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T20 World Cup: Kohli's ability to find boundaries at will in second half of the innings impresses Kumble
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In his first 24 balls, Kohli made just 15 runs, with no boundaries against his name. But in his last 29 balls, Kohli opened up by soaking the pressure and then exploded by smacking a jaw-dropping 67 runs to re-iterate his status of being one of the finest chasers in white-ball cricket.
T20 World Cup: 'If eagle does not fly for two days, sky does not belong to pigeons' - Kohli's masterclass hailed on social media
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Kohli, along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya added 113 runs for the fifth wicket after a difficult start for the side with the team being 31/4 after six overs. After the right-left fast-bowling duo of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh picked three wickets each to restrict Pakistan to 159/8 in their 20 overs, Kohli along with Hardik Pandya (40) shared a match-winning fifth wicket stand of 113 off 77 deliveries.
Tennis star Simona Halep suspended for doping with a prohibited substance
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"Today begins the hardest match of my life: a fight for the truth. I have been notified that I have tested positive for a substance called Roxadustat in an extremely low quantity, which came as the biggest shock of my life," Simona Halep informed in a statement on her social media handles.
Men's T20 World Cup: Eleven-year-old Drushil impresses Rohit, bowls to him in nets
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Drushil - one of the many kids, who were present at the WACA ground for their morning session, impressed everyone with his smooth bowling action after the Indian team arrived for its afternoon practice session. After getting impressed and realising his potential, India skipper Rohit invited Drushil to bowl at him in the nets.
Important to execute plans for the team to register more wins, says Neha Goyal
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"The Women's Nations Cup 2022 will see us play some good teams and it will provide us with game time, for which there is no substitute. We have been doing well against big teams consistently in recent years and in Spain, we will aim to do more of the same," said Neha on Friday.
David Warner shaping up nicely for T20 World Cup; smashes 75 and leaves Finch pleased
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Finch said following Warner's 41-ball pyrotechnics that the opening batter made the difference in the 31-run victory, which helped Australia make a clean sweep of the two-match series. Batting first, Australia scored a competitive 178/7 with Warner and middle-order batter Tim David (42) guiding them to a fighting total. Young Cameron Green failed to fire, being dismissed for just one run.
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Green could be 'vulnerable', CA should manage his workload: Pat Cummins
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The Australian pace spearhead also said that the 23-year-old Green, who slammed two half centuries coming at the top of the order against India in the recently concluded T20I series, could be "vulnerable" to injuries if his workload is not managed properly. "Even the last couple of summers, it's one of my first kind of thoughts whenever I bowl him is: we don't want to burn him, he's young, he's vulnerable," Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "Now he's in and around three formats, it becomes even more important."
Mohammed Shami tests negative for Covid-19
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"Negative," Mohammed Shami wrote on his Instagram account along with a picture of his Covid-19 test report. The development comes hours after the BCCI named veteran pacer Umesh Yadav as his replacement for the three-match T20I series against South Africa, beginning on Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram.
I still want to play highest level of tennis; Federer's retirement is a sad moment: Djokovic
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The Serbian has seen his ATP ranking nosedive from No. 1 to No.7 this year due to the 35-year-old missing the two majors, and the Wimbledon -- which Djokovic won defeating Australia's Nick Kyrgios -- being stripped of ATP and WTA ranking points for not allowing Russian and Belarusian players from competing this year.
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