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Shreyas is the backbone of India’s middle order, says Rahul Dravid

Indian cricket team coach Rahul Dravid with Shreyas Iyer during a practice session in New Delh. File photo | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy India coach Rahul Dravid described Shreyas Iyer as the backbone of their middle order after the batsman made an unbeaten 128 in Sunday's World Cup victory over the Netherlands to ensure the hosts won all nine of their group stage games.Iyer followed up his scores of 82 against Sri Lanka and 77 against fellow semi-finalists South Africa with his maiden World Cup hundred in the company of fellow centurion KL Rahul as India scored 410-4 before bowling out the Dutch for 250.The right-hander's back injury earlier this year had briefly left India without a settled batsman at number four ahead of the World Cup, with the team having already tried a dozen play...

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We need early wickets against New Zealand at Wankhede: Kuldeep

India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Netherlands’ Logan van Beek during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Netherlands at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of their World Cup semifinals against New Zealand, Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Sunday said Wankhede remains a tough venue for bowlers, and the hosts would require early wickets to get on top of the Kiwis. India will face New Zealand in the last four match in Mumbai on Wednesday. “It is a difficult venue to bowl. The bounce is true and batsmen often dominate there. Unlike in T20, of course, the bowlers have plenty of time to come back into the game," said Kuldeep after India defeated the Netherlands by 160 runs to finish their league engag...

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To keep lively dressing room atmosphere, you need good results: Rohit Sharma

India’s Mohammed Siraj with Jasprit Bumrah and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate the wicket of Netherlands’ Sybrand Engelbrecht during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Netherlands, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Enjoying each other's company in a lively dressing room atmosphere has been possible due to good results and vice-versa is also true, said skipper Rohit Sharma after yet another clinical performance that took Indian team's victory count to nine on the bounce. India ended their World Cup league stage beating the Netherlands by 160 runs here on Sunday, and skipper Rohit described their campaign so far as a clinical one. "We enjoy each other's company. We wanted to play with enjoyment on the field. We try to ke...

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Cricket World Cup: Why India has more reasons to smile as they head to the semifinals

With the game meandering to the finish-line, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium DJ went retro to entertain the near capacity crowd. “Ek, do, teen,” blared the speakers from the 1988 movie, Tezaab. At some level, Rohit Sharma would have also been thinking on the same lines. He would have quietly said ‘nine done, ten and eleven waiting’ as India ticked another box, against the Netherlands, just as their coach Rahul Dravid had demanded on the match eve. With nine out of nine wins, the most for an Indian team at a single edition of the World Cup, they have now finished half the job. The next one, the semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede on Wednesday, cannot come any sooner. On a Sunday evening where thick smog with the smell of cracker-dust hung in the Bengaluru air, the Men in Blue stood ...

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ICC World Cup | Best wishes to Team India for semis: PM Modi

India’s Rohit Sharma celebrates after winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match over Netherlands, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian cricket team on Sunday on its win against the Netherlands in a World Cup match and extended best wishes to the players for the semifinals.K L Rahul's century and Shreyas Iyer's 128 lit up the Diwali day as India mowed down the Netherlands by 160 runs here on Sunday, registering its ninth consecutive victory in the showpiece event.It helped India finish the league engagements with 18 points and the players will now move to Mumbai for the high-stakes semifinal clash against New Zealand on Wednesday."Diwali becomes even more special thanks to our cricket ...

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‘Not just about one brilliant catch but overall effort’: India’s fielding coach T. Dilip on fielding awards

Logan Van Beek of the Netherlands bowled by Kuldeep Yadav during ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKASH Through this World Cup, the behind-the-scenes videos of the fielding awards initiated within the Indian dressing room, has been a subject of widespread interest. India’s fielding coach T. Dilip, the architect of this movement, spoke about the rationale behind these awards during the course of the post-match press conference at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday.Shortly after India defeated the Netherlands by 160 runs in the World Cup game, Dilip addressed the media. While he offered a guarded ‘wait and watch’ answer when asked about who is the latest winne...

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World Cup: Rohit Sharma picks up his first ODI World Cup wicket on a day Virat Kohli did the same

On a day India completed a hugely successful group stage campaign at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup with a comprehensive win against Netherlands, captain Rohit Sharma sealed the deal with a wicket in Bengaluru on Sunday. Rohit has been turning his arm over at the nets and in pre-match warmups, and the match against Netherlands gave him the chance to add his name to the wicket-takers list. India used nine bowlers in the defence of 410 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and the captain picked up the last wicket to fall. He dismissed Teja Nidamanuru, Netherlands’ top scorer on the night, as they were bowled out for 250. Earlier in the day, Kohli had dismissed Dutch captain Scott Edwards. Both Kohli and Rohit picked up their first wickets at the ODI World Cup in the process, and this was also th...

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‘Different individuals have stepped up at different times’: Rohit Sharma on India’s unbeaten run | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India handed Netherlands 160-run mauling to finish the league stage at the ODI World Cup unbeaten with nine wins in as many matches.Centuries from Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) powered India to 410-4 before utilising a total of nine bowlers, including the part-time contributions of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, to dismiss the Dutch side to a total of 250 runs.The first semi-final in Mumbai on Wednesday will see the hosts taking on New Zealand, while the second last-four clash between Australia and South Africa is scheduled for the following day in Kolkata.Skipper Rohit Sharma revealed the reasons behind India's nine-match winning streak, their most consecutive wins in a single World Cup edition, saying the team's approach of taking one match at a time bore suc...

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World Cup: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul fireworks lead rout of Netherlands as India make it 9-in-a-row | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul sparkling tons were followed by an all-round show by the bowlers as perfect India hammered Netherlands by 160 runs in their final group game at the World Cup in Bengaluru on Sunday.Giving the country a perfect Diwali gift, India recorded their ninth win on the trot to stay unbeaten in the league phase of the tournament.The victory over Dutch also meant India surpassed their previous record of 8 straight wins registered in the 2003 edition of the cricketing extravaganza.India finished their league engagements with 18 points, and now they will move to Mumbai for the high-stakes semi-final clash against New Zealand on Wednesday.In a sensational batting display at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, local boy Rahul struck a stupendous 64-ball 102, firing the fast...

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Virat Kohli takes first ODI wicket in nine years at World Cup

TOPSHOT - India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after taking the wicket of Netherlands’ captain Scott Edwards during the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Star batsman Virat Kohli on November 12 made an impact with the ball when he claimed his first one-day international wicket in nine years during the World Cup match against the Netherlands at Bengaluru.With the Dutch crawling in their chase of 411 to win, India skipper Rohit Sharma threw the ball to Kohli who sent back opposition captain Scott Edwards, caught behind in his second over off a ball drifting down the leg side.It was only Kohli's fifth career ODI wicket from his gentle medium-pace a...

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Cricket World Cup: When Virat Kohli, ‘wrong-footed inswinging menace’, got India a wicket

Netherlands’ Scott Edwards joined an elite list of cricketers on Sunday when the Dutch cricket team played India in the final group stage match of the ongoing Cricket World Cup. Edwards lost his wicket to Virat Kohli, joining a group with illustrious names like Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter. Kohli had scored a half century with the bat as India batted, but it is likely his most memorable contribution on the night would be the wicket of Edwards. Edwards lost his wicket in the 25th over of the Dutch innings as they were chasing a target of 411 runs. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the current edition, upcom...

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Watch: Anushka Sharma’s million dollar reaction after Virat Kohli’s maiden ODI World Cup wicket | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is livewire on the field who always steps up in whatever the role he is assigned to. And the star India batter lived up to the expectations again when he was handed a ball in the World Cup match against Netherlands.Kohli chipped in with a wicket of Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards to make Chinnaswamy Stadium crowd's Diwali more memorable.Edwards looked to glance it away, but he was strangled down the leg-side and KL Rahul made no mistake behind the wickets.The entire team burst into joy after Kohli's historic wicket and what followed next was turned into a highlight of the match as Bollywood actress and his wife Anushka Sharma could not stop her laughter and jubilantly celebrating his achievement.It was only Kohli's fifth career ODI wicket from his gentle medium-...

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How Shreyas Iyer tweaked his technique against bouncers and smashed a hundred against Netherlands

Over the course of his furious 128, Shreyas Iyer would repeat one movement at the non-striker’s end. It was shadow batting but with a particular slant to it. He would tap the bat, hold it up, and would look over his shoulder to check if it was aligned parallel to the ground and not vertically behind his shoulders as it used to be when the World Cup began. He would then start his downward bat swing, as if he were pulling a short ball, paying total attention to whether the bat was coming down horizontally to his eye-level. He did this move right till the end of the innings.Shreyas’ problem against short-pitched deliveries is well documented. Since his comeback after the injury, once at the Asia Cup against Pakistan and twice at this World Cup against New Zealand and England, Shreyas had f...

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Records galore as India post their second-best World Cup total against Netherlands | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's monumental innings of 410 for four against the Netherlands in their World Cup final league match in Bengaluru on Sunday shattered several records, with skipper Rohit Sharma leading the charge by rewriting numerous milestones. Shreyas Iyer, with an unbeaten 128, and KL Rahul, scoring 102, also played crucial roles in setting or contributing to several of these records.410/4 was India's second-highest total in the history of the tournament. Team India's best score till date is 413/5 against Bermuda which came in the 2007 World Cup. The collective batting effort showcased India's dominance and created a memorable chapter in the records book of the World Cup.Here is a look at the records scripted during India's innings:Rohit has struck the most number of sixes in the ODIs...

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Team India scripts history as top 5 batters hit 50-plus scores in a World Cup match | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a historic feat during the last league clash of the ICC World Cup against the Netherlands in Bengaluru, the Indian batters achieved a milestone that had never occurred before in the history of the tournament.Team India became the first team in a World Cup edition where top five batters scored fifty plus runs in an ODI innings.It began with a powerful display from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.Both the batters showcased aggressive performances against the Netherlands, reaching their respective fifties. Gill led the charge, smashing 51 off just 32 deliveries, setting the tone for the innings. Following suit, skipper Rohit played a stellar innings, contributing 61 runs off 54 deliveries.The momentum was maintained by the star batter, Virat Kohli, who once again displa...

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Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill register most hundred-run partnerships in ODIs this year | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, achieved the milestone of the most hundred-run partnerships in ODIs for the year on Sunday in the World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.In 2023, Rohit and Shubman formed hundred-run partnerships on five occasions, securing the top spot on the list. Following them closely are Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who hold second place with four 100+ partnerships.The third position is occupied by Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka, while the fourth place is held by Kusal Mendis and S Samarawickrama.In the match against the Netherlands, India's captain Rohit played a notable innings, scoring 61 runs from 54 balls with a strike rate of 112.96. During his...

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KL Rahul hits blistering century, breaks Rohit Sharma’s World Cup record | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul played a stunning knock, marking the fastest century by an Indian in the World Cup. Rahul achieved the milestone during India's last league match against Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday.Rahul got to the landmark with two successive sixes of pacer Bas de Leede over the mid-wicket region, and all he took was just 62 balls, going past skipper Rohit Sharma's record of fastest World Cup hundred for India.Rohit notched up a 63-ball century against Afghanistan earlier in the tournament at Delhi.Rahul smashed 102 in just 64 balls, with 11 fours and four sixes. He struck runs at a strike rate of over 159.In nine World Cup matches so far, KL has scored 347 runs at an average of 69.40 and a strike rate of over 93. He has scored one century and a fi...

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‘It’s not rocket science, need to go hard in the last 10 overs’: KL Rahul after scoring century | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a commanding performance, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul showcased their batting prowess by scoring magnificent centuries for India in their final World Cup league match against the Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday.Iyer, with an unbeaten 128 off 94 balls, achieved his career-best ODI century. Meanwhile, Rahul's explosive innings of 102 off 64 balls marked the fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian, with the pair combining for a formidable 208-run partnership off just 128 balls.India, opting to bat, posted an imposing total of 410 for four.The top order also contributed significantly, withRohit Sharma scoring 61, Virat Kohli hitting 51, and Shubman Gill adding a stylish 51 to the scoreboard.The Dutch bowlers faced a daunting task, with Bas de Leede (2/82), Paul van Meekeren (1...

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Fastest ODI world cup hundred by an Indian: KL Rahul’s wristy helicopter – the shot of India’s match against the Netherlands

There were two versions of the shot of the match from KL Rahul. The first was in the 44th over when he decided to step on the gas, and the second helped him go past Rohit Sharma to complete the fastest world cup hundred by an Indian, off 62 balls – one less than his captain.In the 44th over, Van Meekeran had hurled it pretty full and in the middle and leg, hoping perhaps to cramp him for room, but Rahul didn’t budge an inch. No foot movement, nothing, for even a tiny forward move would have got him a lot closer to the ball, yorking himself. There was no time to move back, anyways. A younger KL would have probably just played the conventional flick, but the IPL version of KL doesn’t do simple stuff like that. Instead, he flexed his knee, held balance and triggering power, and just let hi...

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Shreyas Iyer hits his first World Cup century | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer showcased his prowess by notching up his maiden World Cup century, propelling India to a massive 410/4 in the final league match against the Netherlands on Sunday.In Bengaluru, where India opted to bat first in their quest for a perfect record of nine wins in as many matches, Iyer's standout performance was part of an innings where all of India's top five batsmen achieved scores of 50 or more.Iyer, at the age of 28, reached the century milestone - his fourth in One Day International cricket - taking just 84 balls.He remained unbeaten on 128 off just 94 balls. His innings was embellished with 10 boundaries and five sixes, contributing significantly to India's second highest total for India in World Cups.Iyer's ton is the first by India's no.4 batter in World Cups ...