently facing West Indies in the T20I series, the skipper is on a short vacation with his wife Ritika Sajdeh.

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"Love Him, Want To Marry" Babar Azam: Former PCB Chief Ramiz Raja Breaks Internet With On-Air Comment. Watch

"They Use This Strategy...": Ravichandran Ashwin On Rivals Calling India Favourites For World Cup

Rohit Sharma Reacts To Tilak Varma's Adorable Gesture For India Skipper's Daughter

"To Limit Chahal, Kuldeep, Bishnoi...": WI Skipper Reveals Secret Behind 2-0 Lead

'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

India's Predicted XI vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Will Sanju Samson Make Way For Yashasvi Jaiswal?

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Response To Fan's 'Pakistan Query' Leaves Wife Ritika Sajdeh In Splits