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Rohit Sharma Reveals His Favourite Virat Kohli Century In Test Cricket

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Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka on Friday, 4th March. Former India captain Virat Kohli has 27 hundreds and 28 half-centuries in Test cricket before he is set to take the field for the 100th appearance for India in red-ball cricket against Sri Lanka.

Notably, this Test match is also special occasion for Rohit who will lead Team India in red-ball cricket for the first time. He has been appointed as the new India all-format captain after Kohli’s resignation from Test captaincy following the series defeat in South Africa earlier this year. While, Rohit Sharma lavished huge praise on Virat Kohli ahead of his 100th Test match.

Rohit went on to say that Kohli deserves all the credit for making India the top-ranked Test team, and he will try to carry forward the job. “It’s been a brilliant journey for him and a long one since he made his debut. Now to go and play his 100th game, it’s been a wonderful one. He has done exceedingly well in this format, changed so many things in the way team is moving forward, it’s been brilliant to watch that.” Rohit said in the virtual press conference ahead of the Mohali Test.

When asked his favourite Kohli knock, Rohit picked Kohli’s Test hundred in South Africa, back in 2013. “As an individual, my best memory of him is his Test hundred against South Africa in 2013. The pitch we were batting on was very challenging; it had a lot of bounce and a lot of us were playing a Test in South Africa for the first time. He scored a hundred in first innings and 90 odd in the second innings. That hundred for me is his best. Then there is Perth 2018 but 2013 South Africa beats Perth,” Rohit said.

‘Cricket balls are edible…right?’: Fans on Twitter claim Rohit Sharma’s account is hacked

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India skipper Rohit Sharma has tweeted a series of cryptic tweets on Twitter on Tuesday. Fans seem to think that Rohit Sharma’s Twitter account has been hacked after the Indian cricketer had some cryptic tweets on his official account. 

Rohit Sharma posted a couple of tweets that were out of order. While it struck several of his fans as odd, a few other tweets in quick succession made it clear that the Twitter account of the captain of the Indian cricket team was possibly hacked.

“I love coin tosses…especially when they end up in my belly.” This tweet went out from skipper Rohit Sharma account at 11 am on Tuesday.

Three hours later, another funny post appeared and it read: “Bzz….! Did you know? Buzzing beehives make for great boxing bags!”

The third tweet came up two hours after the second one and that one said: Cricket balls are edible…right?”

With the series of strange tweets coming from the skipper account, fans on social media got engaged as they came up with some witty replies. In fact, a majority of the fans were assured of Rohit’s account being hacked. Even Harsha Bhogle reacted to Rohit Sharma’s tweets, saying, “Uh…What? All okay Captain? Can’t make heads or tails of this.” 

Ind vs SL: Virat Kohli Signs Autographs For Young Fans

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Team India will be hosting Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series, starting from March 4 at Mohali. This Test match will be a historic occasion for Team India as ex-captain Virat Kohli is set to complete a huge milestone by playing his 100th Test match.

Virat Kohli has reached Mohali with Team India for the India vs Sri Lanka series being played in the difficult conditions of Bio Bubble. Kohli today joined other players and he has been regularly practising at the Mohali stadium ahead of the big game. Some young fans had gathered outside the entry gate of Mohali cricket stadium to catch a glimpse of their icons. 

However, as soon as he reached the batting nets, he heard young fans, waiting outside an entry gate, asking for his autographs on jerseys. Virat then asked the security guard to collect jerseys of those fans and made sure to give autographs on one or two jerseys before leaving the practice session. Before leaving the nets, he made sure to sign one or two for his young fans. “Paji, ehna to shirts le lo” (Brother, take shirts from them),” said Kohli to the security guard.

“I had never thought that I would get his autograph. He was kind to listen to our request,” said Aslam, a student, who came all the way from Chandigarh on a rented bicycle. “He heard us requesting for an autograph. I was keen on meeting him, but his autograph will work too,” said Sahil, another student.

However, the match is set to be played behind closed doors On Saturday, PCA officials had confirmed that Kohli’s 100th Test match will be behind closed doors as the BCCI won’t be allowing any spectators.

Alia Bhatt Gets Trolled For Choosing Her Favouite Cricketer Between Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli

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India batter Virat Kohli and Team India skipper Rohit Sharma are two of the greatest cricketers of the modern era and their contribution to Indian cricket speaks for themselves. Notably, Cricket has a special connection with Bollywood and these days actress Alia Bhatt is in the headlines and she is also facing trolling on social media.

Alia Bhatt asked about her favourite cricketer as she chose both Kohli and Rohit. In an interview, Alia Bhatt revealed her favourite cricketer between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. She stated that her current favourite is Rohit Sharma but all time favourite is Virat Kohli. However, netizens trolled Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt for giving a diplomatic answer “Rohit Current and Virat All Time Favorite “. Alia said in an interview when asked to choose one between the two.

With this answer of Alia, people started trolling her for her cricket knowledge. Alia was also asked what would she do if she woke up one morning as Virat Kohli? So to this the actress replied that she will take a long break because she has been working for a long time and is working very hard. At the same time, Alia said that if she wakes up one morning as Rohit, then she would not like to give herself a break and would like to stay in the field to be an inspiration for her team.

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Meanwhile, Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th Test when India take on Sri Lanka in Mohali from March 5. This week when India and Sri Lanka take the field at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Kohli will achieve the unique milestone of playing 100 Test matches. So far, Kohli has a stunning record in Test cricket.

Former Indian Captain Sunil Gavaskar warns Rohit Sharma, coach Rahul Dravid, ahead of T20 World Cup

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India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third T20 International to make a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match series on Saturday. Team India recorded 11 consecutive victories in this format.

However,  former captain Sunil Gavaskar has given a warning to coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma. The former player said that Indian bowlers gave away runs at a high economy rate in the final five overs. In a conversation with Star Sports Sunil Gavaskar said that India need to address this issue and cannot afford to concede runs heavily often. He also also praised Sri Lanka team for their hitting ability, especially in the death overs.

The legendary batsman has warned India ahead of the T20 World Cup in mind. Harshal Patel was smashed for 42 runs in two overs while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah conceded 16 and 14 runs respectively as India gave away 78 runs in the death overs.

“It is not a sign of worry but it is something they have got to look at because they cannot afford to have it regularly. One match, it happens that is the nature of the format. There might be partnerships in the last 5-6 overs where you will get 80-90 runs like we saw today,” Gavaskar said in a conversation.

“Shanaka was magnificent today. Even Nissanka, look at that shot against Bumrah, of all the people. It isn’t easy to hit against Bumrah. It is an issue that India cannot afford to sweep under the carpet. They have to worry about the death-over bowlers. Who should be bowling the first 10 and the last 8? These are issues that India need to think about,” Gavaskar added.

Sanju Samson has got talent, has skillset to succeed, said Rohit Sharma

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India and Sri Lanka will play the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday. The victory over West Indies catapulted India to the top of the ICC rankings in T20Is, however Rohit Sharma know that these bilateral series wins will eventually count for nothing if India falter in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia this year.

Meanwhile, in the press conference ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Rohit Sharma was asked about Sanju Samson.  Notably, the BCCI recently announced the squad for the series against Sri Lanka. Sanju Samson who last played during an away series against Sri Lanka in July 2021, has also been added.

“As a team management, we see lot of potential, we see lot of talent and we see lot of match-winning abilities in that individual. I hope we give Sanju Samson that confidence when he gets playing for us, and whenever he gets an opportunity I hope he understands that and definitely he is under consideration, which is why he is part of this team “.Captain Rohit Sharma said in the press conference .

“His back-foot play is superb, some of the shots you must have seen during the IPL, the pick-up pull, the cut shots, standing and delivering over bowler’s head. Those kinds of shots are not easy to play and I believe when we go to Australia, you need those kind of shot-making ability and Samson does has it in him. I just hope that he utilises his potential to the maximum.” Rohit added.

The fact that Samson has been given another chance despite India having two quality wicketkeeper-batters in Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul just shows how much the Indian team management trusts in the abilities of Samson. ” You know that guy has got talent. Whenever we have seen him bat in IPL and all of that, he has just produced an innings where everyone goes over the moon watching that inning,”.

“He has got the skill-set to succeed. Now that is the whole point about this sport, a lot of people have skill-set, have talent, but it is how you utilise them is the most critical part and I think, it is up to Sanju to understand how he want to utilise the talent and how he can maximise it,” Rohit said.

IND vs WI T20: Rohit Sharma Kicked The Ball Angrily After Bhuvi Dropped Rovman Powell Catch

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Rohit Sharma lost his cool after Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped a catch during the second T20I against West Indies on Friday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rohit kicked the ball in frustration after Bhuvneshwar dropped the catch.

The incident happened in the 16th over when Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had scored crucial fifties to revive WI in the 187-run chase. Windies batter Rovman Powell played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 68 runs off 36 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes. He almost brought his side to the brink of victory 
while earlier Powell was gifted a lifeline by Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar .

Bhuvneshwar delivered a short length delivery outside off and Powell tried to smash it over the long-on ,Powell was looking to play a pull shot but a big top-edge meant the ball skied with Bhuvneshwar Kumar rooting for the catch. However, the popped out of his hands, which infuriated Rohit as kicked the ball away only to gift the opposition an extra run.

As the game drew to a close, the 34-year-old Rohit could not hide his frustration after the drop catch as he kicked the ball in frustration and the West Indies batsmen ran for overthrow to give extra runs. Here is the video .

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Earlier, India scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Pant played an important role in taking India to this score. He scored 52 runs in just 28 balls. Along with this, Pant also made a quick partnership of 76 runs with Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer scored 33 runs in 18 balls. India posted 186 in 20 overs.

However, chasing 187, Nicholas Puran (62) and Powell took strong shots and kept the West Indies looking for their first win on the India tour. However, with 29 runs needed in the last two overs, Bhubaneswar and Hershal Patel lost by eight runs to keep the West Indies still close enough to keep them still. With this win, India took an irresistible lead of 2-0 in the three-match series . India won the match by 8 runs. It was also India’s 100th win in T20 International cricket.

History created by Rohit Sharma: First time India clean sweeps West Indies in a bilateral ODI series.

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India beat West Indies by 96 runs in third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash on Friday.  This is also India’s 11th successive ODI series win over the Windies.

Earlier, the hosts had a top-order collapse but a dominating partnership by Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant turned the game’s tide. Iyer smacked 80 runs off 111 bals and Pant hammered 56 runs off 54 deliveries. However, Chahar and Washington Sundar played their parts to perfection and forged 53 runs for the seventh wicket. Initially, India were bowled out for 265 runs in 50 overs.

Chasing the target of 266 runs, West Indies team lost three wickets within the first over. Mohammed Siraj provided India with the early breakthrough, dismissing Shai Hope (5). Deepak Chahar picked two wickets in his second over, removing Brandon King (14) and Shamarh Brooks (0). Mohammad Siraj & Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets each while Kuldeep Yadav picked 2 wickets.

Now, both teams will now travel to Kolkata for a three-match T20I series that begins on February 16. However India vice-captain KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel were ruled out of the three-match T20I series . Rahul has suffered a hamstring injury while fielding in the second ODI and Axar has not fully recovered from his injury. While, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda replacing them in the squad.

India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.

ICC ODI rankings: India captain Rohit Sharma retains 3rd spot

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On Wednesday, The International Cricket Council shared the updated ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings. Rohit Sharma has retained his third spot. However, he has closed in with second-placed Virat Kohli.

India’s new white-ball captain Rohit Sharma remained at third place after gained some valuable points from his fifty in the first ODI of the three-match series against the West Indies .Babar Azam and Virat Kohli continued to hold onto the top two spot. However former skipper Virat Kohli lost some ratings at the second spot, closing in with Rohit by 21 ratings.

Rohit and Kohli happen to be the only Indians in the top ten, while senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has dropped a spot to 14th. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dominates the principal place with 873 points. In the meantime, KL Rahul remains in the 25th spot, while Rishabh Pant is down to 77th.

In the all-rounders’ list, Ravindra Jadeja was placed eighth, while West Indies’ Jason Holder, following his half-century in the first ODI in Ahmedabad, went up four places to get into the top 20. And here was no movement in the top 10 of the bowling rankings, as India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah remained unchanged on seventh. Notably in the ODI Bowling Rankings, Jasprit Bumrah is the only player in the Top-10 list. Outside the top ten, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is up to 17th, while seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar remains at 20th and fellow seamer Mohammed Shami at 25th. Pacer Shardul Thakur loses a couple of spots to go down at 80th.

India beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI in Ahmedabad.

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India beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium .India gain unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. 

India managed to score a below par 237/9 in 50 overs after being put in to bat by West Indies‘ stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran in the 2nd ODI. India’s opening stand didn’t last long as Kemar Roach dismissed Rohit on 5. Virat Kohli on 18 and Rishabh Pant on 18. After that, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav notched up a 50-run stand in 83 balls. They added a total of 91 runs. While, Rahul was dismissed for 49. Suryakumar went on to score a half century but his dismissal for 64 too the wind out of India’s sails. A cameo from Deepak Hooda helped India post 237 eventually.

When Windies came out to chase, they were looking set for a win since both the openers Brendan King and Shai Hope did very well to negotiate the new ball. However, West Indies lost opener Brandon King (18) and Darren Bravo (1). Prasidh Krishna produced a power-packed performance with the ball . Prasidh Krishna was the standout bowler for India as he picked a classy four-fer while conceding just 12 runs in nine overs including three maiden overs.

Shardul Thakur picked two wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Hooda, and Washington Sundar got one each to their credit. The Indian bowlers bundled out the opposition for 193. India had won the first ODI by six wickets and now the third game will be played on February 11.