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India vs Namibia - Match 42

Author: Shreyas
08 Nov 2021 17:18:26
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India vs Namibia - 42nd Match of the ICC Men's T20I World Cup'2021, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

 

Weather Forecast

Clear - 26°C

 

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

 

(i) Points Table Scenario 

 

IND - 4 - 2w/2l (4th - Group 2)

NAM - 4 - 1w/3l (5th - Group 2)

 

(ii) Top Performers 

 

IND

 

KL Rahul - 12th highest run scorer (140), Avg (35) - 4M/4I

Rohit Sharma - 25th highest run scorer (118), Avg (29.50) - 4M/4I

 

Mohammad Shami - 24th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (16.83), SR (11.8) - 4M/4I

Jasprit Bumrah - 35th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (15), SR (17.6) - 4M/4I

 

 

NAM

 

David Wiese - 4th highest run scorer (201), Avg (50.25) - 7M/7I

Gerhard Erasmus - 13th highest run scorer (139), Avg (23.16) - 7M/7I

Craig Williams - 24th highest run scorer (119), Avg (17) - 7M/7I

 

Jan Frylinck - 5th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (18.62), SR (15.33) - 6M/6I

Ruben Trumplemann - 24th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (31.50), SR (25) - 7M/7I

David Wiese - 24th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (31.67), SR (26) - 7M/7I

 

 

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

 

Venue - Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

 

Overall - 192

 

Avg 1st Innings - 158

Avg 2nd Innings - 134

 

Highest total - 219/2 (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals - 28th October'2020)

 

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

 

IND - 4 - 2w/2l

NAM - 8 - 3w/5l

 

(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s

 

IND

 

KL Rahul - 7th highest run scorer (677), Avg (56.42) - 15M/14I

Rishabh Pant - 25th highest run scorer (397), Avg (36.09) - 15M/14I

Virat Kohli - 26th highest run scorer (396), Avg (30.46) - 15M/15I

Ishan Kishan - 46th highest run scorer (290), Avg (58) - 8M/8I

Ravindra Jadeja - 60th highest run scorer (242), Avg (48.40) - 17M/12I

Rohit Sharma - 70th highest run scorer (225), Avg (20.45) - 11M/11I

 

Jasprit Bumrah - 18th highest wicket taker (19), Avg (13.63), SR (12.84) - 11M/11I

Mohammad Shami - 18th highest wicket taker (19), Avg (21), SR (17.2) - 15M/15I

Shardul Thakur - 34th highest wicket taker (15), Avg (19), SR (13.40) - 10M/10I

Ravindra Jadeja - 34th highest wicket taker (15), Avg (25.40), SR (19.6) - 17M/17I

Ravichandran Ashwin - 52nd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (27), SR (24.8) - 15M/15I

Varun Chakravarthy - 58th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (22.4), SR (21) - 9M/9I

 

 

NAM

 

Gerhard Erasmus - 81st highest run scorer (196), Avg (39.20) - 7M/6I

 

Bernard Scholtz - 52nd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (10.1), SR (12) - 6M/6I

JJ Smit - 55th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (9.18), SR (9.36) - 5M/5I

Jan Frylinck - 89th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (17), SR (12.9) - 4M/4I

 

 

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue 

 

1) Scotland vs India - 5th November'2021 

85/10 vs 89/2 (IND won by 8 wkts)

 

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w

Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

 

2) Bangladesh vs Australia - 4th November'2021

73/10 vs 78/2 (AUS won by 8 wkts)

 

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w

Spinners - 6w+0w=6w

 

3) New Zealand vs Scotland - 3rd November'2021

172/5 vs 156/5 (NZ won by 16 runs)

 

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w

Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

 

4) India vs New Zealand - 31st October'2021

110/7 vs 111/2 (NZ won by 8 wkts)

 

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w

Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

 

5) Australia vs England - 30th October'2021 

125/10 vs 126/2 (ENG won by 8 wkts)

 

Pacers - 7w+0w=7w

Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

 

6) Afghanistan vs Pakistan - 29th October'2021 

147/6 vs 148/5 (PAK won by 5 wkts)

 

Pacers - 3w+1w=4w

Spinners - 3w+4w=7w

 

7) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 28th October'2021

154/6 vs 155/3 (AUS won by 7 wkts)

 

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w

Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

 

8) West Indies vs South Africa - 26th October'2021 

143/8 vs 144/2 (SA won by 8 wkts)

 

Pacers - 5w+0w=5w

Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

 

9) India vs Pakistan - 24th October'2021 

151/7 vs 152/0 (PAK won by 10 wkts)

 

Pacers - 6w+0w=6w

Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

 

10) West Indies vs England - 23rd October'2021

55/10 vs 56/4 (ENG won by 6 wkts)

 

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w

Spinners - 6w+2w=8w

 

 

SUMMARY 

 

Pacers 

1st Innings - 47w

2nd Innings - 12w

 

Spinners 

1st Innings - 28w

2nd Innings - 14w

 

Overall

59w:42w (Pacers:Spinners)

 

 

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

 

India (IND) 

 

1. KL Rahul

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 132(69)*, 63(52), 27(27), 3(8), 18(16)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(19), 11(16), 77(51), 15(11), 49(33), 67(55), 98(42)*, 50(19)

 

2. Rohit Sharma

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(8), 0(1), 0(1), 14(14)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8), 68(51), 43(28), 30(16)

 

3. Ishan Kishan

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7), 55(30)*, 4(8)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 99(58), 72(47)*, 33(19)*, 11(10), 9(12)

 

4. Virat Kohli

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(13), 3(11), 90(52)*, 50(43), 51(42), 57(49), 9(17)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(5), 43(39), 43(32), 25(20), 4(8), 2(2)*

 

5. Suryakumar Yadav 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4), 51(38), 11(8)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 12(11)*, 19(20), 3(7), 8(9), 6(2)*

 

6. Hardik Pandya 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(4), 37(14)*, 11(8), 23(24)&0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(13), 3(5), 3(6)

 

7. Rishabh Pant

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(29), 37(25)*, 37(25), 14(20), 21(24), 56(38), 10(8), 51(35)*, 39(30), 12(19)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 36(35), 3(9), 35(21)*, 15(12)

 

8. Shardul Thakur 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w

 

9. Ravindra Jadeja

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(10)*&1w, 26(33)&0w, 1(2)*&2w, 15(17)*&0w, 2w, 13(13)&0w, 26(19)*&0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(9)&0w, 50(35)&0w, 1w, 7(6)&0w, 0w, 31(11)*&1w, 1w, 3w

 

10. Ravichandran Ashwin 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 12(9)&0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 0w, 2(3)&1w, 1w

 

11. Rahul Chahar

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

 

12. Varun Chakravarthy 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w

 

13. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

 

14. Mohammad Shami

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 3w

 

15. Jasprit Bumrah

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 4w, 0w, 2w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w

 

 

Namibia (NAM)

 

1. Stephan Baard

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 51(39), 17(13), 0(1)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4), 34(40), 17(18)

 

2. Craig Williams 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6), 28(17)*, 5(4)&1w, 45(41)&1w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(7), 0(2), 14(21)&0w, 1(7)&3w

 

3. Zane Green

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 7(10)

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(5), 9(12)*, 9(11)

 

4. Michael Van Lingen

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

5. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

6. Gerhard Erasmus 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(25)*, 72(46), 15(17)&3w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6)&1w, 51(34)

 

7. David Wiese 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

8. JJ Smit

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(5)&3w, 24(13)&1w, 59(25)&2w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(13)*&2w, 10(13)&3w

 

9. Jan Frylinck 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 4w, 1w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(21)&1w

 

10. Bernard Scholtz 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 1w, 3w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w, 1w

 

11. Ben Shikongo 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

 

12. Pikki Ya France 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

13. Ruben Trumplemann 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

14. Karl Birkenstock 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

15. Michau Du Preez 

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 

2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

 

3. HEAD TO HEAD 

 

(i) Overall

 

They haven't played a T20I against each other yet.

 

 

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

 

A) INDIA (IND) SQUAD: 

 

Probable XI

 

1) KL Rahul - RHB, WK

Last 10 - 50, 69, 18, 3, 39, 51, 39, 67, 21, 21, 49

 

2) Rohit Sharma - RHB, Offbreak 

Last 10 - 30, 74, 14, 0, 60*, 22, 7, 8, 33, 11, 127

 

3) Virat Kohli - RHB, RM

Last 10 - 2*, 9, 57, 0w, 11, 4, 5, 25, 25, 51, 53, 5

 

4) Suryakumar Yadav - RHB, RM

Last 10 - 6*, 11, 38*, 8, 13, 33, 0, 5, 3

 

5) Rishabh Pant - LHB, WK

Last 10 - 27*, 12, 39, 29*, 51*, 10, 15, 26, 39, 24

 

6) Hardik Pandya - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 35*, 23r 0w, 11, 14*, 12*, 5*, 17

 

7) Ravindra Jadeja - LHB, LAO

Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 26r 0w, 13r 0w, 1w, 1w, 15r 0w, 2w, 32r 0w

 

8) Shardul Thakur - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 57r 1w, 60r 2w

/

Varun Chakravarthy/Rahul Chahar

 

9) Ravichandran Ashwin - RHB, Offbreak 

Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 20r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

 

10) Mohammad Shami - RHB, RF

Last 10 - 3w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 4w

 

11) Jasprit Bumrah - RHB, RF

Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w

 

 

BENCH 

 

12) Bhuvneshwar Kumar - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 16r 0w

 

13) Rahul Chahar - RHB, Legbreak 

Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 13r 3w, 0w, 2w

 

14) Varun Chakravarthy - RHB, Legbreak 

Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w

 

15) Ishan Kishan - LHB, WK

Last 10 - 4, 70*, 50*, 14, 11, 20*, 1, 59, 6, 26

 

Safe C/VC choices

KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah

 

 

B) NAMIBIA (NAM) SQUAD: 

 

Probable XI

 

1) Michael Van Lingen - LHB, LM

Last 10 - 25, 4, 11, 18r 0w, 0w, 17r 1w, 18r 0w, 40r 2w, 51r 0w

 

2) Stephan Baard - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 21, 29, 19, 7, 0, 1, 8, 39, 42, 6, 0

 

3) Merwe Gerhard Erasmus - RHB, Offbreak 

Last 10 - 3r 1w, 15, 12r 0w, 4, 53*, 32, 20r 0w, 4r 1w, 32, 0

 

4) Craig Williams - RHB, RM

Last 10 - 0, 40, 1, 23, 15, 11, 29, 80, 1, 57

 

5) JJ Smit - RHB, LFM

Last 10 - 9r 0w, 2r 0w, 0r 1w, 32r 1w, 1w, 14r 0w, 12r 1w, 26r 1w, 15r 1w, 48r 2w

 

6) David Wiese - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 16r 1w, 43r 1w, 26r 0w, 16r 1w, 28r 2w, 66r 1w, 6r 0w, 31r 2w, 3r 1w, 10r 0w

 

7) Jan Frylinck - LHB, LFM

Last 10 - 1w, 6r 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 2r 0w, 1w, 9, 9r 1w, 2w

/

Karl Birkenstock (if Frylinck is still injured)

 

8) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton - LHB, RM

Last 10 - 0r 0w, 7r 0w, 14r 2w, 0w, 2r 2w, 22*, 5r 1w, 7r 0w, 0r 0w, 80r 2w

 

9) Zane Green - LHB, WK

Last 10 - 23, 1, 9, 24, 15, 8, 34, 27, 26, 0

 

10) Ruben Trumplemann - RHB, LF

Last 10 - 6r 0w, 0w, 12r 2w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 6r 1w, 20r 2w, 2w

 

11) Bernard Scholtz - RHB, LAO

Last 10 - 1w, 6r 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

 

 

BENCH 

 

12) Pikki Ya France - RHB, Offbreak 

Last 10 - 3, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 9r 1w, 0w, 17r 1w

 

13) Karl Birkenstock - LHB, RFM

Last 10 - 0w, 7*, 0w, 4, 2

 

14) Michau Du Preez - RHB, Legbreak, WK

Last 10 - 30, 4, 47*, 37, 3, 33*, 29*, 38, 13

 

15) Ben Shikongo - RHB, RFM

Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w

 

 

Safe C/VC choices

David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus 

 

 

Differential GL C/VC choices 

 

IND - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami

 

NAM - JJ Smit, Craig Williams, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

 

 

My Fantasy Team (SL)

(Pre Toss)

 

Wk - Green

Bat - Rohit/Virat, Rahul, Erasmus

AR - Jadeja, Smit, Wiese

Bowl - Shami, Trumplemann, Ashwin, Bumrah

GL Picks - Loftie-Eaton, Pant, Baard, Chahar/Varun/Thakur/Bhuvi (whoever plays), Surya

 

NOTE - Invest Less as both teams can do anything with their batting and bowling orders. 

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"What he can do at that position, neither Virat can do, nor Sanju or Rohit Sharma"
Rahul in sharp touch during indoor training session
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:02:47 GMT
He moved his feet well and timed punches and half-drives to perfection, but did not undertake any wicketkeeping drills
BCCI to release 400,000 more World Cup tickets from September 8
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:28:00 GMT
The general sale of tickets for all World Cup matches to commence from 8pm IST on September 8, the BCCI said
Chahal signs up to play three County Championship games for Kent
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:09:46 GMT
Chahal has been ignored by the India selectors for the ongoing Asia Cup and the upcoming World Cup
Shubman Gill and Shaheen Afridi among big gainers in ICC ODI rankings
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:42:20 GMT
Aiden Markram, Glenn Phillips and Finn Allen are among the players to move up the T20I tables
Last leg of Asia Cup matches to be played in Colombo as scheduled
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:22:11 GMT
The PCB, hosts for the tournament, agreed to the decision reluctantly after the ACC sent out a message to stakeholders without consulting the PCB
Rahul vs Kishan: Who will India's first-choice keeper be?
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:03:21 GMT
Also: how did Suryakumar make it to the ODI World Cup squad?
KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur in India's World Cup squad
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:26:23 GMT
Prasidh Krishna and Tilak Varma are the two players from the Asia Cup squad who missed the cut
Rohit and Gill take India into the Super Fours
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:12:06 GMT
Nepal were dismissed for 230 before rain reduced India's chase to 23 overs in Pallekele
Asia Cup matches may be moved from Colombo to Hambantota
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 19:42:59 GMT
Bad weather forecast in the Sri Lankan capital could force venue change for four Super Four games and the final
Jasprit Bumrah to miss Asia Cup game vs Nepal
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:09:59 GMT
The seamer flew home on Monday for personal reasons, but is expected to be back for the Super Fours, should India qualify
Bumrah unavailable as India face Nepal in rainy Pallekele
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:35:32 GMT
The fast bowler returned home for the birth of his child and is likely to rejoin the side for the Super Fours
Piloo Reporter, the first among neutral umpires in Tests, dies at 84
Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:45:07 GMT
He officiated in 14 Tests and 22 ODIs, which included the World Cup in 1992
Pakistan through to Super Fours after washout
Sat, 02 Sep 2023 17:06:36 GMT
Afridi, Naseem and Rauf shared ten wickets to dismiss India for 266 before rain ruined the chase
India and Pakistan set to resume arguably the biggest rivalry in cricket
Sat, 02 Sep 2023 04:41:37 GMT
They will meet in an ODI for the first time since the 2019 World Cup, but rain could delay the start in Pallekele
रवि शास्त्री : पाकिस्तान की टीम बेहतर हुई है, लेकिन भारतीय टीम अभी भी फ़ेवरिट
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:28:45 GMT
"इस मैच में फ़ॉर्म नहीं टेंपरामेंट बेहतर होना ज़रूरी"
Jayant Yadav joins Middlesex for final matches of County Championship
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:51:06 GMT
India offspinner available for four games, starting with Essex at Chelmsford
Shastri: India favourites, but Pakistan have narrowed the gap
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:51:09 GMT
Shastri wants all top-order batters to follow Babar Azam's template of building on starts to get to big scores, big hundreds
Viacom18 bags Indian cricket digital and TV media rights for $720 million
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:44:30 GMT
Deal comprises 88 matches between 2023-28 covering both digital and TV rights globally
Surrey bring in Sai Sudharsan for final three Championship fixtures
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:42:29 GMT
India A batter will bolster reigning champions' squad options for culmination of season
Prithvi Shaw agrees Northamptonshire return for 2024
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:12:10 GMT
India batter expected to play second half of season and feature in Championship and One-Day Cup
Dhruv Shorey moves from Delhi to Vidarbha ahead of 2023-24 season
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:48:42 GMT
He was the fourth-highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy last season, with 859 runs at an average of 95.44
Dravid: We were not experimenting for the sake of experimenting
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:21:41 GMT
Head coach says injuries magnified their middle-order situation greatly
Recovering Rahul won't be fit in time for India's first two Asia Cup games
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:52:06 GMT
Coach Dravid confirms the wicketkeeper-batter's unavailability for the Asia Cup games against Pakistan and Nepal
Smriti Mandhana to skip WBBL again with an eye on India's upcoming domestic season
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:30:30 GMT
India vice-captain, who just won the Women's Hundred with Southern Brave, did not put her name in inaugural WBBL overseas draft
Rohit: 'I want to get into the phase I was in before the 2019 World Cup'
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:05:54 GMT
The India captain wants to "stay relaxed and not worry about external factors" before the 2023 edition
Shreyas Iyer opens up about back injury: I was in excruciating pain
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:21:11 GMT
India batter admits to being overwhelmed but is happy with where his fitness is at now after extensive rehab
Karun Nair, Shreyas Gopal move out of Karnataka
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 14:14:56 GMT
Nair will play for Vidarbha and Shreyas for Kerala; KV Siddharth and Rohan Kadam move to Goa
BCCI president Binny, vice-president Shukla to visit Pakistan for Asia Cup
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 06:27:11 GMT
It's a courtesy visit part of PCB dinner that includes board representatives of all six participating teams
AB de Villiers: 'I think Virat is perfect for No. 4'
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 16:34:36 GMT
"He can put the innings together, play any kind of role in that middle order"
Rahul's fitness in the spotlight as India begin six-day conditioning camp
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:03:48 GMT
Fifteen of the 18 Asia-Cup-bound players have arrived in Bengaluru, with Bumrah, Samson and Prasidh to join them upon arrival from Ireland
World Cup warm-ups: India begin against England; Pakistan take on NZ
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 06:37:19 GMT
While India travel far east to Guwahati for their first warm-up, Australia will fly down south to Trivandrum against Netherlands
India take series 2-0 as persistent drizzle washes out third T20I
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:43:39 GMT
Bumrah, who returned to competitive cricket after a lengthy injury layoff, was named the Player of the Series
Will Jitesh and Avesh feature in bench-strength experiments for India?
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:54:41 GMT
And can Ireland nullify any such calculations with their first win against India across formats?
Hayden: Players like Tilak Varma can put pressure on Suryakumar Yadav
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:53:26 GMT
Former Australia opener says it's a "good strategy" to have "outliers" in the squad that can keep the other players "honest"
ODI World Cup: Hyderabad to go ahead with hosting back-to-back games
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:55:13 GMT
HCA had originally raised concerns about the schedule but the BCCI has told them that it won't be possible to make any tweaks
Rohit wants India to be flexible, in mind and batting order
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:34:43 GMT
India captain says players have been given roles but need to be ready to perform different ones should the need arise
Rahul, Shreyas and Tilak make it to India's Asia Cup squad
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:14:42 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna make their ODI comebacks, but Yuzvendra Chahal has been dropped from the 17-man squad
Pujara on fighting for his Test spot: 'I keep telling myself that I know I belong there'
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:39:08 GMT
While admitting to nursing self-doubt and a bruised ego after being dropped, he is firm in his belief that he still has a lot to contribute as an India player
Ganguly feels Kohli, Iyer and Rahul can all bat at No. 4 if required
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:18:16 GMT
"I keep getting asked that we don't have this, we don't have that, but I think we have too much; that's the problem"
Gaikwad, Rinku and Prasidh sparkle as India seal series win
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:34:07 GMT
Andy Balbirnie's 72 was not enough as Ireland finished 34 short of their target of 186
Harmanpreet on Dhaka umpiring outburst: 'I don't regret anything'
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:13:25 GMT
Despite receiving a two-match ban for her actions, India's captain doesn't feel she "said anything wrong to any player or any person"
Hyderabad Cricket Association raises concern about World Cup schedule
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:17:36 GMT
Worries stem from hosting back-to-back matches on October 9 and 10 and their ability to provide adequate security
India's Asia Cup squad to be announced on August 21
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:25:09 GMT
Rohit and Dravid to be part of the meeting in which the selectors are also likely to pencil in the draft squad for the World Cup
Focus on batters as India look to wrap up series
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:00:06 GMT
Clear and sunny weather awaits the teams in Dublin after the first T20I was cut short by rain
India finish just ahead of Ireland in rain-hit contest
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:32:58 GMT
Visitors had scored two runs more than the DLS par score when bad weather ended the game
Jasprit Bumrah strikes twice in first over on his comeback
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:21:31 GMT
The fast bowler conceded a boundary first ball, and then bounced back to rock Ireland
Relaxed Jasprit Bumrah all set for India comeback: 'I'm not holding back'
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:24:05 GMT
"In my rehab, we were never preparing for a T20 game, I was preparing to bowl 10 overs for the World Cup," says returning pace spearhead
Rain threatens to spoil Bumrah's long-awaited comeback
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:25:03 GMT
A yellow warning for rain in Dublin could dampen the spirits of India's fringe players as they look to push their case for regular selection
To open, or not to open: the Ishan Kishan debate
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:40:31 GMT
If KL Rahul is not fit to play the Asia Cup, India face quite a juggling act with Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill - here's Ravi Shastri, MSK Prasad and Sandeep Patil's take
Knee injury cuts Prithvi Shaw's Northamptonshire stint short
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:11:08 GMT
Injury is worse than initially expected, says the club; he is being monitored by the BCCI's medical experts
KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer in match simulation training ahead of Asia Cup squad selection
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:17:19 GMT
This process is seen as the final steps in their road back from injury to the Indian team; Asia Cup squad likely to be out by August 20
Dravid: WI series loss has shown India needs batting depth
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:04:12 GMT
"If you look at West Indies, they had Alzarri Joseph coming in at No. 11 and he can hit a mean ball"
'I was not able to finish' - Hardik Pandya takes responsibility after India lose to West Indies
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:37:21 GMT
Captain says "sometimes losing is good because it teaches you a lot of things" and was happy with how the youngsters in the squad performed
Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran deliver knockout blow to India
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:54:53 GMT
Romario Shepherd played the lead role for West Indies with the ball and, despite Suryakumar Yadav's 61, India failed to find rhythm in the decider
Jaiswal and Gill dominate as India draw level
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:36:03 GMT
Hetmyer's fighting fifty led West Indies to 178, but it was nowhere near enough as India waltzed home with three overs remaining
Kohli on Babar: 'Probably the top batsman in the world across formats'
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 17:41:31 GMT
India batter says the two players have shared great respect for each other ever since first meeting at the 2019 ODI World Cup
Kuldeep Sen set to move from MP to TN
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:43:46 GMT
MP's Gaurav Yadav shifts to Puducherry; Vihari to stay at Andhra
There's rain around as West Indies and India take their scrap to big-scoring Lauderhill
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:58:18 GMT
West Indies are up 2-1 with two to go, but both teams would be looking at the bigger, broader picture ahead of more high-stakes challenges
Ambati Rayudu joins St Kitts & Nevis Patriots as marquee player for CPL 2023
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:01:21 GMT
Rayudu is set to become the second Indian after Pravin Tambe to play in the men's CPL
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