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IND vs SA T20 World Cup: India Predicted XI vs South Africa at Perth

IND vs SA T20 World Cup, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and South Africa for the T20 World Cup 2022 match at Perth here

IND vs NED T20 World Cup Highlights: A comprehenisve 56 runs win for India

India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup Live Updates: The Indian team will be playing the Netherlands at the Sydney Cricket Ground and would look to take away another win

T20 World Cup IND vs NED preview: India out to tame Dutch spirit in Sydney

India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup 2022: The Indian team, after a famous win in their first clash of this World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan, would be looking to win against the Netherlands

IND vs NED T20 World Cup 2022: India Predicted XI vs Netherlands at Sydney

IND vs NED T20 World Cup, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Netherlands for the T20 World Cup 2022 match at Sydney here

Virat Kohli climbs 5 positions to No 9 in ICC T20I Men's Player Rankings

Former India skipper Virat Kohli climbed 5 positions to reach number 9 position in the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings, after his heroics against Pakistan at the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Only Kohli could have hit those two sixes off Haris Rauf: Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya, one of the cleanest strikers in the game, feels only Virat Kohli could have come up with those two game-changing sixes off a seriously quick Haris Rauf in India's T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan. With 28 needed off the last 8 balls, India had a daunting task at hand but Kohli conjured up two strokes that will be spoken about for a long time. One was a straight-bat six over the bowler's head and the next was a flick over fine-leg under extreme pressure. That brought down the equation to a very gettable 16 off the final over. India pulled off a famous win in the last ball of the game. Hardik, who was watching Kohli's mastery from the other end, looked backed at those special sixes. "I've hit a lot of sixes but those are special, special, and really special in my heart now because of what (it) meant for both of us. I've played cricket, so much cricket, but I don't think anyone could've played those two shots except Kohli," Hardik told the BCCI website as he sat .

Kohli is a legend, I found the criticism against him amusing: Brett Lee

Keeping Virat Kohli down for too long is well-nigh impossible, reckoned Brett Lee just days before the T20 World Cup while expressing his surprise over the criticism of the maestro's lean run. Speaking to PTI, the former Australian speed merchant said that a legend like Kohli can't be kept down for too long. His words proved to be prophetic as Kohli announced his second coming with a magnificent 82 to take India home by four wickets against arch-rivals Pakistan here on Sunday. "I found it quite amusing when someone of the calibre of Virat Kohli was attacked. Those who had attacked Kohli didn't have a look at his records and his performances in the three formats of the game," Lee said during an interaction organized by Legends League Cricket. "There are times when you don't get hundreds or you don't get fifties. That's all part of professional sport. What I do know is Virat Kohli is a legend of the game and it's very hard to keep these guys down for too long," he added. Like many

T20 WC: A Melbourne potboiler, starring Kohli and those useful byes

India at the top of the table in the group with 2 points and a net run rate of +.050

Of extras, wickets, six and India beating Pakistan in dramatic last over

Two wickets, two extras, Virat Kohli getting bowled off a free hit and a cool finish by Ravichandran Ashwin, the blockbuster T20 World Cup contest between India and Pakistan climaxed with a dramatic last over. While the match itself was a classic, the nine-ball last over truly lived up to the expectations and hype generated in the run-up to Sunday's big-ticket game, which was played in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground. Having completed his half century, Kohli had just turned the game on its head by hitting their most impactful bowler Haris Rauf for two breathtaking sixes -- one a lofted backfoot drive over long-on and another a flick over square leg. Needing 31 for 12 balls, it all boiled down to 16 from the last over with Kohli in his element and Hardik Pandya looking to explode. With the Pakistani pace troika of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf having finished their respective quotas, all eyes were on Mohammad Nawaz who had leaked 29 runs from his earlier

T20 World Cup: India-Pak blockbuster match creates new viewership record

It was a Sunday blockbuster with over 1.8 crore viewers tuning into the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match on the digital streaming platform, Disney + Hotstar. The match was telecast on Star Sports in India for television but viewership numbers will be released only a week later by the television audience measurement body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC). It was also screened on theatres of PVR and Inox, which reported large visitors coming to watch the match at their cinema halls. On Disney+ Hotstar app, which streamed the match live, it was the highest-ever viewership at 1.8 crore beating the previous record of 1.4 crore recorded between the two teams at the Asia Cup, a source said. There were 36 lakh live views when the first ball of the match was bowled by India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar. When the Pakistan innings ended there were 1.1 crore viewers live on the app and this increased to 1.4 crore viewers during the innings break. A total of 40 lakh viewers watched when Ind

T20 WC: Virat Kohli becomes leading run-scorer in shortest format

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Sunday became the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket history

Not just Virat's but India's best-ever knock in T20 history: Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma didn't bat an eyelid before declaring Virat Kohli's 82 here on Sunday as not only his best but the most accomplished knock played in the country's T20 history. Kohli has had his issues with form, but his skipper didn't count himself among the Doubting Thomases, who had termed him well past his sell-by-date. "Yeah, I think it has to go -- definitely his best for sure, but I think from the situation we were in, and to come out with a victory, I think it has to be one of India's best knocks, not just his best knock," Rohit told mediapersons after India's T20 World Cup win against Pakistan. He explained why he rated this innings as India's No. 1 T20 knock. "Because until the 13th over (needing close to 100 runs), we were so behind in the game, and the required rate was just climbing up and up. But to come out and chase that score was an extremely brilliant effort from Virat, and then obviously Hardik (Pandya) played a role there, as well," the skipper didn't

I have no idea how that happened, lost for words: Kohli after win over Pak

Virat Kohli was lost for words after leaving the cricket world speechless with his cricket here on Sunday. In his own words, King Kohli had no idea how he had engineering India's epic win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their blockbuster T20 World Cup face-off. When all seemed lost at 31 for four in a stiff chase of 160 at the gargantuan Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kohli thought otherwise and spearheaded India to a remarkable four-wicket win with a knock that will go down as one of the best in the tournament's history. He found an able ally in star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who contributed an invaluable 40 during a fifth-wicket stand of 113 runs. Not surprisingly, the 82 not out 53 balls has been rated as his best knock. "Well, it's a surreal atmosphere. I honestly have no words. I have no idea how that happened," Kohli said after his incredible knock in the team's big-ticket tournament opener. The run-machine added," Hardik kept telling me, just believe we can stay till the end. I'm

IND vs PAK T20 World Highlights: Last ball win for India, Virat the hero

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: Virat Kohli has turned out to be a great hero for the Indian team as it beat arch-rivals Pakistan by four wickets to start the campaign

IND vs PAK T20 World Cup: India Predicted XI vs arch-rivals Pakistan at MCG

IND vs PAK T20 World Cup, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Pakistan for the T20 World Cup 2022 match at Melbourne here

You wake up excited for these games: Kohli ahead of India-Pakistan T20 WC

Ahead of clash against Pakistan at T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli said that playing against the arch-rivals is going to be tough and players will be tested to the hilt both technically and mentally

Surya tells me he will take his chances, just wants me to be there: Kohli

Virat Kohli has no qualms playing second fiddle to Suryakumar Yadav. Because his younger India teammate tells him to do so, and more importantly, it "works beautifully" for the team as the man, acronymed SKY, goes ballistic. During the recent white-ball series against Australia, Kohli played second fiddle with Suryakumar turning the aggressor. "It's a great space to be while batting out there in the middle with SKY," Kohli said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Live'. "He has a lot of fun in the middle because of his skills and ability. He just asks how the ball is coming from the wicket and then, within 2-3 balls, he gauges the wicket and then gets going. "During our partnerships, he says that that he will take his chances and just wants me to be there with him. So, I play a different role when I'm out there with him, which I am enjoying because it works beautifully well for the team." Kohli and Suryakumar added 104 off just 10.2 overs to chase down Australia's 187-run target in the f

World T20 2022: Can Rohit's Team India repeat the Dhoni magic of 2007

The business end of the championship starts today with the Super 12 stage

Virat Kohli can teach how to go through pressure situations: Rishabh Pant

Virat Kohli's immense experience helps in dealing with pressure situation, says star batter Rishabh Pant, who is hoping to rekindle his batting partnership with the former skipper when India takes on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. "He (Kohli) can actually teach you how to go through situations, which might help you in your cricket journey going forward, so it is nice batting with him as always," Pant was quoted as saying by the T20 World Cup site. "It's good to have someone with a lot of experience batting with you because he can take you through how to take the game on and how to maintain that run-a-ball pressure kind of thing." India had lost against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last year after Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam successfully chased down 151/7 without loss for a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph. The 25-year-old Pant had added 53 runs with then skipper Kohli on way to his quickfire 39. "I fondly remember that I smacked Hasan Ali for two sixes in the same ove

IND vs SA, 3rd T20I Highlights: Rossouw 100 helps Proteas win by 49 runs

India vs South Africa Highlights: South Africa saved themselves from getting whitewashed as Rilee Rossouw's maiden T20I hundred took them 227 and the bowlers did well to defend it and win by 49 runs