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8Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘Play in IPL but retire from Tests and ODIs after honest self-reflection’: Moeen Ali’s advice to aging cricketers

Indian cricket is currently sweating over two retirements in particular: MS Dhoni’s from the IPL, and more importantly, Rohit Sharma’s from international cricket. World cricket is jostling with the mushrooming importance of T20 franchise leagues and recommendations from the World Cricket Association that criticise the ICC for giving more importance to international cricket. Moeen Ali, former England player who now plays for KKR in the IPL, has his thoughts on the issues. Without taking individual names of Indian cricketers he makes a point about players in general. At 37, Moeen seems a contented man these days. He has his reasons. Moeen has won Ashes, ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup and has been part of two IPL winning teams. He is also a role model for British Muslims. A man with firm views ...

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Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan sparkle as Gujarat Titans roll over Mumbai Indians on black-soil Ahmedabad pitch

Gujarat Titans’ choice to pick a blacksoil sluggish track for the game paid off as Mumbai Indians couldn’t adapt, and lost steam in the chase.Gujarat Titans’ assistant coach Parthiv Patel mentioned during the first innings that it was a deliberate choice from his team to choose a black-soil pitch in Ahmedabad that is on the slower side where the ball can stop a touch as Mumbai Indians, he felt, were more used to red-soil tracks. With the ball not coming on, Mumbai would struggle more than their team. He was proved right as the wheels came off the chase in the second half as the 197-run target proved 36 runs beyond them. Prasidh sparkles The timeout at the end of the eight over of the chase triggered rather interesting scenes. MI were 69 for 2. Unsurprisingly, GT coach Ashish Nehra was out ...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Most IPL ducks: Rohit Sharma equals unwanted record with his 18th zero in CSK vs MI IPL 2025 match

Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma equalled the unwanted record of listing the most ducks in Indian Premier League history during the IPL 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Opening the batting for Mumbai, Rohit fell for a three-ball duck in his first T20 outing since India’s T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa in Barbados last year. Rohit’s duck was his 18th in the IPL, putting him level with Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell for the dubious record of most IPL ducks. The 37-year-old Rohit also has the most ducks among all Indian T20 batters. Story continues below this ad Rohit, who made his T20 debut in 2007, has been dismissed for a blob 31 times in his 449 match career. Most IPL ducks 18* – Rohit Sharma18...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai. M.S. Dhoni on cusp of making history for CSK

Chennai Super Kings player M.S. Dhoni seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL’s El Clasico against Mumbai Indians in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Several records are in line, waiting to be broken in the upcoming ‘El Clasico’ clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. MI and CSK, each five-time champions, will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry on Sunday (March 23, 2025) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Some of the most renowned faces in the history of Indian cricket will square off against each other and fight for victory. CSK stalwart and legend MS Dhoni is 19 runs shy of becoming the franchise’s highest run-scorer in the IPL. Form...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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CSK vs MI IPL 2025 LIVE score: Khaleel dismiss Rohit Sharma, early wicket loss for Mumbai Indians

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI), former India cricketer Kedar Jadhav hailed the three experienced spinners of the five-time champions, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Noor Ahmad. The two most consistent sides in the history of the IPL, CSK and MI, will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Some of the most renowned faces in the history of Indian cricket will square off against each other and fight for victory. Speaking to the media on the opening day of the 18th edition of the cash-rich league, the former right-hand batter “It is important to see how the pitch is being prepared for the three spinners. It is also important to see the pitch. If the pitch is dr...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘Rohit Sharma’s Powerplay aggression is possible because he knows Virat Kohli can fix his mistakes’: Aaron Finch

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been the cornerstones of India’s ODI batting for well over a decade. However, the change in approach that the current India captain and opener has embraced in the format has done wonders for India, who have won all but one match across three ICC limited-overs events in the 2023 ODI World Cup, last year’s T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai earlier this month. Former Australia captain Aaron Finch, however, believes that Rohit’s unfiltered aggression at the top is close to impossible without the cushion that Kohli offers at his favoured No. 3 spot in ODIs. Finch remarked that Rohit’s batting is fraught with numerous risks in the Powerplay and that the 37-year-old continues to hold onto the method knowing that Kohli has got his back. “When yo...

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20Mar By source belowNo Comments

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BCCI announce Rs 58 crore cash prize for India’s Champions Trophy 2025 winning team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced a whopping cash reward of INR 58 Crore for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian unit following their triumph at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. “Under the able and astute leadership of Captain Rohit Sharma, India dominated the tournament, registering four commanding victories en route to the final. The team began their campaign with a solid six-wicket win over Bangladesh, then secured a convincing six-wicket triumph against Pakistan. They continued their momentum with a 44-run victory over New Zealand before ultimately overcoming Australia by four wickets in the semi-final,” a statement released by the BCCI read. India trumped New Zealand by four wickets in the final held on March 9 in Dubai, with captain Sharma leading a tricky...

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13Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Rohit has no reason to retire, will be among best ODI captains: AB de Villiers

India’s captain Rohit Sharma poses for a picture with the trophy after the team’s win in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final match against New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: X/@ICC Rohit Sharma has no reason to retire, says South African batting great AB de Villiers, who believes the India skipper could go down as one of the greatest ODI captains of all time.Speculations were rife about Rohit's retirement from ODIs after the Champions Trophy, but the 37-year-old put them to rest after leading India to an unprecedented third title.Also Read | The Hitman-Iceman combo gives India edge over opponents"Compared to other captains, look at Rohit’s win percentage — it...

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13Mar By source belowNo Comments

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How Rohit Sharma used his spinners as the trump card in Champions Trophy

In the final hour of New Zealand’s innings on Sunday, Rohit Sharma had the opportunity to hammer the spin nail down fully on the opposition to the last possible inch. An Axar Patel injury situation towards the end of the middle overs meant the Indian skipper had to factor in a couple of extra overs from the wobbly pace grid of Shami and Hardik Pandya at the death on the day. Though the left-arm spinner bowled another, Rohit held back Axar’s last two overs, perhaps because he had to play a crucial role with the bat at No. 5 too.The death overs yielded 79 runs, 58 of which came from five overs of pace. Despite the dawdle against spin for the majority of the innings, New Zealand had about enough to salvage a fight. Rohit’s marginal miss on a 40/40 of spin could have reared its head on another...

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12Mar By source belowNo Comments

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The best team won, but Indian officials could have been more gracious

Is this India’s greatest white ball era and ODI team? The results would seem to suggest that. India have won 23 of 24 matches in global tournaments, the defeat coming in the final of the 2023 World Cup. They didn’t need any help from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, but the fact that they played the final against a team that had travelled more than seven thousand kilometres, from Karachi to Rawalpindi to Dubai to Lahore and back to Dubai, will make many uncomfortable. New Zealand had the grace not to mention the difference in treatment with their opponents who stayed in one hotel, trained in one city and played their matches at the same stadium. Churlish The Indian team, easily the best in the tournament, appeared more confident of winning than their cricket board did...

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10Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy final, Rohit Sharma-Shubman Gill: The Hitman-Iceman combo gives India edge over opponents

Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill during the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 final match against New Zealand, in Dubai. | Photo Credit: ANI Rohit Sharma exposed all his stumps and biffed New Zealand pacer Nathan Smith over the cow corner for a 92 meter six in the sixth over of the Champions Trophy final in Dubai. Eight overs later, Gill broke the shackles, launching Rachin Ravindra over long-on for a six through a little shimmy and an effortless swing of the bat. Both shots fetched maximum results. But Rohit's shot exemplified his desire to dominate the bowlers regardless of the situation or the merit of the ball, while Gill’s was a reflection of his willingness to wait for his chances. This is how they operate....

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Rohit Sharma says he’s ‘not going to retire from this format’ after India win Champions Trophy

India captain Rohit Sharma cleared the air on his rumoured retirement plans by telling journalists at the post-match press conference that he has no plans to retire. “One more thing: I’m not going to retire from this format. Just to make sure that no rumours are spread moving forward,” Rohit Sharma said at the end of the press conference on Sunday after he had guided India to its third Champions Trophy title. Thanks to a 76 from him at the top of the innings, India chased down New Zealand’s 252-run target with an over to spare and four wickets in hand. In the previous games, Rohit Sharma had been losing his wicket after getting starts for India as he tried to bully the opening bowlers of opposition teams. That approach clicked on Sunday in the final, when India needed it to work the most...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final: Indian captain Rohit Sharma press conference in Dubai

Rohit Sharma poses with the trophy. | Photo Credit: X/The Khel India via ANI Rohit Sharma reserved his best for the last on and off the field. The skipper guided the Men in Blue to a record third ICC Champions Trophy title by top-scoring in the final.Later, Rohit was at his chirpy best in the post-match press conference. After patiently answering questions from the scribes for more than 20 minutes, Rohit left the stage with a parting shot that will bring joy to fans worldwide. “I am not going to retire from this format. I want to make sure that no rumours are spread,” said Rohit as he exited the room. On the team’s triumph, the 37-year-old remarked that he was pleased that everyone contributed to the te...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma hits first fifty in 9th ICC final appearance

Eight years on since a three-ball duck in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan, India captain Rohit Sharma made amends by scoring his first half-century in an ICC tournament final during the 2025 Champions Trophy summit clash against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. The 37-year-old Rohit waltzed to his half-century in only 41 balls as India motored past 50 within eight overs of a 253-run chase against New Zealand. FOLLOW LIVE: IND vs NZ Champions Trophy Live Blog Playing in his 9th ICC tournament final across formats and 18 years, Rohit went past the half-century mark for the first time, bettering a 31-ball 47 against Australia during the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad. Story continues below this ad Rohit, who went past the 11,000-run ma...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final in Dubai on March 9 2025

Indians celebrate a wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Shepherded by a brilliant Kuldeep Yadav (2/40), Indian spinners aced the conditions but well-timed fifties by Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell steered New Zealand to a competitive 251 for seven in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday (March 9, 2025).Daryl Mitchell (63, 101 balls) and Bracewell (53 off 40 balls) navigated the Blackcaps through a turbulent middle phase after they opted to bat first.However, the start made by New Zealand did not justify the total that they eventually managed.They raced to 69 for 1 in 10 overs despite losing Will Young to Varun Chakravarthy...

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8Mar By source belowNo Comments

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand match in Dubai: Vice-captain Shubman Gill talks about prospects of Team India

Captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Shubman Gill and others are seen during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI On the eve of the Champions Trophy final, India vice-captain Shubhman Gill believes the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph could herald a new era of success for the team. The second T20 crown ended an 11-year drought for an ICC world title for the Men in Blue.Sunday’s summit clash will be India’s third straight appearance in an ICC white-ball tournament final, having finished runner-up in the 2023 ODI World Cup.“Yes, definitely. Once you get one title, it gives you the momentum. Also, you are not very desperate about gett...

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8Mar By source belowNo Comments

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ICC Champions trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand final in Dubai on March 9, 2025.

Coach Gautam Gambhir, skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match against New Zealand in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The last time India and New Zealand met in a final of an ICC white-ball tournament the world of cricket was far different. That competition was called ICC Knockouts, One-Day Internationals ruled the sport’s landscape, cricket in the Middle East just meant Sharjah and T20 was still three years away.A quarter of a century later, the same outfits, now among the best all-round sides in the world, will square off for glory and $2.24 million prize money when they meet in the summit clash of the Champions Troph...

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5Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Angry Gautam Gambhir blasts critics on India’s Dubai advantage: ‘Some people are just perpetual cribbers, man, grow up’

A day after captain Rohit Sharma dismissed any talks of India being at home in Dubai and familiar with the conditions, it was the turn of their head coach Gautam Gambhir to drive home the point even when he was not questioned about it. Speaking shortly after the four-wicket win over Australia, Gambhir was not only assertive but also typically pugnacious with most of the questions put forward.Right through the tournament which Pakistan are hosting, there have been several criticisms directed at the advantage India have gained by playing all their matches in Dubai. Now with India making it to the final, all those talks aren’t going to die down and Gambhir, who seemed bothered about it, weighed in with his thoughts in his own way. “There’s a lot of debate about the undue advantage and all tha...

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4Mar By source belowNo Comments

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It’s been a different Varun Chakravarthy since he has come back to international cricket: Suryakumar Yadav

India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been a different player since his comeback to international cricket, for he has become mentally tougher and plays with a smile on his face.Chakravarthy returned excellent figures of 5/42 in India’s convincing victory over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, which helped the team to top their group on way to the semifinals of the tournament. “The way he left in 2021 and the way he has come back, there are two different Varun Chakravarthys,” Suryakumar, the brand ambassador of Moha, told the media here at an event. Story continues below this ad “He has become a little tough mentally, yet he is smiling a lot and taking everything in his stride irrespective of what happens on the field whi...

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3Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management

As pitches in Dubai seem to be getting slower with each outing, all eyes are on the Indian spinners. However, for India to go the distance a lot is riding on the batting unit, which so far has adapted exceptionally to the sort of tracks that have been their biggest undoing in recent times. With a century each to Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, they have two in-form batsmen in the top three to go with Rohit Sharma to provide rapid starts. In the middle overs where they need to be flexible with their approach against spinners, they have a solid middle-order which includes an enforcer in Shreyas Iyer and two busy players in Axar Patel and KL Rahul before the finishing job is handed over to Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. This is as good a top 8 as a team could get in these conditions where b...

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3Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy: Pressure will be on both teams, says Rohit Sharma ahead of India’s semifinal clash vs Australia

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday said that they are going to approach the semifinal match against Australia just like they did in the last three matches in the Champions Trophy, dismissing that there’s any added pressure. India have a pretty dismal record against the Australians when it comes to ICC knockout encounters with the Men in Blue last defeating the Aussies in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals. “Look, they are a great opposition to play against. All we had to do is what we have been thinking about the last three games and we have to approach that game in a similar fashion. We understand the opposition and how they play and stuff like that,” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference. “We will expect some nervy times as well in the middle. But that is how the game is being pla...

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2Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IND vs NZ Rollercoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit’s pull needs a rethink

Has Varun Chakravarthy powered himself to earning a spot In the semifinal and maybe beyond? Ravi Shastri roared: “What he’s done is that he has put his hand up now for a spot in the semifinal in the playing XI, because the pitches will be the same, he has been outstanding tonight. Well more headaches for the think-tank and selectors.” With his figures of 5/42, Varun has almost definitely sealed his spot to take on the Aussies in Dubai on Tuesday.Earlier though amidst his flipper and top spinner variations, while aiming at the stumps, there was a tiny slice of luck. And he had Michael Gough to thank. When the English umpire gives a decision on field, rarely has it been overturned in recent times. But he made a rare mistake on Sunday in Dubai when he gave Michael Bracewell out LBW against Va...

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27Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma might be rested for New Zealand game

So far, it has been a smooth campaign for India at the Champions Trophy, but ahead of their last group match against New Zealand, they are sweating over the availability of skipper Rohit Sharma. During their match on Sunday, in the early part of Pakistan’s innings, Rohit was seen struggling with his hamstring after a long chase to the boundary. Later on, he even walked off the field for a brief while with Shubman Gill taking charge. But Rohit came back and marshalled his troops before opening the batting with Gill in India’s successful chase. Story continues below this ad However, as India trained on Wednesday after a two-day break, Rohit was the lone frontline batsman not to get into the nets. Instead, he stayed indoors and later on, was seen working with the strength and...

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23Feb By source belowNo Comments

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IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams

– Pakistan were off to a decent start, but lost two wickets just before the end of the first Powerplay. Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel immediately went into a shell. On the other hand, India, despite losing Rohit Sharma relatively early, didn’t hit the brakes too hard. Between overs 11-20, Pakistan scored just 27 runs and faced 36 dots (60%) while India scored 45 runs and played 25 dots (41.7%) – While Pakistan were able to gradually build in the middle overs, India triggered a collapse soon after. Set batters Rizwan and Shakeel were dismissed in back-to-back overs, just after the second drinks break. Pakistan went from 151/2 in the 34th over to 200/7 in the 43rd over. India, after Rohit’s cameo, had two match-defining partnerships that never allowed Pakistan a footing in the game. – Axa...

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23Feb By source belowNo Comments

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India vs Paksitan ICC Champions Trophy match at Dubai international stadium in Dubai. Virat Kohli scores 51st ODI century to take India to convincing win

Virat Kohli plays a shot during his splendid century knock in the ICC Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai on February 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistan was the nominal ‘home’ team for its must-win encounter against India. But in front of a near sell-out crowd, more than three-fourths of whom were decked in blue, the Men in Green got blown away by one of Virat Kohli’s classic ODI masterclass knocks as he belted out his best hits and reaffirmed his status as one of the greatest to have played this format. The 36-year-old’s breezy unbeaten 100 (111b, 7x4) powered the Men in Blue to a comprehensive six-wicket win over its great rival in the second league match (Group-A) of the ICC Champions T...

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Wasim Akram showers praise on Team India captain Rohit Sharma: ‘There is a lazy elegance about him’

Legendary Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram praised Team India captain Rohit Sharma after his brisk knock against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opening match at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.Rohit Sharma scored a quick-fire 41 off 36 balls and shared a 69-run opening partnership off 59 balls with centurion Shubman Gill, putting India ahead of the required run rate. “There is a lazy elegance about Rohit Sharma. He is special. He has scored three double centuries in ODIs,” Wasim Akram said on the show “Dressing Room.” Story continues below this ad “In 2008, during a tri-series in Australia, I was doing commentary, and all of us in the commentary box predicted that there was something special about this boy. He scored a fine 70 and looked so good to the eye...

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