Indian cricket team

It's ruthless business for me on the field; Nehra gets the best out of me: Hardik Pandya
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"I and my brother (Krunal) were having a chat before we signed anything. I said, someone who can understand me and know me as a person and kind of get the best out of me would be Ashish Nehra. So for me, playing and spending so much time with him is always fun and I've always enjoyed his company no matter what.
It will take some time for the feeling of getting selected in India squad to set in: Arshdeep
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The 23-year-old Arshdeep finished the IPL 2022 season with 10 wickets from 14 matches, with his best being 3/37, and an economy rate of 7.70. He was rewarded for his consistent performance in the domestic season and the IPL by being included in the squad to face the Proteas in the five-match series beginning in New Delhi on June 9.
Legends demand Umran, Arshdeep's inclusion in T20I squad for SA series
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With India set to play South Africa in five T20Is from June 9-19 as the road to the T20 World Cup in Australia begins, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Harbhajan Singh and Ravi Shastri have called for inclusions of tearaway right-arm pacer Umran Malik and left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh to be in the squad.
Yuvraj Singh feels India didn't plan well for 2019 World Cup
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Citing the swap between Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant for the number four position, Yuvraj pointed out that India could have done better in the tournament if they had an experienced batter at that spot in the batting order. In the run-up to the mega event, India's lack of stability in the middle order, especially at number four slot, was highlighted as one of the major concern areas with experienced batter Ambati Rayudu dropped from the 15-member squad.
India further cement lead at the top in ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
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India are now on 270 points, while the second-placed England have logged 265 points. Pakistam South Africa and Australia are the tied, fourth and fifth-placed teams with 261, 253 and 251 points, respectively. India have been in sublime form in the format, following their disappointment at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, where they failed to make the semifinals.
Pujara becomes second Indian after Azhar to make two double hundreds in county cricket
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Dickson completed his century just before the close, off 137 balls, while Lees finished with 50 not out, according to sussexcricket.co.uk. Earlier, Sussex had continued to dominate their fixture against one of the favourites for promotion as their overseas stars Pujara and Mohammad Rizwan put on 154 for the sixth wicket.
Kohli, Pujara lead wishes as KL Rahul celebrates his 30th birthday
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Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Instagram story shared a picture of him with KL Rahul to extend the birthday wishes for the LSG captain Mumbai Indians star batter Suryakumar Yadav also shared a picture with KL Rahul to wish the "kindest" a very happy birthday. "Happy Birthday to one of the kindest,@klrahul11. Wish you all the success and happiness, brother Looking forward to many more partnerships with you," Suryakumar Yadav tweeted.
India to play Derbyshire, Northamptonshire in T20 tour matches on England trip
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The first T20 tour match between India and Derbyshire at The Incora County Ground for July 1 is scheduled for a 7pm local time start (11:30pm IST). "The number-one ranked T20 side in the world will continue their ICC Twenty20 World Cup preparations against a Derbyshire side, which includes the likes of Pakistan international, Shan Masood, and former Sri Lanka fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal," said a statement by Derbyshire on Friday.
IPL 2022: We could have batted better in middle overs, says Pant after loss against Gujarat
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Delhi Capitals were chasing a target of 172, very close to the score they chased against five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their opening match of IPL 2022. While on that occasion, they managed to successfully overhaul the target of 178, on Saturday they failed to score 172 and lost by 14 runs. It was the second consecutive win for Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat in the ongoing season. Pant said it was a chaseable total according to the condition at the stadium in Pune.
I remember the pressure of walking in to bat in 2011 WC final: Kohli talks about that historic night
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Chasing Sri Lanka's 274 in the D/N game, Sehwag went for a duck, while Tendulkar could only manage 18 before he was caught by wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara off Lasith Malinga. In walked Kohli, steadying the innings along with Gautam Gambhir (97) with 35 off 49 deliveries. Thanks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 91, Indian scored the required runs for the loss of four wickets with 10 balls to spare to lift the trophy.
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