Indian cricket team
Opportunity for Arshdeep, Avesh, Bishnoi and Hooda to stake claim for T20 World Cup berths
The Indian cricket board on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup with stalwarts such as Virat Kohli and opener KL Rahul making a comeback even as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have missed out due to back and rib injury, respectively.
Kohli, Rahul return; Bumrah out of Asia Cup due to injury
But pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will not be a part of the competition due to back injury. Harshal Patel also misses out due to a rib injury. Bumrah did not tour West Indies after the trip to England ended on July 17 and was rested from the upcoming ODI series in Zimbabwe. "Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection owing to injuries.
Will be more than happy to do that: Hardik Pandya on full-time leadership role in future
"Yeah! why not? If I get an opportunity in the future, I'll be more than happy to do that, but right now we have the World Cup, and we have the Asia Cup (starting from August 27). We're going to focus on that and make sure as a team what we're doing, we continue (with that) and make sure that all the skillsets, which we are learning we can keep getting better at it, and at the same point of time enjoy the game as well."
CWG 2022, Cricket: India clinch silver medal after losing to Australia by nine runs
Shafali Verma began by smashing Megan Schutt for a brace of boundaries in the 12-run opening over. But in the next over, Smriti Mandhana's shuffle caused her downfall as Darcie Brown uprooted her leg-stump. Shafali was then dropped at cover off Ashleigh Gardner at the start of third over. But on the fourth ball, she miscued again and was caught at mid-on. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur took time to settle in before taking three boundaries off Darcie in the final over of powerplay.
Bishnoi, Axar, Kuldeep share all ten wickets as India seal 4-1 series victory
Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav shared three apiece to bowl West Indies out for 100 and give India a thumping 88-run win. It was the first instance of spinners taking all 10 wickets in a men's T20I innings. There have been seven other instances of spinners taking as many as nine wickets in a men's T20I innings with the latest occurrence coming in Austria's T20I against Hungary in June, 2022. It also occurred in the T20 World Cup last year when Afghanistan spinners took nine wickets against Scotland.
Trying to give as much freedom and clarity to players about new aggressive batting approach: Rohit Sharma
The India captain Rohit Sharma spoke about how the squad is preparing mentally and physically for the upcoming challenges of the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup with the emphasis on complete transparency and giving players a clear message.
Howzat! Three Arshdeeps on the field in T20I match against West Indies
Apparently the lanky India pace bowler landed in St. Kitts from Trinidad with more than a handful of his jerseys, even as the luggage of several other teammates got delayed. Arshdeep had to part with a couple of his jerseys, which saw Suryakumar Yadav wearing the left-arm pacer's shirt when he came out to bat. Later pacer Avesh Singh too came out wearing the jersey bearing Arshdeep's name.
Race to WTC final: India have an uphill task but a turnaround is quite possible
On Tuesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave a lowdown on what all the Test-playing nations need to do to secure a WTC final spot and India seem to be staring at an uphill task. Winning just four of their first nine matches in the cycle, losing three points due to over rate infringements, and watching Virat Kohli hand in his resignation, India's start to WTC23 has left a lot to be desired.
We are trying something and these losses can happen: Rohit Sharma after defeat to West Indies
West Indies left-arm pace bowler Obed McCoy produced one of the most impactful bowling performances in T20I history as he demolished India for 138 to guide the hosts to a series-levelling five-wicket win at the Warner Park on Tuesday (IST).
Shikhar to lead India in ODIs on Zimbabwe tour; Chahar, Sundar return, Tripathi called up
The 36-year old Dhawan, who had also led India recently and guided them to a 3-0 series whitewash in West Indies, will captain once again in absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for Zimbabwe ODI's. Apart from Rohit, most of the regular ODI members -- Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Shami -- have also been given rest.
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