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T20 World Cup: Pant replaces Karthik as India win toss, elect to bat first against Zimbabwe
Rishabh Pant, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, will be making his first appearance in the ongoing tournament. "Rishabh is the only guy (from the batting group) who hasn't played a single game, including the practice games. We wanted to give him a game before the semi-finals," said Rohit on getting him in place of Karthik.
Unique birthday tribute paid to Virat Kohli with a 20ft mural of his face
"Virat Kohli is a modern-day cricket legend and has a special place in the fans' hearts. He is an inspiration to not only a legion of fans but even the professionals associated with the game. It was our endeavour to bring them all together and make it a special birthday celebration for one of the most complete batsmen of this era," said Abhishek Ganguly, Managing Director, PUMA India and Southeast Asia.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni moves Madras High Court for contempt proceedings against IPS officer
The plea was listed for hearing on Friday. However, it was not taken up for hearing till the end of the day. Dhoni had filed a civil suit in 2014 in restraining Kumar who was then Inspector General of Police from making any comments against him or connecting him with the match-fixing allegations.
T20 World Cup: Green signal to express himself fearlessly behind Suryakumar's ascent to top of T20I rankings
Suryakumar Yadav capped off a tremendous period of dominance on Wednesday when he overtook Pakistan wicketkeeper-opener Mohammad Rizwan to become just the second India player to hold the No.1 spot in Men's Player Rankings for T20I batters.
T20 World Cup: My focus was always on consistency, says Arshdeep Singh
But after rain changed Bangladesh's target to 151 in 16 overs, Arshdeep landed the killer blow on the side's chances of making an upset win. In the 12th over, he took out Afif Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan by having them caught in the deep in a bid to go for the big shots.
'I don't know how he does it': Ross Taylor in awe of Suryakumar Yadav's batting
Suryakumar climbed to top spot in the men's batting rankings on Wednesday after just 37 T20Is. The right-handed batter averaged 40.65 at an incredible strike rate of 177 on his way to the No.1 ranking, but has generally shone brightest when batting at number four for India in 21 of those T20Is.
T20 World Cup: If Rahul bats the way he can, puts the team in a different position, says Rohit Sharma
Rahul also shared a 67-run stand off 37 balls for the second wicket with Virat Kohli, who continued his sizzling touch in the tournament by hitting eight fours and a six at a strike-rate of 145.45 to be unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls, his third fifty in the tournament and also made him the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cups.
T20 World Cup: India jump to top of Group 2 table with tense five-run win over Bangladesh
After fifties from KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (64 not out) took India to a massive 184/6 in 20 overs, Bangladesh seemed to be cruising to the target with Das making a stunning 27-ball 60 as they reached 66 for no loss in the first seven overs. But rain changed the equation to 151 in 16 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav surges to No. 1 in latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings
Suryakumar Yadav's 51 not out off 25 balls against the Netherlands in Sydney and a gallant 68 off 40 against South Africa in Perth have helped him overtake New Zealand's Devon Conway and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, who had held the top spot since September 4 this year.
T20 World Cup: Tournament shown us you can't take any team lightly, admits Dravid ahead of Bangladesh challenge
The chance of not being complacent at all, especially against Bangladesh, is something Dravid himself knows a thing or two about. In the 2007 ODI World Cup in the West Indies, when Dravid was the captain of the Indian team, Bangladesh had stunned India by five wickets in the Group B match at Trinidad.
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