India captain Virender Sehwag hailed the efforts of the lower order for pulling off a thrilling win over the West Indies in the first ODI but was equally critical of the team's top order for failing to do their job.
India have a chance to become the sole No 1 team, a position currently shared with South Africa, in the ICC ODI rankings if the hosts blank West Indies 5-0 in the series starting October 8 in Kochi.
Australian cricketers will have to wear neck protectors on helmets when facing fast or medium pace bowling from October
Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropped down the ladder to No 4 and 10 respectively, while Shikhar Dhawan retained the seventh rung in the latest Reliance ICC ODI batsmen's rankings, released on Monday.
Rahul Dravid says the just-concluded Sri Lanka series is an opportunity to reflect that not all wickets are going to be flat. 'We need to find ways to scrap and score 130, 140 on these wickets'
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes K L Rahul is most suitable for the number five position in the batting order in the ODIs but suggested that the team management must look for batsmen like Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh. KL Rahul had batted in the middle-order in the home ODIs against Australia in January earlier this year with success and then continued his good form in the limited-overs series in New Zealand.
Australian batting has not clicked as a unit so far in the World Cup, and captain Pat Cummins hoped that his batters will fire on all cylinders against Pakistan in Bengaluru on Friday.
Admitting that Indian batsmen have started to unravel his secrets, Lankan spin sensation Ajantha Mendis said the 'Men in Blue' had played him relatively well in the ODI series.
KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Thursday.
Should India open with the exciting duo of Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal?
In the bowlers' list, Bumrah is sitting at the top with 774 points.
Ahead of India's tour of South Africa, 'Men in Blue' head coach Rahul Dravid asked his side to give a match-winning contribution in the upcoming series.
Images from the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12.
Virat Kohli reaffirmed his supreme status by finishing as the leading run-getter in 2019.
Kohli (871 points) and his deputy Rohit Sharma (855 points, ranked two) are out of action for some time due to COVID-19 forced break
'We were certainly expecting that it would be tough. But what we didn't quite expect coming into the tournament was the large variety of conditions that we faced'
Kohli has consistently dominated headlines with his extraordinary batting prowess.
Kuldeep Yadav has taken 27 wickets from 14 matches this year, the highest by an Indian bowler in ODIs.
Australia's ODI captain Aaron Finch, on Monday, warned the 'under-pressure' batsmen of his side to be ready for some shake-ups ahead of the series against India following their lacklustre showing recently against South Africa.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has chosen legendary Sachin Tendulkar over current skipper Virat Kohli as a better batsman in One-Day Internationals, considering the changed rules of the game and the Mumbaikar's longevity of career. Tendulkar, who retired in 2013, played 463 ODIs and amassed 18, 426 runs with 49 hundreds at an average of 44.83. On the other hand, Kohli has played 248 ODIs and scored 11, 867 runs with 43 tons at an average of 59.33.
The Indian captain described the batting order as the best at his disposal after India were bowled out for 148 in 39.4 overs.
Virat Kohli retained the top spot among batsmen while India were placed third among ODI teams in the latest ICC Rankings issued on Thursday.
Former pacer Rodney Hogg and Ray Bright -- a left-arm spinner of the 70's -- felt the Indians would not get much of a home advantage in the seven-match series starting September 29.
Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at fourth even as Shikhar Dhawan rose a rung to sixth in the latest ICC ODI rankings.
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
'With Agha (Salman), Shadab (Khan) and (Mohammad) Nawaz, we have enough power-hitting to improvise. It's just a matter of giving them confidence.'
While coming at No. 5, Rahul's role as a batsman is not easy - he either has very few overs to make an impact after a top-order mayhem or he has to consolidate after a top-order malfunction.
David Warner has expressed his ambition to take up coaching in future.
Opener Fakhar Zaman smashed his second century in as many matches as Pakistan beat a much-changed South Africa by 28 runs in the third and final One-Day International, in Pretoria on Wednesday, to clinch the series 2-1.
While predicting India as the winner of the series against England by a 3-2 margin, Engineer warned the hosts to guard against complacency.
Back in the Australian ODI fold after more than a year, off-spinner Nathan Lyon says he cannot wait to challenge the Indian batsmen in the fourth one-dayer in Canberra, a venue he knows inside out after being a part of Manuka Oval's ground staff. Life has come a full circle for the 28-year-old, whose work as a curator took him from Canberra to Adelaide, and he is looking forward to not only extend his eight-match ODI career but also make a foray on the international Twenty20 stage. "I have got the opportunity and I will perform. I am very grateful and thankful to the selectors for giving me the opportunity, but I am just looking to go out there and hopefully keep winning games for Australia," Lyon told reporters. "I am feeling confident. I have enjoyed my time at the Sydney Sixes. I had some good performances there. As a team we didn't do too well, but I was pretty happy personally with the way the ball was getting off the hand.
Among other Indian batsmen, skipper Rahul Dravid also improved his position by moving a step up to 15th.
South Africa opener Hashim Alma and India batsman Virat Kohli achieved career-best rankings to date in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen.
Wellalage secured his first five-wicket haul at the senior international level, registering impressive figures of 5/40.
South Africa's Farhaan Behardien reckons that the batsmen will have to be smart with shot-selection
Zimbabwe batsman Charles Coventry vaulted into the top 100 of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after his record-equaling knock of 194 against Bangladesh in the recently-concluded ODI series.
From the pinnacle of Veer Zara's teary romance, the transition to Pathaan and Jawan must have entailed a lot of resetting, rewiring, and recalibration in the mind. But SRK has done it. And done it well, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Struggling opener Shikhar Dhawan will be the focus in a spoilt-for-choice Indian team when it takes on world champion England in a three-match ODI series starting in Pune on Tuesday.
The nets session is an outcome of his recovery process at the NCA, where he gradually increased the workload and followed a designer fitness regime.
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