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  • ICC selected Virat Kohli as the best cricketer of the decade

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli as the best cricketer of the decade. In view of Kohli’s amazing performance in all three formats in this decade, the ICC has given him the Sir Garfield Sobers Award, the best cricketer of the decade.

    During this ICC Awards period, Kohli was the highest run-scorer in international cricket. With this, he also scored the most centuries and the most fifties in this period. In this decade, 20,396 runs came off Kohli’s bat, which included 66 centuries and 94 half-centuries.

    Earlier, the ICC selected Kohli as the best ODI cricketer of the decade. In this decade, Kohli has been the only cricketer in ODI cricket to have scored more than 10,000 runs.

    On the other hand, on Sunday, ie, the ICC gave Virat Kohli a place in the teams of all three formats of this decade. Apart from this, the ICC also made Kohli the captain of the Test team of this decade.

  • PM Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Visva Bharati University

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal today. His address will be through video conferencing at 11 am. At the same time, the Governor of West Bengal and the Union Minister of Education will also be present on this occasion.

    Let us tell you, Visva-Bharati established in 1921 by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is also the oldest central university in the country. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared a Central University and ‘Institute of National Importance’ by an Act of Parliament. This university followed the developed pedagogy of Gurudev Tagore but gradually it adopted the model in which a modern university develops. The Prime Minister is the Chancellor of this university.

  • Playing test with pink ball is the opposite of playing with red ball: Virat Kohli

    Indian team captain Virat Kohli has said that playing a Test match with a pink ball is generally the opposite of a Test match played with a red ball. The four-match Test series between Australia and India starts on Thursday. The first Test match of the series will be played in the day and night format at the Adelaide Oval ground.

    Kohli said that preparing to play with pink ball is very difficult, because it has many aspects. The captain said that he will have to play according to the condition of the Adelaide Oval ground. Kohli said on Wednesday, “I don’t think you can plan things in Test cricket. Test cricket always happens in the same way that you have to play according to the situation you face and use your best ability. You have to understand when you have to attack, when to defend, when to wicket.

    The pink ball test match brings with it many things, such as evening time, when it is very difficult to bat. It is difficult to bowl in the first session and then the bowlers get help at night. He said, “When you compare it with a common Test match, it is very different. We are ready to go on the field with our plan in every situation. Planning is necessary, but you cannot plan anything in advance. In particular, there is a day-night test in which many things happen.

  • Big loss for India not playing Virat Kohli’s test: Steve Smith

    Australia’s Steve Smith said that Virat Kohli’s failure to play in the last three Tests would be a big loss for India, but fans and stakeholders should understand that Kohli is also a human being and has a life outside cricket. Kohli will play in the day-night format test starting in Adelaide from 17 December, but will return home for the birth of his first child thereafter.

    Smith told the media in an online chat with Adelaide, “There is no doubt that this is a big loss for India. We all know that Virat is a world class player. We all know that he likes to play here, But he is also a human being, outside of cricket he also has a life, a family.

    He said, “At the time of the birth of his first child he wants to be praised for that. We all know how much he likes to play in Australia, so the credit goes to him for being there when he was a child.” Smith was banned for one year due to ball tempering in a Test match played in Cape Town in 2018 and that is why he did not play in the last Test series against India. Smith was also Australia’s captain at the time of the ball tempering controversy.

  • Parthiv Patel associated with Mumbai Indians a day after retirement

    Former wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel of the Indian cricket team, after retiring from all three formats of cricket on Wednesday, joined Mumbai Indians as the ‘Talent Scout’ with the most successful team of IPL on Thursday. Parthiv has also played for Mumbai Indians and was part of the Mumbai team that won the IPL titles in 2015 and 2017. Parthiv will work with the coaching staff and find new talent for the team after joining with Mumbai Indians.

    Mumbai Indians owner Akash Ambani welcomed Parthiv into the team, saying, “When Parthiv used to play for Mumbai Indians, we got an opportunity to know his understanding of cricket. Parthiv has a deep knowledge of cricket and this makes me very confident about his contribution to our new talent hunt program. “Parthiv said,” I enjoyed the game on behalf of Mumbai Indians. I still remember those moments spent with this champion team for three years. It is time to start a new chapter in my life. I am excited, confident and grateful for this opportunity from the Mumbai Indians management. “

  • 10 teams will be divided into two groups – New format of IPL from 2021 season

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to approve the addition of two new teams in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The approval will reportedly be given in the Annual General Meeting of the board scheduled to take place on December 24. This isn’t the first time that the IPL will have 10 teams fighting for the glory.

    In 2011, 10 teams had featured in the season while in the next two editions of the T20 extravaganza, nine teams had taken part. And now with the BCCI likely to approve two new teams, the IPL 2021 is also set to have 10 teams. Earlier, it was reported that only one team will be added ahead of the next season while the 10th franchise will be added the following season.

    However, the franchises were reportedly not happy with this as two mega auctions would’ve taken place in that case. Meanwhile, the addition of two new teams will now bring a spate of changes to the next IPL season.

  • I will retain IPL performance in national team as well: Rabada

    South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada says that he is hopeful that he will be able to retain the IPL performance in the national team as well. A three-match T20 series is going on between South Africa and England in which England has an unbeatable lead in the series 2–0. After the three-match T20 series, a three-match ODI series will be played between the two teams from December 4.

    On the T20 series with England, Rabada told Star Sports, “This is a spirited series. I hope that while playing for the national team, I will be able to keep the IPL performance going. After performing well in the IPL, the fast bowlers are working on maintaining consistency in every match. Jose Butler, Johnny Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan are in much better form and we are ready for this challenge. “

    Team captain Quinton de Kock also said on the series against England, “I am very happy with the return of international cricket in the country. England are a strong team and Jofra Archer and Sam Karen are in top form. The ODI series will be better and it is pleasant to return to the team for a longer format after the IPL. Our team is better. Both teams have good batting and bowling line ups. We want to give our best and enjoy the match. “

  • Pakistan players scared of asking for break, communication gap with team management: Amir

    Pakistan pacer Mohammed Amir says players of the national team are scared of asking for a break even when they feel exhausted as they apprehend being dropped from the side altogether due to a “communication gap” with the team management. Amir, who has retired from Test cricket to prolong his career in the shorter formats, said communication and understanding needs to be better between players and the management.

    “The problem is that if a player musters the courage to say in Pakistan cricket that he wants rest, he is dropped, so players are now scared about speaking about it with the management,” he told the ‘News One’ channel.

    “There is a mindset in Pakistan cricket where players are scared of being dropped from the team. I think this communication gap should be removed between players and the management. “If a player wants to take a break he should be happy to speak about it with the management and they should understand his point of view and give him a rest instead of dropping him from the team,” he said.

    Dropped from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, Amir reiterated that his decision to retire from Test cricket last year was turned into an unnecessary controversy. “Mickey Arthur was our head coach and anyone can ask him this. I was telling him since 2017 that if my workload is not managed I would have to leave Test cricket,” he asserted.

    “After I announced my decision no one spoke to me for six months about it and a controversy was only created around my decision when we lost in Australia.

    “…people lack common sense to understand the situation I was in after returning to cricket from the five year ban,” he added referring to the spot-fixing ban that he served. Amir said people failed to understand his predicament when he returned to cricket after the ban without any training.

    “Ask the team physio the problems I was facing with my eyes, knees and shoulders and I kept on telling them to manage my workload no one listened,” he alleged. “I remember playing in the first match of the World Cup with spasms and after taking pain killers.

  • Team India is being scared of clean sweep, this change can happen in the last ODI!

    Team India’s debut on the tour of Australia has been very bad. The bowling of the team has disappointed a lot. Due to lack of bowling options to backup regular bowlers and unable to pace themselves in the ODI format, India have lost the series to Australia, with one more match to be played. If India fails to win this last match, then it will be a clean sweep.

    Due to two consecutive ODI defeats at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Indian team has lost 0-2 in the three-match series and now they have lost five consecutive ODIs. Earlier, he lost to New Zealand in three ODIs in February.

    The two defeats in Sydney have revealed a huge gap between India and Australia. India, after playing T20 cricket for nearly two months, is adapting itself in the format of 50 overs. Captain Virat Kohli said after the first ODI defeat that the players have not come out of T20 mode yet.

    He had said, ‘We are playing T20 cricket. Possibly: which can have an effect. Body language was not good after 25 overs’. However, India’s biggest concern has been the lack of an all-rounder option, which can serve as a back-up to regular bowlers. India tried to bowl to Hardik Pandya who did not look fully fit and did well, but if they have to win the third and final match, Pandya may have to bowl more overs.

  • Team India sweats it out in Test match practice ahead of Australia tour

    Ahead of the upcoming series against Australia, the Indian squad is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the tour and on Thursday every player shifted their focus to fielding.

    Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari were seen doing fielding drills alongside fielding coach R Sridhar. Team India’s official Instagram handle posted the photos of fielding sessions and the post was captioned as: “Eyes firmly on the ball”.

    India and Australia will first lock horns against each other in ODIs and T20Is and then both sides will shift their attention to the longest format of the game.

    Kohli will just be playing one Test against Australia, and then he will head back home after being granted paternity leave by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

    On Tuesday, the Indian team had started preparing for the Test series as Kohli posted a video of batting with the red-ball. The fielders were positioned in Test-match like fielding positions and the Kohli-led side seemed to be using a Test-match like stimulation to leave no stone unturned in preparing for the likes of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins.

    Indian squad for all the three-formats had arrived in Australia last week and now every player has started undergoing net sessions to be fully prepared.

    During the 2018-19 series, India managed to record their first Test series win on Australian soil. Kohli-led side eventually won the series 2-1 and now they would be looking to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.