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pct-zindabad · 2 years ago

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Pakistan’s Babar Azam in T20I

When Babar Azam takes the field on Friday, 14 April for the match against New Zealand, he will become the third Pakistan player to feature in 100 Men's T20Is

Shoaib Malik (123) and Mohammad Hafeez (119) are the two other Pakistan players to reach this milestone in men's T20Is.

The level-headed Pakistan captain is well known for his flamboyant batting style and along with Mohammad Rizwan forms an intimidating opening pair in T20Is.

As we celebrate his 100 T20Is, let's have a look at some of Babar's top innings in the format.

122 off 59 v South Africa, Centurion, 2021 — Babar and Rizwan are a force to reckon with. While Rizwan plays the role of an aggressor more often, there have been times when Babar has blown away the opposition with his explosive shots. The third T20I against South Africa in 2021 was one such example.

Chasing a formidable 204, Babar took the lead almost right from the start. After taking a couple of overs to adjust, he started pummelling the bowlers all over the park. His 50 came in just 27 balls and he accelerated after that with aplomb. He ended up with 122 off just 59 deliveries but unfortunately was dismissed with Pakistan needing just 7 to win, nevertheless having brought his side to the brink of victory. Pakistan then chased the total with two overs to spare. It was also Babar's first century in the format.

110* off 66 v England, Karachi, 2022 — Babar's second T20I century was no less impressive and this time it came at home. After losing the first T20I, Pakistan needed to hit back. England batted first and scored 199/5. Chasing another 200 score was not going to be easy but both Babar and Rizwan were in a different mood altogether. Babar, in particular, led the charge, smashing 110* off just 66 deliveries as Pakistan registered a 10-wicket victory over England. It was Babar who hit the winning runs, an inside-out four through covers celebrating a dominating win.

97* off 58 v West Indies, Karachi, 2018 — Babar's first Karachi masterclass came in 2018, four years before his hundred; an almost century innings against West Indies at home. Batting first, Pakistan lost Fakhar Zaman early, who had opened the innings with Babar. The 24-year-old Babar Azam had only hit three fifty-plus scores in his career then and came close to scaling three figures when he took on the Windies bowling attack single-handedly. Pairing with Hussain Talat at No.3, Babar hit 13 fours and a six on his way to 97* off 58 deliveries. Pakistan put up a huge total of 205/3 and defended it easily with their strong bowling attack.

79* off 53 v New Zealand, Christchurch, 2022 — Babar's 79* was not in an high-scoring encounter but a low-scoring chase against New Zealand's celebrated bowling attack in their own backyard. The Pakistan bowlers had done their job keeping the Black Caps down to 147/8 in their 20 overs. But the hosts were not going down without a fight. They removed Rizwan early and crippled Pakistan further with a second wicket, leaving them at 37/2 in the sixth over. But Babar kept going. He rebuilt the Pakistan innings, first patiently stabilizing them, then pouncing on the bad balls to put them away. He formed crucial partnerships with the middle order and though New Zealand got a couple of more wickets, they had no answer to Babar. The Pakistan captain remained not out as the visitors claimed a six-wicket victory in the 19th over.

68* off 52 v India, Dubai, 2021 — The famous ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 match. While there were many heroes in the game, Babar's contribution to it cannot be forgotten. After India were restricted to 151/7, Pakistan went all out with the bat to bamboozle the Indian bowlers. Rizwan was sensational and Babar played the perfect fiddle for him. Both batters complemented each other and pummelled the Indian attack without any rest. Babar hit the winning runs helping Pakistan to their first victory over India in the history of the tournament.

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redeyedroid · 2 years ago

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Scots generally don't go much for cricket. Which I find odd, considering how consistently terrible England have been for most of my life. If there's one thing that brings the people of Scotland together, it's England losing at sport.

Cricket's eccentric as hell; the objectives often incomprehensible and bizarre, even to people who follow the game; it's impenetrable terminology has multiple ways of labeling the same things; the simple idea of who is winning and who is losing may be undiscernable for days; it can go on for five days and still end in a draw and they only decided to end matches like that because once, decades ago, a test match went on so long one team risked missing their boat back home; a series of five or more matches can go on for months; people are forced to keep playing long after the result has been decided; bowling and batting require completely different skills and techniques, yet some players master both; it's greatest trophy, The Ashes, is only contested by two nations and is, essentially, a self-deprecating shitpost; and one of the greatest memes of all time originates from a dropped catch in 2019.

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But, because the people of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka love it like nothing else, it is the second most popular sport in the world. And I love it, too. Be it Mitchell Starc clean bowling Rory Burns with the first ball of the 2021/22 Ashes, beginning a series of quite staggering English ineptitude; or Virat Kohli, the greatest batter of this generation, hitting back-to-back sixes off Haris Rauf in front of 95,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground while leading India to an extraordinary win against Pakistan at the 2022 T20 World Cup, cricket offers dramatic moments of brilliance with a regularity other sports struggle to match.

If you want an idea of exactly how popular cricket is in India, Kohli has 60 million more instagram followers than Brady, Serena and LeBron combined. His is the 16th most followed account in the world. The only sports stars with larger followings are Messi and Ronaldo. Like the greatest players in any sport, time appears to slow down around him when he's at his best, his balance and timing perfect as he makes an almost impossible task look like the easiest thing in the world (batters have a fraction of a second to react to a ball being bowled at them. Against the fastest bowlers, they might not even be able to see the ball at all, instead relying on triggers and clues and experience to hit it.)

I picked up a love for cricket from my dad, who himself picked it up one rainy summer afternoon (what do you think happens in summer in Scotland?) when he was young and there were only two TV channels. He loves the great West Indian team of the 1970s and 80s like no other. They're probably his favourite thing in sporting history. A found love, rather than the familial support for Hibs he inherited from his father.

(For that, I'd recommend the excellent documentary, Fire In Babylon. No knowledge is needed, beyond that in cricket, unlike baseball, there is no restriction against a bowler aiming at the batter's body. And the West Indian team had a succession of players who bowled at the speed of light and terrorised batters across the world. They also had, in Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, the two great batters of the - possibly any - era).

I missed much of their quarter century of dominance, being too young or not actually alive, but I do remember their last great bowlers, Courtney Walsh and Curtley Ambrose, while the great Trinidadian, Brian Lara, twice set records for the highest individual score in test cricket, first scoring 375, then an unbeaten 400, a record that still stands today and which may now never be bettered. Of course, both those scores came against England.

There was a lot of listening to cricket on the radio, driving places when we were on holiday in the summer. It was a summer sport then, coverage only following teams when they came to England. In the winter, when England went away, we got little, for this was the age before wall-to-wall sports TV.

For instance, I remember bits of Australia's 1993 Ashes rampage coinciding with daytrips along Hadrian's Wall, among other places, but I have no memory of the following, equally one-sided series in Australia in 1994/95.

Not that test cricket is at all rampageous, containing, as it does, breaks for lunch and tea, and even at it's most fast paced only has a ball bowled every 45 seconds or so, this being repeated about 500 times a day, with maybe 1 in 4 actually being scored from. You can miss great chunks of matches only to find nothing has fundamentally changed when you return. One man dressed in white hurls a small red ball at another, who most often declines the opportunity to hit it as it whizzes past. It is often as close to being a day-long nap as any sport can be.

Today, like football, the sport is played everywhere, all the time. The South Asian nations have spread it across the world, far beyond the borders of the British imperial possessions where the colonial administrators introduced it. Wherever there is a strong community of people from the subcontinent, cricket will be found and while there are less than a dozen full members of the ICC, there are now lots of associate members all competing against each other (the USA is the 18th-ranked men's ODI team, for example). There's almost always something to watch somewhere.

Powered by TV money (rights for the Indian Premier league are, on a per-game basis, now the second most expensive sporting event in the world, after the NFL) the compressed, high-scoring excitement of T20 has become the most popular format of cricket, which is bad for me. Because my preference is for the full-fat, slow-motion weirdness of a test match. It's what I grew up with and in my mind, the game is not for the swift. There's a reason they're called tests. The game should be an examination of technique and concentration and endurance that lasts for ages and ends with two poor bastards trying to scratch out a draw by batting for a day and a half because their side trails by 450 runs and the other 9 players on their team are idiots who got out in ridiculous ways. And then, after they inevitably fail, they do it again a week later. And maybe they lose horribly two more times and their team finds itself 3-0 down with two matches to play, but those matches still get played, even though they won't change the result of the series, because that's also part of the test. Or maybe it rains all summer and no matches are played, because the English, with maniac optimism, like to invent games that cannot be played if it's raining (see also: tennis).

I recognise that this is churlish of me. The women's game, like in so many other sports a niche afterthought, is being supercharged by an influx of cash from India, as the men's IPL has this year expanded into a women's tournament. The TV rights for this sold for £95m, the 5 franchises sold for half a billion. The top players - most players, probably - will make more from it than they do for the rest of the year. T20 is an extraordinary boost for the women's game, where tests are rarely played.

This is A Very Good Thing, but I'll always prefer tests.

Only three nations now have the economic power and talent pool to devote equal attention to all three formats of the game. Only England, India and Australia still play full test series against each other. The rest now play two- or maybe three-match series and only occasionally. The form the future of the game will take is in doubt. The West Indies might fracture amidst a proliferation of T20 franchise leagues, their players - naturally and understandably - touring the world and playing in half-a-dozen dozen leagues, their talents auctioned and drafted and paid far more than they get from tests.

But today I'm going to ignore the question marks about cricket's future and the maybe slow death of anything other than T20. Because today, one of the last remaining marquee matchups begins. Tomorrow, the women's T20 World Cup starts in South Africa. In a couple of months I will consume as much of the two IPLs as I can. In the summer, England will host Ashes series for both men and women that promise much. Australia's men currently holds the ridiculous little urn and are the top ranked side. England's men are actually very good right now and have many fine and likeable players, and a part of me finds that very irritating. Either or neither could win. For the other, England's women are also good, but Australia's are much gooder (for real. Ellyse Perry should be counted among the greatest female sports stars of all time. A world class bowler and batter, she has represented Australia at World Cups in both cricket and football).

All that is for tomorrow and beyond. Today, Australia's men begin a 4-match test series in India. India will probably win. It is incredibly hard to win anywhere as a touring team because weather and pitches vary a great deal from country to country and strongly favour the home team, no matter how lowly they are ranked. The West Indies comfortably beat England last year, and Australia struggled to a draw in Sri Lanka. And of all the places to tour, India is the hardest place to win of all. A series win in India is a rare and treasured thing.

The problem with touring India are the pitches. They are slow and dusty and - like most subcontinental tracks - favour the arcane arts of spin bowling, where a bowler uses his fingers or wrist to put spin on the ball in the hope that when it hits the pitch it grips and it's trajectory changes, deceiving the batter. Pitches are prepared to take advantage of this and push India's home field advantage as much as possible. Teams who play warm-up matches before tests in the hope of acclimatising will find placid, grassy pitches that offer not a hint of the demonic conditions the test series will likely bring. Cricket has never been a gentleman's game.

Australia have one, very very good spin bowler in Nathan Lyon and a number who are either untested or not good. They are likely to suffer against Indian batters who have known how to play spin since picking up a bat. India have Ravichandran Ashwin, also a very very good spinner, but in Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav they have several who are merely very good and likely to prosper against Australian batters who are less good away from Australia (Jadeja, injured for most of the last 6 months is arguably the best all-rounder in men's cricket today. A prodigiously talented bowler and batter, he is also among the best fielders in the men's game).

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Australia have barely toured anywhere since the pandemic began, but their team has played very well at home and their glitchy batting goblins Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith are incredibly good. I have hope they make the series competitive (though for me, their approaches to batting are too angularly idiosyncratic compared to the gloriously pure techniques of Kohli and Babar Azam of Pakistan). But I also hope that Kohli finds form and has a series for the ages.

The man's due.

PS Old Deadspin did a decent primer on cricket years ago and you can still read it, if you don't mind giving the site clicks...

#cricket #virat kohli #India v Australia #Youtube #Pez #border gavaskar trophy #Andy and Cricket

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itscarshub · 2 days ago

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Depleted and against all logic, New Zealand is in Pakistan for a battle of un-equals

In an effort to appease its hosts, New Zealand was forced to publicly promise Pakistan compensation in May of last year. They would have to pay out of their own wallets to make up for canceling a tour to Pakistan on the day of the first game in September 2021, claiming a particular security concern. But because they wouldn't divulge it, the amount they would pay was pretty vague. The assurances persisted. As part of their preparation for the then-imminent T20 World Cup in Australia, they would also invite Pakistan to a triangular T20 International series. And they would make two further trips to Pakistan over the course of the following year. In December, they would play Tests, and in January, ODIs. Then, as though these two nations were neighbors, New Zealand would visit Pakistan once more in order to play 10 games of the white ball, five of each format. Mr. Raja, would that be acceptable? Despite the fact that Ramiz Raja may no longer be alive, New Zealand is still present. Despite the fact that it is already mid-April and the season in which it becomes uncomfortable hot has just about started. It doesn't matter that Ramadan has pushed the start of the T20Is to 9 p.m. local time, which means they won't end before midnight. Or that Pakistan will be playing cricket as the rest of the nation celebrates the end of Ramadan since the series will coincide with Eid. Don't worry about the fact that the majority of New Zealand's top athletes are now on the other side of the Attari-Wagah border. A New Zealand team that was so weakened by factors other than injury has not been to another nation since the team captained by Jamie How in England in April 2008. How was Frank at the moment while discussing the unavailable players as they competed in the first-ever IPL competition, which you may have heard of? He had stated, as if a whole tour of England wasn't one of the highlights of New Zealand's cricketing year, that "I think everyone wishes they were in India at some point." On the eve of the series in Lahore, Tom Latham—who was now filling in for Williamson—was acting with a little more reserve. The planning hasn't been great," he said. But as members of the international cricket team, we must adjust as fast as possible. Although we have only had one training session prior to this series, and if the circumstances are different, we must trust the work we have already completed at home. The group includes several young men as well as some more seasoned members. men with extensive international T20 cricket experience. These players were chosen based on their performances in New Zealand's domestic cricket, and this is a fantastic chance for them.

There are several first-choice players for Pakistan

Sethi has agreed to support me. In every series, we strive to deliver our best. I am unable to obtain a written guarantee that I will serve as captain. But I make an effort to use my power and uphold the norms I've established. I don't attempt to pay attention to what is being spoken, but things are happening in the background. If I did, the pressure would only rise. There is more to that final argument than simply that, but since Babar has stated that the two would bat first, there is little use in beating a dead horse. With the T20 World Cup 18 months away, Pakistan will have time on their side to put the Afghanistan series behind Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris. In addition, Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan get another chance, while Shaheen Shah Afridi is back to platoon over with Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, so Pakistan should have no dearths in that area. Pakistan has top-notch quick bowlers who can snuff out fires and a strong top order. They have a formula that has worked for them in the past, and while they are looking to tweak it to help them advance, Babar believes there is no need to completely throw it out. We are strong enough to win this series, he declared. Our youthful athletes' performances in the PSL, both as bowlers and batsmen, have been outstanding. And some of our more experienced guys, like Haris Rauf, Naseem, and Shaheen, are singing. We've created a fantastic mix. You cannot, however, guarantee that it will be simple. Even though even their youngest players have plenty of form and experience, it is a misconception that this is New Zealand's B squad. The majority of their players are seasoned professionals.

Uncertainty surrounding Babar Azam's captaincy

Even if Pakistan's preparations went as well as they should have, they still managed to create some of their own. Unusually, it came from the nation's top cricket official, PCB chairman Najam Sethi, who used Twitter to issue a statement that was everything but a clear endorsement of the skipper. He acknowledged that he had sought the selection committee's opinion on the advantages of keeping Babar, and he stated that going forward, he would be guided by the selectors and head coach. He added that his choice will depend on whether the status quo was successful or unsuccessful. At Babar's pre-series briefing, Sethi, a former journalist, had nonchalantly dropped that bombshell only one day before current journalists sat down, placing the captain in the agonizingly hard position of defending himself while not appearing to contradict the person who had the authority to fire him. Babar added, very much with the attitude of a man walking a tightrope, "Sethi has given me his backing." In every series, we strive to deliver our best. I am unable to obtain a written guarantee that I will serve as captain. But I make an effort to use my power and uphold the norms I've established. I don't attempt to pay attention to what is being spoken, but things are happening in the background. If I did, the pressure would only rise. Babar is under pressure that he does not need and does not deserve. But the Gaddafi stadium may be in for some surprisingly exciting Ramzan cricket if it gives this series the extra edge and spice it so urgently needs.

Conclusion

The New Zealand cricket team is currently touring Pakistan for a 10-match white-ball series after canceling their last visit in 2002, citing security reasons. New Zealand's weakened squad, due to injuries and player withdrawals, faces a strong Pakistani team with top-quality fast bowlers and a formidable batting line-up. The series coincides with Ramadan, and the T20 matches will be played after midnight local time. The tour has caused some uncertainty regarding Babar Azam's captaincy after the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman made ambiguous comments about his future in the role. Read the full article

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news365timesindia · 6 days ago

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[ad_1] Photo: Subhayan Chakraborty/RevSportz As India chased 147 for victory in the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, Rohit Sharma decided to take on Matt Henry. He looked uncomfortable against the seam movement and opted for a release shot – a term that has become fashionable these days. The India captain charged at the fast bowler and flat-batted a shortish delivery over mid-on for a four. It never looked convincing. In Henry’s second over, Rohit was gone, attempting to pull a delivery that wasn’t short enough. One of the finest pullers in the game, he was late on the shot. In the first innings also, he was done in by Henry, seemingly caught in two minds – shaping up to play a defensive shot before changing his mind and finding himself in no-man’s land. In a series that was dominated by the spinners, Rohit was dismissed four times out of six by fast bowlers. He ended the series with 91 runs from three matches at an average of 15.16. It was one of the low points of his career. “I have not been at the best of my abilities right from the start of the series. And with the bat as well, I have not been good enough,” he would say at the post-match presser. Has Rohit become a prisoner of a one-dimensional mindset that is affecting his red-ball game? He made a radical overhaul in his batting approach before last year’s ODI World Cup, in accordance with the team’s changed batting template. It feels like he is struggling to get out of that mindset in Tests as well. Sanjay Manjrekar spoke about the trickle-down effect of this, how Rohit has been paying the price for not trusting his defence. “He clearly doesn’t trust his defence anymore, you could see that,” the former India batsman told ESPNcricinfo. Rohit Sharma in Pune Test vs NZ (PC: BCCI) Rohit, though, has decided to stick to his guns. “I played a bad shot, yes, but I don’t regret it, honestly speaking, because that has given me a lot of success in the past. So, I continue to do that,” he told reporters. “When you are chasing a target like that, you want to try and put the pressure on the bowlers. You can’t allow the bowlers to bowl on one particular slot.” Between 2019 and 2021, Rohit had a golden run in Test cricket. He scored 1,462 runs at 58.48 in 16 matches during that period, including five centuries. The biggest feature was the way he improved his defensive technique. The 2021-22 tour of England was a case in point. He played four Tests in that series and scored 368 runs, including a hundred and a couple of half-centuries. More importantly, he faced 866 balls and was never bothered about his 42.49 strike-rate. He was prepared to leave a lot of deliveries. In fact, leaving the ball became so integral to his batting method that when he went to the Mumbai Indians nets after the England series, his coach Mahela Jayawardene had to remind him about playing a few more shots to be in sync with the demands of T20 cricket. Can Rohit go back to his 2021 version? Maybe, the New Zealand series will force him to have a relook at his Test batting approach. “Every now and then, I will reflect about what I need to do as a batter,” he said. Rohit is 37 years of age and horribly out-of-form at the moment. The upcoming five-Test series in Australia (maybe, he will not play the first Test in Perth due to personal reasons) is going to be hugely important for his red-ball future. If he regains his mojo, the Indian team will benefit. Else, the tour Down Under could be Rohit’s last. Also Read: Tour Down Under looms as test of character for India after home whitewash The post Should Rohit revert to 2021 version to regain Test batting mojo? appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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ridikaislamsblog · 24 days ago

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Corey James Anderson

Born

December 13, 1990, Christchurch, Canterbury

Age

33y 310d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Medium fast

Playing Role

Batting Allrounder

TEAMS

United States of AmericaNew ZealandSan Francisco UnicornsAucklandBarbados TridentsCanterburyDelhi DaredevilsHobart HurricanesLahore QalandarsManipal TigersMI EmiratesMorrisville UnityMumbai IndiansNew Zealand ANew Zealand Under-19sNorthern DistrictsRoyal Challengers BangaloreSomerset

Corey Anderson had always been known for his powerful striking, but he took it to a new level on New Year's Day 2014 when he set what was then the world record for the fastest ODI hundred with a 36-ball blitzkrieg against West Indies in Queenstown. It came at a time, a few months after he scored a century in his second Test, that Anderson was suggesting he was ready to fulfill the potential spotted in him as a teenager.

Anderson, who would not look out of place in the All Blacks' front row, became the youngest New Zealand player to gain a contract when, at 16, he was awarded the deal that Chris Harris declined. Anderson had already appeared for Canterbury the previous year and, within a year, he had played for New Zealand A, as well as in the State final. A left-arm pace bowler and middle-order batsman, Anderson played in the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008 and two years later again made the squad for the tournament, which was held at home in New Zealand.

Anderson made his first-class debut in 2007, but had to wait till 2012 for his maiden first-class century. It was a big hundred, though - 167 against Otago - and soon after that he was included in New Zealand's squad for the Twenty20 international series in South Africa. He didn't do much in that series, and was injured for the subsequent one-dayers - a continuation of fitness issues that have followed him through the early part of his career - but continued to score runs in the domestic season. In 2013, he was included in New Zealand's ODI squad for the Champions Trophy, and made his debut in that format against England in Cardiff.

A Test debut followed later in the year against Bangladesh and he scored a hundred in the second match of the series in Dhaka. Since then, he has established himself as a regular member of the New Zealand side in all three formats, and played a key role in their run to the ODI World Cup final in 2015. He made a strong case to be adjudged the allrounder of the tournament, scoring two half-centuries, including a 58 in the semi-final chase against South Africa, and picking up 14 wickets at 16.71.

In 2021, Anderson made a move to the USA and participated in the Major League Cricket competition subsequently. In 2024, he was selected in USA's T20 World Cup squad.

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secretstalks · 3 months ago

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Rohit Sharma finally shares his secrets to effective leadership, emphasizing, “It’s important to…

The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, ended India’s ICC title drought last month by winning the T20 World Cup. India did win its second T20 World Cup trophy, the first having elapsed 17 years earlier.

Playing in every T20 World Cup tournament, Rohit Sharma became the first player to win the trophy both as a player and a skipper. He guided the squad to the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal when they were defeated by England.

Before experiencing his first taste of victory as the captain of the Indian cricket team with the T20 World Cup title win, he also lost the WTC 2023 final and the ODI World Cup final.

Speaking on The Aldar Experts podcast, Rohit Sharma offered some leadership advice that has enabled him to grow into the prosperous captain he is now.

Rohit Sharma highlighted the importance of leading by example, stating, “As a leader, it’s essential to set a standard for your team by leading from the front. It’s not just about performance on the field but also how you conduct yourself off it. I strive to be a role model for my colleagues in every aspect.”

He also mentioned treating the team’s members like brothers. When talking about Rohit, a lot of young players, like Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, have frequently mentioned how much of a big brother he is to them. They mentioned how he is the older brother on the squad and treats everyone fairly.

“And I treat them like family, like brothers, you know, because they have the same responsibilities and shares in the team as you do, which makes them equal members of that team. Thus, you must give them a sense of belonging and make them feel as though they are wanted here, Rohit Sharma continued.

After India won the T20 World Cup, Rohit, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from the T20I format. As captain, Rohit still has goals to achieve since he is eager to win both the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. At the moment, Team India is leading the WTC points standings. They have already competed in two WTC finals, losing both of them in 2021 and 2023.

“Rohit Sharma Reflects on His Strong Desire for T20 World Cup Victory”

After winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit was obviously quite emotional and expressed how much he wanted to win this championship for India.

“I really wanted this. In an emotive tone, Rohit remarked following India’s victory in the T20 World Cup, “It’s very hard to put it in words because of that moment.”

He was spotted at Wimbledon and is currently taking a sabbatical from the game. According to some speculation, he and Virat Kohli may also get a rest during the series against Sri Lanka.

#success #leadership #rohitsharma #sports

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techtired · 4 months ago

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India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Timeline

The India National Cricket Team's first game in the Super 8 round of the 2024 T20 World Cup will be on Thursday at the Kensington Oval in Barbados against Afghanistan. Team India is ready to play. They are in first place in Group A with seven points, earned from three wins and one tie with Canada. On the other hand, Afghanistan won three of their four Group C games, including a big 84-run win over New Zealand. Their only loss was to co-hosts West Indies, which was a big disappointment. India national cricket team vs Afghanistan national cricket team timeline Australia and Bangladesh have joined both teams in Group 1 of the Super Eight stage. England, the West Indies, South Africa, and the USA are in Group 2. At this time, the competition gets tougher and strategic plays start. Important Players And Plans Team Key Players Role Strategy India Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal Batting Possibly moving Kohli to No. 3, strengthening the batting Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal Bowling Focusing on spin bowling Afghanistan Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman Spin Bowling Utilizing spin to challenge India's top order India wants Virat Kohli to have a better event because he has only scored five runs in three games. If Yashasvi Jaiswal is added, it could change how the batters play, which could mean that Kohli moves to the No. 3 spot. The pitches in the Caribbean might be better for spinners, which means that Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal could play essential parts. Conversely, Afghanistan has a strong group of spin bowlers led by Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman, who could make it hard for India's top-order batters. Meetings And Records From The Past In eight T20Is, India and Afghanistan have played each other. India has a strong record, winning seven of the eight games. They had played each other before, and India won the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games because it was seeded higher. This year, India won an exciting Super Over match, and the final at the Asian Games was called off because of rain. Scorecard for India vs Afghanistan T20I India Batting Batsman Runs Balls Fours Sixes Strike Rate Rohit Sharma 54 36 6 2 150.0 KL Rahul 62 48 4 3 129.2 Virat Kohli 122* 61 12 5 200.0 Suryakumar Yadav 16 9 2 1 177.8 Rishabh Pant DNB - - - - Extras 8 Total 212/2 20 overs Afghanistan Bowling Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Economy Rashid Khan 4 40 0 10.0 Mujeeb ur Rahman 4 32 1 8.0 Mohammad Nabi 4 45 0 11.2 Other Bowlers 8 95 1 Varied Afghanistan Batting Batsman Runs Balls Fours Sixes Strike Rate Mohammad Nabi 43 35 5 2 122.9 Other Batsmen Various Varied Extras 10 Total 111/8 India Bowling Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Economy Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 4 5 1.0 R Ashwin 4 25 0 6.2 Arshdeep Singh 4 20 2 5.0 Other Bowlers 8 62 1 Varied New Performances and Important Stats Indian captain Virat Kohli has scored 201 runs, and Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has got 163. Leading wicket-takers: Arshdeep Singh and R Ashwin stand out for India because they each took 5 wickets. Important Matches: India has always beaten Afghanistan in the T20 World Cups. Their most recent game, in 2021, was a comfortable win for India, thanks to solid performances from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Vital Match Stats (T20Is) India got 212/2 on September 8, 2022, the highest number. Afghanistan got 111/8 on the same date, which was the lowest score. As an individual, Virat Kohli's best score of 122* and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's best bowling numbers of 5/4 both happened in 2022. Significant Wins: On September 8, 2022, India beat Pakistan by 101 runs, which was their biggest win by runs. This detailed timeline and data set show how much the India and Afghanistan cricket teams hate each other and want to win as they prepare for the important games in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Read the full article

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stokesy55 · 4 months ago

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Side note, but POTM is only awarded to the winning team - POTT can be awarded to a losing team player (and usually is given to a player from the losing side of a final)

Sorry but this is wrong. POTM have been given to players from losing teams too. Hayley Mathews, captain of the West Indies team, did it against Australia in 2023. Won the POTM award in all 3 t20s played, despite WI losing two of them. Dunith Wellalge did it against India in the 2022 Asia Cup. Matthew Hayden's 181 against New Zealand in 2007 won him the POTM despite NZ winning the match. While I agree that POTM awards are often given to the person who had the most remarkable and impactful contribution from the winning side, sometimes a losing player with a remarkable contribution wins it too.

Also, POTT has a similar divide; it's not always the best player from the runner-ups team. It's sometimes the best player from the winning team too (case in point KP and Curran when England won the T20 WC in 2010 and 2022, Yuvraj Singh during India's 2011 WC triumph, and David Warner in 2021 T20 World Cup.) Also, VK received the pott award in the 2016 T20 WC, despite India having made only the semi finals in that edition.

My apologies - genuinely thought the rule was only the winning side could win POTM

I’m also pretty sure I said POTT could go to the losing teams? I know I specified the running up team but I don’t recall saying that was exclusive (apologies if I did - I knew that award was open to everyone inc the winning team). It’s USUALLY given to a player on the runner up team (I think)

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t20worldcup2024 · 5 months ago

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Can India win the T20 World cup.

The T20 World Cup will enter its ninth edition in 2024. The world's premier global T20 tournament keeps improving with every passing season.

According to Dafabet , India, the tournament’s first-ever winner, are the favorites to win the latest edition of the T20 World Cup at this stage. Led by Rohit Sharma, and containing stars like Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli, the Men in Blue have already qualified for the Super 8 stage, beating Ireland, Pakistan and USA to lay down a marker. 2021 winners Australia are second favourites for the cup. The Aussies have started the tournament on fire, dispatching Oman, routing rivals England and beating Namibia to seal their spot in Super 8.

West Indies and South Africa, who've won all their matches so far, are also among the favorites while England and Pakistan are slight outsiders. They have a lot of work to do if they are to qualify for the Super 8s.

Meanwhile, New Zealand are all but knocked out while Afghanistan have emerged as surprise contenders. India certainly has talent and the potential to win T20 world cup. It depends on factors like team performance, strategy, and a bit of luck during the tournament.

#viratkohli #Cricket #t20worldcup

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oneturfnews · 5 months ago

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Suryakumar Yadav Centuries List In International Cricket

The Men in Blue are once again ready for yet another edition of the T20 World Cup. However, the challenge will be a lot different this time as the tournament will be hosted in the West Indies and the United States of America. Suryakumar Yadav, famously known as SKY, is not just another explosive batter in T20 cricket, but a Key player in India's strategy for the T20 World Cup 2024. The current World no 1 T20 batter, Suryakumar Yadav has represented India in all three formats of the game. While SKY is a crucial part of the Mumbai Indians and team India line-up going into the T20 World Cup 2024, here's a look at the international centuries Suryakumar Yadav has scored in his career so far.

Check out Suryakumar Yadav's Centuries list in international cricket

Suryakumar Yadav - The freak in T20I cricket (4 Centuries)

One of the greatest modern-day batters to have ever graced the shortest format of the game, Suryakumar Yadav has as many as 4 international hundreds under his belt. Having made his T20I debut against England in early 2021, Suryakumar Yadav brought up his maiden T20I ton against England in July 2021 in Nottingham. Chasing 216, India was in a spot of bother before SKY took centerstage and hammered a 55-ball 117 with the help of 14 fours and 6 sixes. Six months later, SKY smashed his 2nd T20I ton when he hammered the New Zealand bowlers to the tune of 111* (51) with the help of 11 fours and 7 sixes.

His 3rd century came against Sri Lanka in Rajkot in January 2023. He smashed 7 fours and 9 sixes in a breathtaking display of batting to set up a 91-run win for the Men in Blue. SKY's fourth and latest T20I ton came up against South Africa. The Indian skipper’s innings of 100 runs off 56 balls were a mix of 7 fours and 8 sixes. He scored at an impressive strike rate of 178.57. Suryakumar Yadav has smashed 2,141 runs with an average of 45.55 and a striking strike rate of 171.55 in his T20I career spanning 60 matches. Talking about Suryakumar Yadav's centuries stats, his T20I record includes 4 centuries and 17 fifties, with a top score of 117.

Suryakumar Yadav in ODIs and Tests (No Centuries Yet)

Suryakumar Yadav was among the cricket updates, getting thrashed by Indian media after a poor show in the ODI World Cup 2023, especially in the final against Australia. However, SKY has yet to score a century in One-day international cricket. The dynamic batter made his ODI debut in July 2021, Surya has scored 773 runs at an average of 25.76 and a strike rate of 105.02 in 37 matches. He has smashed only 4 fifties. Suryakumar Yadav has featured in just 1 Test in his career. He made his debut against Australia in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and featured in just 1 game, where he scored just 8 runs. The OneTurf News website is one such platform that provides all the latest cricket news and updates relating to the sporting world

#Suryakumar Yadav #ODI #Suryakumar Yadav's centuries

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cricketbazar · 5 months ago

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"Match Against Pakistan Will Decide India's Momentum In T20 WC": Mohammad Kaif

Former India all-rounder Mohammad Kaif said the much-awaited high-volage clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on June 9 will decide Men in Blue's momentum in the ICC T20 World Cup.

The extravagant tournament will begin on June 1 in the United States and the West Indies. India and Pakistan, one of cricket's greatest foes, will square off on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

"The match between India and Pakistan is always big. The real competition is always between Pakistan's fast bowlers and India's top-order batters. Whenever we lost in the World Cup, be it losing to England last T20 WC or first to Pakistan in 2021 our top order Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were not able to give a good start. The match against Pakistan will decide India's momentum in the WC," Kaif told ANI.

Under the seasoned leadership of Rohit Sharma, who is in his second T20 World Cup as captain, the side features a dangerous top-order lineup that includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav.

The intensity of strain on the players, as well as the emotional connection of the fans, were evident during the arch-rivals' most recent World Cup match. Fans will expect an equally fierce fight between the two Asian Giants, keeping them on the edge of their seats, with their extravagant heroics.

In the last T20 World Cup, India won in a nail-biting thriller thanks to Virat Kohli's heroics at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Indian batting sensation produced an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls to steal the victory from the jaws of defeat.

Kaif said captain Rohit has changed his intent in the powerplay and advised that India need to play in an "attacking manner" without fear.

"I feel that there has been a change in the Indian cricket's approach. Rohit's intent in the power play has changed. Rohit has found a way to play against the fast bowlers of Pakistan, we have to play in an attacking manner without any fear. I think Rohit will play attacking in this World Cup too and this is a good formula because you have to play aggressively against Pakistan," Kaif added.

India T20 WC Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

#cricket live line #match odds #icct20worldcup2024 #ind vs pak #live cricket score #live cricket news #cricket

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typoeastnews · 6 months ago

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Usman Khawaja Backs Glenn Maxwell for T20 World Cup Impact Despite IPL Form

Despite Glenn Maxwell’s recent struggles in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja is confident in Maxwell’s ability to shine in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Khawaja believes Maxwell’s form in the IPL is irrelevant when it comes to his performance for the national team.

IPL Form Doesn’t Matter

In a conversation with the West Australian, Khawaja emphasized Maxwell’s proven track record: “The IPL form is absolutely irrelevant. Maxy’s proven himself time and time again. Any player who’s performed over a long period understands that you can’t perform well every time you go out there.”

Khawaja pointed out that T20 cricket, especially for middle-order batsmen, is challenging and that Maxwell just needs one good innings to regain his confidence: “If he gets one good innings, he’s away. It doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past. He’s not going to change his game and nor should he. Just keep going. He’ll find it.”

Maxwell’s IPL Performance

Maxwell had a tough IPL season, averaging only 5.77 from nine innings and scoring just 52 runs in 10 matches. His team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, was eliminated by the Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator, with Maxwell scoring a duck in that crucial game.

Players on a Break

Currently, Maxwell is on a break along with Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, and Cameron Green after the grueling IPL schedule. These players are set to join the national team for the T20 World Cup.

Australian Team Preparations

In preparation for the T20 World Cup, the Australian team had to improvise during a warm-up match against Namibia due to the absence of key players. Selection chief George Bailey and fielding coach Andre Borovec stepped in to help, along with batting coach Brad Hodge and head coach Andrew McDonald.

Despite these challenges, the Australian team, the 2021 T20 World Cup champions, showcased their strength by chasing down Namibia’s total of 119/9 with 10 overs remaining, thanks to a quickfire half-century from David Warner (54*).

Upcoming Matches

Australia’s next warm-up match is against the West Indies on May 31. The team will begin their T20 World Cup campaign on June 6 against Oman, followed by matches against archrivals England on June 9, Namibia on June 12, and Scotland to finish the group stage.

#Glenn Maxwell #Usman Khawaja #T20 World Cup #IPL 2023 #Australian Cricket

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