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IND vs BAN Under-19 World Cup, Live Updates: Bangladesh skipper Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby won the toss and opted to field against in their first Group A match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Saturday in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Led by Uday Saharan, Team India will aim to begin their campaign on a winning note.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has suggested that Yashasvi Jaiswal is slightly ahead of Shubman Gill in the pecking order as captain Rohit Sharma's partner at the top in T20Is. Since making his debut last year, Jaiswal has been in stunning form in the shortest format of the game. Gill's form, on the other hand, has dipped since the ODI World Cup last year in India. With the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held later this year, Chopra feels Jaiswal will open the innings with Rohit during the tournament.
Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been impressed by Shivam Dube's emergence, backing him for a place in the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. During the recently-concluded T20I series against Afghanistan, Dube smashed half-centuries in back-to-back games to help India sweep the bilateral 3-0. He was also impressive with the bowl, despite taking just two wickets. Impressed with Dube's performance in the series, Ashwin feels the all-rounder can make a difference at the T20 World Cup in West Indies, where the conditions are similar to that of Chepauk.
The India vs England five-match Test series is set to kick off on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. While England eye to repeat their 2012 heroics wherein they beat India 2-1 in a four-match series on latter's soil, the Rohit Sharma and Co. will aim to continue their 10-year-old unbeaten streak against the Three Lions in Test series at home. As always India's veteran batter Virat Kohli will be in the spotlight among other star players. Ahead of the series, England pacer Ollie Robinson opened up on his on-ground battles with Kohli and added that the India player has got a "big ego".
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar returned to the cricket field once again. The cricketing great featured in the One World One Family Cup -- a charity match -- held at Bengaluru on Thursday. The game also had former star players like Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Yusuf Pathan. Sri Lanka's bowling great Mutthiah Muralitharan was also a part of the contest that had legendary players from other countries too. The 'One World' side was led by Tendulkar while Yuvraj captained the 'One Family' team.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is looking to cash in on the opportunity of lifting the T20 World Cup 2024, after suffering a heartbreak in the final of last year's ODI World Cup against Australia on home soil. India's 12-year wait to get their hands on the coveted World Cup trophy ended on a bitter note as Travis Head's (137) blitz extended Australia's record-breaking tally to six. With the T20 World Cup set to kick off in June, Rohit talked about overcoming the nightmares of the past and seizing the opportunity that lies ahead of them.
India fielding coach T Dilip was all praise for Virat Kohli after the star batter saved some crucial runs in the outfield during the third and final T20I against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Kohli was livewire in the outfield and his role as a fielder was extremely crucial as India edged past Afghanistan after two Super Overs in Bengaluru. Kohli's one-handed leap to deny Afghanistan a six during the intense run-chase was one of the highlights of the match. While speaking in the dressing room after the match, Dilip revealed how Kohli refused to stand in slips, and instead wanted to challenge the youngsters by fielding in "hotspots".
Rinku Singh has certainly left no stone unturned to cement his place into the T20I team of India. Across 15 games and 11 innings in T20Is, Rinku has scored 356 runs at an average of 89 and a strike rate of over 176 with two half-centuries. He has been making a name for himself as a finisher for the national team. While praising the batter for his heroics against Afghanistan in the third T20I match, another India star Ravichandran Ashwin said that Rinku is a left-handed MS Dhoni.