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  • Rohit Sharma Departs for Australia, In Contention for Selection from Third Test

    India opener Rohit Sharma reportedly left for Australia in the early hours of Tuesday as he looks to be ready in time to play the third Test match in the four-match series Down Under. “He left in the early hours today and is headed to Australia via Dubai,” a source told ANI. The physios at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) gave him a clean chit on Friday and the BCCI sent out an official release on Saturday saying that while he is ‘clinically fit’ to head to Australia, he will continue to work on his endurance during his quarantine period there.

    “Team India batsman Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit. He has been rehabilitating and training at NCA since 19th November following a high-grade left hamstring injury suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL).

    “The NCA medical Team was satisfied with the physical fitness of Sharma after assessing him on different metrics that tested his skills related to batting, fielding, and running between the wickets. Sharma’s physical fitness has been satisfactory, however, he will be required to continue work on his endurance.

    “He has been given a detailed programme to follow for the duration of the two weeks he will be quarantined for. He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,” the BCCI release said.

  • Rohit Sharma passes fitness test, but doubt about playing Test series against Australia

    Team India’s opener Rohit Sharma has passed the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy. Rohit Sharma will now leave for Australia on 12 December. Rohit Sharma, however, is not clear on how many Tests he will play for Team India. Rohit Sharma was working on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy for the last 20 days. Earlier on November 20, Rohit Sharma passed the fitness test at NCA.

    According to reports, Rohit Sharma has passed the fitness test this morning. However, Rohit Sharma still will not be able to play all four Test matches against Australia. Quarantine has very strict rules in Australia. Rohit Shamaz will have to remain quarantined for 14 days after reaching Australia. In such a situation, Rohit Shamaz may be available for the last two tests. The third Test match between India and Australia is to be played from 9 January.

    Significantly, for the last nearly two months, Rohit Sharma’s injury was the subject of controversy. Rohit Sharma was a victim of hemorrhaging injury while playing in IPL. Rohit Sharma, however, was later seen playing in playoff matches.

  • 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. “

  • Parthiv Patel Retirement Makes THIS Indian Only Active Cricketer From 2003 World Cup Squad

    Seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Wednesday, December 9. The cricketer made his international debut back in 2002 as a young 17-year-old, thus making him the youngest wicketkeeper in the world to represent his nation at the highest level. A year later, Parthiv Patel donned the Indian jersey at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, where he played alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and other legends of the game.

    The Parthiv Patel retirement announcement leaves Harbhajan Singh as the only active member remaining from India’s 2003 World Cup squad. However, the veteran Indian off-spinner last represented his country in 2016 and has been omitted from India’s playing XI since then. Harbhajan Singh has remained a prominent figure for Chennai in the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) competition since 2018 but he skipped the recently-concluded season citing personal reasons

    .Under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly, the ‘Men in Blue’ reached the final of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. While a young Parthiv Patel was selected as India’s wicketkeeper in the squad, it was Rahul Dravid who kept wickets throughout the tournament. Apart from Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, other prominent members who took part in the 2003 World Cup were Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra.

  • India vs Australia 2020 Live Score, 3rd T20I Match at Sydney: IND Opt to Bowl, Team Unchanged

    Hardik Pandya’s heroics with the bat helped India seal the three-match series with a thrilling victory in the second T20I in Sydney. They will return to the same venue on Tuesday looking for a big series sweep. India would be delighted that they have won the series without the likes of Bumrah and Rohit Sharma. It has been a complete team effort with no real weak link in the XI. KL Rahul has provided India with the starts, Dhawan produced a series-defining performance while Kohli looked in fine touch in the second T20I in Sydney and Jadeja and Hardik have been the finishers at the death. However, the standout performer for India in the series so far has been their left-arm seamer, T Natarajan. He has picked 5 wickets in the two matches at an economy rate of just 6.25 and has continued from where he left in the IPL 2020. Chahal won his team the match as a concussion substitute while Washington Sundar was brilliantly restrictive in Canberra.

    Australia’s second string of fast bowlers – the likes of Andrew Tye, Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott – got exposed in Sydney but in all likelihood will get another chance to make amends at the same venue on Tuesday. The home team are unlikely to risk Hazlewood for the dead rubber. There is a possibility of Aaron Finch making a return which will boost the batting line-up.

  • 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. “

  • RCB’s Parthiv Patel on persisting with Virat Kohli as skipper

    Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs this season after 3 years. The much-maligned side impressed initially as they won 7 of their first 10 matches. But a slump in the latter games resulted in the side narrowly qualifying for the playoffs in fourth place. They eventually lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator and the defeat resulted in some criticism levelled at captain Virat Kohli.

    Former India batsman and two-time IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir said that it is time for the 32-year-old to be held accountable for the results and was vocal about wanting to change Kohli as RCB captain.

    “100 percent, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain…forget about captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn’t have won the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability,’ Gambhir told ESPNcricinfo.

    On the other hand, Virender Sehwag supported Kohli, saying he is a fine captain who is being let down by an unbalanced team. Kohli’s RCB teammate Parthiv Patel was asked about Kohli’s captaincy and said that he feels Virat shouldn’t be held accountable for team’s loss.

    “He is very attacking player himself. He likes to get on with it. I thought he was slightly defensive in taking those decisions as a captain. Other than that, he has been a very successful India captain, no doubt about it. But if you look around RCB’s records in eight years, it is obviously been a long, long time,” Parthiv told cricket.com.

    “I am sitting at this point of time neither in Sehwag’s shoes (Backing Kohli to continue as captain) nor in Gautam Gambhir’s shoes (replace Kohli as captain). The franchise should decide on it. I don’t think as players, we have anything to say about it.”

  • Rohit returned to Mumbai after IPL to attend to his ailing father: BCCI

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday clarified the reason behind batsman Rohit Sharma not travelling to Australia with the rest of the squad after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
    India and Australia are slated to lock horns in three ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches. Rohit was rested for the white-ball leg, but his participation in the Test series is not confirmed as he would be undergoing a further injury assessment on December 11.


    The BCCI has clarified that Rohit returned to India to attend to his ailing father. The board also clarified that the batsman went to National Cricket Academy (NCA) after ensuring that his father was okay.


    “Rohit is presently undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA. Rohit Sharma’s next assessment will be conducted on December 11th following which the BCCI will have clarity on his participation in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Rohit Sharma had to come back to Mumbai after the IPL to attend to his ailing father. His father is now recuperating well and that has allowed him to travel to the NCA and start his rehabilitation,” the BCCI stated in its official release.

  • Gambhir and Akash clash over captaincy between Virat and Rohit in T20

    Former Indian cricket team player Gautam Gambhir advocated handing over T20 team captaincy to five-time IPL winner Rohit Sharma while commentator and former player Aakash Chopra has the right to retain current captain Virat Kohli as captain in all three formats of the game. Are in

    Former Indian players Gautam Gambhir, Akash Chopra and Parthiv Patel discussed about who is the better captain of Rohit and Virat in the Star Sports program Cricket Connect, in which the three players expressed their opinion. These days, in fact, this discussion is very loud whether T20 captaincy should be handed over to Rohit.

    Under Rohit’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians have won their fifth title in the IPL, while Virat’s Bangalore team could only reach the playoffs and under their captaincy, Bangalore has not won the title even once in eight years. Amid the ongoing debate over sharing of captaincy, however, India’s first World Cup winning captain and legend all-rounder Kapil Dev, dismissed the idea of ​​Team India’s sharing of Test and limited-overs captaincy, saying that Indian cricket culture is two captains. Is not there and if Virat is doing well in T20, then he should be allowed to remain captain.

    Gambhir said about Virat and Rohit being the better T20 captain, “Virat is not a bad captain but the discussion here is who is better captain and according to me Rohit is a much better T20 captain and in the captaincy of both There is a huge difference. “Akash Chopra said,” This is not the time for change. Now you do not have time to prepare a new T20 team. If you want to start the team process or something new, then for that you must have many matches to play but before the T20 World Cup, the team has only five to six T20 matches. “