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  • Virat Kohli maintains number one, Hardik Pandya in top 50 for the first time

    India captain Virat Kohli, who scored two half-centuries in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Australia, continues to hold on to the top position in the latest ODI batsmen rankings released by the International Cricket Council on Thursday. While Hardik Pandya has reached the top-50 for the first time with a long jump.

    Indian team opener Rohit Sharma, who did not play ODI series against Australia due to IPL injury, also retained the number two position and is five points ahead of Pakistan player Babar Azam who is third in ODI rankings.

    Virat also performed well in the T20 series against Australia, due to which he has also occupied eighth place in the recently released T20 rankings with 697 points. Virat scored 134 runs in three T20 matches at an average of 44.66, which benefited the team and him.

    Hardik, who has performed brilliantly in the ODI series, has also risen in the rankings and has reached 49th position with his career-high 553 points. Hardik played his first ODI against Australia after the World Cup in 2019, in which he scored a 90-run innings and in the third ODI, the match Jitau scored 92 not out.

  • Virat Kohli has been the most influential player in ODIs for India this decade: Sunil Gavaskar

    The legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes skipper Virat Kohli has been the most impactful player for India in the last 10 years, considering the number of games that he has won for the country in this span of time.
    Kohli, who made his India debut in 2008, has emerged as one of the best batsmen in all formats of the game in the past decade. He recently became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs, breaking the record of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.

    “I think if you look as an individual, then certainly it’s got to be Virat Kohli, because if you look at the number of matches he’s won for India when India has been chasing big scores,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports show ‘cricket connected’.

  • We did well again in batting: Finch

    Australia captain Aaron Finch on Sunday said that after defeating India in their second ODI series, his team said that his team performed well in batting. Australia scored a mammoth 389 runs from Steven Smith (104) for his second consecutive storm century and openers David Warner (83), Aaron Finch (60), Marnus Labuschen (70) and Glenn Maxwell (63 not out) and India. This match and series was named after stopping for 338 runs. Finch said, “We performed well in batting. It is good whenever you score more than 300.

    It is pleasant to win two matches in a row. Nothing can be said about David Warner’s fitness. We have to think about it. I do not think they will be available in the next match. But the way he started us is really amazing. However, the batsmen after that played their role well and strengthened the innings. “The way Warner played is unbelievable.” After this, Smith continued his brilliant form and scored a century in the second match in a row. Henriques bowled with easy strategy and changed his pace. As Virat Kohli said, we knew Hardik Pandya’s bowling blueprint but it is difficult to hit his ball during fast bowling.

  • Mohammad Shami Lauded On Twitter For Fitness And Discipline During 1st ODI Powerplay

    Australia and India are playing the first of the three-match ODI series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Having won the toss, Aaron Finch decided that the hosts would bat first. India chose to go with four specialist bowlers and two bowlers in the form of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja while Mayank Agarwal grabbed the opener’s spot in place of the injured Rohit Sharma.

    Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah started the proceedings for India and both were on the money from the word go as they bowled at good lines and lengths. Shami, in particular, was extremely tidy in the first two overs as he gave away just two runs in his first twelve balls. Bumrah was a tad expensive, however, he ensured that the Australian openers didn’t get any freebies.

    Shami gave away 12 runs in his first spell of three overs. The right-arm speedster returned to bowl his fourth and the final over of the powerplay and once away he was economical, giving away just a solitary run. In his first four overs, Shami gave away just 13 runs as Australia finished the powerplay at 51/0.

    Meanwhile, Australian openers were going strong with both Aaron Finch and David Warner scoring runs easily. At the time of publishing this article, Australia reached 84/0 at the end of 17 overs. India will be eager to get the first breakthrough and put a brake on the scoring rate.

  • New Zealand fast bowler gets cancer at just 26 years old

    A fast bowler who has both speed and swing, a bowler before whom the batsmen have to struggle to survive, today both the career and life of that bowler is at stake. It is being talked about New Zealand cricketer Andrew Hazledine, who has got cancer at just 26 years of age. Andrew Hazledine plays first class cricket for Canterbury and in the month of September he came to know that he was suffering from cancer. Since then, this cricketer is under treatment and now both his career and life are in danger.

    Hezaldine has Hodgkin lymphoma. In this type of cancer, the immune system has an effect on sales. As the cancer spreads, the body’s power to fight infection decreases. In this type of cancer, fever, night sweats and weight are reduced rapidly. It is also treated with chemotherapy or stem cell transplant. It is being told that Hazeldine’s cancer has caught up very quickly, due to which there is a lot of chance of their recovery.

    The Canterbury cricket team expressed great sorrow over Hazledine’s cancer. Canterbury Cricket High-Performance Manager Marty Croy said that this is a difficult time for Hazledine and the Canterbury team is standing with him and Hazledine’s family in this tough phase. The Canterbury cricket team will also help in the treatment of Hazledine.

    Let us know that Andrew Hazledine is a left-arm fast bowler who has played 14 first class matches for Canterbury. The fast bowler, who made his debut for Canterbury in the year 2018, has taken 35 wickets in 14 matches. Also, he has also taken 21 wickets in 16 List A matches, in which his best performance is 5 wickets for 33 runs. Now because of cancer, this cricketer is in the hospital instead of the field.

  • Delhi Vs Mumbai Game Could See 3 Batsmen Cross 400-run Mark This Season

    The Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season will now move ahead with the 51st match of the tournament as Delhi take on table-toppers Mumbai in Dubai. Interestingly, the upcoming match provides a massive opportunity to three batsmen to scale the 400-run mark in the ongoing season. Punjab skipper KL Rahul (with 641 runs) continues to remain the leading Dream11 IPL 2020 run-scorer and he is followed by in-form Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan with 471 runs.

    Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer and Mumbai’s free-flowing batsmen Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav have each played 12 matches for their franchises so far this season. In 12 innings, Iyer has scored 389 runs at an average of 35.36 with two half-centuries. On the other hand, Mumbai’s South African import Quinton de Kock has aggregated 392 runs, also in 12 innings, at an average of 39.20 with four half-centuries.

    Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav has racked up 362 runs in 11 innings and he was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ in Mumbai’s latest win (over Bangalore) on October 28. While Yadav is currently placed at No. 12 in the ongoing season’s leading run-scorers list, his teammate De Kock is placed at No. 9 and Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer is placed No. 10. As of now, seven batsmen have crossed the 400-run mark this season and the three aforementioned cricketers could join the exclusive club in the upcoming game.