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Rohit Sharma will be my choice for captaincy in next two T20 WCs: Gavaskar
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"I think Rohit Sharma for the next two World Cups. You could say they (World Cups) are back-to-back, one starting in a month and another exactly a year from now. So clearly, yes, you don't want to change too many captains at this particular stage. Rohit Sharma would definitely be my choice for captaincy of the Indian team for both these T20 World Cups," said Gavaskar on 'Cricket Connected' show on Star Sports.
Harder to hit spinners than fast bowlers in Sharjah: Karthik after KKR's win  
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In a low-scoring match, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fifth win in the tournament, and third in the UAE, as they defeated Delhi Capital by three wickets chasing 127 on a difficult track. Nitish Rana's unbeaten 36 and Sunil Narine's 21-run cameo down the order enabled the two-time champions notch up two points at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to take their tally to 10 points from 11 games.
Not in the best possible place, but squad ready to fight: Rohit Sharma
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On Tuesday, a clinical show by bowlers along with an unbeaten 40 from Hardik Pandya helped five-time champions Mumbai Indians seal a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. This was Mumbai's first win in the UAE leg of the tournament and places the defending champions at fifth place in the points table, thereby keeping their playoffs hopes alive.
Players like Suryakumar, I shan Kishan resting on past laurels: Lara
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Though Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Suryakumar's poor run continued, and with Ishan Kishan too being dropped due to performance-related issues, Lara came down heavily on both the cricketers for not showing the right intent.
After capturing Himalayas, ITBP bikers head towards Delhi
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Embarked on August 27 from Gogra along Indo-China border, the bikers crossed one of the highest motorable mountain passes, the Marsimik la. The team crossed seven mountain passes en route till Kullu in Himachal Pradesh.
Belief inside dressing room our biggest asset: MI's Pollard after win over PBKS
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The West Indian, who played a key role in the five-time champions' morale-boosting six-wicket victory on Tuesday against Punjab Kings after being down in the dumps following three successive defeats, when asked what is the mindset of the teams when there are must-win games, said, "I don't know if I can put it on record, but we don't actually plan for it to be like this because obviously there is a lot of pressure on us as cricketers to win all the games at the back end.
Appointing Dhoni as mentor is not to undermine anybody: BCCI  
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The two-time World Cup-winning skipper was named as the mentor for team India for the T20 World Cup, on the heels of the team announcement by the BCCI.
Last two IPL 2021 league games to be played concurrently: BCCI  
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This means that the afternoon match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi will be shifted to the evening slot of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in Dubai. Both matches will be played simultaneously at 7:30pm IST (6pm UAE time).
IPL 2021: Ashwin gets into heated argument with Southee and Morgan  
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KKR seamer Tim Southee dismissed Ashwin on the first ball of the 20th over during the Capita's' innings; Ashwin was caught at the deep backward square and as he was walking by the pitch, the Kiwi pacer had some words to say to him.
IPL 2021: Bowlers, Pandya power Mumbai to six-wicket win over Punjab  
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Chasing 136, Mumbai were given a double jolt in the fourth over when Ravi Bishnoi took out Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav on successive deliveries. While Sharma miscued a slog-sweep to mid-on, Yadav failed to read the googly and was bowled through the gate.
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