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‘Biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever heard in my life… ludicrous’: ex-Aussie cricketer on Virat Kohli playing in T20 World Cup

Virat Kohli’s place in the Indian cricket team for the T20 World Cup has been a topic of much debate for the past few months now. While it has been pointed out that having Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the side will go against India’s T20 blueprint, Kohli’s numbers in the format speak for themselves: the prolific batter has only had three seasons in the IPL where he hasn’t at least aggregated 400 runs. Of the 109 times Kohli has batted for India in T20 Internationals, India have won on 70 occasions. In those outings, he has scored 2828 runs at 67.33; 15 times he was the man of the match. He is still the unparalleled chase-master. He averages 71.85 when chasing, with a healthy strike rate of 137. Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (...
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IPL 2024: RCB’s Virat Kohli proves a point ahead of T20 WC | Cricket News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Over the years, Virat Kohli has followed a familiar template in the shorter format. The RCB star accelerates gradually after having spent some time in the middle. But on Monday night against Punjab Kings, one witnessed Kohli take an aggressive route from the outset while scoring a match-winning 49-ball 77 at the Chinnaswamy stadium. The way Kohli paced his innings in a dominating fashion stood out as much as the manner in which he smashed the Punjab bowlers on both sides of the wicket. In a post-match interview, Kohli had a clear message for his detractors: “I know my name is quite attached to just promoting the game in many parts of the world when it comes to T20 cricket. But, I’ve still got it, I guess.” Kohli slammed five fours in the first eight balls he faced, something ...
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Australia cruises past Bangladesh at Women’s T20 World Cup

Australia’s Georgia Wareham (2nd L) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Rumana Ahmed (not seen) during the Group A T20 women’s World Cup cricket match between Australia and Bangladesh at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on February 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Australia legspinner Georgia Wareham made the most of her first international match in more than a year, taking 3-20 as the defending champions eased to victory over Bangladesh by eight wickets at the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.Australia joined Sri Lanka with two wins from two in Group 1 and went back to the top on net run rate.Wareham, whose last international was in October 2021, was pivotal as Australia limited Bangladesh to 107-7, where only captain Nigar Sultana's 57 from 50 balls stood out.The ...