Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Birthday Wishes Pour As Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar Turns 47 Today
2238 days ago
Cricket

Birthday Wishes Pour As Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar Turns 47 Today

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar turns 47 today on April 24, Friday. It has been 7 years since Sachin Tendulkar played his last international match 14 November 2013 against West Indies which was also his 200th Test, but the aura of the master blaster still remains the same.## Cricket fertinity and people across the country shower their love and wish him birthday via twitter.## As the Master Blaster @sachin_rt turns 47, we relive one of his glorious knocks against England in 2008. He dedicated this ton - 41st in Test cricket, to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Here's wishing the legend a very happy birthday 🍰 🎁 🎂 #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/dgBdlbCtU7— BCCI (@BCCI) April 23, 2020 ## Happy birthday to Sachin Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman of all time!To celebrate, we will give you the opportunity to vote for his top ODI innings in a bracket challenge!Stay tuned to join the celebrations 🎂 pic.twitter.com/3orof9LAvs— ICC (@ICC) April 24, 2020 ## True that the great man could stop time in India when batting. But the biggest inspiration @sachin_rt Paaji’s career is summed up is in these two pictures. Much needed to remember especially in these difficult times that after every adversity comes victory #HappyBirthdaySachin 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/UODlDjbCEL— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 24, 2020 ## 🍰 Imagine you get a piece of this cake for every #Sachin 🐐 memory you tell us! Go ahead 📝#HappyBirthdaySachin #OneFamily @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/VEwYKm5nZw— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 24, 2020 ## Happy birthday to the man whose passion for the game of cricket has inspired many. Wishing you an amazing year ahead paaji. 😊🎂 @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/Mj7tE9evHg— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 24, 2020 ## Birthday greetings to one of the biggest legend of cricket @sachin_rt . Have a blast at home Paaji. Lots of love 🎂 #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/WwxVJjVXfi— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 24, 2020 ## Happiest birthday to the man loved by billions! @sachin_rt ❤️#HappyBirthdaySachin #CelebratingSachin pic.twitter.com/qEIyyaECcQ— 100MB (@100MasterBlastr) April 24, 2020 ## #HappyBirthdaySachin. You weren't just a cricketer, you were an emotion. These are difficult times but you still bring joy to many. pic.twitter.com/xG6QBjjfRC— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 24, 2020 ## Fondly remember that time during your last test match when you walked up to me to share words of encouragement. The moment was yours, but you still thought of me! I cherish that moment even today. Happiest birthday @sachin_rt Paaji!#HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/GKEfb8CgQL— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) April 24, 2020 ## Wishing God of Cricket @sachin_rt a Verrrry Happppyyyy Bdayyyyy! 🌟🎂👏🏼💫💕🎊🥳💐🎉🏏🌈#HappyBirthdaySachin #HappyBirthdaySachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/jI2dwPOjmb— Girish Johar (@girishjohar) April 24, 2020 ## Wishing you a very happy birthday ⁦@sachin_rt⁩ sir. Being a great cricketer, you are also an inspiration for all of us. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/eWA0viNRtQ— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) April 24, 2020 ## Here's wishing the Master Blaster @sachin_rt a very happy birthday 🎂🎁👏On this special day, let's turn back the clock and relive the legend's maiden IPL century 📽️🙌 #HappyBirthdaySachin— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 24, 2020 ## Yes @sachin_rt I lost all my hair praying for you for 24 years. Today I pray for you without any fear of losing anything :) Happy birthday Master 🤗 #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/TbgqdY8DLX— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) April 24, 2020 ## To the legend with an eternal sweet spot on the bat & in our hearts, here’s wishing MasterBlaster @sachin_rt a very happy bday. May ur life continue to shine like ur records & may u continue to inspire billions thru ur noble deeds. Loads of love & best wishes #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/l52w5dahA3— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 24, 2020 ## Watching 2 legends from Short Leg. Truly blessed.Happy birthday @sachin_rt :) #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/fJFJP0eprt— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) April 24, 2020 ## 🍰 Imagine you get a piece of this cake for every #Sachin 🐐 memory you tell us! Go ahead 📝#HappyBirthdaySachin #OneFamily @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/VEwYKm5nZw— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 24, 2020 ## The highest run-getter both in ODIs and Tests, Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to play 200 Test matches. In his 200th Test, the master blaster scored 74 runs against West Indies at his home ground Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. ## In 2014, Sachin Tendulkar was honored with the highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna. Apart from Bharat Ratna, he received several awards including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (India's highest honor given for achievement in sports in 1997-98). ## In 2012, Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the President of India and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated. ## Follow for more...

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Rohit Sharma Donates To Combat Covid-19 Crisis
2262 days ago
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Rohit Sharma Donates To Combat Covid-19 Crisis

Rohit Sharma is the latest cricket player to donate in combatting the ongoing health crisis all over the world, Covid-19. ## The attacking opener donates INR 80 Lakh (45 Lakhs to PM Cares Fund, 25 lakhs to CM Relief Fund Maharashtra, 5 lakhs to @FeedingIndia, and 5 lakhs to Welfare Of Stray Dogs) to help the government to provide essentials to needy people. ## Rohit Sharma took to twitter to announce the help and said, "We need our country back on feet & the onus is on us. I’ve done my bit to donate 45lakhs to #PMCaresFunds, 25lakhs to #CMReliefFund Maharashtra, 5lakhs to @FeedingIndia and 5lakhs to #WelfareOfStrayDogs.Let’s get behind our leaders and support them @narendramodi @CMOMaharashtra". ## We need our country back on feet & the onus is on us. I’ve done my bit to donate 45lakhs to #PMCaresFunds, 25lakhs to #CMReliefFund Maharashtra, 5lakhs to @FeedingIndia and 5lakhs to #WelfareOfStrayDogs.Let’s get behind our leaders and support them @narendramodi @CMOMaharashtra— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 31, 2020 ## FYI, to combat the crisis, many cricketers have already donated to the PM Cares Fund and state governments funds. In the list, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Sourav Ganguly, Suresh Raina, and Gautam Gambhir are the key names. ## Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 28, announced to donate INR 51 Crore to Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.## As pledged, BCCI has contributed INR 51 crores to hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji’s initiative PM-CARES Fund.#IndiaFightsCorona - @JayShah @SGanguly99 @ThakurArunS pic.twitter.com/5Ih33JvSHs— BCCI (@BCCI) March 30, 2020 .## Stay tuned...

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5 interesting facts about the Indian women’s T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur
2285 days ago
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5 interesting facts about the Indian women’s T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian women's T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first Indian female captain to lead the team in Women's T20 World Cup final after booking their final date with the six times finalist Australia. It will be India's first appearance in the Women's T20 World Cup final. Before this, India have reached the semi-final 3 times but failed to make to the top 2 each time.## Indian team have high hopes from their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur who will also be celebrating her 31st birthday on the occasion of the Women's day as well as the final of the T20 World Cup 2020 on March 8. So far she has been quite as far as her batting concern but one can expect from her to rise on the biggest occasion of her life. ## Harmanpreet Kaur has proved herself in the past. During the ODI World Cup 2013, she scored a brilliant hundred against strong England side. Though India lost the match Kaur got a lot of appreciation for her fantastic knock. Kaur's biggest knock of her career came against Australia in the semi-final pf ODI World Cup 2017 when she blasted 171 runs and knocked Australia out of the tournament. ## Here are 5 interesting facts about the Indian Women's T20 skipper -## - She made her captaincy debut against Pakistan in the final of Asia Cup 2012.## - She is the only Indian woman cricketer to score a century in T20Is.## - She became the first Indian to play in a foreign T20 league after signing for the Sydney Thunder in WBBL in 2016. ## - In 2017, she became the first Indian to sign a deal in the Kia Super League for Surrey Stars.## - She considers former Indian opener Virender Sehwag and current Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane as her idols.## If India wins the final against Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur will become the only second Indian captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to lift the T20 World Cup. Dhoni led India to glory in the inaugural edition of the Men's T20 World Cup in 2007. ## Follow for more...

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ICC Awards 2019: List Of The Award Winners
2338 days ago
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ICC Awards 2019: List Of The Award Winners

England's all-rounder Ben Stokes to receive Sir Garfield Sobers award for the 'Cricketer of the year 2019'. After his remarkable performances throughout the year, he was the unanimous choice for the biggest ICC Award. He had an unbelievable year where he led England to the ODI World Cup triumph for the first time. ## Rohit Sharma on the other hand, named indisputable 'ODI Cricketer of the year 2019'. He has had an unforgettable in white-ball cricket in which he scored 1490 runs in 27 innings at an average of 57.30 with 7 hundred. He showed remarkable consistency during the world cup where he scored 648 runs including record-breaking 5 centuries.## Australia's Pat Cummins, who was very close to being named Cricketer of the year, settles with Test cricketer of the year. He is only 4th specialist bowler to receive this award after Dale Steyn (2008), Mitchell Johnson (2014) & Ravichandaran Ashwin (2016). he had a brilliant year with the ball where he took 59 wickets in just 12 Test averaging only 20.13 in those matches. ## Here is the complete list of Award winners of 2019 -## ICC Cricketer Of The Year - Ben Stokes (England) ## ICC Test Cricketer Of The Year - Pat Cummins (Austrtalia) ## ICC ODI Cricketer Of The Year - Rohit Sharma (India) ## ICC Spirit Of Cricket Award - Virat Kohli (India) ## ICC Emerging Cricketer Of The Year - Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) ## ICC Best Umpire Of The Year - Richard Illingworth (England) ## ICC Associate Cricketer Of The Year - Kyle Coetzer (Scotland) ## T20I Performance Of The Year - Deepak Chahar (India, 6/7 vs Bangladesh) ## ICC ODI XI of 2019: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Virat Kohli (c), Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ross Taylor, Ben Stokes, Mustafizur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah ## ICC Test XI of 2019: Mayank Agarwal, Tom Latham, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli (c), Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, BJ Watling, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Neil Wagner, Nathan Lyon ## Follow for more...

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Birthday Special: 15 Famous Quotes Prove That Rahul Dravid Is A Genius
2342 days ago
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Birthday Special: 15 Famous Quotes Prove That Rahul Dravid Is A Genius

One of India 'Fab Fours' during the golden era of Indian cricket and India's favorite number 3, Rahul Dravid turns 47 today (January 11). His determination and accomplishments on the cricket field have rewarded him with the title of 'The Wall' who never broken. There is no doubt that Rahul Dravid has been one of the finest players world cricket has ever seen. ## Rahul Dravid was like a shield for the Indian team for all the years he played. His grace and humility on and off the field make him favorite across the globe. His dedication to the game was second to none. ## Today on his birthday, we bring you 15 famous Quotes by the stalwarts of the game on Rahul Dravid that prove Rahul Dravid is a genius. Read on. ## -----------------------------------## 1. "He has set a great example for all of us to follow and we all are struggling to follow that path"## - Legendary Sachin Tendulkar ## -----------------------------------## 2. "Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to do"## - Navjot Singh Sidhu## -----------------------------------## 3. "All this going around is not aggression. If you want to see aggression on the cricket field, look into Rahul Dravid's eyes"## - Matthew Hayden ## -----------------------------------## 4. "Ask any bowler and he will tell you that all the greats will give you a half-chance early in their innings, except Dravid"## - Gaurav Kapoor ## -----------------------------------## 5. "I have also not seen him lose his temper. He has that uncanny skill of keeping his frustrations to himself. He hates to get out though and you can the restlessness in him till he gets his acts together in the next outing. He is the most hard-working guy in the side"## - Javagal Srinath ## -----------------------------------## 6. "Rahul has always been in the shadow of Sachin. If you take his record it is as good as Sachin's but can not compare both as they are different kinds of players. Rahul is a complete cricketer"## - Muttiah Muralitharan## -----------------------------------## 7. "Dravid has been a class player for a long time now and we know his ability better than anyone. He is not like the other guys who love scoring off every ball, and there is no real weakness in his game either"## - Glenn McGrath## -----------------------------------## 8. "Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes"## - Shoaib Akhtar## -----------------------------------## 9. "If I packed only two sets of informal clothes, he would rotate them through an entire tour if he had to and not think about it. He doesn't care for gadgets, and barely registers brand of watches cologne or cars. But if the weight of his bat was off by a gram, he would notice it in an instant and get the problem fixed"## - Vijeta Dravid ## -----------------------------------## 10. "Rahul Dravid being known as 'The Wall' is pretty much spot on. 'The Fortress' could also describe Rahul. Because once, Rahul was set, you needed the bowling equivalent of a dozen cannon firing all at once to blast him down"## - Shane Warne ## -----------------------------------## 11. "On a different note, I can't help commenting that when it comes to style, I find Rahul Dravid most stylish. In boxing parlance, he gets his punches without anyone noticing it. At the end of it, his opponent bruised!"## - Sir Vivian Richards## -----------------------------------## 12. "If you can't get alone with Dravid, you are struggling in life"## - Brett Lee ## -----------------------------------## 13. "If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, then it will be Kallis or Dravid"## - Brian Lara ## -----------------------------------## 14. "Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist. Dravid's defense tactics, his strokes, his cuts, his grace, are truly amazing. I would like to meet the champ sometime and take my hat off to him"## - Peter O’ Toole, Legendary Hollywood Actor## -----------------------------------## 15. "He brings serenity to the crease that is so good for the nerves in the dressing room. He also helps ease the tension away by the way he plays. He then proceeds to make the fastest of bowlers look easy to bat against. His economy of movement and the preciseness of his footwork gets him into position quickly, and so, the bowlers look quite clueless. The fastest of deliveries is played as if it’s done every day and with minimum fuss"## - Sunil Gavaskar ## -----------------------------------## The greatest team man that Indian cricket has ever seen, the one who did all the dirty work, working hard for each run, the one who stood like a wall no matter what was thrown at him, Rahul Dravid embodied resilience and passion to win.## Post his retirement, his willingness to learn and share his knowledge with the youngsters is something every person on and off the field should follow.## Follow for more...

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IPL 2020 Auction: Top Buys, Team Squads
2364 days ago
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IPL 2020 Auction: Top Buys, Team Squads

The player auction for the Indian Premier League took place in Kolkata, West Bengal on December 19 (Thursday). Australian fast bowler and ranked 1st in ICC Test Ranking Pat Cummins becomes the most expensive player in the auction 2019 and second most expensive in the history of the IPL as he bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in INR 15.50 Cr. ## Here is the list of the top picks in Auction (Team-wise) & team squad - ## Kolkata Knight Riders PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Pat Cummins Australia Bowler 15.50 Eoin Morgan England Batsman 5.25 Rahul Tripathi India Batsman 0.60 Varun Chakravarthy India Bowler 4.00 Manimaran Siddharth India Bowler 0.20 Tom Banton England WK-Batsman 1.00 Chris Green Australia Bowler 0.20 Pravin Tambe India Bowler 0.20 Nikhil Naik India WK-Batsman 0.20 ## Full Squad - Shubman Gill, Siddesh Lad, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C, WK), Rinku Singh, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Harry Gurney, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Pravin Tambe, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Pat Cummins, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Banton, Chris Green, Nikhil Naik ## ---------------------------------------- ## Royal Challengers Bangalore PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Chris Morris South Africa All-Rounder 10.00 Aaron Finch Australia Batsman 4.40 Joshua Philippe Australia WK-Batsman 0.20 Kane Richardson Australia Bowler 4.00 Pavan Deshpande India All-Rounder 0.20 Dale Steyn South Africa Bowler 2.00 Isuru Udana Sri Lanka All-Rounder 0.50 Shahbaz Ahmed India WK-Batsman 0.20 ## Full Squad - Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Joshua Philippe, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn ## ---------------------------------------- ## Delhi Capitals PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Jason Roy England Batsman 1.50 Alex Carey Australia WK-Batsman 2.40 Chris Woakes England All-Rounder 1.50 Shimron Hetmyer West Indies Batsman 7.75 Mohit Sharma India Bowler 0.50 Marcus Stoinis Australia All-Rounder 4.80 Tushar Deshpande India All-Rounder 0.20 Lalit Yadav India All-Rounder 0.20 ## Full Squad - Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Rishabh Pant (wk), Alex Carey (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Keemo Paul, Avesh Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohit Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Lalit Yadav## ---------------------------------------- ## Rajasthan Royals PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Robin Uthappa India Batsman 3.00 David Miller South Africa Batsman 0.75 Yashasvi Jaiswal India All-Rounder 2.40 Anuj Rawat India WK-Batsman 0.80 Jaydev Unadkat India Bowler 3.00 Akash Singh India Bowler 0.20 Kartik Tyagi India Bowler 1.30 Anirudha Joshi India Batsman 0.20 Oshane Thomas West Indies Bowler 0.50 Andrew Tye Australia Bowler 1.00 Tom Curran England All-Rounder 1.00 ## Full Squad - Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson (wk), Manan Vohra, Robin Uthappa, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat (wk), Riyan Parag, Ben Stokes, Mahipal Lomror, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Anirudha Joshi, Oshane Thomas, Tom Curran, Andrew Tye ## ---------------------------------------- ## Chennai Super Kings PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Piyush Chawla India Bolwer 6.75 Sam Curran England All-Rounder 5.50 Josh Hazlewood Australia Bowler 2.00 R Sai Kishore India Bowler 0.20 ## Full Squad - MS Dhoni (wk), Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, N Jagadeesan (wk), M Vijay, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Mitchell Santner, Monu Singh, Sam Curran, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore ## ---------------------------------------- ## Mumbai Indians PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia Bowler 8.00 Chris Lynn Australia Batsman 2.00 Saurabh Tiwary India Batsman 0.50 Digvijay Deshmukh India Bowler 0.20 Mohsin Khan India Bowler 0.20 ## Full Squad - Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aditya Tare (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Trent Boult, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Saurabh Tiwary, Digvijay Deshmukh, Mohsin Khan, Chris Lynn ## ---------------------------------------- ## Kings XI Punjab PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Glenn Maxwell Australia All-Rounder 10.75 Sheldon Cottrell West Indies Bowler 8.50 James Neesham New Zealand All-Rounder 0.50 Deepak Hooda India Batsman 0.50 Ravi Bishnoi India Bowler 2.00 Ishan Porel India Bowler 0.20 Chris Jordan England Bowler 3.00 Tajinder Dhillon India All-Rounder 0.20 Prabhsimran Singh India WK-Batsman 0.55 ## Full Squad - KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, K. Gowtham, J. Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Ishan Porel, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Tajinder Dhillon, Prabhsimran Singh ## ---------------------------------------- ## Sunrisers Hyderabad PlayerCountryRoleRs (Crore) Virat Singh India Batsman 1.90 Priyam Garg India Batsman 1.90 Mitchell Marsh Australia All-Rounder 2.00 Sanjay Yadav India Batsman 0.20 Sandeep Bavanaka India All-Rounder 0.20 Abdul Samad India All-Rounder 0.20 Fabian Allen West Indies All-Rounder 0.50 ## Full Squad - David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Sreevats Goswami (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, Mitchell Marsh, T. Natarajan, Billy Stanlake, Sanjay Yadav, Sandeep Bavanaka, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen ## Follow for more...

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Top 10 Batsmen With Most T20I Runs
2372 days ago
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Top 10 Batsmen With Most T20I Runs

Team India captain Virat Kohli becomes the first male cricketer to score 3000 runs in T20Is. He also holds the record of most fifty-plus scores in this format with 26 scores over 50 runs.## Here is the list of Top 10 batsmen with most runs in T20Is SNBatsmanMatchesRunsH.S.10050SR 1. Virat Kohli (IND) 90 3159 94* 0 28 139.04 2. Rohit Sharma (IND) 111 2864 118 4 22 138.96 3. Martin Guptill (NZ) 99 2839 105 2 17 136.22 4. Aaron Finch (AUS) 71 2346 172 2 14 152.14 5. Shoaib Malik (PAK/ICC) 116 2335 75 0 8 124.20 6. Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) 99 2323 99* 0 14 121.30 7. Eoin Morgan (ENG) 102 2311 91 0 14 138.46 8. David Warner (AUS) 81 2265 100* 1 18 139.72 9. Brandon McCullam (NZ) 71 2140 123 2 13 136.21 10. Paul Stirling (IRE) 78 2124 95 0 18 139.27 ## As of 20 March 2021* ## Follow for more...

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ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 - Points Table
2389 days ago
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ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 - Points Table

Check out the World Test Championship's points table. The top two teams, who will play the final at the Lord's will be decided according to the percentage of points won by a team. ## Final Standings: SNTeamsSeries PlayedPts ContestedPts WonPts % 1. India 6 720 520 72.20 2. New Zealand 5 600 420 70.00 3. Australia 4 480 332 69.20 4. England 6 720 442 61.38 5. Pakistan 5.5 660 286 43.30 6. West Indies 5 600 200 33.33 7. South Africa 4 480 144 30.00 8. Sri Lanka 6 720 200 27.80 9. Bangladesh 3.5 420 20 4.80 ## * indicates ongoing series ## WTC Points Distribution Explained ## In the WTC format, each team will play six series (3 Home, 3 Away). Each series will carry 120 points which will be distributed evenly depending on the number of matches. In the case of Tie, the points will be distributed evenly while in a draw situation, points will be distributed in a 3:1 ratio.## 2-match series - Win/Tie/Draw - 60/30/20 ## 3-match series - Win/Tie/Draw - 40/20/13 ## 4-match series - Win/Tie/Draw - 30/15/10 ## 5-match series - Win/Tie/Draw - 24/12/8 ## Click here for FAQs about WTC## Follow for more...

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List Of The T20 International Cricket Hat-tricks
2401 days ago
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List Of The T20 International Cricket Hat-tricks

2019 has undoubtedly been the best year for the bowlers in terms of taking hat-tricks in T20 internationals with Deepak Chahar is the latest inductee in the list of T20I hat-trick takers. In the 3rd T20I between India and Bangladesh on 10 November, Deepak Chahar had not only claimed a hat-trick but also registered the best T20I figures by any bowler as he took 6 wickets for 7 runs and helped India to win the series 2-1. ## Former Australian and one of the finest pacers in the world Brett Lee was the first to take a hat-trick in the shortest format of the game. He dismissed Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Alok Kapali in three successive deliveries to claim a hat-trick in the inaugural T20 World Cup held in South Africa in 2007. ## Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan shares the record of taking 4 wickets in 4 balls in T20Is. While Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to take more than one hat-trick in T20Is, there are 11 bowlers who have a hat-trick to their name. Here is the list of the T20I hat-tricks: SNBowlerAgainstWicketsVenueDate & YearFinal Figure 1. Brett Lee (AUS) Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali Cape Town 16 September 2007 3/27 2. Jacob Oram (NZ) Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekara Colombo 2 September 2009 3/33 3. Tim Southee (NZ) Pakistan Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal Auckland 26 December 2010 5/18 4. Thisara Perera (SL) India Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh Ranchi 12 February 2016 3/33 5. Lasith Malinga (SL) Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mehedi Hasan Colombo 6 April 2017 3/34 6. Faheem Ashraf (PAK) Sri Lanka Isuru Udana, Mahela Udawatte, Dasun Shanaka Abu Dhabi 27 October 2017 3/16 7. Rashid Khan (AFG) Ireland Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate Dehradun 24 February 2019 5/27 8. Lasith Malinga (SL) New Zealand Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Colin de Grandhomme Kandy 6 September 2019 5/6 9. Mohammad Hasnain (PAK) Sri Lanka Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya Lahore 5 October 2019 3/37 10. Khawar Ali (Oman) Netherlands Antonius Staal, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe Muscat 9 October 2019 4/16 11. Norman Vanua (PNG) Bermuda Dion Stovell, Kamau Leverock, Deunte Darrell Dubai 19 October 2019 3/14 12. Deepak Chahar (IND) Bangladesh Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Aminul Islam Nagpur 10 November 2019 6/7 ## Note - Rashid Khan (7), Lasith Malinga (8) Took 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls. ## Data as of 10 November 2019 ## Follow for more...

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Birthday Special: 15 Famous Quotes About Virat Kohli
2409 days ago
Cricket

Birthday Special: 15 Famous Quotes About Virat Kohli

When Virat Kohli started his international career, he was young, immature, and was a loudmouth that his accomplishments were often overshadowed by his unnecessary aggression. However, after the ten years, the captain of the Indian team has become the face of Indian cricket. Now young cricketers look up to him as a role model. ## Over the years, Virat Kohli has not only changed as a person but also has emerged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time especially in the one-day cricket, in which he is probably the in the world at the moment. He chases like no-one else and has mastered all three formats of cricket. ## The number one ODI batsman, Virat Kohli deserves the platform where he stands today in international cricket and below famous lines about him proves that he is one of the greatest of all-time. ## ------------------------- ## 1. "I Love Watching Virat Kohli Bat. I Love His Aggression And Serious Passion That I Used To Have. He Reminds Me Of Myself" ## - Sir Vivian Richards, Former West Indies Player ## ------------------------- ## 2. "If I Have To Pick The Best Batsman In The World Cricket Right Now, Only Two Names Come To My Mind. One Is Ab De Villiers And Other Virat Kohli"## - Nasir Hussain, Former England Player ## ------------------------- ## 3. "To Become A Good Player, You Need Talent. To Became A Great Player You Need An Attitude Like Kohli"## - Sunil Gavaskar, Former India Player## ------------------------- ## 4. "Virat is one of the world’s greatest batsmen, combining an unmatched ability to dispatch the ball with pin-point accuracy with exceptional running between the wickets"## - AB de Villiers, Former South Africa Player ## ------------------------- ## 5. "Virat Kohli is the best shorter version batsman that I have ever seen. He’s been an absolute genius"## - Kumar Sangakkara, Former Sri Lanka Player ## ------------------------- ## 6. "Watching Kohli Bat, Reminds Me Of Tendulkar"## - Michael Clarke, Former Australia Player## ------------------------- ## 7. "Virat Is A Rare Talent. I Was Fortunate To Be Part Of That Process Of Seeing Him Grow And That Gives Me Immense Pleasure"## - Gary Kristen, Former South Africa Player## ------------------------- ## 8. "The Kind Of Form He Is In, He (Virat Kohli) Picked This Ball Yesterday Afternoon"## - Harsha Bhogle, Commentator ## ------------------------- ## 9. "There Is No Shame In Being Beaten By A Genius. Virat Kohli Is A Freak"## - Michael Vaughan, Former England Player## ------------------------- ## 10. "The Sandstorm From Sachin (Tendulkar) At Sharjah And The Hailstorm From Kohli In Mohali Should Be Written In The Same Paragraph" ## - Ravichandran Ashwin, Current India Player ## ------------------------- ## 11. "He (Virat Kohli) Score Runs In His Sleep. He Can Even Score Runs If He Forgot To Carry His Bat" ## - Harsha Bhogle, Commentator ## ------------------------- ## 12. "When I Picked Virat Kohli For The RCB U-19 Team, I Didn't Realize I Was Picking The Best Batsman In The World" ## - Vijay Mallya, RCB Team Owner## ------------------------- ## 13. "This Guy (Virat Kohli) Is Abusing The Form He Is In. The Kookaburra Can't Take Any More Punishment"## - Darren Sammy, Former West Indies Player## ------------------------- ## 14. "He Is Just An Unbelievable Batman. No Need To Say More"## - Brian Lara, Former West Indies Player## ------------------------- ## 15. "Virat Kohli's Success Does Not Surprise You, His Failures Do"## - Sanjay Manjrekar, Former India Player## ------------------------- ## Virat Kohli has been the hope of billions of people countless times and seldom has he disappointed. like so many great people before him, like the Little Master himself, there will be rare occasions when he won't perform. We have a champion in him. Even a leader. A man ready to fight for his country. As long as Kohli is at the crease, India can breathe easy.## Follow for more...

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Stats: Top 5 Captain With Most International Wins In Women's Cricket
2430 days ago
Cricket

Stats: Top 5 Captain With Most International Wins In Women's Cricket

India's Test and ODI captain Mithali Raj has been on record-breaking mode since last week or so. Yesterday, she became only the second captain in women's international matches to complete 100th win after clinching a low scoring thriller over South Africa. The 3-match series was being played in Vadodara which India won with a scoreline of 3-0. ## To win her 100 matches, Mithali Raj has captained India in 167 matches across all three formats (Test, ODI, T20I). Her captaincy record only battered by former England's player Charlotte Edwards who has 142 wins in 220 matches. ## Apart from becoming the second woman captain to win 100 matches, Mithali Raj completed 20 years in women's cricket in the first ODI against South Africa. She is the only woman player and 4th (male or female) overall to have 20+ years of an international career. ## She didn't stop there. In the second ODI, the Indian Women recorded their biggest ODI chase of 248 to take a series-winning lead of 2-0. Raj led from the front and played a captain's knock of 66 runs of 82 balls. During her innings, she completed 3000 ODI runs while chasing and she is the only woman player to do so. ## Mithali Raj already holds the record for most runs, most fifties, most appearances, most wins as a player and most matches as captain in Women’s ODI cricket. She is the only player to date to score 6000+ runs in women's ODIs. ## Mithali Raj led India in 80 ODI wins, 17 T20Is wins, and 3 Test wins. Just like her overall captaincy record, her ODI record of most wins also battered by Charlotte Edwards who has 83 ODI wins. ## Most number of wins as captain in Women’s International cricket: SNCaptainMatchesWonLostTiedNR/Draw 1 Charlotte Edwards (ENG) 220 142 65 1 12 2 Mithali Raj (IND) 167 100 62 0 5 3 Mag Lanning (AUS) 119 96 21 1 1 4 Belinda Clark (AUS) 113 87 18 0 8 5 Suzie Bates (NZ) 140 79 59 1 1 ## Note - Stats as of 14 October 2019 ## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Fastest Centuries In Women T20Is
2443 days ago
Cricket

Top 5 Fastest Centuries In Women T20Is

Australia's wicketkeeper batter, Alyssa Healy slammed the second-fastest century in women's T20 internationals against Sri Lanka on October 2 at North Sydney Oval, Sydney in the 3rd and final T20I. Healy, who became the first player to play 100 T20Is as a pure wicketkeeper in women's cricket, scored her century off just 46 balls to down Sri Lanka.## West Indies' hard-hitter batter, Deandra Dottin holds the record of the fastest hundred in women's T20Is which she scored against South Africa in 2010 which was also the first hundred in women's T20I cricket. It was Healy's first century in T20Is. She scored unbeaten 148 off 61 balls including 19 fours and 7 sixes.## Here are the Top 5 fastest centuries in women's T20Is -## 1. Deandra Dottin (West Indies, 38 balls) - Deandra Dottin is the first woman player to hit a century in T20Is. In the World Cup 2010, one of the most powerful batters in women's cricket, Dottin took South African bowlers apart and slammed the fastest century off just 38 balls. She remained unbeaten as she made 112 off 45 balls with the help of 7 fours and 9 huge sixes. With the help of her power pact performance, West Indies downed South Africa and won the game by 17-runs.## 2. Alyssa Healy (Australia, 46 balls) - Undoubtedly one of the most dangerous T2O batters, Healy has not only scored the second-fastest hundred but also she is now the highest individual run-scorer in women's T20I innings. Her unbeaten 148 off 61 balls helped Australia to post second consecutive 200+ scores while batting first as they reached 226 just the lose of 2 wickets. Sri Lanka always looked under pressure and never looked to chase this total as they could only manage 94 for loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs. Australia won the game with a massive margin of 132-runs and take the series 3-0.## 3. Tammy Beaumont (England, 47 balls) - An English opener and a classy right-hander, Tammy Beaumont has scored a 47-balls hundred against South Africa in 2018 in Taunton. With the help of Beaumont's century, England piled on a massive total of 250 in 20 overs. It was the highest team total at that time and 3rd highest overall. Beaumont made 116 off 52 balls including 18 fours and 4 sixes and scripted England's massive win of 121-runs.## 4. Harmanpreet Kaur (India, 49 balls) - Harmanpreet is the first and only India woman player to have a century to her name. The captain of the India team in the T20 format, Kaur, scored her century off just 49 balls against New Zealand at Providence in November 2018. She got 103 off 51 balls with 7 fours and 8 sixes as India made 194 for 5 while batting first. New Zealand fight back with the effort of Suzie Bates but eventually fell short of the target as India completed the 34-runs win.## 5. Danielle Wyatt (England, 52 balls) - A specialist T20 player, Danielle Wyatt downed India total of 198 single-handedly in Mumbai, March 2015. She scored impressive 124 off 64 balls with 15 fours and 5 sixes and chased down India total for the loss of 7 wickets with 8 balls to spare. She reached to her hundred off just 52 balls which was the second-fastest at that time. ## *Stats till October 2, 2019## Follow for more...

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