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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Prithvi Shaw Is A Fast Learner: Sachin Tendulkar
2805 days ago
Cricket

Prithvi Shaw Is A Fast Learner: Sachin Tendulkar

Prithvi Shaw, one of the most exciting talent began his international career with a fine century against West Indies and became the youngest Indian to score a hundred on Test debut and second youngest after the great Sachin Tendulkar to score his maiden Test century.## So much so that, comparisons with his fellow Mumbaikar Sachin Tendulkar began to be made after his century. Very much like Sachin Tendulkar, Shaw too had a century on Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy debut. Well at this stage, Shaw has slight advantage over Tendulkar who couldn't score a hundred on Test debut.## Shaw came in the side after scoring a tons of runs in domestic cricket and for India A. His confidence was high and he make most of it. Well After Shaw's debut ton in Rajkot, TOI caught up with Tendulkar, and he didn't hide his emotions to praised Prithvi Shaw and also advised him after analyzing his game.## Excerpts:## Many players begin their careers with a lot of hype. But all don't make their mark with the same confidence as Prithvi## I'm sure it must be extremely relieving that he's been able to get a big score in his first outing. A big question mark always is 'a guy has done well at the domestic level, now will he be able to do the same at the international level?' However talented the guy is, there is always a question mark. And a century kind of seals it. The figure is magical. Everyone starts thinking differently. As far as I am concerned, the first hurdle that he was going to encounter is out of the way now. It cements your spot in the team and help you announce to the world that you belong here.## What stands out for you about Prithvi?## Whatever I have seen of him, he's been a fast learner. To me, being talented is one thing but what you do with that talent becomes more important. If you want to succeed at the international level you've got to be a fast learner. And Prithvi is a very good learner. When somebody has to perform and sustain at this level, and play cricket at different grounds and conditions across the world for a long time to come, adaptability becomes the critical factor. I feel he has the knack to adapt to different situations and conditions. To me, that is Prithvi's biggest strength.## Prithvi was concerned about his back-foot play at one point. He spoke with you. Was he overtly worried?## He discussed it with me some time ago and all I asked him was 'have you been feeling uncomfortable about it?' His answer was 'no'. 'Are the bowlers feeling uncomfortable about it / Is the scoreboard speaking for you?' - Then why change anything unnecessarily. When things are not broken, don't break them so that you can mend them again. If you're being able to adjust, then it's fine. In time, there'll be a lot changes taking place in your game with experience. And you've got to ride that tide.## As a cricketer's career develops, changes do occur. We've seen you making so many changes in your own game as you tried to adapt all the time## Changes will happen as he goes on playing more cricket at this level. It is inevitable. But until then, don't keep finding faults with yourself. Whatever changes he (Prithvi) may need to make, they will happen with time. But right now, everything is fine. So don't go looking out for problems.## What's your earliest impression of Prithvi? When did you first see him bat?## Yes, we had spoken almost 10 years ago. Jagdish Chavan a friend of mine from MIG once asked me to take a look at Prithvi. He said 'there's this young kid who wants to meet you and it would be nice if you could have a look at him'. Prithvi wanted to discuss his game and he was very young at that time. So I had a look at him and at first glance, I told him (Chavan), this boy will end up playing for India. I remember telling him 'you're looking at a future India cricketer'. He said 'are you sure?' I said 'mark my words, this guy will end up playing for India'. So, that was my very first impression of Prithvi.## What was the special thing that you saw?## Just basic things. At that age, the handeye coordination he had, the way he picked up the line and the length. It was really exceptional. At that age, no one can generate power. That comes with age. But technically how many guys are so correct. I could see that he had that natural talent, a gift and I felt not many guys have that.## It must have been special for you to see him not just make his debut, but also score a ton## In fact, Jagdish called me today afternoon and said 'I just couldn't text you on such a special occasion. I had to call'. That's because there were a few things I had shared with him and they've all come true.## When you debut at such a young age, you're in for the long haul. What does it eventually boil down to?## It boils down to adjustment and adaptability. If you're able to make those adjustments in your game from time to time, then you're in for the big haul. At this level, it's not always about being correct all the time. It's about being able to adjust and adapt all the time. So, if you're able to do that consistently, then most of the problems are taken care of. Smartness matters. It's a combination of these things.## Prithvi has just started. He's 18. What should a cricketer keep in mind at this age, knowing he's got to keep doing this for 15-18 years## Just go with the flow. Don't calculate or think too much. Just enjoy your cricket. Every outing is a special outing. Every outing, you go out with a lot of pride. That's what it was for me. I took a lot of pride in walking out on the field - be it for India or Mumbai or any club for that matter. Just give all the possible respect you can to the game.## For more updates and news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Karun Is Very Much In The Scheme Of Things For Test Cricket - MSK Prasad
2808 days ago
Cricket

Karun Is Very Much In The Scheme Of Things For Test Cricket - MSK Prasad

There seems no end to the problems of the selectors after Karun Nair's exclusion from the Test squad for West Indies series. Nair who has played only three Test since his 303 runs innings against England in 2016 and now he has been axed from the Test squad.## Nair's exclusion from the Test squad have raised questions but the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad said on Monday that the player himself has been told the reasons. "I personally spoke to Karun soon after the selection of the Test team against the West Indies and also told the ways to make a comeback. The selection committee is very very clear with regard to the communication process," Prasad told news agency PTI.## Significantly, Nair had said a day before the selection that neither the team management nor the selectors had communicated with him why he has been not picked in playing XI. In the last Test against England, Hanuma Vihari who had yet to make his debut, preferred over Karun Nair. It is widely believed that the Indian team management were not happy with Nair's inclusion in the Test set-up.## However, MSK Prasad explained why the certain decision was taken.## "Communication has always been the strong point of this committee. It's really tough to inform any unpleasant news to any player. You need to have valid reasons to explain them about their exclusion though they may not agree with it.## "Having said that we are very clear and candid in our communication process. My colleague Devang Gandhi spoke to Karun Nair at length in England to keep him motivated and wait for his opportunities," Prasad said.## When he was asked what is the way forward for Karun Nair to make his comeback again, Prasad said,"He will have to keep on piling runs in Ranji Trophy and whatever India A series is there. Karun is very much in the scheme of things for Test cricket. Right now, we have advised him to focus on performing in domestic and India A matches.## Keep in mind, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal along with Mohammed Siraj and Vihari have been included in the squad for the 2-match home series staring from October 4. Selectors have given rest to some of the senior players to keep them afresh for Australia tour.## For more updates and news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Mayank, Siraj Receive Maiden Call-up; Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah Rested For Windies Test
2810 days ago
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Mayank, Siraj Receive Maiden Call-up; Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah Rested For Windies Test

Mayank Agarwal's stars finally decide to shine as he received his maiden call-up for 2-match Test series against West Indies. After been ignored many times, he has been included in 15-man squad while Mohammed Siraj also rewarded his fine form for the first time in India's Test squad.## The selectors announced the squad on Saturday, September 29. Virat Kohli returned in the squad as captain while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the 2-match series to keep them afresh for Australia tour starting this November. Opener Murli Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan haven't been included after their poor run in England.## 27-year old, Karnataka's opener Mayank Agarwal has been in form of his life. He scored 1160 runs in eight Ranji Trophy games last season at an average of 105.45, with five hundred, two fifties and a highest of 304*. He extends his rich form against England Lions as well as against Australia A and South Africa A in August-September. He continued his form into the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy where he was the leading run scorer.## In-form batsman, Prithvi Shaw finds himself retained his spot from the last two Test of England series. He can be the first choice to open with KL Rahul. On the other hand the new member in the Test squad, Siraj has been consistent with his performances for India A in recent months, picking up 40 wickets in his last five first-class games. After a rich haul of 15 wickets in the first-class games in England, he followed it up with 14 wickets in the two four-day games against South Africa A, and 11 against Australia A in one game.## Rishabh Pant who was the part of India's squad against England will be the first choice as wicket-keeper as Dinesh Karthik has been left out from the Windies series. Pant was the chief-architect with KL Rahul of India's fightback with his maiden century in the last Test against England where the duo nearly pulled off a victory.## India will be without the service of their only seam all-rounder Hardik Pandya who got his back injury during the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Ishant Sharma was also not considered for the series owing to an injury while Kuldeep Yadav back in the team after he's been left from last two England Test. The rest of the squad remained same.## The two-Test series gets underway from October 4 in Rajkot, while the second Test will be played from October 12 in Hyderabad, followed by five ODIs and three T20Is.## India Test squad: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Asia Cup XI 2018
2811 days ago
Cricket

Asia Cup XI 2018

After all the hard work over the last few weeks, the Asia Cup 2018 humdinger came down to the last ball of the tournament which actually decided the winner. One has to say that the best side of this Asia Cup eventually won the title. India who is unbeaten in 12 Asia Cup matches, held their nerve well and won the 7th Asia Cup title after beating Bangladesh by 3-wickets in a thrilling final.## The tournament saw India's dominance in Asia Cup and Afghanistan rise through the ranks. Some brilliant individual performance throughout the tournament made the mark. Shikhar Dhawan's golden runs with the bat in the big tournament continued while Rashid took the batsmen with his mysterious bowling.## Here we are presenting you the team of the tournament that performed exceedingly well throughout the Asia Cup 2018 :## 1. Rohit Sharma - One of the best openers in white-ball format, Rohit Sharma led India from the front in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli. He not only took India to title triumph but also shown his class with the bat. He was the second highest run scorer in this Asia Cup with 317 runs in 5 innings with an outstanding average of 105.67. He also scored 2 half-centuries and a majestic hundred against Pakistan in a Super 4 match.## 2. Shikhar Dhawan - India's go-to man on big occasion, Shikhar Dhawan stood up again and at the conclusion of the Asia Cup went to win Man Of The Tournament. His ability to score runs in a big tournament is remarkable. With 342 runs at an average of 68.40 in 5 innings, He was the leading run-getter in this tournament. He also went on to score two hundred against Hong Kong (127) and Pakistan (114).## 3. Hashmatullah Shahidi - Despite been not made it to finals, Afghanistan showed enough potential to perform at big stage and Hashmatullah Shahidi played a vital role in that. He was Afghanistan's second best batsman after Mohammad Shahzad (268) with 263 runs at an average of 65.75. He scored 3 half-centuries including a 97-run knock against Pakistan in A super 4 match.## 4. Mushfiqur Rahim - Mushfiqur Rahim has been a standout performer for Bangladesh. He played a big role in taking Bangladesh to the final where they lost to India in a close encounter. Though he was 3rd highest run-getter with 302 runs in 5 innings an average of 60.40. He played an innings of the tournament against Sri Lanka where he scored 143 runs.## 5. Shoaib Malik - Though Pakistan's performance has been below average in this Asia Cup, Shoaib Malik was the go-to man for them. The most experienced player in Pakistan squad, Malik scored 211 runs at an average of 70.33. He played a match-winning knock against Afghanistan and took his side single-handedly over the line.## 6. Mohammed Nabi - Afghanistan's most capped player and dangerous batsmen down the order and handy bowler, Mohammed Nabi can be a perfect player at No.6. The all-rounder has scored 134 runs in 5 innings and also took 5 wickets.## 7. Rashid Khan - The No.2 bowler in ODIs pick himself in the squad. The mysterious bowler has been Afghanistan's biggest hope in last few years. In this Asia Cup, he was the joint highest wicket-taker with Kuldeep Yadav and Mustafizur Rahman with 10 wickets in 5 innings. He also can be handy with the bat lower down the order. Against Bangladesh in the group stage, he played a quickfire 57.## 8. Kuldeep Yadav - Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is one of those players who picks himself in the playing XI. The 23-year old was the joint highest wicket taker with 10 wickets in 6 innings he played.## 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Death specialist and one of the best bowlers of the modern era, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had an ordinary start against Hong Kong in the first match but since then he has been accurate with his line and length throughout the tournament. He is very consistent with his yorkers in the death overs. In 5 innings he took 6 wickets.## 10. Jasprit Bumrah - The No.1 bowler in the one-day format, Jasprit Bumrah has been at his best in this Asia Cup. With 8 wickets in 4 innings, he ranked 4th among the top wicket-takers. When it comes to the death overs, he is the best in the world.## 11. Mustafizur Rahman - Mustafizur Rahman has been the best bowler for Bangladesh in last few years. He is very good with his cutters and quick yorkers. He produced a match-winning spell against Pakistan in the virtual semi-final where he picked 4 wickets. In 5 innings he took 10 wickets and was the joint highest wicket-taker with Kuldeep and Rashid.## For more updates and news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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India Survives Nervy Moments To Win Their 7th Asia Cup Title
2811 days ago
Cricket

India Survives Nervy Moments To Win Their 7th Asia Cup Title

After almost two weeks of action-packed entertainment, the final hurdle came down to the last ball to decide the winner of the Asia Cup 2018. India who remained unbeaten throughout the tournament held their nerve and breeze past Bangladesh's challenge to win their 7th Asia Cup title after beating them by 3 wickets on Friday, 28 September at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.## On the other hand, Bangladesh would be thinking that they missed out the biggest opportunity to win the Asia Cup. They were 120 for 0 at one stage after Rohit Sharma asked them to bat first. They had a chance to score big but India came back strong to bowled out Bangladesh on 222 in 48.3 overs and later on a collective batting display helped them to win the title on the last ball.## In the all-important clash, riding on Liton Das' maiden ton Bangladesh got off to a flier. Both Das and Mehidy Hasan added 120 off 125 balls before Hasan caught out off Kedar Jadhav after scoring 32 off 59 balls. The wicket of Hasan proved to be a blessing in disguise as both the openers were taking the game away from India.## Once the first wicket down it was a matter of time for spinners to run through Bangladesh's middle order. In the middle of falling wickets, Liton Das completed his maiden century off just 87 balls. India kept things tight in the middle overs and conceded only 58 runs between 20 and 40 overs. The pressure of dot balls continuously increasing on Bangladesh and that resulted, they kept losing wickets at the regular intervals.## Liton Das after scoring well made 121 off 117 balls, couldn't read the googly of Kuldeep Yadav and get stumped out by MS Dhoni. Soumya Sarkar tried to take Bangladesh to a respectable total but in trying to take the second run he got run out after scoring 33 off 45 balls. They could not even play 50 overs and bowled out on 222 in 48.3 overs.## India bowled exceedingly well especially in the middle overs. Kuldeep Yadav (3 for 45) and Kedar Jadhav (2 for 41) were the standout bowlers. Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah also chipped in with a wicket each.## Though the target looked easy they have been made to work for it. India off to a flying start as tournament's leading run-getter Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma added 35 off 38 balls for the opening stand. However, Dhawan could not build his innings and catch out to Nazmul Islam after scoring 15 off 14 balls. Ambati Rayudu also could not carry his form from the previous match and caught behind by Mushfiqur Rahim off Mashrafe Mortaza. He made only 2 off 7 balls.## Skipper Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik were trying to build a partnership and in this process, Rohit was dismissed by Rubel Hossain after well made 48 off 55 balls. When Rohit dismissed, India's score was 83 for 3 in 16.4 overs. Karthik (37 off 61) and Dhoni (36 off 67 balls) put on a 54 run stand for the 4th wicket and brought back India into the game. When things were looking good for India, Mahmudullah deceived Karthik with a flighted delivery.## Bangladesh like India bowled with a tight line a length and kept India in bey all the time. Things became vulnerable to India when Mustafizur Rahman dismissed Dhoni at the score of 160. Kedar Jadhav also suffering from a hamstring injury and eventually got retired hurt. He came back later in the innings and won the match for India on the last ball but before that, Ravindra Jadeja (23 off 33 balls) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (21 off 31 balls) played sensibly and took their team as deep as possible. Although they could not finish the game they played a valuable knock for their team.## Bangladesh bowled superb throughout the innings. Rubel Hossain was the standout bowler for them with the figures of 10-2-26-2. Skipper Mortaza (1 for 35) and Mustafizur (2 for 38) also bowled well and kept the pressure on Indian batting line up.## Liton Das awarded Man Of The Match for his brilliant knock while Shikhar Dhawan received Man Of The Tournament for scoring 342 runs with an average of 68.40 in 5 innings. He had scored two centuries in this Asia Cup and played a vital role in India's 7th title triumph.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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If It Happens Again I'll Be In A Better Position To Know: KL Rahul On His Review
2813 days ago
Cricket

If It Happens Again I'll Be In A Better Position To Know: KL Rahul On His Review

Chasing 253, India was on 127 for 1 after 20 overs and was looking good to chase the total down. Suddenly Rahul played a reverse sweep to a straight ball off Rashid Khan and ball hit on his pad and he was given out. He looked plumb with naked eyes but he infamously took the review after discussing with his partner (Dinesh Karthik). ## Though he knew he was out he still went for review with a ray of hope. But guess what, the umpire's decision remained and Rahul had to take a long walk to the dressing room.## However, even after losing Rahul India was still in a good position to win the match but destiny had some other plans. When MS Dhoni (stand in his 200th ODI as captain) was batting on 8, he takes a dig forward to Javed Ahmadi but the ball missed his bat and hit him on his pad, Ahmadi appealed and the umpire gave Dhoni out. ## Dhoni was shocked by the decision and he was right as the ball was spinning and missing the leg stump. The review could have saved him but it was already wasted by Rahul. Dhoni had no choice but to go back.## After Dhoni, India lost Manish Pandey (caught behind) and Kedar Jadhav (run out) as next two batsmen. When Jadhav got out India was 204 for 5 and needed another 49 more runs to win off 67 balls with 5-wickets in hand. But a run later, Karthik who was batting on 44, given out LBW but he was too disappointed with the decision and he too was right the ball again missed the leg stump. Just like Dhoni, he too had to take a long back to the dressing room. At the end of the innings, India could only manage to deny the loss but they could also not win as the match ended up with tie.## Rahul who took the review which turned out to be the turning point of the match, rues on himself and felt that if he had not taken the review, India could have won the match, "It's very tricky when you have just one review with you. Obviously, looking back at it, I felt like I shouldn't have taken the review but at that time, in the middle, I felt like maybe I was struck outside and I wanted to take that chance," Rahul said at the post-match press conference.## "Sometimes you can sit back here and review the review you took. We learn with it. The shot I played, the review that I took, I'll have to go back and maybe if it happens again I'll be in a better position to know. I don't think we crumbled. When the ball starts slowing and spinning like that, it is hard for middle order batsmen to come in and get the runs going. I think DK (Dinesh Karthik) played really well and in the end, Jadeja and Deepak put up a decent fight," he added.## For Dhoni who was standing his probably the last ODI as captain, could have been a happy ending to captaincy career. However, India rested their regular players before the big final on 28th September (against the winner of Pakistan-Bangladesh match), and gave a chance to their bench strength on perhaps the toughest condition to bat of the tournament.## For Afghanistan, it was a happy ending to their Asia Cup campaign. Though they could not make it to the final they impressed everyone with their performance. If luck had favored them, who knows they might make it the final as well.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Virat Kohli Along With Mira Bai Chanu Become Khel Ratan; Mandhana Wins Arjun Award
2814 days ago
Cricket

Virat Kohli Along With Mira Bai Chanu Become Khel Ratan; Mandhana Wins Arjun Award

The government of India has honored Indian Men's Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli with India's most prestigious sporting honor Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan while Women's T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana received Arjun Award. The awards were given by President Ramnath Kovind on Tuesday, 25 September.## Virat Kohli is the only third cricketer to be received India's top sporting award. Weightlifter Mira Bai Chanu also honored with Khel Ratan with Indian skipper. Mandhana is the only 10th woman cricketer to win Arjun Award. Harmanpreet Kaur was the last woman cricketer to awarded with Arjun Award in 2017.## Virat Kohli has been in imperious form in last few years. He was the ICC Cricketer of the year 2017 and also swept most of the BCCI award this year. The No.1 Test and ODI batsman show excellent runs in South Africa and England this year across all formats. He was the top scorer in SA and England in Test series'.## "The Khel Ratna award is yet another feather in Virat Kohli's cap. He was named the ICC Player of the Year in 2017, he swept the BCCI awards and has now been conferred with the highest sporting award, which is truly a remarkable feat. His hunger for runs is insatiable and I am sure under his leadership, the Indian team will be a top-ranked side in all three formats," BCCI acting honorary secretary, Amitabh Choudhary, said.## "We are extremely proud that Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana are being conferred with top honors by the Government of India. Virat is just the third Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious Khel Ratna award. This is a testimony to his work ethic, dedication, and unwavering focus. He has led India with distinction and at the same time, set new records with the bat. Playing different formats of the game, Virat has shown amazing consistency leading the side by example. This Indian team is one of the fittest sides in world cricket and a lot of credit must go to the Indian captain for bringing about this transformation," Vinod Rai, Chairman of the Committee of Administrators, said.## On the other hand, Mandhana has been India's best player since World Cup 2017. Since World Cup, she is India's leading run-getter in both T20Is and ODIs. After her remarkable run, she named a deputy to Harmanpreet in T20I. In recently concluded England's Women Kia Super League, she topped the charts with 421 runs and a blitzing strike rate of 175. She is only Indian player to win player of the tournament award in the history of WKSL and WBBL (Women's Big Bash League).## Talking about Virat Kohli, it was yet another feather in his cap. The 29-year old is the first cricketer since Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) to be honored with this most respectable sporting award. The great Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive this honor in 1997.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Dominant India Clean Sri Lanka Sweep
2814 days ago
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Dominant India Clean Sri Lanka Sweep

India women cricket team's dominance over Sri Lankan women continued as they clean Sri Lanka swept in 5-match T20I series. In fifth and final T20I, India beat Sri Lanka by 51-runs at FTZ Cricket Complex, Katunayake on Tuesday, September 25 and won the series 4-0 with the third match was washed out.## The series played as a part of ICC World Championship. India won both ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka. Before T20Is, India emerged as the victorious in 3-match ODI series which they won 2-1.## Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was the star for India. Riding on her 63 off 38 balls along with Jemimah Rodrigues's 46 off 31 balls, India women posted 156-all out in 18.3 overs. ## India was 128 for 3 after 14 overs at one stage but Sri Lanka bounced back strongly to restrict India on the modest total.## For Sri Lanka Shashikala Siriwardene and Inoshi Priyadharshani were pick off the bowlers. Both bowled exceedingly well especially later part of the inning to stop India on that total. ## Siriwardene took 3 for 19 in 3.3 overs while Inoshi finished her spell with 3 for 24 in 4 overs.## Sri Lanka's run chase could never get going with wickets falling at regular intervals. They could not start well and lost two early wickets on 13 in 2.4 overs. ## However, Anushka Sanjeevani (29), Siriwardene (22) and Oshadi Ranasinghe (22) tried to bring Sri Lanka back in the game with 34 and 39 back to back partnership.## Once Sri Lanka loses their 4th wicket on 86, it was a matter of time for Sri Lanka to bundled out on 105 in 17.4 overs and lost by 51-runs. India's bowling was stand out once again. Deepti Sharma 2 for 18, Poonam Yadav 3 for 18, and Radha Yadav 2 for 14 helped India to win comprehensively.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Sensational Rohit And Dhawan Take India Breeze Past Pakistan
2816 days ago
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Sensational Rohit And Dhawan Take India Breeze Past Pakistan

Bowlers set the ton and openers finished off in style. This has been India's story in the Asia Cup 2018 so far and today was no different. Riding on Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan's hundreds and 210-runs partnership between them, India thrashed Pakistan by 9-wickets in Super 4 match on Sunday, 23 September at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai and became the first team to qualify for the finals (After Bangladesh beat Afghanistan).## Once again the win was set up by the Indian bowlers especially by Jasprit Bumrah who executed the yorkers with perfection in the death overs. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav supported Bumrah with tight bowling. Their effort restricted Pakistan on 237 for 7 before Rohit Sharma (111* off 119 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (114 off 110 balls) century helped India to chase the target down with 63 balls to spare. Unfortunately, Dhawan fell short just 28 runs from target and got run out. ## Earlier in the day, Pakistan had won the toss and opted to bat first. And since then, the pendulum kept swinging in both teams favour. Pakistan's problem at the top order continued as Fakhar Zaman and Imam Ul Haq again failed to provide the start Pakistan was looking for. In the first power play, they could manage only 28 and lost Imam (10 off 20 balls) who played a steady knock in the previous match against Afghanistan.## Fakhar Zaman who yet to get his first 50+ score in this Asia Cup was looking in good touch but the pressure of dot balls was always increasing and that made Zaman play a long sweep but stuck to the crease and became an LBW victim of Kuldeep Yadav. He made 31 off 44 balls. Pakistan's problem yet to end as Babar Azam got run out on the score of 58 in 15.5 overs.## After losing 3 for 58, Pakistan was needed two of their most experienced players Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed to stand out for them and they did exactly same. The duo put on a 107-run stand for the 4th wicket. When Pakistan was looking to set a big total, Kuldeep Yadav brought back India into the game by dismissing skipper Sarfraz Ahmed who played well for his 44 runs off 66 balls.## However, Asif Ali hit 2 sixes and a four to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and changed the equation of the match with 22-run over. The hope of a big score was still alive with Malik and Asif were playing blunder. But then, Bumrah came to bowl his last spell which turned out be the turning point of the match. On the 4th ball of his final spell, he took big of Malik who made 78 off 90 balls. In the next over Chahal dismissed Asif who played a quickfire cameo of 30 off 21 balls. With the dismissal of Malik and Asif, Pakistan's hopes of a big score were also dismissed and after playing full 50 overs, they restricted to a modest total.## With Bumrah e was executing his yorkers with perfection it became almost impossible to hit him for a boundary. He finished his spell with 2 for 29 in 10 overs. Chahal (2 for 46) and Yadav (2 for 41) also bowled exceedingly well.## Rohit Sharma scored his 19th ODI century and during the innings, he went past 7000 runs and has become 3rd fastest Indian to do that. On the other hand, Dhawan reached his 15th century and therefore he awarded Man Of The Match.## India's next match will be against Afghanistan which will be a dead rubber as Afghanistan has been out from the race of final after losing to Bangladesh.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Jadeja, Rohit Star As India Pummel Bangladesh
2818 days ago
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Jadeja, Rohit Star As India Pummel Bangladesh

Ravindra Jadeja who was making ODI comeback after almost fifteen months celebrated his return with an exceptional 4 for 29 before skipper Rohit Sharma starred with the bat in India's thumping 7-wicket win over Bangladesh on Friday 21 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the first match of the Super 4 stage.## India team once again were as clinical as they were against Pakistan in the previous match where they put on a very much similar performance to beat them by 8-wickets.## Much like against Pakistan, bowlers were again starred with the ball to bowled out Bangladesh on a modest total of 173 after Rohit Sharma asked them to bat first. And after that, without creating any sort of drama, chased down the target with 82 balls to spare. Shikhar Dhawan (40 off 47 balls) and MS Dhoni (33 off 37 balls) who was promoted at no. 4, batted brilliantly with Rohit Sharma.## Bangladesh while batting kept losing wickets at regular interval and therefore, they couldn't make any big partnership despite 66 for the 8th wicket between skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and Mehidy Hasan. Two of their most experienced batsmen, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim got out playing poor shots and that didn't help Bangladesh's cause.## Mehidy Hasan was the top scorer with 42 off 50 balls. Shakib Al Hasan (17 off 12 balls), Rahim (21 off 45 balls), Mahmudullah (25 off 51 balls) and Mortaza (26 off 32 balls) they all got the start but could not capitalize into big scores. And for that, They should blame themselves for showing poor batting display on a pitch which was excellent for batting.## On the other hand, Indian bowlers were brilliant both with spin and pace. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah again produced crucial wickets with Kumar dismissed Liton Das (7) while Bumrah grabbed Hossain Shanto (7).## Once both the opener dismissed, Jadeja ran through Bangladesh's middle order with his leg break. He was awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning spell. Kumar and Bumrah sported Him well with 3-wickets each. They were equally brilliant at the beginning as well as in the death. Both finished their spell with 3 for 32 and 3 for 37 respectively.## In the 3rd match of the Super 4 stage on 23rd September, India will be against Pakistan and in the second match of the day, Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan.## For more updates and news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Murli Vijay: A Fighter Who Yet To Throw In The Towel
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Murli Vijay: A Fighter Who Yet To Throw In The Towel

Looks like Murli Vijay hasn't thrown his towel after he was dropped from the Indian Test squad after the first two Test of recently concluded 5-match Test series against England in England. ## He was the part of the squad for first three matches but found it difficult to get his place in playing XI after his poor run in first two matches. ## Later on, he wasn't picked in the squad and young Prithvi Shaw replaced him for last two matches though he didn't get a match to play.## After he has been dropped from the Test squad, Vijay decided to play in English County Cricket Division One and has signed with defending champion Essex for rest of the season. Though he will get to play only 3 matches for his new Team. And now he is performing as if he was never been out of form. ## In the first three innings for Essex, Vijay has scored 56, 100, and 85 and he has looked in great touch so far.## It was surprising to see Murli Vijay struggled to score runs against England knowing that he is one of India's most reliable batsmen in overseas conditions. He was the best batsman for India when they toured England in 2014 with 402 runs in 10 innings. ## Even in Australia in 2015, he was the second best batsman after Virat Kohli. His technic in overseas conditions has always impressed Cricket Pundits.## However, in his last two overseas tours of SA & ENG, he didn't look in his best touch. Against South Africa he could score only 102 runs in 6 innings he played. Though the conditions in SA were hell for the batting, his performance was quite below average. ## Same can be said against England where he scored only 26 in 4 innings. He registered a pair in The Lords and that cost him his spot in Indian team.## There was a common thing in both South Africa and England. On both occasions, India's captain Virat Kohli was the top scorer in such hell conditions for batting. He batted as if he was playing on different pitches. So Murli Vijay would have been thinking that he wasn't the only batsman who struggled against moving balls. Yes, you still need to perform well but he didn't disappoint and always kept his head high.## The 33-year old stylish opener has been India's important part of the Test team since England tour in 2014. Looking at the India Tour Of Australia 2018-19, he will be a key for India's chances of winning the first ever Test series in Australia.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Rejuvenated India Dismissed Pakistan's Challenge
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Rejuvenated India Dismissed Pakistan's Challenge

Ruthlessness. This is the one word that can describe India's performance over their arch-rivals Pakistan in the 5th match of the Asia Cup 2018 on Wednesday, September 19 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.## There were a lot of talks about the India-Pakistan clash before starting the match but it ended with a one-sided affair as India beat Pakistan by 8-wickets chasing 163 with 126 balls to spare.## If India's was below average yesterday against inexperienced Hong Kong, they came up with all guns against Pakistan today. Their problem with not picking wickets with the new ball resolved in this match as Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed both the openers inside the first four overs after Pakistan's skipper Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bat first.## Pakistan heavily relied on their two openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq to get them a solid start. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who had an off day against Hong Kong split the water on Pakistan's hopes and dismissed both the openers cheaply. Their best batsman in recent past, Fakhar Zaman could not even open his account after facing 9 balls while his partner managed to score only 2 off 7 balls. Pakistan was left fumbled on 3 for 2 in 4.1 overs.## After losing both the openers cheaply, Pakistan was needed someone to play responsibly. Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik came to rescue them and put on 82-run partnership for the third wickets. However, their resistance could not last long as Babar Azam failed to read Kuldeep Yadav's wrong'un and bowled out after scoring 47 off 62 balls. Once Babar Azam dismissed the doors had been opened for India and Kedar Jadhav ran through Pakistan's middle order with his part-time spin bowling. Their problems were increased after Malik got run out on 43.## From 85 for 2 Pakistan was left wobbling 110 for 6 in 28.1 overs. Faheem Ashraf (21) and Mohammed Amir (18) tried to fight back with a 37-run stand for the 8th wickets but Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar came to the attack and wrapped up things quickly. They bowled out on 162 in 43.1 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav were picks of the bowlers for India. Both took 3-wickets each. Bumrah also picked 2 wickets while Kuldeep took a wicket too. Bhuvneshwar Kumar awarded Man Of The Match for his brilliant bowling.## Chasing 163 India came off to a flier as Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan both took Pakistan's bowlers all around the park. In the 8th over of Indian innings, Rohit smashed two sixes and a four to Usman Khan. He completed his half-century off 36 balls. However, he dismissed by Shadab Khan after scoring 52 off 39 balls. Dhawan also caught at point on just 4 short of his half-century. However, India did not lose any wicket further and Ambati Rayudu (31) and Dinesh Karthik (31) finished the match with an unbeaten partnership of 60-runs.## Pakistan did not have much success with the ball as they could manage only two Indian wickets. Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf took a wicket each but they could not put pressure on Indian batsmen.## This was India's sixth win over Pakistan in Asia Cup. Both teams will face each other again on 23rd September in Super 4 round. Before that India will take on Bangladesh in the first match of Super 4 round.## For more updates and the latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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