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Sachin Tendulkar Hit Me And Said "Tujhe Kishore Kumar Bana Dunga": Virender Sehwag Recounts Epic Tale

Having idolised him as a youngster, former India batter Virender Sehwag formed an excellent opening partnership with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Both Sehwag and Tendulkar played a crucial role in India's World Cup triumph on home soil in 2011. Over the years, both Sehwag and Tendulkar have shared plenty of anecdotes from their time together on and off the field. In a video shared on Twitter, Sehwag has now shared another interesting tale, involving Tendulkar.

"India Player Already": Ravi Shastri Bats For This IPL Star's Selection

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was all praise for Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Tilak Varma and said that he would be very surprised if the youngster did not play for the country in the next six to eight months. On Tuesday, Tilak scored a crucial 41 off 29 balls and shared a 68-run stand with skipper Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians registered their first win of the season after beating the Delhi Capitals. Shastri was impressed with Tilak's perforamances in IPL 2023, saying that the 20-year-old looks like a "India player already".

Suryakumar Yadav Continues To Lead ICC T20 Batter Rankings

He might be going through a lean patch in the ongoing Indian Premier League but Suryakumar Yadav continued to top the ICC Men's T20I Batter Rankings released on Wednesday. Suryakumar is leading the chart with 906 rating points ahead of Pakistan duo of Mohammed Rizwan (811 points) and skipper Babar Azam (755), South Africa's Aiden Markram (748) and Devon Conway of New Zealand (745). Virat Kohli remained static at the 15th spot.

"It's Their Turn": Javed Miandad's Sharp Take On India's Asia Cup Refusal

Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Javed Miandad has weighed in on the controversy surrounding India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup citing security concerns. While the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) have made their stance clear in the matter, reports claimed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also threatened to pull out of the World Cup in India. However, nothing concrete has emerged till now. A new report claimed that Pakistan could end up playing their World Cup matches in Kolkata and Chennai according to a source close to the developments.

'Ridiculous, Frustrating, Unreal...': Ravi Shastri Fumes Over Indian Pacers Getting Injured Too Often

Former Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri has lashed out at the Indian pacers for getting injured too often. It is worth noting that the Indian pace department has been constantly dealing with the injuries to players. Some star pacers like Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah have been struggling to recover properly. Shastri pointed out that recurring injuries to fast bowlers is frustrating for both -- the BCCI and the franchises. He added that the pacers need to make sure that they recover properly before making a comeback.

Pakistan Would Like To Play Most Of Its World Cup Games In Two Indian Cities, Says Report. It's Kolkata And...

The Pakistan cricket team would prefer playing bulk of its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Chennai and Kolkata -- the two venues where the team has felt safe during its earlier tours, according to ICC sources. The World Cup will start tentatively on October 5, with 46 matches, including final set to be played across 12 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Delhi, Indore, Mohali, Guwahati and Hyderabad. It is understood that discussions are currently on at the ICC level as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bigwigs are in talks with a top level ICC executive on the issue, which still remains a sensitive one.

Pakistan Could Lose USD 3 Million If It Skips Asia Cup: Najam Sethi, Cricket Board Chief

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has said that it stands to lose around USD 3 million in revenues from the tournament if the country refuses to play in the Asia Cup this year. Sethi said that Pakistan was willing to bear this loss of revenue as it was "a matter of principle" as far as the hosting rights of the Asia Cup are concerned. "We have made it very clear that unless the Asia Cup is held on a hybrid model like we have proposed, that is India playing its matches at an offshore venue and Pakistan hosting the remaining games at home we will not accept any other schedule and neither play," he said.

Can Shubman Gill Break Virat Kohli's IPL Record? Ravi Shastri Gives Massive Verdict

Former India coach Ravi Shastri has put his money on Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill to break Virat Kohli's seemingly impregnable record of amassing most runs -- 973 -- in a single season of Indian Premier League. In the 2016 season of the league, then India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Kohli accumulated nearly 1000 runs at an average of 81.08 and a strike rat of over 152. During the course of the league, Kohli had smashed four hundreds and seven fifties.

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Sachin Tendulkar Hit Me And Said "Tujhe Kishore Kumar Bana Dunga": Virender Sehwag Recounts Epic Tale

"India Player Already": Ravi Shastri Bats For This IPL Star's Selection

Suryakumar Yadav Continues To Lead ICC T20 Batter Rankings

"It's Their Turn": Javed Miandad's Sharp Take On India's Asia Cup Refusal

'Ridiculous, Frustrating, Unreal...': Ravi Shastri Fumes Over Indian Pacers Getting Injured Too Often

Pakistan Would Like To Play Most Of Its World Cup Games In Two Indian Cities, Says Report. It's Kolkata And...

Pakistan Could Lose USD 3 Million If It Skips Asia Cup: Najam Sethi, Cricket Board Chief

Can Shubman Gill Break Virat Kohli's IPL Record? Ravi Shastri Gives Massive Verdict