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IND vs AFG T20Is | Dravid impressed by his players stepping up at the right moment

[ad_1] Spirited bunch: India will feel confident about where it stands after finishing all its T20I bilateral ties ahead of the world event. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A manic game of cricket, like the 424-run, double Super Over affair that unfolded at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium between India and Afghanistan, can be difficult to process.But away from the on-field din and in the cozy comfort of the press-conference room, head coach Rahul Dravid reflected on the contest that helped India sweep the series 3-0 and on the period it helped culminate ahead of this summer’s T20 World Cup.“We have had different players play after the ODI World Cup and it’s been good,” Dravid said just after midnight on Wednesday. “It’s nice to see that there are some options. Players have shown that they h...
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India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Rampant India look to sweep series – The Times of India

[ad_1] LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 17, 2024, 17:52:46 ISTIND Vs AFG Live Score, 3rd T20I Cricket Match - In a World Cup year, the ongoing T20I series featuring India and Afghanistan has not garnered the kind of attention it ought to. On Wednesday, the Men in Blue will be playing their final T20I game before they travel to the US and Caribbean for the ICC event in June. The talking point of this three-match series has been the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after a gap of 14 months in T20 Internationals, pointing towards their possible inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad. In all this, it is Mumbai allrounder Shivam Dube who has grabbed the spotlight with back-to-back unbeaten half-centuries for a team which is not at full strength. Some of the players are injured while key p...
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Players need to be flexible because not much time to prepare for T20I WC: Dravid

[ad_1] Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh and Coach Rahul Dravid during a net practice session ahead of the T20 Match against Afghanistan at PCA Ground in Mohali on January 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy Head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday admitted that Indian players will not get too many chances to play as a group ahead of the T20I World Cup, and said they needed to remain mentally flexible ahead of the marquee event in June.The three-match series against Afghanistan beginning here on Thursday will be India’s final T20 International assignment ahead of the global showpiece.In that context, Dravid said the management will also have to depend a bit on the IPL 2024 for the team selection.“After the last T20I World Cup (2022) we prioritised the ODI World Cup. But we don’t ha...