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15Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Most IPL Man of the Match award winners list: Where does MS Dhoni rank after 18th MoM in IPL 2025?

Most IPL Man of the Match award winners list: Where does MS Dhoni rank after 18th MoM in IPL 2025? Source link

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13Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Virat Kohli scores 100th half century in T20 cricket; becomes batter with most 50+ scores in IPL

Virat Kohli racked up his 100th half century in T20 cricket after racing to the milestone at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday while guiding Royal Challengers’ Bengaluru’s chase of 174 runs in an Indian Premier League clash against Rajasthan Royals. Thanks to the half century, Kohli now has the most 50+ scores in the IPL along with David Warner. Kohli got to the milestone in some style as well, dancing down the track to smash Wanindu Hasaranga’s delivery over the Sri Lankan’s head for a maximum. Thanks to Kohli’s unbeaten half century score and Phil Salt’s 55 off 33 balls, RCB chased down the target by losing just one wicket with 15 balls to spare. Kohli ended the game with an unbeaten 62 off 45 balls, a knock which had four boundaries and two sixes. Kohli was given a reprieve from R...

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10Apr By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025, DC vs RCB: Delhi Capitals elect to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, left, and batting partner Phil Salt celebrate scoring runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, April 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: ap Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday (April 10, 2025). Delhi Capitals are the only unbeaten side left in the tournament as they have won each of their three matches so far, and are placed second on the points table. RCB are placed third with three wins and one defeat. While RCB retained their playing XI, Delhi...

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9Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Match Preview: Royal Challengers and Capitals tussle in a bid to extend early form

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Verma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Delhi Capitals in a battle between form sides at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday (April 10, 2025).RCB has enjoyed a good start to the season, winning three of four matches, while DC sits pretty with three straight victories. Also Read | RCB skipper Patidar fined ₹12 lakh for team’s slow over-rateThe only blemish for RCB, incidentally, came in its first home match, against Gujarat Titans.&...

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8Apr By source belowNo Comments

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MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar pile up a run mountain, Krunal Pandya wins battle of brothers

Hardik Pandya threatened a grand heist with a sensational 15-ball 42 but RCB prevailed in a thriller, winning by 12 runs. Virat Kohli sizzled with a classy fifty, Rajat Patidar sparkled with a spunky half ton as RCB piled 221 and managed to get past Hardik and Tilak Varma to register a special win.RCB had lost their last six games at the Wankhede stadium but they breached the fortress with a scintillating batting display and by holding their nerves in the chase. Kohli turned on the run tap with an innings of quality, repeatedly taking on the bowlers before Patidar gave them a dream finish. The leggie Suyash Sharma held Mumbai back in the middle overs but Hardik and Tilak nearly seized the night until Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya intervened to stop them at 209/9. Finally, a proper rolle...

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3Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Virat Kohli’s ‘masterstroke’ comes to Gurgaon — One8 Commune, now at Golf Course Road

Cricketer Virat Kohli’s skill on the pitch is the stuff of legend. He’s been an entertainer with the bat for nearly two decades, turning him into a household name. Now, the 36-year-old has brought his newest offering to the city of Gurgaon to wow the palates of its residents. His restaurant, one8 Commune, has opened its doors on Golf Course Road. “Another one — but this isn’t just any new spot. This time, we’re right in the heart of Gurgaon’s most happening hub!” he posted on Instagram four days ago while introducing the latest outlet. Story continues below this ad “Gurgaon has a bold energy — it’s modern, fast-moving, and constantly evolving,” he said in a statement. “That’s exactly the spirit we wanted to capture with this space. From the vibe to the food, every detail i...

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29Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025: RCB end 17-year wait to win in Chennai, thrash CSK by 50 runs

IPL 2025, CSK vs RCB SYNOPSIS: Having returned empty-handed from Chepauk since 2008, Royal Challengers Bengaluru put up a clinical show to decimate Chennai Super Kings. One year ago, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, they dumped CSK out of the play-offs while reigniting a lopsided rivalry. On Friday, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, they tasted success against their Southern rivals for the first time since 2008. While the head-to-head read 22-11 in favour of CSK before this game, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium it was 8-1 in favour of the five-time champions. On Friday, RCB would finally put an end to that winless streak, and they did it in some style too. To silence Chepauk is one thing, but to walk out of the stadium with chants of “RCB, RCB” hanging in the air shows the dominant performance they p...

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28Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘One more shot’: Dinesh Karthik heaps praise on Virat Kohli’s work ethic ahead of CSK vs RCB IPL 2025 match

Virat Kohli’s exemplary work ethic continues to serve as a source of inspiration for his teammates, and the Indian superstar remains committed to raising the bar for himself, said Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting coach Dinesh Karthik on Thursday. Karthik said Kohli remains as hungry as ever to improve and expand his repertoire as a batter. “You speak to him even today – just now as I came out – he wanted to work on one more shot. At this stage of his career, for him to still want to add something new to his game tells you everything about his hunger,” Karthik said. “He just wants to improve and keep raising the bar. That’s what makes him a special player,” he added on the eve of the CSK-RCB clash in Chennai. The former RCB batter who retired at the end of the last IPL season noted that ...

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27Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Ruturaj Gaikwad rates RCB match as second most looked forward to, for CSK

Ahead of his team’s clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has said that the south side derby was the second-most anticipated face off after Mumbai Indians. Gaikwad was speaking exclusively on JioStar’s “Star Nahi Far” program and spoke of his bond with fellow captain Rajat Patidar with whom he is friends. “Really looking forward to playing against RCB, especially with Rajat (Patidar) as the new captain. Immediately when they announced Rajat as the captain, I messaged him and wished him good luck. We have been friends for a while now, we know each other really well, and obviously, RCB has been one of the strongest teams. They have done really well every year now,” Gaikwad said. The two teams with the most passionate fan bases and talismans in...

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27Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on March 28, 2025

Chennai Super Kings will try to keep its record against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai in tact. RCB has beaten CSK only once in Chepauk. | Photo Credit: Reuters Royal Challengers Bengaluru's hopes of exorcising a 17-year jinx hinge on their experienced batting unit finding its range when they face familiar foes Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match in Chennai on Friday (March 27, 2025). The Royal Challengers have beaten the Super Kings only once at Chepauk — in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2008. In the current RCB squad, only star batter Virat Kohli was part of that moment and now he will like to breach the CSK's fortress for a second time. But that's easy to dream. As ever, the Chennai o...

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26Mar By source belowNo Comments

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A flash of Dhoni and a peep both into the past and the future

The valiant never taste of death but once, Caesar said, but he was wrong. If you are a sportsman, you die twice — once at retirement. The national mourning that followed the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar was different only in degree and volume from those that greeted similar goodbyes. There is a sadness about endings that is inevitable, and seems to affect some fans nearly as much as the players. It is not difficult to understand this. We weren’t just successful, wrote Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the NBA great, “we were significant.” You are in your thirties (usually) when a huge part of your identity, purpose, focus, and sense of belonging is taken away. You go from being a promising youngster to a world beater to a former star who sometimes annoys people with stories of the good old days.&...

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24Mar By source belowNo Comments

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What do Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni talk about? 

Their’s was one of the smoothest captaincy transitions in international cricket, and the reason could well be that former India World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni was impressed with how committed Virat Kohli was to winning. Speaking exclusively on JioHotstar’s MS Dhoni Experience, the CSK talisman explained how their equation grew over the years with winning for India being at the core of it. Dhoni recalled his first impressions. “Right from the start, Virat was someone who wanted to contribute. He was never satisfied with scoring just 40 or 60 runs—he always aimed for a century and wanted to remain not out till the end. That hunger for success was there from the beginning,” he told the show. Story continues below this ad The turnaround seems to have come about after the S...

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22Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata on March 22, 2025

Phil Salt’s extraordinary assault and Virat Kohli’s star power propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru to outshine defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League-18 season opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025). After restricting KKR to 174, RCB cruised to victory with plenty to spare. With a significant part of Eden switching loyalty and chanting ‘RCB, RCB’ and ‘Kohli, Kohli’, RCB openers, Kohli and Phil Salt, unleashed firepower to plunder 80 runs in the Powerplay on a batter-friendly track and make the chase a cakewalk. IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB HighlightsDonning a different uniform in a familiar setting, Salt (56, 31b, 9x4, 2x6) exhibited his trademark ruthless hammering, comprising some awe-inspiring drives but a...

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22Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Virat Kohli has a huge hand in my career…he even retained me: Mohammed Siraj

Mohammad Siraj has been a loyal servant of Royal Challengers Bengaluru since 2018. Though he did have some good years for the franchise he also had some forgettable years with the ball. However, when the Bengaluru-based franchise decided not to retain him for the 2025 season it did come as a bit of surprise. Though Siraj would acknowledge that it was an emotional moment to leave RCB he would also reveal that it was Kohli who retained him and played a huge part in his career. “To be honest, Virat Kohli has a huge hand in my career. He backed me in my bad times – 2018 and 2019 – he supported me, he even retained me, and after that, my performance and graph went up. He has been very supportive. It has been very emotional for me to leave RCB. Let’s see what happens when I come against RCB. The...

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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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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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You don’t have to captain like Virat Kohli: Aakash Chopra’s suggestion to Rajat Patidar

Going into the Indian Premier League 2025 all eyes will be on new Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar. Though the middle-order bat has done well in the last few seasons for the side, how he will lead as captain will be a thing to watch out for especially with someone like Virat Kohli in the side who has led both India and RCB in the past for a long time. “The biggest opportunity is for Rajat Patidar. What will you expect from him? He did well for MP (Madhya Pradesh), took the team to the final in SMAT (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), and the team looked towards you and said they are planning for the next four to five years. However, do they actually invest that much? That question always remains,” Aakash Chopra said speaking on his YouTube channel. Though RCB managed to reach the f...

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15Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Virat Kohli discusses retirement, recalls conversation with Rahul Dravid on ‘finding the right time’

India’s superstar batter Virat Kohli on Saturday gave a sneak peek into his future plans and retirement talk as he candidly admitted that another tour to Australia might not be left in the tank for the 36-year-old. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series did not end on a high for Kohli as India conceded the series and his own form progressively worsened on tour. Despite scoring a century in the opening Test, Kohli finished with only 190 runs at sub-24 average. Recalling his recent struggles in Australia during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Innovation Lab in Bengaluru, Kohli said: “I might not have another Australia tour in me, so I am at peace with whatever happened in the past.” Story continues below this ad Kohli immediately clarified his statement and added ...

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10Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the Champions Trophy.India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final here on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time after 2002 (joint winners) and 2013. India have been runners-up twice in 2000 and 2017. Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Mohammed Shami featured in the playing XI, while all-rounder Axar Patel was named the 12th man. Story continues below this ad The Black Caps have four members of their squad making the team, including Player of the Tournament Rachin Ravindra, with Mitchell Santner being named captain. The much-awaited Champions Trophy Team of the Tou...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘Whether it’s Ronaldo, Messi or Djokovic…’: What Ravi Shastri said about Virat Kohli ahead of Champions Trophy final

Former India coach Ravi Shastri hailed Virat Kohli’s energy ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, saying that the Indian batsman had the kind of energy that was comparable to some of the top sportspeople in the world. Kohli has 217 runs in this ICC Champions Trophy but Shastri said that it was also his energy on the ground while fielding and his demeanour that was very sport friendly. “You know people (like to) watch sport when they watch a sportsman with energy,” Shastri said to the ICC Review. “Whether his name is (Cristiano) Ronaldo or it’s (Lionel) Messi or whether it’s a (Novak) Djokovic or whether it’s (Rafael) Nadal, that energy that they bring in – there’s a certain kind of charisma and it rubs off on other people. They want to watch this guy play.” Stor...

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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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Wasim Akram hails chase master Virat Kohli: ‘He is definitely going to…’

With his knock of 84 runs in India’s four-wicket win over Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday, Virat Kohli became only the second batsman in the world to cross the 8,000-run mark in ODI run chases. Sachin Tendulkar currently sits at the top of the list with 8,720 runs in ODI run chases. Former Pakistan pacer and captain Wasim Akram believes Kohli’s record is phenomenal and he is one of the greats of the game. The top five ODI run-chase scorers in world cricket are Tendulkar, Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Sanath Jayasuriya and Jacques Kallis. “Look at these all names with the highest run chasers. Sachin, Rohit, Jayasuriya and Kallis. There are the greats of the game and Kohli is definitely going to pass Sachin Tendulkar the way it looks like. Kohli’s average is only seco...

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5Mar By source belowNo Comments

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ICC Champions Trophy: Amidst speculation about his future, Virat Kohli shows what makes him a chase-master in ODIs

Where would India be without Virat Kohli in this ICC Champions Trophy? As they got one step closer to becoming the most successful team in the tournament’s history, for the second time in this edition, Kohli mastered a chase.Unlike the game against Pakistan where he remained unbeaten on 100, there was no century to show against Australia in Tuesday’s semi-final. But his 84 was an innings that sent a strong reminder to the world that Kohli isn’t going anywhere for now. If anything, with such knocks under pressure in the most challenging of conditions, he seems to be indicating a second wind in his career. Truth be told, Kohli looked all over the place in the first game against Bangladesh, who were able to pin him to the crease. After that knock, he trained for extra hours at the nets, facin...

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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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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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