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Rohit Sharma becomes fifth Indian to score 5000 international runs as captain

Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday became only the fifth Indian captain to score 5000 international runs while leading the side across formats. Rohit, who already has over 19,000 runs to his name across the three formats, has now scored 5013 runs from 122 matches he’s led India in. He crossed the milestone while batting against England in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal. The 37-year-old joins the Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Mohammed Azharuddin, and Sourav Ganguly in the exclusive club. Kohli, who leads the charts, scored 12883 runs from the 213 games he had skippered India in. This, to go with another 13926 runs he has from when he hasn’t captained the side account for a mammoth 26808 runs across formats. MS Dhoni is the only other Indian skipper to have crossed the five-digit run mark...
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Rohit Sharma responds sharply to Inzamam-ul-Haq’s ball-tampering allegations ahead of semifinal clash vs England | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Responding sharply to former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's accusations of ball tampering by Team India during the Super 8 match against Australia, skipper Rohit Sharma emphasized that the Men in Blue are not playing in conditions like those in Australia or England, where bowlers can achieve significant swing.Rohit's remarks followed Inzamam's assertion that it's unlikely for the ball to reverse swing as early as in the 15th over of the game, hinting at suspicions that "serious work had been done" on the ball."Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversing. Is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over. Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things....
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India vs England, Guyana weather update: Rain threat looms large over IND vs ENG semifinal | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The wounds from the T20 World Cup semi-final loss in Adelaide to England are still fresh for Team India. Following their impressive victory over Australia in the last group stage encounter, India have already avenged their 2023 ODI World Cup defeat at home and now seek redemption against the Three Lions. They face England in the T20 World Cup semi-finals at the rain-threatened Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday.The marquee clash between India and defending champions England is under serious threat from continuous rain over the past 12 hours in Guyana.Currently, the temperature hovers around 25 degrees Celsius with complete cloud cover and high humidity at 91 percent.According to accuweather.com, Thursday morning in Guyana carries an 88% chance of rain and an 18% chance ...