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Now, veteran England fast bowler James Anderson recalled the exchange of words between Kohli and Bairstow, saying one should avoid provoking the right-handed batter. "Jonny was 80 not out and Virat had been going at him and sledging him a lot. I don't know if you saw the strike-rate difference? His strike-rate was about 20 before Virat started sledging him and about 150 after.

With the bat, coming at number five, Pandya slammed his maiden T20I fifty, 51 off 33 balls, laced with six fours and a six as India reached 198/8. With his right-arm pace, Pandya took 4/33 in his allotted four overs, troubling the batters with hard lengths, used seam-up deliveries in between to rattle England's explosive batting order.

Siraj was the most destructive of the five bowlers India employed against England in the first innings on Sunday, as the 28-year-old RCB bowler snared four wickets in the 11.3 overs he bowled to help the tourists restrict the Ben Stokes-led side to 284. He took the prized wicket of Joe Root, and then wiped out the England tail, comprising Sam Billings, Stuart Broad and Matthew Potts.

Buttler was recently made captain of the England white-ball side after long-serving skipper Eoin Morgan quit international cricket. Several former cricketers have been rally for Buttler to be included as Test opener in the Ben Stokes-led side even as he continues to lead in limited-overs cricket. England's two big limited-overs assignments will come in the form of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia this year and the 50-over World Cup.

In India's memorable 157-run win over England at The Oval last year to take a 2-1 lead in the series, Thakur had a telling impact in all four innings of the match. In the first innings, he blasted a 36-ball 57 to take India from 127/7 to 191. When England came out to bat, Thakur took out a determined Ollie Pope though the hosts' had a big lead

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The Pakistan skipper is currently rated as the No.1 batter in T20Is and ODIs and recently suggested he was keen to try and claim top billing in all three formats of the game. There was little change within the latest T20I rankings released on Wednesday, with India left-hander Ishan Kishan dropping one place inside the top-10 to seventh on the list for batters.

Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh and has several pro leagues and national tournaments. India has the 10 biggest Kabaddi stadiums in the Pro Kabaddi League and frequently hosts the national tournaments and international ones with surrounding Asian countries.

Taking into account the way Pandya led Gujarat Titans throughout IPL 2022, former India star Sanjay Manjrekar sees shades of former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his leadership. In the final, Pandya claimed the best figures of his IPL career so far, taking 3/17 in four overs to help restrict Rajasthan Royals to 130/9 in 20 overs. He did well with the bat too, scoring 34 off 30 balls as the Titans successfully chased.

With four explosive centuries, most fours and most sixes and the Orange Cap to his name, Buttler capped off his most successful run in the IPL. But more than his run-scoring, it was his ability to switch gears and step out of his comfort zone that showcased the other side of his batting personality.