<p>The most star-studded franchise of all seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), this time will look to win the IPL title and break the jinx of losing despite having the top players of the world in previous seasons, can say universe!</p>

<p>RCB believed in decking up power hitters, this time also they have pooled in Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, all-rounders like Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme and Corey Anderson.</p>

<p>Wonder kid of IPL, Sarfraz Khan has already impressed the spectators by his batting capabilities, though he needs to shed some pounds to prove himself as a fielder.</p>

<p>Before entering the auction RCB had retained Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sarfraz Khan.</p>

<p>They had legendary Chris Gayle but for some unknown reason, he was snubbed during the auctions. RCB had to take such strict decision as they have been compromising with the variety of seamers and suffered when it comes to defend a mammoth total, so they had to make adjustments to prevail over the problem.</p>

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<p>Now, they have experienced pacers like Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, Mohammad Siraj and the spin department will be powered by Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali and Washington Sundar.</p>

<p>Bowling department is very balanced with different variety but the bench is very weak as IPL deals with injuries and if any bowlers fall through then chances of replacement are very less.</p>

<p>The batting department looks very settled, with the arrival of Brendon McCullum, resolving the opener problem.</p>

<p>McCullum will open with South African star AB de Villiers and at number three skipper Virat is in-charge.</p>

<p>Chris Woakes or Colin de Grandhomme at number four and Quinton de Kock at number five.&nbsp</p>

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<p>Manan Vohra has played some magnificent knocks for Kings XI Punjab in the previous season, he can provide required support if given chance to play.</p>

<p>They have an option of two wicketkeepers, Quinton de Kock and Parthiv Patel with the restriction of using overseas players the choice of buying two renowned glovesmen is good.</p>

<p>When it comes to investment, &nbspKulwant Khejroliya and Navdeep Saini, who have displayed stellar performance in the domestic tournament are capable of fulfilling adequate roles as a batsman.</p>

<p>Virat-led RCB boys have the best chance to win and salvage the Bangalorean pride and sing together the famous cricket song, Mauka Mauka, Mauka Mauka...</p>

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<p><strong>Here is the squad list:</strong></p>

<p><strong>Retained:</strong><br />
Virat Kohli (17 cr)<br />
AB de Villiers (11 cr)<br />
Sarfraz Khan (3 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Purchased:</strong><br />
Brendon McCullum (3.6 cr), Chris Woakes (7.4 cr), Colin de Grandhomme (2.2 cr), Moeen Ali (1.7 cr), Quinton de Kock (2.8 cr), Umesh Yadav (4.2 cr), Yuzvendra Chahal (6 cr), Manan Vohra (1.1 cr), Kulwant Kejroliya (85 L), Aniket Choudhary (30 L), Navdeep Saini (3 cr), Murugan Ashwin (2.2 cr), Mandeep Singh (1.4 cr), Washington Sundar (3.2 cr), Pawan Negi (1 cr), Mohammad Siraj (2.6 cr), Nathan Coulter-Nile (2.2 cr), Anirudha Joshi (20L), Parthiv Patel (1.7 cr), Tim Southee (1 cr), Pavan Deshpande (20 L)</p>


The most star-studded franchise of all seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), this time will look to win the IPL title and break the jinx of losing despite having the top players of the world in previous seasons

The most star-studded franchise of all seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), this time will look to win the IPL title and break the jinx of losing despite having the top players of the world in previous seasons, can say universe! RCB believed in decking up power hitters, this time also they have pooled in Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, all-rounders like Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme and Corey Anderson. Wonder kid of IPL, Sarfraz Khan has already impressed the spectators by his batting capabilities, though he needs to shed some pounds to prove himself as a fielder. Before entering the auction RCB had retained Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sarfraz Khan. They had legendary Chris Gayle but for some unknown reason, he was snubbed during the auctions. RCB had to take such strict decision as they have been compromising with the variety of seamers and suffered when it comes to defend a mammoth total, so they had to make adjustments to prevail over the problem. Just can't get enough of the man, can we? ? #PlayBold #KingInTheNets pic.twitter.com/fsaRil21yz — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) 1 April 2018 × Now, they have experienced pacers like Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, Mohammad Siraj and the spin department will be powered by Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali and Washington Sundar. Bowling department is very balanced with different variety but the bench is very weak as IPL deals with injuries and if any bowlers fall through then chances of replacement are very less. The batting department looks very settled, with the arrival of Brendon McCullum, resolving the opener problem. McCullum will open with South African star AB de Villiers and at number three skipper Virat is in-charge. Chris Woakes or Colin de Grandhomme at number four and Quinton de Kock at number five. Practice done right in the glorious Chinnaswamy ?️ #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/k1uF61ehY3 — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) 30 March 2018 × Manan Vohra has played some magnificent knocks for Kings XI Punjab in the previous season, he can provide required support if given chance to play. They have an option of two wicketkeepers, Quinton de Kock and Parthiv Patel with the restriction of using overseas players the choice of buying two renowned glovesmen is good. When it comes to investment, &nbspKulwant Khejroliya and Navdeep Saini, who have displayed stellar performance in the domestic tournament are capable of fulfilling adequate roles as a batsman. Virat-led RCB boys have the best chance to win and salvage the Bangalorean pride and sing together the famous cricket song, Mauka Mauka, Mauka Mauka... × Here is the squad list: Retained: Virat Kohli (17 cr) AB de Villiers (11 cr) Sarfraz Khan (3 cr) Purchased: Brendon McCullum (3.6 cr), Chris Woakes (7.4 cr), Colin de Grandhomme (2.2 cr), Moeen Ali (1.7 cr), Quinton de Kock (2.8 cr), Umesh Yadav (4.2 cr), Yuzvendra Chahal (6 cr), Manan Vohra (1.1 cr), Kulwant Kejroliya (85 L), Aniket Choudhary (30 L), Navdeep Saini (3 cr), Murugan Ashwin (2.2 cr), Mandeep Singh (1.4 cr), Washington Sundar (3.2 cr), Pawan Negi (1 cr), Mohammad Siraj (2.6 cr), Nathan Coulter-Nile (2.2 cr), Anirudha Joshi (20L), Parthiv Patel (1.7 cr), Tim Southee (1 cr), Pavan Deshpande (20 L)

IPL 2018 squad analysis: RCB's strong batting line-up gives Virat 'mauka mauka' to end losing jinx

<p>To be in best shape for the upcoming England tour, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has decided to opt for a short county stint after the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help prepare for the Test series which begins on August 1.</p>

<p>Taking the upcoming tour with great seriousness, Kohli will also miss the one off-Test against Afghanistan.</p>

<p>However, it is yet to be ascertained which county Kohli will represent, but speculations are rife that it could be either Surrey or Essex.</p>

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<p>&quot;Virat will be playing for a division one county side for sure. I wouldn&#39;t like to add anything more to it. There were talks with Surrey and Essex,&quot; a senior BCCI official said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kohli didn&#39;t have a great Test series in England in 2014 when he failed to get even a single half-century.</p>

<p>The right-hander managed to score just 134 runs in five Tests at an average of 13.40 with two ducks to his name.</p>

<p>Accordingly, Cheteshwar Pujara will be turning up for Yorkshire while Ishant Sharma will be playing for Durham.</p>

<p>It is also learnt that some of the senior India players will also turn up for India A in England in their bid to prepare for the tour.</p>

<p>In England, the Men in Blue will play a five-test series, three T20Is and a three-match ODI series.</p>


Kohli didn't have a great Test series in England in 2014

To be in best shape for the upcoming England tour, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has decided to opt for a short county stint after the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help prepare for the Test series which begins on August 1. Taking the upcoming tour with great seriousness, Kohli will also miss the one off-Test against Afghanistan. However, it is yet to be ascertained which county Kohli will represent, but speculations are rife that it could be either Surrey or Essex. Virat Kohli 's decision to play county cricket before the England series shows his drive and commitment to achieve excellence. I am sure not only him,but Team India will do exceedingly well in the England series. Best wishes! — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 24, 2018 × "Virat will be playing for a division one county side for sure. I wouldn't like to add anything more to it. There were talks with Surrey and Essex," a senior BCCI official said. Kohli didn't have a great Test series in England in 2014 when he failed to get even a single half-century. The right-hander managed to score just 134 runs in five Tests at an average of 13.40 with two ducks to his name. Accordingly, Cheteshwar Pujara will be turning up for Yorkshire while Ishant Sharma will be playing for Durham. It is also learnt that some of the senior India players will also turn up for India A in England in their bid to prepare for the tour. In England, the Men in Blue will play a five-test series, three T20Is and a three-match ODI series.

Virat Kohli opts for county stint to prepare himself for England tour

<p>Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli never lose a moment to express their love for one another. Keeping up with their tradition of giving us #RelationshipGoals, the couple was spotted wearing the same t-shirt on two separate occasions (hence we think they are wearing the same t-shirt).&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-in-photos-anushka-sharma-cant-get-over-husband-virat-kohlis-33rd-odi-century-31589" target="_blank">Also Read:&nbsp;In Photos: Anushka Sharma can&#39;t get over husband Virat Kohli&#39;s 33rd ODI century</a></p>

<p>While Anushka was recently spotted casually dressed in white slogan t-shirt with ripped denim and denim long jacket, Virat had earlier been snapped drinking coffee wearing the same slogan t-shirt.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-cosy-up-after-hectic-schedules-35460" target="_blank"><em>Also Read:&nbsp;Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma cosy up after hectic schedules</em></a></p>

<p>The t-shirt in question is white in base and has the words &#39;State of mind&#39; written on them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The two were recently in the news when Virat posted a photo of the view from his house on Instagram. It was revealed that the couple is currently living in a flat in Raheja Legends apartment on the 40th floor. The palatial flat is about 2675 sq ft for which the duo will be spending a whopping <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/here-is-why-virat-anushka-pay-inr-15-lakhs-as-rent-for-flat-in-mumbai-35519" target="_blank">Rs 15 lakh as monthly rent</a>. The Indian cricket captain has paid Rs 1.50 crore as a deposit for the property.&nbsp;<br />
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The husband-wife have been seen sporting the same shirt on two separate occasions

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli never lose a moment to express their love for one another. Keeping up with their tradition of giving us #RelationshipGoals, the couple was spotted wearing the same t-shirt on two separate occasions (hence we think they are wearing the same t-shirt). Also Read: In Photos: Anushka Sharma can't get over husband Virat Kohli's 33rd ODI century While Anushka was recently spotted casually dressed in white slogan t-shirt with ripped denim and denim long jacket, Virat had earlier been snapped drinking coffee wearing the same slogan t-shirt. "SAME T-SHIRT" They are sharing T-shirts ????❤???? Follow @filmyselfies for more ❤ . . . . . #viratkohli #anushkasharma #virushka #lovebirds #actress #cricketer #bollywood #cricket #couplegoals A post shared by B O L L Y W O O D (@filmyselfies) on Mar 13, 2018 at 3:43am PDT × Also Read: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma cosy up after hectic schedules The t-shirt in question is white in base and has the words 'State of mind' written on them. The two were recently in the news when Virat posted a photo of the view from his house on Instagram. It was revealed that the couple is currently living in a flat in Raheja Legends apartment on the 40th floor. The palatial flat is about 2675 sq ft for which the duo will be spending a whopping Rs 15 lakh as monthly rent. The Indian cricket captain has paid Rs 1.50 crore as a deposit for the property.

Anushka Sharma wears Virat Kohli's shirt, gives us #TwinningGoals

<p>Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma reportedly pay&nbsp;INR 15 lakhs per month as rent for a flat in Raheja Legend, which is located on Dr Annie Besant Road, a posh area in South Mumbai.</p>

<p>The flat is on the 40th floor and has 2,675.07 sqft carpet area. Though, Virat had bought a flat for INR 34 crore in the year 2016. The couple chose to stay in a rented accommodation.</p>

<p>The reason&nbsp;behind this is,&nbsp;Worli is one of the most classy areas to live in Mumbai and well connected to rest of the city.</p>

<p>Last December, Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli got married to&nbsp;Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, who herself&nbsp;owns a luxurious apartment in Versova.</p>

<p>Recently, the couple got to spend some <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-cosy-up-after-hectic-schedules-35460">time together</a> from their hectic schedule and shared some <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-cosy-up-after-hectic-schedules-35460">pictures on the social</a>&nbsp;forums.</p>

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<p>Recently,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-cosy-up-after-hectic-schedules-35460">Virat Kohli posted</a> a picture on social media from the balcony of his home and captioned it as, &quot;Where else would you wanna be when you have such a stunning view from home!&quot;</p>

<p>In the picture, he captured the beautiful cityscape of Mumbai consisting of several skyscrapers of the city and the beautiful Arabian Sea behind him.</p>

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<p>Earlier, it was suspected that Virat has moved to his apartment in Omkar 1973 which he had bought in 2016 but some sources revealed that the image he shared is from the flat which is on Dr Annie Besant Road in Raheja Legend.</p>

<p>The Raheja Legend&nbsp;apartment in which Virat and Anushka are staying currently is on the 40th floor for which they paid INR 1.50 crore as a deposit and INR 1 lakh as the registration amount.</p>

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It was suspected that Virat has moved to his apartment that he had bought in 2016 but some sources revealed that the image he shared is from another flat in Worli

Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma reportedly pay INR 15 lakhs per month as rent for a flat in Raheja Legend, which is located on Dr Annie Besant Road, a posh area in South Mumbai. The flat is on the 40th floor and has 2,675.07 sqft carpet area. Though, Virat had bought a flat for INR 34 crore in the year 2016. The couple chose to stay in a rented accommodation. The reason behind this is, Worli is one of the most classy areas to live in Mumbai and well connected to rest of the city. Last December, Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli got married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, who herself owns a luxurious apartment in Versova. Recently, the couple got to spend some time together from their hectic schedule and shared some pictures on the social forums. ???? A post shared by AnushkaSharma1588 (@anushkasharma) on Mar 11, 2018 at 5:38am PDT × Chilling and how! ???? A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Mar 11, 2018 at 4:22am PDT × Recently, Virat Kohli posted a picture on social media from the balcony of his home and captioned it as, "Where else would you wanna be when you have such a stunning view from home!" In the picture, he captured the beautiful cityscape of Mumbai consisting of several skyscrapers of the city and the beautiful Arabian Sea behind him. Where else would you wanna be when you have such a stunning view from home! ????♥️ A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Mar 8, 2018 at 4:43am PST × Earlier, it was suspected that Virat has moved to his apartment in Omkar 1973 which he had bought in 2016 but some sources revealed that the image he shared is from the flat which is on Dr Annie Besant Road in Raheja Legend. The Raheja Legend apartment in which Virat and Anushka are staying currently is on the 40th floor for which they paid INR 1.50 crore as a deposit and INR 1 lakh as the registration amount.

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<p>India skipper Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma are giving us some serious couple goals with their latest pictures on their social media portals.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kohli finally got time off from his hectic schedule after the South Africa tour and he made the most of it by spending time with his wife.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Anushka, on Sunday, posted a picture of her with Virat on her Instagram with full display of affection.</p>

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<p>Virat took to Twitter as well and shared a photo of him &quot;chilling&quot; with Anushka.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Anushka Sharma recently returned to Mumbai from Madhya Pradesh where she was shooting for her next film with Varun Dhawan, Sui Dhaga. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Virat Kohli has taken a break from cricket after the South Africa tour where he captained the team in 3 test matches, 6 ODIs and 3 T20s. Currently, the Indian team is playing a tri-series in Sri Lanka under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.</p>

<p>Kohli and Anushka<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/anushka-sharmas-wedding-tweet-becomes-the-golden-tweet-of-the-year-27777"> got married</a> in Tuscany on December 11 last year.&nbsp;</p>


Anushka, on Sunday, posted a picture of her with Virat on her Instagram with full display of affection. Virat as well took to Twitter and shared a photo of him 'chilling' with Anushka

India skipper Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma are giving us some serious couple goals with their latest pictures on their social media portals. Kohli finally got time off from his hectic schedule after the South Africa tour and he made the most of it by spending time with his wife. Anushka, on Sunday, posted a picture of her with Virat on her Instagram with full display of affection. ???? A post shared by AnushkaSharma1588 (@anushkasharma) on Mar 11, 2018 at 5:38am PDT × Virat took to Twitter as well and shared a photo of him "chilling" with Anushka. Chilling and how! ???? pic.twitter.com/GaRCzSWFCZ — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 11, 2018 × Anushka Sharma recently returned to Mumbai from Madhya Pradesh where she was shooting for her next film with Varun Dhawan, Sui Dhaga. Virat Kohli has taken a break from cricket after the South Africa tour where he captained the team in 3 test matches, 6 ODIs and 3 T20s. Currently, the Indian team is playing a tri-series in Sri Lanka under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Kohli and Anushka got married in Tuscany on December 11 last year.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma cosy up after hectic schedules

<p>Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has claimed that he lost his job as chairman of selectors for picking current skipper Virat Kohli over Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s domestic heavyweight S. Badrinath in 2008.</p>

<p>Vengsarkar said the then BCCI treasurer N. Srinivasan was allegedly not happy with the decision, which eventually led to his ouster as a selector.<br />
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He said he was very keen on picking Kohli for the tour of Sri Lanka - who had led India to U-19 World Cup victory.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Recalling the instance at a public function Vengsarkar said, &ldquo;There was an Emerging Players tournament in Australia (for) youngsters &mdash; four A-teams were there &mdash; India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Me and my colleagues decided that we will take the U-23 boys and at that time we had won the U-19 World Cup, Virat Kohli was the U-19 captain and I selected him in the team.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Vengsarkar also alleged that then captain M.S. Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten were also sceptical about the selection.</p>

<p>&quot;He (Kohli) was technically sound and I thought he should be played. We were going to Sri Lanka and I felt that this is the ideal situation that he should be in the team. My four colleagues said &lsquo;As you say Dilip Bhai&rsquo;,&rdquo; he said, referring to the other members of the selection panel.</p>

<p>&ldquo;However, Gary and Dhoni were saying &lsquo;No, we haven&rsquo;t seen him and we will continue with the same team&rsquo;. I told them &lsquo;You haven&rsquo;t seen him but I have seen and we have to take this boy&rsquo;,&rdquo; Vengsarkar said.</p>

<p>The former captain alleged that he sensed some uneasiness with Kohli&rsquo;s selection as Badrinath played IPL for Chennai Super Kings, which was then owned by erstwhile secretary Srinivasan.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I knew there was South&rsquo;s Badrinath, who was playing for N. Srinivasan&rsquo;s CSK. When Kohli was preferred over Badrinath, Srinivasan was not happy. He got fed up as his player was kept out and he questioned me as to how I didn&rsquo;t pick Badri? I replied that I had gone to watch the Emerging Tour in Australia and found this boy Kohli exceptional.</p>

<p>&ldquo;So I have picked him in the team and Srinivasan reasoned that Badrinath had scored 800 runs for Tamil Nadu. I told him he will get a chance and an angry Srinivasan asked &ldquo;when he will get a chance, he is 29-years-old? I replied: &lsquo;Whenever the time comes&rsquo;.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Vengsarkar claimed that soon after, he was replaced by Kris Srikkanth as chairman of selectors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&ldquo;Srinivasan then made Srikkanth the chairman and I was sent home. That was the end of my career as a selector.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Virat Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni&#39;s Test retirement in 2014.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position.<br />
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He said the then BCCI treasurer N. Srinivasan was allegedly not happy with the decision

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has claimed that he lost his job as chairman of selectors for picking current skipper Virat Kohli over Tamil Nadu’s domestic heavyweight S. Badrinath in 2008. Vengsarkar said the then BCCI treasurer N. Srinivasan was allegedly not happy with the decision, which eventually led to his ouster as a selector. He said he was very keen on picking Kohli for the tour of Sri Lanka - who had led India to U-19 World Cup victory. Recalling the instance at a public function Vengsarkar said, “There was an Emerging Players tournament in Australia (for) youngsters — four A-teams were there — India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Me and my colleagues decided that we will take the U-23 boys and at that time we had won the U-19 World Cup, Virat Kohli was the U-19 captain and I selected him in the team.” Vengsarkar also alleged that then captain M.S. Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten were also sceptical about the selection. "He (Kohli) was technically sound and I thought he should be played. We were going to Sri Lanka and I felt that this is the ideal situation that he should be in the team. My four colleagues said ‘As you say Dilip Bhai’,” he said, referring to the other members of the selection panel. “However, Gary and Dhoni were saying ‘No, we haven’t seen him and we will continue with the same team’. I told them ‘You haven’t seen him but I have seen and we have to take this boy’,” Vengsarkar said. The former captain alleged that he sensed some uneasiness with Kohli’s selection as Badrinath played IPL for Chennai Super Kings, which was then owned by erstwhile secretary Srinivasan. “I knew there was South’s Badrinath, who was playing for N. Srinivasan’s CSK. When Kohli was preferred over Badrinath, Srinivasan was not happy. He got fed up as his player was kept out and he questioned me as to how I didn’t pick Badri? I replied that I had gone to watch the Emerging Tour in Australia and found this boy Kohli exceptional. “So I have picked him in the team and Srinivasan reasoned that Badrinath had scored 800 runs for Tamil Nadu. I told him he will get a chance and an angry Srinivasan asked “when he will get a chance, he is 29-years-old? I replied: ‘Whenever the time comes’.” Vengsarkar claimed that soon after, he was replaced by Kris Srikkanth as chairman of selectors. “Srinivasan then made Srikkanth the chairman and I was sent home. That was the end of my career as a selector.” Virat Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014. In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position.

'Selecting Kohli in 2008 ended my career as selector', claims former captain Vengsarkar

<p>You have seen the Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli shaking a leg or two here and there -- remember his <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/virat-kohli-anushka-sharmas-mumbai-reception-when-shah-rukh-khan-owned-the-dance-floor-27836" target="_blank">wedding reception</a> in Delhi and Mumbai with wife Anushka Sharma or Zaheer Khan&#39;s wedding to Sagarika or Yuvraj&nbsp;Singh&#39;s wedding to Hazel?&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now that we have reminded you of all the recent times when Virat let his hair down and if you haven&#39;t had enough of his dancing skills, another video of the skipper has emerged from a wedding in Mumbai where the captain was seen dancing to some Punjabi tunes and Aishwarya Rai&#39;s popular song &#39;Kajra Re&#39;.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-in-photo-virat-kohli-shares-a-passionate-kiss-with-his-one-and-only-33486" target="_blank">Also See:&nbsp;Virat Kohli shares a passionate kiss with his one and only!</a></em></p>

<p>Attending a friend&#39;s wedding in Mumbai, Virat was spotted with Anushka&#39;s mom and dad, dancing to his heart&#39;s content. The only one thing amiss from the picture was obviously his talented wife, Anushka Sharma who is busy due to professional commitments.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Watch him dance here:&nbsp;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf5zZI0FsgK/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">@virat.kohli at Gagan Gujral wedding party along with Anushka&#39;s Mom &amp; Dad #virat #kohli #viratkohli #sports #cricket #cricketer #captainviratkohli #captainkohli #captainvk #captainfearless #runmachine #runmachinekohli #viratians #anushka #sharma #anushkasharma #bollywood #actress #anushkaholics #virushka #virushkareception #virushkawedding #Virushka</a></p>

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<p>Anushka was recently seen in home production <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-pari-trailer-anushka-sharma-will-not-let-you-have-a-pleasant-holi-32938" target="_blank"><em>Pari </em></a>which is performing well at the box-office. She is currently busy shooting for <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-sui-dhaaga-varun-dhawan-cycles-for-10-hours-with-anushka-sharma-as-pillion-see-pics-34941" target="_blank">Sui Dhaaga: Made in India</a> in Chander, Madhya&nbsp;Pradesh along with Varun Dhawan.&nbsp;</p>

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The video of him dancing at a wedding emerged on social media earlier today

You have seen the Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli shaking a leg or two here and there -- remember his wedding reception in Delhi and Mumbai with wife Anushka Sharma or Zaheer Khan's wedding to Sagarika or Yuvraj Singh's wedding to Hazel? Now that we have reminded you of all the recent times when Virat let his hair down and if you haven't had enough of his dancing skills, another video of the skipper has emerged from a wedding in Mumbai where the captain was seen dancing to some Punjabi tunes and Aishwarya Rai's popular song 'Kajra Re'. Also See: Virat Kohli shares a passionate kiss with his one and only! Attending a friend's wedding in Mumbai, Virat was spotted with Anushka's mom and dad, dancing to his heart's content. The only one thing amiss from the picture was obviously his talented wife, Anushka Sharma who is busy due to professional commitments. Watch him dance here: @virat.kohli at Gagan Gujral wedding party along with Anushka's Mom & Dad #virat #kohli #viratkohli #sports #cricket #cricketer #captainviratkohli #captainkohli #captainvk #captainfearless #runmachine #runmachinekohli #viratians #anushka #sharma #anushkasharma #bollywood #actress #anushkaholics #virushka #virushkareception #virushkawedding #Virushka A post shared by VirushkaUpdates (@virushkaupdates) on Mar 4, 2018 at 5:35am PST × Anushka was recently seen in home production Pari which is performing well at the box-office. She is currently busy shooting for Sui Dhaaga: Made in India in Chander, Madhya Pradesh along with Varun Dhawan.

Watch: Virat Kohli dances to Aishwarya Rai's 'Kajra Re' with Anushka's parents

<p>BCCI on Wednesday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2017 to September 2018, with the introduction of a new category A+ for the men&#39;s cricket team and Category C&nbsp;for Senior Women.</p>

<p>The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had a meeting in Mumbai on February 27 where this decision was taken.&nbsp;</p>

<p>MS Dhoni did not get the Grade A+ contract, which was given to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.</p>

<p>Mohammed Shami&rsquo;s name did not feature in any of the categories.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Shami found himself in controversy after his wife alleged him for extra-marital affairs and physical harassment on Wednesday. It is not clear if that played a role.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The Hon&rsquo;ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI on Wednesday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2017 to September 2018. The CoA was of the view that the performance and position of Indian Cricket need to be recognised with the fee structure comparable to the best in the world,&quot; the BCCI release stated.</p>

<p>The highlights of the new payment structure are as under:</p>

<p><strong>India (Men)</strong></p>

<p>A+ (Rs 7 Crore) - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah</p>

<p>A &nbsp;(Rs 5 Crore) - R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajimkya Rahane, M.S. Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha</p>

<p>B &nbsp;(Rs 3 Crore) - Lokesh Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik</p>

<p>C &nbsp;(Rs 1 Crore) - Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel, Jayant Yadav</p>

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Grade A+ players to receive INR 7 cr each<br />
Grade A players to receive INR 5 cr each<br />
Grade B players to receive INR 3 cr each<br />
Grade C players to receive INR 1 cr each</p>
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<p>A (Rs 50 lakhs) - Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana</p>

<p>B (Rs 30 lakhs) - Poonam Yadav, V Krishnamurthy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma</p>

<p>C (Rs 10 lakhs) - Mansi Joshi, Anuja Patil, Mona Meshram, Nuzhat Parveen, Sushma Verma, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia</p>

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Grade A players to receive INR 50 lacs each<br />
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<p>There was also increase in match fee and an upfront payment model for domestic cricketers.The Domestic Match fee structure will witness an over 200% hike in each category.</p>

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The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had a meeting in Mumbai on February 27 where this decision was taken

BCCI on Wednesday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2017 to September 2018, with the introduction of a new category A+ for the men's cricket team and Category C for Senior Women. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had a meeting in Mumbai on February 27 where this decision was taken. MS Dhoni did not get the Grade A+ contract, which was given to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah. Mohammed Shami’s name did not feature in any of the categories. Shami found himself in controversy after his wife alleged him for extra-marital affairs and physical harassment on Wednesday. It is not clear if that played a role. “The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI on Wednesday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2017 to September 2018. The CoA was of the view that the performance and position of Indian Cricket need to be recognised with the fee structure comparable to the best in the world," the BCCI release stated. The highlights of the new payment structure are as under: India (Men) A+ (Rs 7 Crore) - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah A (Rs 5 Crore) - R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajimkya Rahane, M.S. Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha B (Rs 3 Crore) - Lokesh Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik C (Rs 1 Crore) - Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel, Jayant Yadav #TeamIndia Senior Men retainership fee structure: Grade A+ players to receive INR 7 cr each Grade A players to receive INR 5 cr each Grade B players to receive INR 3 cr each Grade C players to receive INR 1 cr each — BCCI (@BCCI) March 7, 2018 × India (Women) A (Rs 50 lakhs) - Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana B (Rs 30 lakhs) - Poonam Yadav, V Krishnamurthy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma C (Rs 10 lakhs) - Mansi Joshi, Anuja Patil, Mona Meshram, Nuzhat Parveen, Sushma Verma, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia #TeamIndia Senior Women retainership fee structure: Grade A players to receive INR 50 lacs each Grade B players to receive INR 30 lacs each Grade C players to receive INR 10 lacs each pic.twitter.com/u05YDFocWN — BCCI (@BCCI) March 7, 2018 × There was also increase in match fee and an upfront payment model for domestic cricketers.The Domestic Match fee structure will witness an over 200% hike in each category. Photo courtesy: bcci.tv. (Others) ×

BCCI announces new pay contracts; MS Dhoni not in top group, Mohammed Shami gets nothing

<p>The favourite topic of debate for Indians since Virat Kohli broke big on the Indian cricket scene has been whether he is better than Sachin Tendulkar. The mere mention of this topic has resulted into fistfights among cricket aficionados and broken many life-long friendships.</p>

<p>Recently, Kohli added another feather in his cap by winning the elusive ODI trophy in South Africa, something which Indian cricket fans have been craving since time immemorial. It wouldn&#39;t be wrong to say that Kohli was the main difference between the two teams and probably won India the series through his couple of match-winning knocks. This series hasn&#39;t been an exception in Kohli&#39;s career. He has done this for India time and again.</p>

<p>But go back a few years and the man entrusted with the same task was Sachin Tendulkar. For almost two decades, Sachin was the main pillar of the Indian batting line-up, so much so that watching a cricket match meant watching Sachin bat and a century from him brought more joy than the team winning the match.</p>

<p>Millennials says that Kohli doesn&#39;t exactly inspire the same awe or stirs the same emotions. But they ask how many matches did Sachin exactly win for India? A lot of his ODI centuries came in the losing cause.</p>

<p>Almost everyone has chosen a side religiously in the Sachin-Kohli debate, but there is one thing that everybody agrees to and that is both these legends can bring the time to a standstill and unite the entire nation.</p>

<p>The streets went empty when Sachin used to bat and now people put down their phones to watch Kohli break records. Just like this analogy, Sachin and Virat used to play in very different eras and that is what makes it hard to compare them.</p>

<p><strong>Pitches and boundary line:</strong> Over the past few years, cricket has gone through a lot of transformation. The game has evolved and it is now more suited for the batsmen. Also, it has become a lot more commercialised. Advertisers want more fours and sixes to be hit so that they can brand them. Broadcasters want whole 50 overs to be played so that they drive more revenues. Audiences want a high adrenaline pumping match that goes till the last ball.</p>

<p>This has resulted into pitches being tailor-made for the batsmen and shorter boundaries. Batsmen can score more easily and hitting every other ball for a six is a no big deal anymore. Not taking away anything from Kohli for sending the ball to the park with an unmatchable frequency, but this wasn&#39;t the case when Sachin used to play. The boundaries used to be longer and pitches were made to ensure an even contest between bat and ball. Also consider the size of the bats that were used. The bats today are designed to facilitate thrashing of the ball. Kohli has this advantage as well.</p>

<p>Irrespective of this, Sachin had one the best strike rates among his contemporaries and the calibre to hit almost any bowler of repute out of the park. It was a rarity back then.</p>

<p>Kohli too does this but just that there are a lot of others who do it. In the world of T20 cricket, ability to hit the ball for a six is no longer a rarity but a pre requisite.</p>

<p><strong>Bowlers:</strong> Sachin played against the most formidable bowlers in the cricket history. From Wasim Akram to Glenn McGrath, he has scored against them all. During his career, almost each and every team had a deadly pace attack and ace spinners. Sachin has faced the likes of Alan Donald, Jason Gillespie, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shane Warne, Murlitharan and Shoaib Akhtar. The current crop of bowlers, barring a few, are merely the shadow of their predecessors. This makes Sachin&#39;s knocks all the more valuable.</p>

<p>But at the same time, let&#39;s take into account that Kohli is scoring at a pace that is faster than his contemporaries. Kohli has hit almost all bowlers easily and that is a feat which his competition, Steve Smith, hasn&#39;t been able to do. He has scored consistently in all conditions and against all bowlers wherein batsmen like Rohit Sharma and AB De Villiers have struggled.</p>

<p><strong>Batting line-up:</strong> For most of his cricket career, team India was overtly dependent on Sachin. He never really played freely till the mid-2000s. Opposition only had to get Sachin out to win the match. Sachin was always under pressure to perform and in most cases he used to outscore the entire team.</p>

<p>Kohli has had the cushion since inception to play in a team which has been the best batting squad in the world. He has rubbed shoulders with players like Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to name a few. For most part of his career, he has been able to express himself freely and play without the fear of team only being dependent on him.</p>

<p>But this in no way means that Kohli doesn&#39;t have the ability to carry the entire weight of the team on his shoulders. He is perfectly capable of leading India to the victory and has demonstrated that multiple times in the past.</p>

<p>Irrespective of all the analysis, there is only one thing that we can agree upon. There can be no comparison between two great cricketers of different era. You cannot compare Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar, just like you cannot compare Sachin Tendulkar to Sunil Gavaskar. We should take pride that India has produced such batting legends who have redefined the game time and again while bringing joy to a country of a billion people.</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Millennials says that Kohli doesn't exactly inspire the same awe or stirs the same emotions. But they ask how many matches did Sachin exactly win for India?

The favourite topic of debate for Indians since Virat Kohli broke big on the Indian cricket scene has been whether he is better than Sachin Tendulkar. The mere mention of this topic has resulted into fistfights among cricket aficionados and broken many life-long friendships. Recently, Kohli added another feather in his cap by winning the elusive ODI trophy in South Africa, something which Indian cricket fans have been craving since time immemorial. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Kohli was the main difference between the two teams and probably won India the series through his couple of match-winning knocks. This series hasn't been an exception in Kohli's career. He has done this for India time and again. But go back a few years and the man entrusted with the same task was Sachin Tendulkar. For almost two decades, Sachin was the main pillar of the Indian batting line-up, so much so that watching a cricket match meant watching Sachin bat and a century from him brought more joy than the team winning the match. Millennials says that Kohli doesn't exactly inspire the same awe or stirs the same emotions. But they ask how many matches did Sachin exactly win for India? A lot of his ODI centuries came in the losing cause. Almost everyone has chosen a side religiously in the Sachin-Kohli debate, but there is one thing that everybody agrees to and that is both these legends can bring the time to a standstill and unite the entire nation. The streets went empty when Sachin used to bat and now people put down their phones to watch Kohli break records. Just like this analogy, Sachin and Virat used to play in very different eras and that is what makes it hard to compare them. Pitches and boundary line: Over the past few years, cricket has gone through a lot of transformation. The game has evolved and it is now more suited for the batsmen. Also, it has become a lot more commercialised. Advertisers want more fours and sixes to be hit so that they can brand them. Broadcasters want whole 50 overs to be played so that they drive more revenues. Audiences want a high adrenaline pumping match that goes till the last ball. This has resulted into pitches being tailor-made for the batsmen and shorter boundaries. Batsmen can score more easily and hitting every other ball for a six is a no big deal anymore. Not taking away anything from Kohli for sending the ball to the park with an unmatchable frequency, but this wasn't the case when Sachin used to play. The boundaries used to be longer and pitches were made to ensure an even contest between bat and ball. Also consider the size of the bats that were used. The bats today are designed to facilitate thrashing of the ball. Kohli has this advantage as well. Irrespective of this, Sachin had one the best strike rates among his contemporaries and the calibre to hit almost any bowler of repute out of the park. It was a rarity back then. Kohli too does this but just that there are a lot of others who do it. In the world of T20 cricket, ability to hit the ball for a six is no longer a rarity but a pre requisite. Bowlers: Sachin played against the most formidable bowlers in the cricket history. From Wasim Akram to Glenn McGrath, he has scored against them all. During his career, almost each and every team had a deadly pace attack and ace spinners. Sachin has faced the likes of Alan Donald, Jason Gillespie, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shane Warne, Murlitharan and Shoaib Akhtar. The current crop of bowlers, barring a few, are merely the shadow of their predecessors. This makes Sachin's knocks all the more valuable. But at the same time, let's take into account that Kohli is scoring at a pace that is faster than his contemporaries. Kohli has hit almost all bowlers easily and that is a feat which his competition, Steve Smith, hasn't been able to do. He has scored consistently in all conditions and against all bowlers wherein batsmen like Rohit Sharma and AB De Villiers have struggled. Batting line-up: For most of his cricket career, team India was overtly dependent on Sachin. He never really played freely till the mid-2000s. Opposition only had to get Sachin out to win the match. Sachin was always under pressure to perform and in most cases he used to outscore the entire team. Kohli has had the cushion since inception to play in a team which has been the best batting squad in the world. He has rubbed shoulders with players like Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to name a few. For most part of his career, he has been able to express himself freely and play without the fear of team only being dependent on him. But this in no way means that Kohli doesn't have the ability to carry the entire weight of the team on his shoulders. He is perfectly capable of leading India to the victory and has demonstrated that multiple times in the past. Irrespective of all the analysis, there is only one thing that we can agree upon. There can be no comparison between two great cricketers of different era. You cannot compare Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar, just like you cannot compare Sachin Tendulkar to Sunil Gavaskar. We should take pride that India has produced such batting legends who have redefined the game time and again while bringing joy to a country of a billion people. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: 3 reasons why Sachin Tendulkar cannot be compared to Virat Kohli

<p>The Nidahas T20I Tri-Series &ndash; involving hosts Sri Lanka, along with India and Bangladesh &ndash; is going to be interesting for the Indian team. After all, it is after a long time that team India would be without a majority of their star players in an international series. The selectors have rested captain Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav for this series &ndash; all of who have been stars for India in the limited overs format in recent times. It will be intriguing to see how team India does about things without so many of their regular members.</p>

<p>While India, who is ranked No.3 in T20Is, may have fielded their second string unit for this tri-series, it gives a great opportunity for the team management to test their bench strength. All-rounders Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant have all been included in this series. While these players may not have much international exposure, they have done well in the domestic scene and particularly well in the IPL. This series will give us an idea of who among the young Turks have a future for the country and can be seen as a viable option for the ICC World Cup 2019 squad.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Among the new lot, it would be Rishabh Pant who will be in under most focus. He is considered as the next big thing of Indian cricket and with the prolific form he has shown in the domestic arena, he surely deserves chances here. Mohammed Siraj is also an exciting prospect with his ability to bowl fast and accurate produce swinging yorkers at the death.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Another one to watch out would be KL Rahul who returns to the fold after some time. The talented Indian batsman has not got many chances of late as the two Indian openers have been doing really well. But Rahul has shown that he can bat anywhere and in the absence of Kohli, he should get a spot in the middle-order to bolster it. Rahul had smashed 61 and 89 against Sri Lanka in December last year at home in the three-match T20I series and would relish having another go at them.</p>

<p>Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma should be quietly confident even though he is coming off a rather mediocre tour to South Africa. Rohit excels in these conditions and simply loves batting against Sri Lanka. He had slammed that sensational 118 off 43 balls in the T20 series against Sri Lanka in December and has already amassed 278 runs in 11 innings against them at a splendid strike-rate of 146.31.</p>

<p>India begins the tournament by clashing against hosts Sri Lanka and would then go on to play against Bangladesh later. Pitches in Sri Lanka for limited overs cricket tend to be rather flat and favours the batsmen heavily which is good news for the Indian team. With the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul at the top, and some talented youngsters to follow, India&rsquo;s batting unit looks pretty robust. The only chink in their armour seems to be their bowling which lacks experience. And that is what would present a big challenge for this new-look Indian team. This format is unpredictable and gives the opportunity for some unknown faces to leave a mark. It will hence be exciting to see if India&rsquo;s reserve players can leave any distinct impression in the tri-series.</p>

<p>Rohit Sharma had shown a lot of promise as a captain in the one T20I he led the team against South Africa recently. Will he be able to manage this second string Indian unit efficiently? Will we find some future stars of Indian cricket after the end of this tri-series? Interesting times lie ahead.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Rohit Sharma had shown a lot of promise as a captain in the one T20I he led the team against South Africa recently. The Nidahas T20 Tri series asks for more from the By-stand captain Rohit Sharma in the absence of Virat Kohli.

The Nidahas T20I Tri-Series – involving hosts Sri Lanka, along with India and Bangladesh – is going to be interesting for the Indian team. After all, it is after a long time that team India would be without a majority of their star players in an international series. The selectors have rested captain Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav for this series – all of who have been stars for India in the limited overs format in recent times. It will be intriguing to see how team India does about things without so many of their regular members. While India, who is ranked No.3 in T20Is, may have fielded their second string unit for this tri-series, it gives a great opportunity for the team management to test their bench strength. All-rounders Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant have all been included in this series. While these players may not have much international exposure, they have done well in the domestic scene and particularly well in the IPL. This series will give us an idea of who among the young Turks have a future for the country and can be seen as a viable option for the ICC World Cup 2019 squad. Among the new lot, it would be Rishabh Pant who will be in under most focus. He is considered as the next big thing of Indian cricket and with the prolific form he has shown in the domestic arena, he surely deserves chances here. Mohammed Siraj is also an exciting prospect with his ability to bowl fast and accurate produce swinging yorkers at the death. Another one to watch out would be KL Rahul who returns to the fold after some time. The talented Indian batsman has not got many chances of late as the two Indian openers have been doing really well. But Rahul has shown that he can bat anywhere and in the absence of Kohli, he should get a spot in the middle-order to bolster it. Rahul had smashed 61 and 89 against Sri Lanka in December last year at home in the three-match T20I series and would relish having another go at them. Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma should be quietly confident even though he is coming off a rather mediocre tour to South Africa. Rohit excels in these conditions and simply loves batting against Sri Lanka. He had slammed that sensational 118 off 43 balls in the T20 series against Sri Lanka in December and has already amassed 278 runs in 11 innings against them at a splendid strike-rate of 146.31. India begins the tournament by clashing against hosts Sri Lanka and would then go on to play against Bangladesh later. Pitches in Sri Lanka for limited overs cricket tend to be rather flat and favours the batsmen heavily which is good news for the Indian team. With the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul at the top, and some talented youngsters to follow, India’s batting unit looks pretty robust. The only chink in their armour seems to be their bowling which lacks experience. And that is what would present a big challenge for this new-look Indian team. This format is unpredictable and gives the opportunity for some unknown faces to leave a mark. It will hence be exciting to see if India’s reserve players can leave any distinct impression in the tri-series. Rohit Sharma had shown a lot of promise as a captain in the one T20I he led the team against South Africa recently. Will he be able to manage this second string Indian unit efficiently? Will we find some future stars of Indian cricket after the end of this tri-series? Interesting times lie ahead. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Rohit Sharma under pressure to pull of Nidahas T20I Tri Series

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Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri, who has always commended Virat Kohli irrespective of his poor form, on Monday compared the skipper&#39;s playing ability with Pakistan&#39;s World Cup winning captain Imran Khan.</p>

<p>Shastri lauded Virat&#39;s form in the recently-concluded South Africa tour saying, he has created a niche for himself in cricket and is already there among the very best in the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s still early days for Virat. He is still very very young. But he is already there among the very best. He wants to lead by example. He reminds me a lot of Imran,&quot; Shastri said in an interview.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;He is still very young but he has got lot of qualities that Imran had when it came to leading a side. Which is great,&quot; he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kohli, who is ranked as No. 1 batsman in one-day internationals, was in imperious form against the Proteas becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 or more runs in a bilateral ODI series.</p>

<p>Kohli&#39;s six innings in the ODI series were - 112, 46 not-out, 160 not out, 75, 36 and 129 not out.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On being asked about the similarities between Imran and Kohli, Shastri said both players have the desire to be on the top and the infectious energy level they both possess made him draw the comparison.</p>

<p>&quot;Just the ability to always want to dominate, want to compete, irrespective of whatever conditions you get, believe that you can do it and when you have that kind of quality it spreads among the other players as well. And that was very similar to the way Imran led.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;I think he was fantastic on the last trip. It was a tough trip,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>After a 1-2 Test defeat to hosts South Africa, not many believed that the &#39;Men in Blue&#39; could do something complacent in the ODIs. Yes, they did script an impelling victory on a &quot;challenging&quot; Johannesburg track in the final Test</p>

<p>Speaking on Kohli&#39;s leadership and performance in South Africa, Shastri said, &quot;When you are the leading batsman in the side plus the captain, plus the conditions you get, plus the side that you are playing which is formidable, you need to be on top of your game.</p>

<p>&quot;Mentally and physically. And he did just that. For someone to score 870-plus score on a single tour in two months, is an unbelievable achievement. Really unbelievable achievement,&quot; the coach added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After losing the first two tests, India made a comeback by winning the third test and the six-match series by 5-1.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the T20Is, India edged past the hosts 2-1.<br />
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Shastri lauded Virat's form in the recently-concluded South Africa tour

Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri, who has always commended Virat Kohli irrespective of his poor form, on Monday compared the skipper's playing ability with Pakistan's World Cup winning captain Imran Khan. Shastri lauded Virat's form in the recently-concluded South Africa tour saying, he has created a niche for himself in cricket and is already there among the very best in the world. "It's still early days for Virat. He is still very very young. But he is already there among the very best. He wants to lead by example. He reminds me a lot of Imran," Shastri said in an interview. "He is still very young but he has got lot of qualities that Imran had when it came to leading a side. Which is great," he added. Kohli, who is ranked as No. 1 batsman in one-day internationals, was in imperious form against the Proteas becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 or more runs in a bilateral ODI series. Kohli's six innings in the ODI series were - 112, 46 not-out, 160 not out, 75, 36 and 129 not out. On being asked about the similarities between Imran and Kohli, Shastri said both players have the desire to be on the top and the infectious energy level they both possess made him draw the comparison. "Just the ability to always want to dominate, want to compete, irrespective of whatever conditions you get, believe that you can do it and when you have that kind of quality it spreads among the other players as well. And that was very similar to the way Imran led." "I think he was fantastic on the last trip. It was a tough trip," he added. After a 1-2 Test defeat to hosts South Africa, not many believed that the 'Men in Blue' could do something complacent in the ODIs. Yes, they did script an impelling victory on a "challenging" Johannesburg track in the final Test Speaking on Kohli's leadership and performance in South Africa, Shastri said, "When you are the leading batsman in the side plus the captain, plus the conditions you get, plus the side that you are playing which is formidable, you need to be on top of your game. "Mentally and physically. And he did just that. For someone to score 870-plus score on a single tour in two months, is an unbelievable achievement. Really unbelievable achievement," the coach added. After losing the first two tests, India made a comeback by winning the third test and the six-match series by 5-1. In the T20Is, India edged past the hosts 2-1.

'Virat reminds me a lot of Imran Khan', says Ravi Shastri

<p>Anushka Sharma&#39;s home production &quot;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pari-teaser-anushka-sharma-will-give-you-the-creeps-32080" target="_blank">Pari</a>&quot;&nbsp;is finally out and husband Virat Kohli can&#39;t stop raving about Anushka Sharma&#39;s acting in the film.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Virat took to Twitter to express his feelings of being proud after watching the film and tweeted:&nbsp; &ldquo;Watched #Pari last night, has to be my Wife&rsquo;s best work ever!&nbsp; One of the best films I&rsquo;ve seen in a long time. Got quite scared but so very proud of you @AnushkaSharma&rdquo;.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Watched <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pari</a> last night, has to be my Wife&#39;s best work ever! ???? One of the best films I&#39;ve seen in a long time. Got quite scared but so very proud of you <a href="https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnushkaSharma</a> &hearts;️</p>
&mdash; Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli/status/969442794493407232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>He was, in fact, looking forward to the film&#39;s release and had shared his excitement on several occasions before. He wrote:&nbsp;&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I&rsquo;m blown away already&rdquo;.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can&rsquo;t wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I&rsquo;m blown away already ❤. Can&rsquo;t wait ????❤ <a href="https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@anushkasharma</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialCSFilms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@officialcsfilms</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PariTrailer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PariTrailer</a><a href="https://t.co/6zbPAbzlFD">https://t.co/6zbPAbzlFD</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-pari-trailer-anushka-sharma-will-not-let-you-have-a-pleasant-holi-32938" target="_blank">&quot;Pari&quot;</a>&nbsp;follows the story of Anushka Sharma who plays a mentally ill woman, confined to an asylum when she is taken home by Parambrata Chatterjee who later realises that she is troubled by a spirit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Directed by Prosit Roy, the film also features Rajat Kapoor in an important role. Anushka, who has also produced the film with her brother Karnesh Sharma, appears to have transformed herself to fit into the character and in some shots, she is looking absolutely horrifying.&nbsp;</p>

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The horror movie titled Pari released today on March 2

Anushka Sharma's home production "Pari" is finally out and husband Virat Kohli can't stop raving about Anushka Sharma's acting in the film. Virat took to Twitter to express his feelings of being proud after watching the film and tweeted: “Watched #Pari last night, has to be my Wife’s best work ever! One of the best films I’ve seen in a long time. Got quite scared but so very proud of you @AnushkaSharma”. Watched #Pari last night, has to be my Wife's best work ever! ???? One of the best films I've seen in a long time. Got quite scared but so very proud of you @AnushkaSharma ♥️ — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 2, 2018 × He was, in fact, looking forward to the film's release and had shared his excitement on several occasions before. He wrote: “Can’t wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I’m blown away already”. Can’t wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I’m blown away already ❤. Can’t wait ????❤ @anushkasharma @officialcsfilms #PariTrailerhttps://t.co/6zbPAbzlFD — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 15, 2018 × "Pari" follows the story of Anushka Sharma who plays a mentally ill woman, confined to an asylum when she is taken home by Parambrata Chatterjee who later realises that she is troubled by a spirit. Directed by Prosit Roy, the film also features Rajat Kapoor in an important role. Anushka, who has also produced the film with her brother Karnesh Sharma, appears to have transformed herself to fit into the character and in some shots, she is looking absolutely horrifying.

Virat Kohli reviews Anushka Sharma's Pari, says 'my wife's best work ever'

<p>Out of the national team reckoning for a while now, India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh says he will continue playing cricket till 2019 before taking a call on his retirement.</p>

<p>Yuvraj, who last played for India in June 2017 in an ODI, said the upcoming IPL holds great significance for him as a good performance in the T20 event will help him keep in the fray for a spot in the 2019 World Cup.</p>

<p>&quot;I am looking forward to a good IPL. It&#39;s a very important tournament for me as it will only set me to play cricket till 2019. I am looking to play cricket till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play and take a call after that,&quot; Yuvraj told PTI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 18th Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.</p>

<p>A regular in the Indian ODI team till the 2011 World Cup triumph before his career was jeopardised by a rare germ cell cancer, Yuvraj&#39;s only regret was that he could not cement his place in the Indian Test side.</p>

<p>&quot;Definitely, in the first 6-7 years of my career when I was at my best I did not get a lot of opportunities because there were such great players in the (Test) team and when I got an opportunity I was diagnosed with cancer. So that regret will always be there but these things are never in my control. I am just looking forward to whatever cricket I get to play,&quot; the 36-year-old all-rounder said.</p>

<p>Yuvraj, who is here as a Laureus ambassador from India, praised Virat Kohli and his men for the character they showed to bounce back in the limited overs series after the close 1-2 loss in the Test rubber.</p>

<p>&quot;I think it is a pretty great performance. They showed a lot of character after losing the Test series. It was as a hard-fought Test series, could have gone either way. But it was a very convincing win in the ODI series. Kohli led from the front with some big runs,&quot; the left-handed batsman said.</p>

<p>&quot;Spinners bowled very well especially Kuldeep (Yadav) and (Yuzvendra) Chahal and got South Africa into trouble. And then they stepped on the gas and won the T20 series 2-1. Going abroad playing three series winning two definitely shows India?s dominance.&quot;</p>

<p>Kohli might have set his sights on winning the upcoming tours of England and Australia but Yuvraj said India will need consistent performances from the players to achieve the goal.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s a good start to believe that you can dominate outside. If you can consistently do that in England and Australia you definitely will have the belief,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;Now the team is set to conquer the world. England and Australia will be testing series but if we can get some consistent performances it will give a lot of self belief to the players,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>Yuvraj himself has climbed up the ladders of age group cricket to stand where he is today and so he offered some words of advice for the likes of young Prthivi Shaw and Shubman Gill, who have already fetched big money from their respective franchises in the last IPL auctions.</p>

<p>&quot;The more they get better the more money they will earn. So they don?t have to worry about money. They have to focus on how quickly they can do better and play for India,&quot; he said when asked about the Indian Under-19 cricketers.</p>

<p>&quot;I think Prithvi, Shubman, Abhishek Sharma are great talents and hopefully in the next coming years we will see them play for India. I am sure the IPL will give them a great platform to learn from other international players and feel the hype of international cricket. So it&#39;s very important tournament for them and they should enjoy it,&quot; Yuvraj signed off.</p>


A regular in the Indian ODI team till the 2011 World Cup triumph, Yuvraj's only regret was that he could not cement his place in the Indian Test side.

Out of the national team reckoning for a while now, India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh says he will continue playing cricket till 2019 before taking a call on his retirement. Yuvraj, who last played for India in June 2017 in an ODI, said the upcoming IPL holds great significance for him as a good performance in the T20 event will help him keep in the fray for a spot in the 2019 World Cup. "I am looking forward to a good IPL. It's a very important tournament for me as it will only set me to play cricket till 2019. I am looking to play cricket till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play and take a call after that," Yuvraj told PTI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 18th Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco. A regular in the Indian ODI team till the 2011 World Cup triumph before his career was jeopardised by a rare germ cell cancer, Yuvraj's only regret was that he could not cement his place in the Indian Test side. "Definitely, in the first 6-7 years of my career when I was at my best I did not get a lot of opportunities because there were such great players in the (Test) team and when I got an opportunity I was diagnosed with cancer. So that regret will always be there but these things are never in my control. I am just looking forward to whatever cricket I get to play," the 36-year-old all-rounder said. Yuvraj, who is here as a Laureus ambassador from India, praised Virat Kohli and his men for the character they showed to bounce back in the limited overs series after the close 1-2 loss in the Test rubber. "I think it is a pretty great performance. They showed a lot of character after losing the Test series. It was as a hard-fought Test series, could have gone either way. But it was a very convincing win in the ODI series. Kohli led from the front with some big runs," the left-handed batsman said. "Spinners bowled very well especially Kuldeep (Yadav) and (Yuzvendra) Chahal and got South Africa into trouble. And then they stepped on the gas and won the T20 series 2-1. Going abroad playing three series winning two definitely shows India?s dominance." Kohli might have set his sights on winning the upcoming tours of England and Australia but Yuvraj said India will need consistent performances from the players to achieve the goal. "It's a good start to believe that you can dominate outside. If you can consistently do that in England and Australia you definitely will have the belief," he said. "Now the team is set to conquer the world. England and Australia will be testing series but if we can get some consistent performances it will give a lot of self belief to the players," he added. Yuvraj himself has climbed up the ladders of age group cricket to stand where he is today and so he offered some words of advice for the likes of young Prthivi Shaw and Shubman Gill, who have already fetched big money from their respective franchises in the last IPL auctions. "The more they get better the more money they will earn. So they don?t have to worry about money. They have to focus on how quickly they can do better and play for India," he said when asked about the Indian Under-19 cricketers. "I think Prithvi, Shubman, Abhishek Sharma are great talents and hopefully in the next coming years we will see them play for India. I am sure the IPL will give them a great platform to learn from other international players and feel the hype of international cricket. So it's very important tournament for them and they should enjoy it," Yuvraj signed off.

I will take a call on my career after 2019: Yuvraj Singh

<p>Team India ended their South African tour with a thrilling win in the third and final T20I match at Newlands and with it, also sealed the series 2-1. The team was without its star performers &ndash; Virat Kohli and wrist-spin &#39;twins&#39; Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. But stand-in captain Rohit Sharma handled his troops brilliantly to take India to a 7-run win and completed India&rsquo;s limited overs double whammy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After having lost the Test series 2-1, Team India have staged a remarkable turnaround to win both the ODI and T20I series and will now leave the South African shores with their heads held high and with hopes of a better tomorrow on future overseas tours.</p>

<p>India was asked to bat first yet again on a slowish sort of a surface and courtesy contrasting 40s from Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan and a cameo at the end by Hardik Pandya, the visitors were able to post a decent 172-7.</p>

<p>It wasn&rsquo;t a daunting total by any means but the Indian seam bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, began beautifully. They bowled nagging lines and in the first 6 overs, South Africa could only manage 25-1. They were always behind after that and looked certain for a heavy defeat after being reduced to 114-5 in 16.3 overs with all the big names back in the hut. However, a brilliant 49 off 24 balls by debutant Christiaan Jonker pulled things back for the Proteas. He smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes and brought South Africa within striking distance. Despite this stunning effort, however, South Africa could not manage to seal the game as Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar held their nerves to hold the surge. Jonker fell on the last ball of the innings and gave India a famous T20I victory.</p>

<p>What was laudable about India&rsquo;s performance was that they did not let the intensity dip. On such a long away tour, by the time the last games arrives, the visiting teams generally are so exhausted that they simply go through the motions. But this Indian team has shown that they are different. They have the gumption to fight and never give up, come what may. They showed that in the Test series after losing the first two Tests and coming back hard to clinch the last Test in emphatic fashion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No one expected India to stage such an incredible performance in the limited overs series to follow. But led by a determined captain Virat Kohli and an exceptional show by the bowlers, India pegged the hosts back and achieved series victories in both the ODIs and the T20Is.</p>

<p>Another thing to note here is that Team India wasn&rsquo;t even at its best. Their middle-order has some serious issues and needs to be sorted out in earnest. But despite their flaws, India stuck together and played as a complete unit. This holds them in good stead for the 2019 World Cup.</p>

<p>For South Africa, a lot of questions need answering. Their bench strength isn&rsquo;t strong enough and they are too reliant on their previous stars to bail them out. The selectors and the team management have to work closely together and sort a cohesive plan to brood the team for the World Cup next year.</p>

<p>All in all, this was an entertaining and memorable tour for Team India. Never before has a visiting Indian side to South Africa returned with so much success. Virat Kohli and his men deserve all the accolades coming their way and should pat themselves on the back for this commanding performance.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Though the star performers Virat Kohli and wrist-spin 'twins' Chahal and Yadav were not on the pitch, India pulled off the T20I series against South Africa with a stunning win.

Team India ended their South African tour with a thrilling win in the third and final T20I match at Newlands and with it, also sealed the series 2-1. The team was without its star performers – Virat Kohli and wrist-spin 'twins' Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. But stand-in captain Rohit Sharma handled his troops brilliantly to take India to a 7-run win and completed India’s limited overs double whammy. After having lost the Test series 2-1, Team India have staged a remarkable turnaround to win both the ODI and T20I series and will now leave the South African shores with their heads held high and with hopes of a better tomorrow on future overseas tours. India was asked to bat first yet again on a slowish sort of a surface and courtesy contrasting 40s from Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan and a cameo at the end by Hardik Pandya, the visitors were able to post a decent 172-7. It wasn’t a daunting total by any means but the Indian seam bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, began beautifully. They bowled nagging lines and in the first 6 overs, South Africa could only manage 25-1. They were always behind after that and looked certain for a heavy defeat after being reduced to 114-5 in 16.3 overs with all the big names back in the hut. However, a brilliant 49 off 24 balls by debutant Christiaan Jonker pulled things back for the Proteas. He smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes and brought South Africa within striking distance. Despite this stunning effort, however, South Africa could not manage to seal the game as Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar held their nerves to hold the surge. Jonker fell on the last ball of the innings and gave India a famous T20I victory. What was laudable about India’s performance was that they did not let the intensity dip. On such a long away tour, by the time the last games arrives, the visiting teams generally are so exhausted that they simply go through the motions. But this Indian team has shown that they are different. They have the gumption to fight and never give up, come what may. They showed that in the Test series after losing the first two Tests and coming back hard to clinch the last Test in emphatic fashion. No one expected India to stage such an incredible performance in the limited overs series to follow. But led by a determined captain Virat Kohli and an exceptional show by the bowlers, India pegged the hosts back and achieved series victories in both the ODIs and the T20Is. Another thing to note here is that Team India wasn’t even at its best. Their middle-order has some serious issues and needs to be sorted out in earnest. But despite their flaws, India stuck together and played as a complete unit. This holds them in good stead for the 2019 World Cup. For South Africa, a lot of questions need answering. Their bench strength isn’t strong enough and they are too reliant on their previous stars to bail them out. The selectors and the team management have to work closely together and sort a cohesive plan to brood the team for the World Cup next year. All in all, this was an entertaining and memorable tour for Team India. Never before has a visiting Indian side to South Africa returned with so much success. Virat Kohli and his men deserve all the accolades coming their way and should pat themselves on the back for this commanding performance. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: India hold nerve to pull off stunning win, clinch T20I series against South Africa

<p>This is the moment of king Kohli. He is just decimating bowling attack mercilessly. When he scored his third century in the recent ODI series with South Africa, eminent commentator Harsha Bhogle quipped on TV &ldquo;when did you last see a batsman dominating to such an extent&rdquo;. I know the most obvious answer; it was Sachin Tendulkar during 1998 and I am sure that each cricket freak of my generation must have thought the same. Later in the day, Bhogle himself tweeted that the Kohli&rsquo;s dominance nowadays is akin to Tendulkar&rsquo;s in 1998.</p>

<p>Exactly twenty years back in the calendar year of 1998, Sachin Tendulkar was on a roll, he was dominating, scoring runs at will and routing each and every bowling attack in the world.</p>

<p>First look at the numbers. Tendulkar played in 34 ODIs in 1998 and scored 1894 runs at a colossal average of 65.3 and with the whopping strike rate of 102. He smashed 40 sixes in all, but the most impressive fact is that he scored 9 ODI centuries and 7 ODI half-centuries in a single calendar year of 1998. In 5 Test matches, Sachin scored around 650 runs with an average of 80 plus and with 3 centuries.</p>

<p>You must be in awe of these unbelievable numbers, but trust me, it&#39;s just the tip of the iceberg as far as the splendor of Sachin-1998 is concerned. The main essence of Tendulkar&rsquo;s heroic in 1998 is the way he pulverized best of bowling attacks and the consistency with which he pulled matches for his country and bailed his side out of the crunch situation.</p>

<p>So what happened in 1998? What or who triggered this onslaught?</p>

<p>Well, there is a bit of story behind it. Tendulkar replaced Azhar as Indian captain in 1996. He was the heir apparent for years before he got the baton from Azhar. Sachin&rsquo;s success as captain, however, was rather tepid. India lost the Test series in South Africa and in West Indies. In a Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sri Lanka scored 950 runs in a single Test inning.</p>

<p>Tendulkar was sacked from the captaincy towards the end of 1997. Tendulkar was taken aback; he was disappointed the way selectors snubbed him, hurriedly.</p>

<p>Years later Tendulkar confessed his disappointment unequivocally in his biographical film Sachin: A Billion Dreams. Sachin was hurt, pained and all that was vented out through his bat during 1998. Moreover, he was free from the pressure of captaincy.</p>

<p>Sachin Tendulkar in 1998 is all about larger than life performances by him, spellbound Cricket fraternity and interesting anecdotes which created a bona fide cult around the great man. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Australians were first, who has fallen prey to the Tendulkar&rsquo;s juggernaut when Australia visited India for a Test series (3-Test) after a gap of close to 12 years. Tendulkar was prepared. He toiled hard at the net and on rough pitches to counter hyper leg breaks of Warne. At Chennai during the first Test, Tendulkar pivoted the Indian victory by scoring a swashbuckling 155 in the third inning of Test. During that time, Shane Warne had been troubling best of world&rsquo;s batsmen with his insane turn after pitching the ball way outside the leg-stump. Warne was awestruck when Tendulkar dispatched similar deliveries into the stands during that knock. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Warne later confessed that he used to see Sachin in dreams, hitting him ruthlessly. That was the time when fraternity was indulged in a discussion &ldquo;Brain Lara vs Sachin Tendulkar, who is best among them&rdquo;. Warne endorsed that Tendulkar is a notch above Lara.</p>

<p>In April 1998, Tendulkar smashed two ODI centuries at Sharjah against Australia in a span of three days, which unarguably are among the finest ODI innings by an Indian. The first century put India into the final from a gloomy situation and second won the final for India.</p>

<p>It was ruthless hitting at Sharjah. I remember how Tony Grieg was going bonkers in the commentary box every time Tendulkar dispatched ball over the rope.</p>

<p>Tendulkar was so dominant in 1998 that Sir Don Bradman commented that he found Tendulkar&rsquo; batting pretty close to his own. In the same year 1998, Don celebrated his 90th birthday and Tendulkar along with Warne was the special invitee at his residence in Adelaide.</p>

<p>Later, Dennis Lillee told something very interesting about that carnage at Sharjah. Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz went to the great Lillee for some tips to get Tendulkar out early in the innings. Lillee told him point-blank &ldquo;Dude, the kind of form Tendulkar is in, you shouldn&rsquo;t even think of getting him out. You just plan to save some runs against him&rdquo;. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ajay Jadeja once narrated a very interesting incident about Tendulkar in 1998. During a triangular series at Sharjah during November 1998 in a match against Zimbabwe, Tendulkar was rattled by a short pitch delivery of fired up young pace bowler Henry Olanga. When Tendulkar came back in the pavilion, Jadeja smirked and insinuated his failure. Tendulkar smiled and replied, &ldquo;Buddy, wait till the next match&rdquo;.</p>

<p>The very next match was the final against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe scored 196 runs in the first inning. India scored 197 in just 30 overs without losing a single wicket. Tendulkar scored 124 not out at the strike rate of 135. Olanga learned some lesson on pace bowling from Tendulkar as he went for 50 runs in 6 overs.</p>

<p>A few years later in an interview, Indian coach during 1998 Anshuman Gaikwad spoke about Tendulkar in 1998. He said that in Chennai Test when India started his third inning, Anshuman told the team that a quick hundred from any of the batsmen would bring India back in the game. Tendulkar immediately reverted &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry coach; I will do the job for you&rdquo;.</p>

<p>Similarly, in Sharjah in April 1998 when India was struggling in the last league match against Australia, Tendulkar again told Anshuman that he would do the job.</p>

<p>So, in 1998, Tendulkar has not only scored runs, he also knew that he was going to score runs. That was the level of his self-confidence.</p>

<p>1998 was undoubtedly Tendulkar&rsquo;s year in the Cricket. The impact was so deep that even today if in any discussion 1998 is referred; I recall that it was the year when our master blasters blitzed. &nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Watching Virat Kohli scoring centuries one after another reminds us of Sachin Tendulkar who played like a beast during 1998.

This is the moment of king Kohli. He is just decimating bowling attack mercilessly. When he scored his third century in the recent ODI series with South Africa, eminent commentator Harsha Bhogle quipped on TV “when did you last see a batsman dominating to such an extent”. I know the most obvious answer; it was Sachin Tendulkar during 1998 and I am sure that each cricket freak of my generation must have thought the same. Later in the day, Bhogle himself tweeted that the Kohli’s dominance nowadays is akin to Tendulkar’s in 1998. Exactly twenty years back in the calendar year of 1998, Sachin Tendulkar was on a roll, he was dominating, scoring runs at will and routing each and every bowling attack in the world. First look at the numbers. Tendulkar played in 34 ODIs in 1998 and scored 1894 runs at a colossal average of 65.3 and with the whopping strike rate of 102. He smashed 40 sixes in all, but the most impressive fact is that he scored 9 ODI centuries and 7 ODI half-centuries in a single calendar year of 1998. In 5 Test matches, Sachin scored around 650 runs with an average of 80 plus and with 3 centuries. You must be in awe of these unbelievable numbers, but trust me, it's just the tip of the iceberg as far as the splendor of Sachin-1998 is concerned. The main essence of Tendulkar’s heroic in 1998 is the way he pulverized best of bowling attacks and the consistency with which he pulled matches for his country and bailed his side out of the crunch situation. So what happened in 1998? What or who triggered this onslaught? Well, there is a bit of story behind it. Tendulkar replaced Azhar as Indian captain in 1996. He was the heir apparent for years before he got the baton from Azhar. Sachin’s success as captain, however, was rather tepid. India lost the Test series in South Africa and in West Indies. In a Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sri Lanka scored 950 runs in a single Test inning. Tendulkar was sacked from the captaincy towards the end of 1997. Tendulkar was taken aback; he was disappointed the way selectors snubbed him, hurriedly. Years later Tendulkar confessed his disappointment unequivocally in his biographical film Sachin: A Billion Dreams. Sachin was hurt, pained and all that was vented out through his bat during 1998. Moreover, he was free from the pressure of captaincy. Sachin Tendulkar in 1998 is all about larger than life performances by him, spellbound Cricket fraternity and interesting anecdotes which created a bona fide cult around the great man. Australians were first, who has fallen prey to the Tendulkar’s juggernaut when Australia visited India for a Test series (3-Test) after a gap of close to 12 years. Tendulkar was prepared. He toiled hard at the net and on rough pitches to counter hyper leg breaks of Warne. At Chennai during the first Test, Tendulkar pivoted the Indian victory by scoring a swashbuckling 155 in the third inning of Test. During that time, Shane Warne had been troubling best of world’s batsmen with his insane turn after pitching the ball way outside the leg-stump. Warne was awestruck when Tendulkar dispatched similar deliveries into the stands during that knock. Warne later confessed that he used to see Sachin in dreams, hitting him ruthlessly. That was the time when fraternity was indulged in a discussion “Brain Lara vs Sachin Tendulkar, who is best among them”. Warne endorsed that Tendulkar is a notch above Lara. In April 1998, Tendulkar smashed two ODI centuries at Sharjah against Australia in a span of three days, which unarguably are among the finest ODI innings by an Indian. The first century put India into the final from a gloomy situation and second won the final for India. It was ruthless hitting at Sharjah. I remember how Tony Grieg was going bonkers in the commentary box every time Tendulkar dispatched ball over the rope. Tendulkar was so dominant in 1998 that Sir Don Bradman commented that he found Tendulkar’ batting pretty close to his own. In the same year 1998, Don celebrated his 90th birthday and Tendulkar along with Warne was the special invitee at his residence in Adelaide. Later, Dennis Lillee told something very interesting about that carnage at Sharjah. Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz went to the great Lillee for some tips to get Tendulkar out early in the innings. Lillee told him point-blank “Dude, the kind of form Tendulkar is in, you shouldn’t even think of getting him out. You just plan to save some runs against him”. Ajay Jadeja once narrated a very interesting incident about Tendulkar in 1998. During a triangular series at Sharjah during November 1998 in a match against Zimbabwe, Tendulkar was rattled by a short pitch delivery of fired up young pace bowler Henry Olanga. When Tendulkar came back in the pavilion, Jadeja smirked and insinuated his failure. Tendulkar smiled and replied, “Buddy, wait till the next match”. The very next match was the final against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe scored 196 runs in the first inning. India scored 197 in just 30 overs without losing a single wicket. Tendulkar scored 124 not out at the strike rate of 135. Olanga learned some lesson on pace bowling from Tendulkar as he went for 50 runs in 6 overs. A few years later in an interview, Indian coach during 1998 Anshuman Gaikwad spoke about Tendulkar in 1998. He said that in Chennai Test when India started his third inning, Anshuman told the team that a quick hundred from any of the batsmen would bring India back in the game. Tendulkar immediately reverted “Don’t worry coach; I will do the job for you”. Similarly, in Sharjah in April 1998 when India was struggling in the last league match against Australia, Tendulkar again told Anshuman that he would do the job. So, in 1998, Tendulkar has not only scored runs, he also knew that he was going to score runs. That was the level of his self-confidence. 1998 was undoubtedly Tendulkar’s year in the Cricket. The impact was so deep that even today if in any discussion 1998 is referred; I recall that it was the year when our master blasters blitzed. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Today's Virat Kohli bears resemblance of Sachin during 1998

<p>After the end of the third and final T20 International against South Africa, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli will be presented with the Test Championship Mace by the International Cricket Council (ICC).</p>

<p>The final of the three-match T20 series will be held today at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;On behalf of the ICC, Cricket Hall of Famers Sunil Gavaskar of India and Graeme Pollock of South Africa will make the presentation immediately after the awards ceremony for the T20I series&quot;, the ICC wrote in statement.</p>

<p>India retained its number one spot in the ICC Test Team Rankings and a prize of $1 million after their victory in the third and final Test at Johannesburg against the Proteas last month.</p>

<p>The win had ensured that no team can move ahead of India in the Test rankings at the 3 April cut-off date.</p>

<p>India lost the first two Tests in Cape Town and Centurion respectively.</p>

<p>The Men in Blue had arrived South Africa on 124 points, with South Africa 13 points behind on 111 points.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, Virat Kohli&rsquo;s men will return on 121 points as opposed to South Africa&rsquo;s 115 points, which will be good enough for them to keep possession of the prestigious Test mace for the second year in succession.</p>

<p>Kohli had become the 10th captain since 2002 to get his hands on the mace when he had received it from Sunil Gavaskar following the Indore Test against New Zealand in 2016.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Had South Africa pulled off a 3-0 series win against India, then a win by 2-0 or better against Australia would have helped them reclaim the mace they had last won in 2015.<br />
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The final of the three-match T20 series will be held today

After the end of the third and final T20 International against South Africa, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli will be presented with the Test Championship Mace by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The final of the three-match T20 series will be held today at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. "On behalf of the ICC, Cricket Hall of Famers Sunil Gavaskar of India and Graeme Pollock of South Africa will make the presentation immediately after the awards ceremony for the T20I series", the ICC wrote in statement. India retained its number one spot in the ICC Test Team Rankings and a prize of $1 million after their victory in the third and final Test at Johannesburg against the Proteas last month. The win had ensured that no team can move ahead of India in the Test rankings at the 3 April cut-off date. India lost the first two Tests in Cape Town and Centurion respectively. The Men in Blue had arrived South Africa on 124 points, with South Africa 13 points behind on 111 points. However, Virat Kohli’s men will return on 121 points as opposed to South Africa’s 115 points, which will be good enough for them to keep possession of the prestigious Test mace for the second year in succession. Kohli had become the 10th captain since 2002 to get his hands on the mace when he had received it from Sunil Gavaskar following the Indore Test against New Zealand in 2016. Had South Africa pulled off a 3-0 series win against India, then a win by 2-0 or better against Australia would have helped them reclaim the mace they had last won in 2015.

Virat Kohli to receive Test Championship mace after 3rd T20 in Cape Town

<p>Virat Kohli was seen giving head massage to Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan during the final T-20 match against South Africa. The incident occurred in the last over of the first innings when India was batting as South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. India did not have the expected start as the innings was summarised with a modest total of 172 runs. Virat is not in the playing XI as he suffered an injury in the last match. Rohit Sharma is leading the squad.</p>

<p>Dhawan lost his wicket after scoring 47 runs and it is expected that Virat might be cooling him down in the decider match as both the teams are eyeing to win the final T-20 to claim the trophy.</p>

<p>The three-match series is level at 1-1 after the Men in Blue won the first T20 in Johannesburg by 28 runs. &nbsp;The Proteas bounced back in Centurion with a six-wicket win.</p>

<p>Let&#39;s hope that the &#39;magical massage&#39; could help Dhawan so that he can perform well in the second innings in terms of fielding.</p>


Injured, world's third fittest, captain Kohli never rests, as he was seen giving head massage to opener Shikhar Dhawan

Virat Kohli was seen giving head massage to Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan during the final T-20 match against South Africa. The incident occurred in the last over of the first innings when India was batting as South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. India did not have the expected start as the innings was summarised with a modest total of 172 runs. Virat is not in the playing XI as he suffered an injury in the last match. Rohit Sharma is leading the squad. Dhawan lost his wicket after scoring 47 runs and it is expected that Virat might be cooling him down in the decider match as both the teams are eyeing to win the final T-20 to claim the trophy. The three-match series is level at 1-1 after the Men in Blue won the first T20 in Johannesburg by 28 runs. The Proteas bounced back in Centurion with a six-wicket win. Let's hope that the 'magical massage' could help Dhawan so that he can perform well in the second innings in terms of fielding.

Injured Virat Kohli gives head massage to Shikhar Dhawan during final T-20

<p>Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina took hold of the Indian team and&nbsp;set a total of 172 runs for&nbsp;the loss of seven wickets in the 3rd and final T20 against South Africa.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While Dhawan scored 47 runs off 40, Raina played&nbsp;a breezy knock of 43 runs off 27 balls.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Apart from the two, no other player managed to reach the 30-run&nbsp;mark. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) too fell off for 12 runs after playing 11 balls.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>India have suffered a big blow in the deciding Twenty20 against South Africa as they lost Virat Kohli due to a stiff back.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Opener Rohit Sharma is&nbsp;leading the side. South Africa won the toss and chose&nbsp;to bowl.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The three-match series is level at 1-1 after the Men in Blue won the first T20 in Johannesburg by 28 runs.&nbsp; The Proteas bounced back in Centurion with a six-wicket win.&nbsp;</p>

<p>India would be eyeing a perfect end to what has been a thoroughly roller-coaster tour.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For India, Dinesh has replaced Virat, Axar is in place of Chahal and Bumrah comes in place of Unadkat.</p>

<p>South Africa have also made two changes as they replaced J.J. Smuts and Dane Patterson with Christiaan Jonker, who will make his debut, and Aaron Phangiso.</p>

<p>The second match saw Manish Pandey come into his own, alongside MS Dhoni. Both the players scored half-centuries each. &nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>India:</strong> Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur.</p>

<p><strong>South Africa: </strong>J.P. Duminy (C), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Andile Phehlukwayo, Aaron Phangiso, Chris Morris, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi.</p>


Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina took hold of the Indian team and set a total of 172 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the 3rd and final T20 against South Africa. While Dhawan scored 47 runs off 40, Raina played a breezy knock of 43 runs off 27 balls. Apart from the two, no other player managed to reach the 30-run mark. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) too fell off for 12 runs after playing 11 balls. India have suffered a big blow in the deciding Twenty20 against South Africa as they lost Virat Kohli due to a stiff back. Opener Rohit Sharma is leading the side. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. The three-match series is level at 1-1 after the Men in Blue won the first T20 in Johannesburg by 28 runs. The Proteas bounced back in Centurion with a six-wicket win. India would be eyeing a perfect end to what has been a thoroughly roller-coaster tour. For India, Dinesh has replaced Virat, Axar is in place of Chahal and Bumrah comes in place of Unadkat. South Africa have also made two changes as they replaced J.J. Smuts and Dane Patterson with Christiaan Jonker, who will make his debut, and Aaron Phangiso. The second match saw Manish Pandey come into his own, alongside MS Dhoni. Both the players scored half-centuries each. Teams India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur. South Africa: J.P. Duminy (C), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Andile Phehlukwayo, Aaron Phangiso, Chris Morris, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi.

3rd T20: Dhawan, Raina push India to 172/7 after 20 overs

<p>Suresh Raina marked his <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/comeback-feels-like-playing-first-time-in-indian-jersey-raina-33243">comeback</a> in the ongoing T20 series against South&nbsp;Africa.&nbsp;Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil,&nbsp;Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments,&nbsp;fielding, batting and bowling.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/comeback-feels-like-playing-first-time-in-indian-jersey-raina-33243">All eyes are on Suresh Raina</a> as he is one of the favourites when it comes toT20 format. In IPL, Raina was retained by Chennai Super Kings for an amount of 11 crores. Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead&nbsp;of World Cup 2019, and his performance&nbsp;will act as a decider.&nbsp;Raina played his last international T20 match almost a year&nbsp;ago against England at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Feb 01, 2017. The veteran has since struggled to get back into the side because of both form and fitness issues.</p>

<p>In a recent interview Indian cricketer, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/comeback-feels-like-playing-first-time-in-indian-jersey-raina-33243">Suresh Raina</a> said, &quot;It is important to win a trophy first and important to go out there as a team mindset. If you see the top order, they are all batting well.</p>

<p>&quot;When you come to the middle order, MS (Dhoni) is there and Manish (Pandey) is also doing a good job,&quot; Raina told reporters ahead of the third T20I match against&nbsp;South Africa.</p>

<p>He added, &quot;So we will see where I can fit in. There are a lot of matches coming up now. Winning games is more important than being which format I am playing or not. Every&nbsp;Indian game is very important for me right now.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;It is important (to attack). Virat (Kohli) showed that faith in me. In the last two games we have dominated in the first six overs. It is very important to play well in the first six overs,&quot; Raina said.</p>

<p>India&nbsp;is currently levelled at 1-1 in the series with the decider game to be played here on Saturday.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/1st-t20-india-vs-south-africa-all-eyes-on-suresh-raina-33237">Raina</a> stressed that the team will look to go aggressive once again in the third match against the hosts to finish the tour on high.</p>

<p>&quot;We have spoken about it in the team meeting as well. When you have been doing well in every game, then you need to finish well too. That is what <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/1st-t20-india-vs-south-africa-all-eyes-on-suresh-raina-33237">Virat i</a>s all about. He never takes things easier, and on top of that you have MS and Ravi (Shastri) bhai who also give their inputs to the players,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;Virat has led the team well. We did well in Tests and won the ODI series. Dressing room is such that everyone is enjoying this success and the process is such that everyone is giving their inputs to Ravi bhai.&quot;</p>

<p>Taking about the&nbsp;2019 World Cup, he said that there is the long road the team has to cover ahead of the tournament.</p>

<p>&quot;I think it is a long road to the World Cup from here on. First, we have the tri-series in Sri Lanka, then we have the IPL, so we need to keep fresh, keep winning and doing the right processes,&quot; the occasional off-spinner said.</p>

<p>&quot;Closer to the World Cup we will be able to tell where we are going. It is important to stay in present and look to win each and every game,&quot; Raina added.</p>

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Suresh Raina said, 'We have the tri-series in Sri Lanka, then we have the IPL, so we need to keep fresh, keep winning and doing the right processes'

Suresh Raina marked his comeback in the ongoing T20 series against South Africa. Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil, Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments, fielding, batting and bowling. All eyes are on Suresh Raina as he is one of the favourites when it comes toT20 format. In IPL, Raina was retained by Chennai Super Kings for an amount of 11 crores. Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead of World Cup 2019, and his performance will act as a decider. Raina played his last international T20 match almost a year ago against England at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Feb 01, 2017. The veteran has since struggled to get back into the side because of both form and fitness issues. In a recent interview Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina said, "It is important to win a trophy first and important to go out there as a team mindset. If you see the top order, they are all batting well. "When you come to the middle order, MS (Dhoni) is there and Manish (Pandey) is also doing a good job," Raina told reporters ahead of the third T20I match against South Africa. He added, "So we will see where I can fit in. There are a lot of matches coming up now. Winning games is more important than being which format I am playing or not. Every Indian game is very important for me right now." "It is important (to attack). Virat (Kohli) showed that faith in me. In the last two games we have dominated in the first six overs. It is very important to play well in the first six overs," Raina said. India is currently levelled at 1-1 in the series with the decider game to be played here on Saturday. Raina stressed that the team will look to go aggressive once again in the third match against the hosts to finish the tour on high. "We have spoken about it in the team meeting as well. When you have been doing well in every game, then you need to finish well too. That is what Virat is all about. He never takes things easier, and on top of that you have MS and Ravi (Shastri) bhai who also give their inputs to the players," he said. "Virat has led the team well. We did well in Tests and won the ODI series. Dressing room is such that everyone is enjoying this success and the process is such that everyone is giving their inputs to Ravi bhai." Taking about the 2019 World Cup, he said that there is the long road the team has to cover ahead of the tournament. "I think it is a long road to the World Cup from here on. First, we have the tri-series in Sri Lanka, then we have the IPL, so we need to keep fresh, keep winning and doing the right processes," the occasional off-spinner said. "Closer to the World Cup we will be able to tell where we are going. It is important to stay in present and look to win each and every game," Raina added.

'It is a long road to the World Cup,' says Raina

<p>Newly-married couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma can&#39;t seem to get enough of each other.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Indian cricket team captain Kohli took to Instagram on&nbsp;February 20 to share an adorable photo of himself with his loved one. Posing in front of a wall with a graffiti of a couple kissing each other, Kohli seems to be busy doing the same.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He captioned the post:&nbsp; &quot;My one and only.&quot;</p>

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<p>Anushka Sharma is currently busy shooting for Sui Dhagga - Made in India with Varun Dhawan in an unusual pairing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Kohli is flying high on the success of India vs South Africa match series. During a match when Kohli was unstoppable, Sharma posted a couple of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-in-photos-anushka-sharma-cant-get-over-husband-virat-kohlis-33rd-odi-century-31589" target="_blank">Instagram stories</a> professing her love for her husband.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/virat-kohli-gives-credit-to-wife-anushka-for-his-performance-33118" target="_blank"><em>Also Read:&nbsp;Virat Kohli gives credit to wife Anushka for his performance</em></a><br />
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The two tied the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-watch-timeline-of-virat-and-anushkas-love-story-26531" target="_blank"> knot </a>in Tuscany, Italy on December 11, 2017.&nbsp;</p>

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Virat Kohli got married to Anushka Sharma in a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy last year

Newly-married couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma can't seem to get enough of each other. The Indian cricket team captain Kohli took to Instagram on February 20 to share an adorable photo of himself with his loved one. Posing in front of a wall with a graffiti of a couple kissing each other, Kohli seems to be busy doing the same. He captioned the post: "My one and only." My one and only! ♥️????♥️ A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Feb 20, 2018 at 12:14am PST × Anushka Sharma is currently busy shooting for Sui Dhagga - Made in India with Varun Dhawan in an unusual pairing. Meanwhile, Kohli is flying high on the success of India vs South Africa match series. During a match when Kohli was unstoppable, Sharma posted a couple of Instagram stories professing her love for her husband. Also Read: Virat Kohli gives credit to wife Anushka for his performance The two tied the knot in Tuscany, Italy on December 11, 2017.

In Photo: Virat Kohli shares a passionate kiss with his one and only!

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<p>This is a great time to be an Indian cricket fan. <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-virat-kohli-shardul-thakur-india-south-africa-6th-odi-team-india-indvssa-team-india-live-33105">After beating South Africa</a> in the sixth and final ODI at Centurion, India wrapped up a historic series victory by thumping the hosts 5-1. The manner of India&rsquo;s dominance and South Africa&rsquo;s abject capitulation has left countless cricket fans shocked.</p>

<p>Last night&rsquo;s ODI was a dead rubber. The series was already decided. And yet, people expected the home team to show fight in order to save some face. That was not to be as on a good batting surface, South Africa was bowled out for just 204 and then Team India brushed aside the target with eight wickets in hand and about 18 overs to spare.</p>

<p>Leading the charge was once again <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/best-batsman-in-the-world-now-says-ravi-shastri-for-virat-kohli-33154">captain Virat Kohli</a>, whose magnificent unbeaten 129 made a mockery of the small target. The Indian bowlers, too, were brilliant and young pacer Shradul Thakur&rsquo;s 4-52 helped to restrict the home side to a low score.</p>

<p>Prior to this series, South Africa was ranked the No.1 ODI side in the world. After having been thoroughly dismantled by India, they have slipped to the No.2 slot and given the way their team is looking at the present, things do not look very rosy for the Proteas.</p>

<p>India, meanwhile, will be thrilled. Their top order looks in great touch and their bowling, especially that of the spinners, has been regularly choking the opposition. Just to put things in perspective, the Indian bowlers have managed to clinch 51 wickets in the 6 ODIs as compared to just 23 by the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/virats-desperation-to-win-games-for-his-side-is-massive-33145">South African</a> bowlers.</p>

<p>The spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, have captured 33 wickets among them and that speaks volumes of the control and dominance they had over the South African batsmen.</p>

<p>The hero of the series for India, apart from the bowlers, has been Virat Kohli. He has not just led from the front, he has been absolutely peerless in the way he has gone about scoring his runs and making a mockery of the South African bowling. In the 6 ODIs, Kohli has garnered a whopping 558 runs at an astounding average of 186 with 3 hundred and one fifty.</p>

<p>His sheer dominance has been phenomenal to witness and there is no denying that we are seeing a living legend blossom on the front of our eyes. In recent memory, no other batsman has single-handedly decimated an opposition so ruthlessly. Perhaps, Sachin&rsquo;s supremacy over Australia in the 1998 season comes close in mind.</p>

<p>Kohli now has 35 ODI hundreds and where exactly does he end up will be fascinating to watch.</p>

<p>While India will be celebrating this momentous series victory, they need to be wary of a few issues as well. Their middle-order needs some changes and flexibility and has clearly struggled to take the initiative when it mattered. They also need a capable finisher at the end stages as Hardik Pandya hasn&rsquo;t really excelled in that role as yet.</p>

<p>If India can sort this issue out then they can go on to dominate everywhere in the world, especially with the variety they now have in their bowling lineup.</p>

<p>For South Africa, it will be back to the drawing board. Clearly, their new set of young players has not been up to the mark and they are overly reliant on yesteryear stalwarts like AB de Villers, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis to bail them out.</p>

<p>If South Africa hopes to regain their No.1 status and be a force in the 2019 World Cup, then the selectors and the team management need to take a long, hard look for the next generation of cricketers who can lead the team.</p>

<p>Cricket-wise, this ODI series was a dampener. The contest, save for the fourth ODI, was thoroughly one-sided and India cruised to victory in all their games. The fans surely would have expected a lot more fight and thrill as the No.1 and No.2 sides of the world went at loggerheads.</p>

<p>Regardless, team India has been really professional and clinical in their ways and can be proud of this historic achievement. Kudos to them for achieving this spectacular ODI series victory against South Africa on their own turf &ndash; it&rsquo;s a feat that no other visiting Indian team has achieved before.</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>

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The spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, have captured 33 wickets among them and that speaks volumes of the control and dominance they had over the South African batsmen

This is a great time to be an Indian cricket fan. After beating South Africa in the sixth and final ODI at Centurion, India wrapped up a historic series victory by thumping the hosts 5-1. The manner of India’s dominance and South Africa’s abject capitulation has left countless cricket fans shocked. Last night’s ODI was a dead rubber. The series was already decided. And yet, people expected the home team to show fight in order to save some face. That was not to be as on a good batting surface, South Africa was bowled out for just 204 and then Team India brushed aside the target with eight wickets in hand and about 18 overs to spare. Leading the charge was once again captain Virat Kohli, whose magnificent unbeaten 129 made a mockery of the small target. The Indian bowlers, too, were brilliant and young pacer Shradul Thakur’s 4-52 helped to restrict the home side to a low score. Prior to this series, South Africa was ranked the No.1 ODI side in the world. After having been thoroughly dismantled by India, they have slipped to the No.2 slot and given the way their team is looking at the present, things do not look very rosy for the Proteas. India, meanwhile, will be thrilled. Their top order looks in great touch and their bowling, especially that of the spinners, has been regularly choking the opposition. Just to put things in perspective, the Indian bowlers have managed to clinch 51 wickets in the 6 ODIs as compared to just 23 by the South African bowlers. The spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, have captured 33 wickets among them and that speaks volumes of the control and dominance they had over the South African batsmen. The hero of the series for India, apart from the bowlers, has been Virat Kohli. He has not just led from the front, he has been absolutely peerless in the way he has gone about scoring his runs and making a mockery of the South African bowling. In the 6 ODIs, Kohli has garnered a whopping 558 runs at an astounding average of 186 with 3 hundred and one fifty. His sheer dominance has been phenomenal to witness and there is no denying that we are seeing a living legend blossom on the front of our eyes. In recent memory, no other batsman has single-handedly decimated an opposition so ruthlessly. Perhaps, Sachin’s supremacy over Australia in the 1998 season comes close in mind. Kohli now has 35 ODI hundreds and where exactly does he end up will be fascinating to watch. While India will be celebrating this momentous series victory, they need to be wary of a few issues as well. Their middle-order needs some changes and flexibility and has clearly struggled to take the initiative when it mattered. They also need a capable finisher at the end stages as Hardik Pandya hasn’t really excelled in that role as yet. If India can sort this issue out then they can go on to dominate everywhere in the world, especially with the variety they now have in their bowling lineup. For South Africa, it will be back to the drawing board. Clearly, their new set of young players has not been up to the mark and they are overly reliant on yesteryear stalwarts like AB de Villers, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis to bail them out. If South Africa hopes to regain their No.1 status and be a force in the 2019 World Cup, then the selectors and the team management need to take a long, hard look for the next generation of cricketers who can lead the team. Cricket-wise, this ODI series was a dampener. The contest, save for the fourth ODI, was thoroughly one-sided and India cruised to victory in all their games. The fans surely would have expected a lot more fight and thrill as the No.1 and No.2 sides of the world went at loggerheads. Regardless, team India has been really professional and clinical in their ways and can be proud of this historic achievement. Kudos to them for achieving this spectacular ODI series victory against South Africa on their own turf – it’s a feat that no other visiting Indian team has achieved before. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Magnificent Kohli was crucial in India's win over South Africa

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-1st-t-20-ind-vs-sa-south-africa-india-virat-kohli-suresh-raina-live-score-33260">India has won the first T20</a> International against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg by 28 runs to take 1-0 series lead in the&nbsp;in the first of the three-match series.</p>

<p>Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl.</p>

<p>The same old problems haunted the South African side as it suffered from inconsistency, poor fielding, bad shot selection and loose bowling which put them on the back foot in the ODI series.</p>

<p>For South Africa, Reeza Hendricks contributed 70 crucial runs and found a determined ally in Behardien but both of them could not stand the attacking bowling&nbsp;of Indian bowlers.</p>

<p>Bhuvneshwar scalped 5 wickets including that of Reeza Hendricks, JP Duminy, Klaasen in his career-best bowling figure.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>For India, though opener Rohit Sharma lost his wicket early but displayed some mesmerising shots and scored 21 runs off 9 balls before&nbsp;leaving the ground.</p>

<p>In the fourth over, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/comeback-feels-like-playing-first-time-in-indian-jersey-raina-33243">Suresh Raina </a>lost his wicket as he hit the ball with the top edge and the ball went straight&nbsp;up in the air and landed in the hands of Junior Dala but<a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/1st-t20-india-vs-south-africa-all-eyes-on-suresh-raina-33237">&nbsp;Raina </a>marked his presence today by playing some lovely shots. He played with a strike rate of 214.29.</p>

<p>Shikhar Dhawan played brilliantly and scored 72 runs to cruise his team to a mammoth score of 203.</p>

<p>Though, Virat got an early lifeline when his catch was dropped but eventually lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs.</p>

<p>Manish Pandey (29) and Hardik Pandya (13) remained unbeaten.</p>

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Bhuvneshwar scalped 5 wickets including that of Reeza Hendricks, JP Duminy, Klaasen in his career-best bowling figure

India has won the first T20 International against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg by 28 runs to take 1-0 series lead in the in the first of the three-match series. Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. The same old problems haunted the South African side as it suffered from inconsistency, poor fielding, bad shot selection and loose bowling which put them on the back foot in the ODI series. For South Africa, Reeza Hendricks contributed 70 crucial runs and found a determined ally in Behardien but both of them could not stand the attacking bowling of Indian bowlers. Bhuvneshwar scalped 5 wickets including that of Reeza Hendricks, JP Duminy, Klaasen in his career-best bowling figure. 4-0-24-5. Career-best bowling figures from @BhuviOfficial. He also becomes the second Indian to pick up a five-fer in a T20I.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/lvudJkho3A — BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2018 × #TeamIndia win the 1st T20I by 28 runs. 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/60uU74zs8w — BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2018 × For India, though opener Rohit Sharma lost his wicket early but displayed some mesmerising shots and scored 21 runs off 9 balls before leaving the ground. In the fourth over, Suresh Raina lost his wicket as he hit the ball with the top edge and the ball went straight up in the air and landed in the hands of Junior Dala but Raina marked his presence today by playing some lovely shots. He played with a strike rate of 214.29. Shikhar Dhawan played brilliantly and scored 72 runs to cruise his team to a mammoth score of 203. Though, Virat got an early lifeline when his catch was dropped but eventually lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs. Manish Pandey (29) and Hardik Pandya (13) remained unbeaten.

1st T20: Bhuvneshwar Kumar's five-wicket haul helps India to take 1-0 series lead

<p>India&#39;s tour to South Africa has entered in the final phase where both the teams will meet for a three-match <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/1st-t20-india-vs-south-africa-all-eyes-on-suresh-raina-33237">T20 International</a> series which will start from today at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.</p>

<p>For India, the major change is that they have called back Suresh Raina.</p>

<p>Raina played his last international T20 match on February 01, 2017 against England at Chinnaswamy Stadium.</p>

<p>On his comeback, Raina told BCCI TV, &quot;I have worked really hard for two years and coming to the Indian team feels like I am playing first time in India jersey&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;I was working hard for my game and waiting for the chance to come and Ravi Bhai (head coach Ravi Shastri) really supported me a lot and also Virat.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;I am very happy about it, I have worked really hard, played each and every game in domestic cricket,&quot; he further added.</p>

<p>Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead of World Cup 2019, and his performance in the T20 against South Africa will act as a decider.</p>

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<p>&quot;Whenever you play for your country, you desire to perform well. I am very blessed to represent my country, Raina told to a BCCI correspondent.</p>

<p>Raina mentioned &quot;I am a very positive person&quot; and said, &quot;Get back to my Indian jersey and win games for my country.&quot;</p>

<p>Surest Raina praised Indian skipper Virat Kohli and said, &quot;Virat has shown immense support to each and every player.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;Virat is a quality leader and gives importance to each and every person,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>Raina also emphasised the atmosphere of the dressing room and spoke about team&#39;s bonding. He said, &quot;Indian team is happy with each other&#39;s success. I loved the dressing room atmosphere.&quot;</p>

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<p>Suresh Raina remained out of India cricket team for more than a year and worked hard to register a comeback which most of the players fail to do.</p>

<p>He summarised his chat with the BCCI correspondent by saying, &quot;Setbacks give lessons and make you tough.&quot;</p>

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Suresh Raina remained out of Indian cricket team for more than a year and worked hard for the comeback

India's tour to South Africa has entered in the final phase where both the teams will meet for a three-match T20 International series which will start from today at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. For India, the major change is that they have called back Suresh Raina. Raina played his last international T20 match on February 01, 2017 against England at Chinnaswamy Stadium. On his comeback, Raina told BCCI TV, "I have worked really hard for two years and coming to the Indian team feels like I am playing first time in India jersey" "I was working hard for my game and waiting for the chance to come and Ravi Bhai (head coach Ravi Shastri) really supported me a lot and also Virat." "I am very happy about it, I have worked really hard, played each and every game in domestic cricket," he further added. Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead of World Cup 2019, and his performance in the T20 against South Africa will act as a decider. How's that for a @ImRaina flourish! #TeamIndia #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/O0KJR4ldww — BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2018 × "Whenever you play for your country, you desire to perform well. I am very blessed to represent my country, Raina told to a BCCI correspondent. Raina mentioned "I am a very positive person" and said, "Get back to my Indian jersey and win games for my country." Surest Raina praised Indian skipper Virat Kohli and said, "Virat has shown immense support to each and every player." "Virat is a quality leader and gives importance to each and every person," he added. Raina also emphasised the atmosphere of the dressing room and spoke about team's bonding. He said, "Indian team is happy with each other's success. I loved the dressing room atmosphere." Snapshots from #TeamIndia's stint at the nets ahead of the 1st T20I at The Wanderers #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/PmeCwRjvFs — BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2018 × Suresh Raina remained out of India cricket team for more than a year and worked hard to register a comeback which most of the players fail to do. He summarised his chat with the BCCI correspondent by saying, "Setbacks give lessons and make you tough."

Comeback feels like playing first time in Indian jersey: Raina

<p>India&#39;s tour to South Africa has entered in the final phase where both the teams will meet for a three-match T20 International series which will start from&nbsp;today at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.</p>

<p>Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil,&nbsp;Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments,&nbsp;fielding, batting and bowling.</p>

<p>Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly.</p>

<p>Earlier, South Africa started the most awaited tour by winning the Test series by 2-1 but later, in the limited overs format, they lost the momentum.</p>

<p>Though, they have suffered a thrashing ODI&nbsp;defeat but still have the potential to outplay India in the T20 series.</p>

<p><strong>Squad (TBC)</strong></p>

<p><strong>India:</strong> &nbsp;Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lokesh Rahul, Jaydev Unadkat, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>South Africa:</strong> Reeza Hendricks, JJ Smuts, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy(c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Junior Dala, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Tabraiz Shamsi</p>

<p>JP Duminy will lead the Proteas and has made few changes in the squad. The T20 line up looks entirely different from what South Africa had in ODI.</p>

<p>As South Africa has to host Australia for a four-Test match series from February 22, hence, the bigs guns are resting for the T20 series.</p>

<p>For India, the major change is that they have called back Suresh Raina. Raina played his last international T20 match almost a year&nbsp;ago against England at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Feb 01, 2017.</p>

<p>All eyes are on Suresh Raina as he is one of the favourites when it comes toT20 format. In IPL, Raina was retained by Chennai Super Kings for an amount of 11 crores.</p>

<p>Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead&nbsp;of World Cup 2019, and his performance&nbsp;will act as a decider.</p>

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Raina played his last international T20 match a year ago against England at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on February 01, 2017

India's tour to South Africa has entered in the final phase where both the teams will meet for a three-match T20 International series which will start from today at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil, Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments, fielding, batting and bowling. Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly. Earlier, South Africa started the most awaited tour by winning the Test series by 2-1 but later, in the limited overs format, they lost the momentum. Though, they have suffered a thrashing ODI defeat but still have the potential to outplay India in the T20 series. Squad (TBC) India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lokesh Rahul, Jaydev Unadkat, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, JJ Smuts, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy(c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Junior Dala, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Farhaan Behardien, Christiaan Jonker, Tabraiz Shamsi JP Duminy will lead the Proteas and has made few changes in the squad. The T20 line up looks entirely different from what South Africa had in ODI. As South Africa has to host Australia for a four-Test match series from February 22, hence, the bigs guns are resting for the T20 series. For India, the major change is that they have called back Suresh Raina. Raina played his last international T20 match almost a year ago against England at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Feb 01, 2017. All eyes are on Suresh Raina as he is one of the favourites when it comes toT20 format. In IPL, Raina was retained by Chennai Super Kings for an amount of 11 crores. Raina is desperate to rejoin Indian cricket team ahead of World Cup 2019, and his performance will act as a decider.

1st T20 India vs South Africa: All eyes on Suresh Raina

<p>South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl&nbsp;in the first&nbsp;T20 match against India&nbsp;at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.</p>

<p>An absolute splendid start for team India was registered by the batsmen, though opener Rohit Sharma lost his wicket early but displayed some mesmerising shots and scored 21 runs off 9 balls before&nbsp;leaving the ground.</p>

<p>In the fourth over, Suresh Raina lost his wicket as he hit the ball with the top edge and the ball went straight&nbsp;up in the air and landed in the hands of Junior Dala but&nbsp;Raina marked his presence today by playing some lovely shots. He played with a strike rate of 214.29.</p>

<p>Shikhar Dhawan played brilliantly and scored 72 runs to cruise his team to a mammoth score of 2013.</p>

<p>Though, Virat got an early lifeline when his catch was dropped but eventually lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs.</p>

<p>Manish Pandey (29) and Hardik Pandya (13) remained unbeaten.</p>

<p>Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil,&nbsp;Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments,&nbsp;fielding, batting and bowling.</p>

<p>Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly.</p>

<p>Earlier, South Africa started the most awaited tour by winning the Test series by 2-1 but later, in the limited overs format, they lost the momentum.</p>

<p>Though, they have suffered a thrashing ODI&nbsp;defeat but still have the potential to outplay India in the T20 series.</p>

<p><strong>Playing XI:</strong></p>

<p><strong>South Africa:</strong>&nbsp;JJ Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi</p>

<p><strong>India:&nbsp;</strong>Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah</p>

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Shikhar Dhawan showcased cricketing brilliance and knocked 72 runs off 39 balls

South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl in the first T20 match against India at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. An absolute splendid start for team India was registered by the batsmen, though opener Rohit Sharma lost his wicket early but displayed some mesmerising shots and scored 21 runs off 9 balls before leaving the ground. In the fourth over, Suresh Raina lost his wicket as he hit the ball with the top edge and the ball went straight up in the air and landed in the hands of Junior Dala but Raina marked his presence today by playing some lovely shots. He played with a strike rate of 214.29. Shikhar Dhawan played brilliantly and scored 72 runs to cruise his team to a mammoth score of 2013. Though, Virat got an early lifeline when his catch was dropped but eventually lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs. Manish Pandey (29) and Hardik Pandya (13) remained unbeaten. Recently, India had created history, winning the six-match ODI series by 5-1 on South African soil, Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments, fielding, batting and bowling. Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly. Earlier, South Africa started the most awaited tour by winning the Test series by 2-1 but later, in the limited overs format, they lost the momentum. Though, they have suffered a thrashing ODI defeat but still have the potential to outplay India in the T20 series. Playing XI: South Africa: JJ Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

1st T20 IND vs SA: Dhawan shines, India set 203 as target

<p>Virat Kohli has literally made the 22-yard strip his own kingdom and the India captain is not in a mood to &quot;compete with anyone&quot; for any specific &quot;tag&quot; such as the best batsman in world cricket.</p>

<p>Kohli was again at the forefront scoring a staggering 558 runs (including three hundreds) in his team&#39;s 5-1 ODI series win against South Africa but made it clear that he has never ever played cricket to be a &quot;headline grabber&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;At this stage, I don&rsquo;t feel like competing with anyone. It&rsquo;s all about how I prepare before the game and what my work ethics are and how I am feeling on game day. My only motivation is to get into that frame of mind. I am not competing with anyone at all,&quot; Kohli said at the post-match press conference.</p>

<p>The key to consistency is not thinking too ahead of himself.</p>

<p>&quot;But if you are thinking about being ahead of someone else then you will be found out very soon by this game and you are compromising on what the team needs as well,&rdquo; the skipper said after anchoring his team home with yet another ODI hundred.</p>

<p>Asked if he can now be termed as the best batsman in world cricket, the straight-talking skipper said: &quot;As I said, I don&rsquo;t want any tags. I don&rsquo;t want any headlines. I just go out there and do my job, it is up to the people to write what they write, I don&rsquo;t want to be called anything.</p>

<p>&quot;It&rsquo;s my job, I am supposed to do what I am doing and I am not doing anyone a favour, so just want to be in this zone of working as hard as I can and trying to do the best for the team,&quot; the skipper added in a matter-of-fact manner.</p>

<p>The skipper once again made it clear that public perceptions are least of his concerns as long as his team knows his worth.</p>

<p>&quot;What matters is what the management thinks about me, what I think about the players and what the players think about me. That&rsquo;s all that matters to me. I know the headlines change from day in and day out. Tomorrow I play a bad shot and get out for zero everyone will conveniently do what they want to do, so it&rsquo;s not my job to say anything about what I do.</p>

<p>&quot;Yes, if I make a mistake I will come here and accept it. I have never been one to give excuses and will remain like that. But I am never one to come here and praise myself. I can never do that because as I said, this is a job for me. I am not doing anyone a favour,&rdquo; the skipper&#39;s statement showed that how much the criticisms in the past has hurt him.</p>

<p>While India&#39;s ODI juggernaut has rolled on, there have been questions raised about the quality of opposition playing ODI cricket and the skipper&#39;s views made it clear that he wasn&#39;t amused one bit.<br />
Questioned if this was India&#39;s best overseas win, pat came a terse response: &ldquo;You people can tell!&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;One month back we were a very bad team. Now we are being asked these questions. We haven&#39;t changed our mindset. Now whether this is the biggest win or no, whoever wants to analyze, write will do so,&quot; Kohli&#39;s response made it clear from where it was coming.</p>

<p>It was a sense of deja vu for the skipper, who had a slight altercation with the media at this very venue after the team lost the Test series.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I know for a fact that 90 percent people didn&rsquo;t give us a chance after two Tests. I was sitting in the same room giving a press conference. So we understand where we&rsquo;ve come from,&quot; the sarcasm was not lost on anyone.</p>

<p>&quot;I am not going to live in a dreamland right now and accept all the praise, sit here and feel good about this, because it doesn&#39;t matter to me. Honestly it doesn&#39;t. It didn&#39;t matter when we were 2-0 down, it doesn&#39;t matter now that we are 5-1 up because what matters is the respect in the change-room,&quot; the disdain and disregard for the media was once again evident in each and every sentence that he spoke.</p>

<p>The skipper sounded a bit irritated when asked about South Africa being laid low by injuries to senior players.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Whether the team was what it was supposed to be was not in our hands. It&rsquo;s none of our concern. We want to take the best team as far as we can on the field and have the best mindset to perform on every given day that we represent our country. That remains our mind set regardless of what happens.&quot;&nbsp;</p>


The key to consistency is not thinking too ahead of himself

Virat Kohli has literally made the 22-yard strip his own kingdom and the India captain is not in a mood to "compete with anyone" for any specific "tag" such as the best batsman in world cricket. Kohli was again at the forefront scoring a staggering 558 runs (including three hundreds) in his team's 5-1 ODI series win against South Africa but made it clear that he has never ever played cricket to be a "headline grabber". "At this stage, I don’t feel like competing with anyone. It’s all about how I prepare before the game and what my work ethics are and how I am feeling on game day. My only motivation is to get into that frame of mind. I am not competing with anyone at all," Kohli said at the post-match press conference. The key to consistency is not thinking too ahead of himself. "But if you are thinking about being ahead of someone else then you will be found out very soon by this game and you are compromising on what the team needs as well,” the skipper said after anchoring his team home with yet another ODI hundred. Asked if he can now be termed as the best batsman in world cricket, the straight-talking skipper said: "As I said, I don’t want any tags. I don’t want any headlines. I just go out there and do my job, it is up to the people to write what they write, I don’t want to be called anything. "It’s my job, I am supposed to do what I am doing and I am not doing anyone a favour, so just want to be in this zone of working as hard as I can and trying to do the best for the team," the skipper added in a matter-of-fact manner. The skipper once again made it clear that public perceptions are least of his concerns as long as his team knows his worth. "What matters is what the management thinks about me, what I think about the players and what the players think about me. That’s all that matters to me. I know the headlines change from day in and day out. Tomorrow I play a bad shot and get out for zero everyone will conveniently do what they want to do, so it’s not my job to say anything about what I do. "Yes, if I make a mistake I will come here and accept it. I have never been one to give excuses and will remain like that. But I am never one to come here and praise myself. I can never do that because as I said, this is a job for me. I am not doing anyone a favour,” the skipper's statement showed that how much the criticisms in the past has hurt him. While India's ODI juggernaut has rolled on, there have been questions raised about the quality of opposition playing ODI cricket and the skipper's views made it clear that he wasn't amused one bit. Questioned if this was India's best overseas win, pat came a terse response: “You people can tell!" "One month back we were a very bad team. Now we are being asked these questions. We haven't changed our mindset. Now whether this is the biggest win or no, whoever wants to analyze, write will do so," Kohli's response made it clear from where it was coming. It was a sense of deja vu for the skipper, who had a slight altercation with the media at this very venue after the team lost the Test series. “I know for a fact that 90 percent people didn’t give us a chance after two Tests. I was sitting in the same room giving a press conference. So we understand where we’ve come from," the sarcasm was not lost on anyone. "I am not going to live in a dreamland right now and accept all the praise, sit here and feel good about this, because it doesn't matter to me. Honestly it doesn't. It didn't matter when we were 2-0 down, it doesn't matter now that we are 5-1 up because what matters is the respect in the change-room," the disdain and disregard for the media was once again evident in each and every sentence that he spoke. The skipper sounded a bit irritated when asked about South Africa being laid low by injuries to senior players. “Whether the team was what it was supposed to be was not in our hands. It’s none of our concern. We want to take the best team as far as we can on the field and have the best mindset to perform on every given day that we represent our country. That remains our mind set regardless of what happens."

I don't feel like competing with anyone: Virat Kohli

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-virat-kohli-shardul-thakur-india-south-africa-6th-odi-team-india-indvssa-team-india-live-33105">India won the 6th ODI</a> as well as the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/virats-desperation-to-win-games-for-his-side-is-massive-33145">Indian team outplayed South African</a> side in all departments, fielding, batting and bowling.</p>

<p>Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly.</p>

<p>The credit goes to team management and support staff as well.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pics-the-reasons-behind-indias-historic-victory-692"><strong>In pics: Reasons behind India&#39;s historic victory against South Africa</strong></a></p>

<p>Recently, Indian head coach Ravi Shastri praised Virat Kohli after winning the sixth and final ODI match against the Proteas.</p>

<p>He described Kohli as the &quot;best batsman in the world&quot; in a post-match&nbsp;interview.</p>

<p>He said, &quot;Well, I&#39;m the head coach of the Indian team and I see him batting like this and I&#39;ve seen him bat across all conditions, in all formats and it&#39;s not just averages, it&#39;s the way you get runs, when you get it and the impact those runs have on what the team does. I would safely say he&#39;s the best batsman in the world now.&quot;</p>

<p>Team India will forward to keep the winning momentum in the upcoming T20I series as well which will start from February 18th.</p>

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Indian head coach Ravi Shastri praised Virat Kohli after winning the sixth and final ODI match against the Proteas and described Kohli as the best batsman in the world

India won the 6th ODI as well as the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday. Indian team outplayed South African side in all departments, fielding, batting and bowling. Virat led team remained very calm and composed throughout the ODI series and perform brilliantly. The credit goes to team management and support staff as well. In pics: Reasons behind India's historic victory against South Africa Recently, Indian head coach Ravi Shastri praised Virat Kohli after winning the sixth and final ODI match against the Proteas. He described Kohli as the "best batsman in the world" in a post-match interview. He said, "Well, I'm the head coach of the Indian team and I see him batting like this and I've seen him bat across all conditions, in all formats and it's not just averages, it's the way you get runs, when you get it and the impact those runs have on what the team does. I would safely say he's the best batsman in the world now." Team India will forward to keep the winning momentum in the upcoming T20I series as well which will start from February 18th.

'Best batsman in the world now,' says Ravi Shastri for Virat Kohli

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pics-the-reasons-behind-indias-historic-victory-692">India won the 6th ODI</a> as well as the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday.</p>

<p>Virat Kohli slammed 35th century to lead the team to a historic win on the South African soil.</p>

<p>For his splendid performance throughout the series captain, Kohli awarded Man of the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the final ODI.</p>

<p>A quite brilliant unbeaten <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/best-batsman-in-the-world-now-says-ravi-shastri-for-virat-kohli-33154">129 from skipper Virat Kohli</a> helped India cruise to an eight-wicket win.</p>

<p>But for South Africa captain Aiden Markram, leading his side for the first time in a series, it was a chastening experience - and he admitted that his players have plenty of learning to do ahead of the World Cup next year in England.</p>

<p>After losing the sixth and final ODI match he said in the post-match&nbsp;interview that the experience has been &#39;eye-opening&#39; he further added, &quot;The confidence of the side has definitely taken a knock, yes. It&#39;s never nice to lose 5-1 but we have learned lessons.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;A lot of those lessons have been taught to us by how the Indians have constructed their games.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;And then their bowlers, they control that middle period really well, they&#39;ve got two quality spinners and they strike up front with the new ball,&quot; South African skipper said while praising Indian bowling side.</p>

<p>He amplified the performance of Indian skipper <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/virat-kohli-gives-credit-to-wife-anushka-for-his-performance-33118">Virat Kohli</a> and said, &quot;Virat&#39;s desperation to win games for his side is massive and that&#39;s why he condones (conducts) himself like he does and it&#39;s all from a competitive point of view, it&#39;s nothing malicious.</p>

<p>So there&#39;s a lot of things I can learn from him, there&#39;s a lot of things I can learn from their team as a whole and there&#39;s a lot of things I can learn from us as a whole, the Proteas as a whole. So taking&nbsp;little pieces here and there, from various players is helping.&quot;</p>


South Africa captain Aiden Markram admitted that his players have plenty of learning to do ahead of the World Cup next year in England

India won the 6th ODI as well as the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday. Virat Kohli slammed 35th century to lead the team to a historic win on the South African soil. For his splendid performance throughout the series captain, Kohli awarded Man of the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the final ODI. A quite brilliant unbeaten 129 from skipper Virat Kohli helped India cruise to an eight-wicket win. But for South Africa captain Aiden Markram, leading his side for the first time in a series, it was a chastening experience - and he admitted that his players have plenty of learning to do ahead of the World Cup next year in England. After losing the sixth and final ODI match he said in the post-match interview that the experience has been 'eye-opening' he further added, "The confidence of the side has definitely taken a knock, yes. It's never nice to lose 5-1 but we have learned lessons." "A lot of those lessons have been taught to us by how the Indians have constructed their games." "And then their bowlers, they control that middle period really well, they've got two quality spinners and they strike up front with the new ball," South African skipper said while praising Indian bowling side. He amplified the performance of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and said, "Virat's desperation to win games for his side is massive and that's why he condones (conducts) himself like he does and it's all from a competitive point of view, it's nothing malicious. So there's a lot of things I can learn from him, there's a lot of things I can learn from their team as a whole and there's a lot of things I can learn from us as a whole, the Proteas as a whole. So taking little pieces here and there, from various players is helping."

'Virat's desperation to win games for his side is massive,' says Aiden Markram

<p>India won the One Day International six-match series against South Africa by 5-1.</p>

<p>Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century to lead the team to a historic win on&nbsp;the South African soil.</p>

<p>He also becomes first Indian captain to hit three centuries in the single ODI series&nbsp;and also becomes fastest batsman to score 17,000 international runs.</p>

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<p>For his magical performance throughout the series captain, Kohli awarded Man of the series as he scored 558 runs in the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the final ODI.</p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pics-the-reasons-behind-indias-historic-victory-692#photo-37950">In pics: Reasons behind India&#39;s historic victory against South Africa</a></strong></p>

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<p>In the post-match interview, he said that he gives credits to the wife (Anushka Sharma) as she always supported him.</p>

<p>He also mentioned that Anushka had been criticised in the past for his&nbsp;poor performance.</p>

<p>So he dedicated the victory and match-winning&nbsp;knock to her.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-virat-kohli-shardul-thakur-india-south-africa-6th-odi-team-india-indvssa-team-india-live-33105"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Virat Kohli slams century, inspires team to historic victory</strong></a></p>

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In the post-match interview Virat said that he gives credit to his wife Anushka Sharma

India won the One Day International six-match series against South Africa by 5-1. Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century to lead the team to a historic win on the South African soil. He also becomes first Indian captain to hit three centuries in the single ODI series and also becomes fastest batsman to score 17,000 international runs. India captain @imVkohli is the Player of the Series - the first player ever to score over 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series! ???? #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/UCIoL6gF39 — ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2018 × For his magical performance throughout the series captain, Kohli awarded Man of the series as he scored 558 runs in the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the final ODI. In pics: Reasons behind India's historic victory against South Africa A third century of the series for @imVkohli gets him his third Player of the Match award of the series! He's the first Indian to score three centuries in a bilateral ODI series! #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/2s8EHjQDMw — ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2018 × In the post-match interview, he said that he gives credits to the wife (Anushka Sharma) as she always supported him. He also mentioned that Anushka had been criticised in the past for his poor performance. So he dedicated the victory and match-winning knock to her. Also read: Virat Kohli slams century, inspires team to historic victory

Virat Kohli gives credit to wife Anushka for his performance

<p>India won the 6th ODI as well as the series against South Africa&nbsp;at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday.</p>

<p>Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century to lead the team to a historic win on the South African soil.</p>

<p>For his magical performace throughout&nbsp;the series captain Kohli awarded with Man of the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the&nbsp;final ODI.</p>

<p>Earlier India won the toss and opted to bowl and South Africa again struggled to score runs as the batting order did not show any stability.</p>

<p>India kept taking quick wickets and continued to build up the pressure on the South African team.</p>

<p>Opener Aiden Markram scored 24 runs and Hashim Amla scored only 10 runs. The top batting order was thrashed by Shardul Thakur and Yuzi Chahal.</p>

<p>Chahal saw AB de Villiers off and celebrated the moment of taking the biggest wicket by doing a dab. AB scored 30 off 32 balls.</p>

<p>For South Africa, Khaya Zondo scored maximum (54) but could not handle the pressure and edged an easy catch&nbsp;of Chahal&#39;s ball in the safe hands of Hardik Pandya.</p>

<p><strong>Fall of wickets:</strong></p>

<p>23-1 (Hashim Amla, 6.3), 43-2 (Aiden Markram, 9.5), 105-3 (AB de Villiers, 20.5), 135-4 (Heinrich Klaasen, 30.3), 136-5 (Farhaan Behardien, 31.2), 142-6 (Chris Morris, 33.3), 151-7 (Khaya Zondo, 36.6), 187-8 (Morne Morkel, 43.4), 192-9 (Imran Tahir, 45.4), 204-10 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 46.5)</p>

<p>For India, Shardul Thakur came out as star and took four crucial wickets of Aiden Markram (24), Hashim Amla (10), Farhaan Behardien (1) and Andile Phehlukwayo (34) in his spell of 8.5 overs.</p>

<p>Jasprit Bumrah sends off Heinrich Klaasen (22) and Imran Tahir (2). Hardik Pandya (20) saw off Morne Morkel and Kuldeep Yadav took Chris Morris&#39;s (4) wicket. Yuzi out bowled AB de Villiers (30) and Khaya Zondo (54).</p>

<p>India has already created history by winning the One Day International series in the South African soil as they lead the series with an unassailable 4-1.</p>

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Shardul Thakur came out as star and took four crucial wickets of Aiden Markram (24), Hashim Amla (10), Farhaan Behardien (1) and Andile Phehlukwayo (34) in his spell of 8.5 overs

India won the 6th ODI as well as the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday. Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century to lead the team to a historic win on the South African soil. For his magical performace throughout the series captain Kohli awarded with Man of the series and also Man of the match for an amazing knock in the final ODI. Earlier India won the toss and opted to bowl and South Africa again struggled to score runs as the batting order did not show any stability. India kept taking quick wickets and continued to build up the pressure on the South African team. Opener Aiden Markram scored 24 runs and Hashim Amla scored only 10 runs. The top batting order was thrashed by Shardul Thakur and Yuzi Chahal. Chahal saw AB de Villiers off and celebrated the moment of taking the biggest wicket by doing a dab. AB scored 30 off 32 balls. For South Africa, Khaya Zondo scored maximum (54) but could not handle the pressure and edged an easy catch of Chahal's ball in the safe hands of Hardik Pandya. Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Hashim Amla, 6.3), 43-2 (Aiden Markram, 9.5), 105-3 (AB de Villiers, 20.5), 135-4 (Heinrich Klaasen, 30.3), 136-5 (Farhaan Behardien, 31.2), 142-6 (Chris Morris, 33.3), 151-7 (Khaya Zondo, 36.6), 187-8 (Morne Morkel, 43.4), 192-9 (Imran Tahir, 45.4), 204-10 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 46.5) For India, Shardul Thakur came out as star and took four crucial wickets of Aiden Markram (24), Hashim Amla (10), Farhaan Behardien (1) and Andile Phehlukwayo (34) in his spell of 8.5 overs. Jasprit Bumrah sends off Heinrich Klaasen (22) and Imran Tahir (2). Hardik Pandya (20) saw off Morne Morkel and Kuldeep Yadav took Chris Morris's (4) wicket. Yuzi out bowled AB de Villiers (30) and Khaya Zondo (54). India has already created history by winning the One Day International series in the South African soil as they lead the series with an unassailable 4-1.

Virat Kohli slams century, inspires team to historic victory

<p>Virat Kohli won the toss and opts to bowl in the sixth ODI match against South Africa at&nbsp;SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday.</p>

<p>South Africa lost early wickets and struggles in the ongoing match. None of the batsmen were effective in front of the Indian bowling attack.</p>

<p>Shradul Thakur shines and took three crucial wickets of Aiden Markram (24), Hashim Amla (10) and Farhaan Behardien (1).</p>

<p>India has already created history by winning the One Day International series in the South African soil as they lead the series with an unassailable&nbsp;4-1.</p>

<p>Earlier the Proteas had won the Teat series of the same tour and Indian team faced a volcano of trolls and criticism for not performing&nbsp;up to the mark.</p>

<p>Unsurprisingly, men in blue shut the backbiters by beating the South African side in all departments, be it batting, bowling, fielding and decision making in the ODI series.</p>

<p>The Proteas were also overshadowed by a series of injuries as their stars players like AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock were ruled out amid ODI series.</p>

<p>AB marked his come back in the 4th ODI but remained ineffective as Indian team played brilliantly well throughout the series.</p>

<p>There were few loopholes&nbsp;in the Indian squad as well when opener Rohit Sharma remained&nbsp;out of form in the limited overs format until the last ODI when he slammed a magnificent century and regain&nbsp;the momentum.</p>

<p>The middle&nbsp;batting order is still bit weak and the issue of number four spot has to resolve as soon as possible because Virat is doing a lot of experimentation with spot number four it has to be resolved&nbsp;before World Cup 2019.</p>

<p>The bowlers are doing an amazing job and the highlights of India bowling side&nbsp;are Bhuvi unmatchable seam and the Spin Twins (Kuldeep-Chahal). They have delivered some mesmerizing spell and created records.</p>

<p>Where on one hand, the Indian team, world number one, will enter with a high to wrap up the series with a 5-1 score, on the other hand, the South African side will be looking to salvage the cricketing pride.</p>

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<p>Both the teams have not made any changes in the squad only Markram has called back&nbsp;Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien and Imran Tahir.</p>

<p><strong>Squad:</strong></p>

<p><strong>South Africa</strong>: Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram(c), AB de Villiers, Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Lungisani Ngidi</p>

<p><strong>India:</strong> Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal</p>

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The Indian team, world number one, will enter with a high to wrap up the series with a 5-1 lead, on the other hand, the South African side will be looking to salvage the cricketing pride

Virat Kohli won the toss and opts to bowl in the sixth ODI match against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday. South Africa lost early wickets and struggles in the ongoing match. None of the batsmen were effective in front of the Indian bowling attack. Shradul Thakur shines and took three crucial wickets of Aiden Markram (24), Hashim Amla (10) and Farhaan Behardien (1). India has already created history by winning the One Day International series in the South African soil as they lead the series with an unassailable 4-1. Earlier the Proteas had won the Teat series of the same tour and Indian team faced a volcano of trolls and criticism for not performing up to the mark. Unsurprisingly, men in blue shut the backbiters by beating the South African side in all departments, be it batting, bowling, fielding and decision making in the ODI series. The Proteas were also overshadowed by a series of injuries as their stars players like AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock were ruled out amid ODI series. AB marked his come back in the 4th ODI but remained ineffective as Indian team played brilliantly well throughout the series. There were few loopholes in the Indian squad as well when opener Rohit Sharma remained out of form in the limited overs format until the last ODI when he slammed a magnificent century and regain the momentum. The middle batting order is still bit weak and the issue of number four spot has to resolve as soon as possible because Virat is doing a lot of experimentation with spot number four it has to be resolved before World Cup 2019. The bowlers are doing an amazing job and the highlights of India bowling side are Bhuvi unmatchable seam and the Spin Twins (Kuldeep-Chahal). They have delivered some mesmerizing spell and created records. Where on one hand, the Indian team, world number one, will enter with a high to wrap up the series with a 5-1 score, on the other hand, the South African side will be looking to salvage the cricketing pride. #TeamIndia Playing XI for the 6th and final ODI. Shardul Thakur comes in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/qJuA4HMEXu — BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2018 × Both the teams have not made any changes in the squad only Markram has called back Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien and Imran Tahir. Squad: South Africa: Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram(c), AB de Villiers, Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Lungisani Ngidi India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

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