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Ind vs SL: Virat Kohli receives a special guard of honour by teammates in his 100th Test

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Virat Kohli was given a guard of honour by his teammates to commemorate his 100th Test match for India. He on Friday became the 12th cricketer to represent India in 100 Tests and the 71st overall.

As India came out to field in the first innings, the entire team lined up to give Kohli a guard of honour in recognition for the 100th Test match of his storied international career. Virat Kohli was as usual one of the first players to step on the field. This is when Rohit asked him to wait outside the field of play for some time before the players stood to give their former skipper a special guard of honour.

Kohli acknowledged the gesture from his teammates. In a video shared by the BCCI on its official Twitter handle, Kohli can be seen smiling as he steps onto the ground with his teammates cheering for him. 

Earlier on day 1 Kohli played a solid 45-run knock in the first innings before being dismissed by the left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya. Earlier, Kohli received a special cap to commemorate his historic achievement ahead of the Mohali game by the team’s head coach Rahul Dravid. He urged Virat Kohli to “double it up”. Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma also joined the cricketer at the felicitation ceremony.

Talking about the match, India posted an enormous total of 574/8 in the first innings before skipper Rohit declared the innings as all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was batting on 175 along with Mohammed Shami (20).

Vellaswamy Vanitha, announces retirement from all forms of cricket 

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India women’s team batter VR Vanitha on Monday announced retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 31 She represented the country in six women’s ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016.

“19 years ago, when I started playing cricket, I was just a little girl who loved sport. Even to this day, my love for cricket remains the same. What’s changing is direction. My heart says continue playing, my body says stop and I’ve decided to listen to the latter. Time is ripe to hang my boots. I hereby announce my retirement from all forms of cricket. It’s been a journey of struggles, joy, heartbreak, learning and personal milestones,” wrote Vanitha.

“While there are a few regrets, I’m grateful for the opportunities I got, especially to represent India. Along the way, there have been many people I want to thank, each and everyone who has supported me through these years -My parents and siblings who have been a rock by my side, Irian sir who guided me, honed my skills in my early years, Naz bhai who spent several hours at nets watching over me,” Vanitha added.

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Vanitha made her international debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014. She went on to represent India in six ODIs and 16 T20Is, scoring 85 and 216 runs, averaging 17 and 14.40 respectively. Vanitha also thanked the two state associations Karnataka and Bengal that she represented in domestic cricket. During the 2021-22 domestic season, Vanitha guided Bengal to the semi-finals of the Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy, scoring 225 runs with knocks of 61 against Andhra and a 71-ball 107 against Hyderabad. 

India vs West Indies, 1st ODI: India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

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India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI in Ahmedabad. Team India made the 1000th ODI more memorable by defeating West Indies. There were quite a few changes in India team. Ishan Kishan was picked as an opener while Deepak Hooda, who also bowls off-spin, was given his maiden ODI cap. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna were selected as the frontline seamers and Shardul Thakur was picked as the seam-bowling all-round option.

Skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first. Openers Shai Hope and Brandon King mustered eight and 13 runs respectively as skipper Kieron Pollard bagged a golden duck. Nobody could really get going besides Jason Holder smashing a half-century and Fabian Allen notching up 29 runs to take West Indies to 176. Yuzvendra Chahal reached his milestone of 100 wickets in the 50-over format and Washington Sundar also picked three wickets.

Chasing the target of 177, captain Rohit Sharma slammed a fifty as Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav chalked up 28 and 34 runs respectively. The Indian captain got out on 60(51) and soon after his dismissal Virat Kohli too returned to the pavilion on 8. Later Suryakumar Yadav 34(36) and debutant Deepak Hooda 26(32) wrapped up the proceedings, completing the 177-run chase in just 28 overs.

The second ODI will now take place at the same venue on Wednesday, February 9.  Kieron Pollard will be looking for a better batting performance from West Indies team in the next match as it has been their big issue for the last few years now.

U-19 World Cup : India win record-extending fifth U19 World Cup title, beat England by 4 wickets

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India defeated England by four wickets to clinch a record-extending fifth title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. . Earlier, India had won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018. 

England skipper Tom Prest won the toss and chose to bat first. However Indian team performed exceedingly well. Indian pacers Ravi Kumar (34/4) and Raj Bawa (31/5) dismantled England’s batting order by sharing nine wickets between themselves. England were wobbling at 91/7 at one stage after which James Rew and James Sales stitched a valuable 93-run stand for the eighth wicket to help their team reach a much better total of 189 runs.

Chasing 190, India got off to the worst start possible as Joshua Boyden dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) on the third ball of the innings.  After that Harnoor Singh (21 off 46) and Shaik Rasheed (50 off 84) added valuable runs for the second wicket to bring India back in the game. skipper Yash Dhull fell for 17, but the duo of Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa took the team within striking distance of victory with a 67-run partnership for the fifth wicket. In the end, India registered a four-wicket win to lift the U19 World Cup for the fifth time.

“It is a big moment, everyone was supporting was so it is a big moment for us to win the tournament. It is a team effort, backing players is a sign of a good team. We kept moving ahead with a positive mindset. Medium pacers have been doing well for us since the Asia Cup, Ravi Kumar gave us a good start and Raj Bawa was exceptional,” Dhull said in the post-match presentation.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and coach Rahul Dravid share special message as India plays its 1000th ODI

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India will play their 1000th at the Narendra Modi stadium against West Indies on Sunday. Team India had played their 500th match in 2002 and two decades later, the side has now reached the milestone of playing 1,000 ODIs.

India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men-in-Blue as they take the field to play their 1,000th ODI. On the special occasion, skipper Rohit, former captain Virat Kohli and coach Rahul Dravid shared a message in a video posted by the BCCI on Sunday.

“It will be a historic moment as we play the 1000th ODI. I would like to congratulate all the players who have taken part in this long journey. It is an honour for me to lead the side in that game, it will be a privilege to lead the boys. Our journey has been fantastic over the years. So many players have tried to put their best foot forward, we will also try to keep raising the bar,” said Rohit Sharma.

Kohli, meanwhile, reflected on the talent India has had over the years and expressed his pride at having played a part in Indian ODI history. “It has gone from strength to strength. We had a couple of transitions that went very well which shows you the bench strength and kind of talent we had in this country. I’m proud of having had such a long career with Indian cricket team and been part of so many games which have eventually brought us to the landmark of 1000 ODIs. It’s a big number and a testimony to how many matches played over the year,” said the former India captain.

Head coach Dravid said that India didn’t play a lot of ODIs but the 1983 World cup win changed a lot of things.” One-day cricket became very popular with the fans in the 90s and we started to play a lot of ODIs since which reflects on our success in the World Cups of 1983 and 2011. The number of games that India play has increased manifold. The game has grown in this country and it has become one of the top format,” Dravid said

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive for Covid-19

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Ahead of the ODI series against West Indies, Covid-19 hits the Indian camp. Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and standby player Navdeep Saini and three staff members of the senior India men’s cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19.

“Three players — Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive. However there are multiple COVID positive cases among non-coaching administrative support staff. It could be between two to four people,” a BCCI official told PTI.

However, it is confirmed that captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and coach Rahul Dravid have all tested negative as of Wednesday. All those who tested negative will complete their mandatory isolation on Thursday. They will enter the bubble, if they test negative again on Thursday. Regarding this issue the selection committee has added opener Mayank Agarwal to the squad.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad after seven members of Team India tested positive for COVID-19 following three rounds of RT-PCR testing. The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad on January 31 2022, for the upcoming Paytm three-match ODI and T20I series against the West Indies. Every member was also asked to undergo an RT-PCR test at home before embarking on their journey to Ahmedabad, and the travel was undertaken only after testing negative,” the statement BCCI added.

“The BCCI Medical team is handling the positive cases and they will remain in isolation till complete recovery is attained,” the release further said while a board member mentioned that the series will go ahead as per the schedule and they already have a 25-member squad at their disposal including the net bowlers and more replacements will be announced shortly.

“As of now, the ODI series will go ahead as per schedule. We will get replacements. We have a 25-member squad including the net bowlers so we can also draft in a few players from there if needed. The selectors will announce replacements soon,” a Board official said 

ICC U-19 WC 2022: India beat Australia by 96 runs in the semi-final

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India have beaten Australia by 96 runs in the second semi-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022  to reach the final of tournament. India reached its fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final on Wednesday.  

Earlier, India opted to bat first after winning the toss, knowing it wasn’t the easiest of pitches to bat on. Australian pacers bowled well in the opening powerplay, India lost two early wickets at 37/2. However skipper Yash Dhull and vice-captain Shaik Rasheed combined for the third wicket to steady the ship. Captain Yash Dhull led the side from the front and scored a brilliant 110 in the same number of balls. And vice captain Shaik Rasheed, who scored 94. 

After the duo was dismissed off successive balls in the 46th over, ‘keeper Dinesh Bana and Sindhu struck a few lusty blows to give the perfect finishing touches to the innings. Finally India posted 290 runs for five wickets in 50 overs. Chasing a record target, Australia lost their in-form opener Teague Wyllie . Following his dismissal Campbell Kellaway and Corey Miller showed some resistance yet Angkrish Raghuvanshi end to their show by trapping Miller LBW on 38(46). Kellaway too departed soon on 30(53) and ever since his dismissal Australia kept losing wickets in regular intervals and were eventually bundled out on 194 in 41.5 overs. 

This is the eighth time that four-time champions India have made it to the final of the U-19 World Cup, the most by any team. India will now face England in the final, who defeated Afghanistan in their semi-final clash.

India defeated Bangladesh to enter the U-19 World Cup semi-final

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India beat Bangladesh in the quarter-finals of the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 to seal the place in the semi-finals. This was the 7th time India stormed past the last eight stages in the history of the U-19 World Cup. India will face Australia in the semi-final on February 2.

India have beaten defending champions Bangladesh by five wickets. Winning the toss, India opted to bowl, while Bangladesh was off to a shaky start, losing three wickets with 14 runs on the board. India’s bowler Ravi Kumar ripped through the top order of Bangladesh team. He had taken just one wicket in the tournament but finished with figures of three for 14 from seven overs here, as he dismissed the top three Bangladesh batters. However, just two other Bangladesh batters reached double figures and they were eventually all out for 111. 

Chasing a small target of 112 to win, India lost opener Harnoor Singh early but other opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Shaik Rasheed batted well . They put their team into command by stitching a 50-run stand for the second wicket. The stand eventually ended on 70 as Ripon Mondol dismissed Raghuvanshi on 44.

However, it appeared for a moment that another twist will come in this chase but it was not to be as skipper Yash Dhull (20) kept his calm and along with Kaushal Tambe (11) won the game for India. Kaushal finished the match off in style with a six over long on off spinner Rakibul Hasan.

Huge crowd gathers outside Ravi Bishnoi’s house for celebration as he earns maiden call from Team India

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On Wednesday, BCCI announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming limited over series against West Indies, which begins from February 6. Ravi Bishnoi, who was a key player for India in the U-19 World Cup 2020, earned his maiden call-up to the senior national team for both ODI and T20I home series against West Indies.

Meanwhile, people celebrated outside Ravi Bishnoi’s house after the BCCI announced that he had been selected for the West Indies tour. After the major news of his maiden call to senior team broke up , a huge crowd gathered outside Bishnoi’s home for celebration. Some women are dancing there and traditional songs of Rajasthan are being played.

There were drums being played with people dancing in delight. The video of the same went viral on social media with congratulatory messages for the youngster pouring in from different corners.

Ravi Bishnoi comes from a humble background. His father is a school teacher who encouraged Bishnoi to play cricket. Bishnoi in fact has come a long way from working on the cricket field to making it to the Indian team. The young leg-spinner impressed everyone with his bowling skills while playing for Punjab in the last two seasons of the Indian Premier League.

India vs West Indies: Predicted playing XI for the 1st T20 match

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After returning back, the Men in Blue are scheduled to play three ODIs followed by three T-20s with the West Indies team. Rohit Sharma, who missed India’s tour of South Africa due to a hamstring injury, returns to lead the ODI squad and the T20I squad. 

Ravi Bishnoi, has earned his maiden India call-up for the T-20 and ODI series against West Indies. The team management have seen wrist-spin as a wicket-taking option in the middle-overs, an area that needed serious shoring up after the failed T20 World Cup campaign. Meanwhile Washington Sundar, who missed the South Africa ODIs after contracting Covid-19, is part of both the squads for the home series.

While Bumrah and Shami are rested, young pacers Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan are part of both the squads along with Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel returns to the T20I squad after missing the South Africa tour due to an injury.

Captain Rohit Sharma will be open with vice captain KL Rahul. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be play at number 3.The wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh pant is in good batting and will continue with the same form at number 4. On the other hand Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer will be a good player in the middle order so they will be play at number 5 and 6.

Axar Patel will be a good choice of an alrounder. He might be picked in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. On the other hnad India will be missed their senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami. However Deepak Chahar will be picked as a pacer im the team. And Shardul Thakur will be another pacer that India team might be pick for the T20. While, fast bowler Harshal Patel might also get a chance to playing XI. And Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to be the part in the playing XI.