Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid Mindblowing Partnership

On 26th May 1999, during India’s World Cup match against Sri Lanka at Taunton in England, the partnership between the two most amazing duo of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid was amazing and unique. Both of them put together 318 runs for India. It was then a record-breaking partnership in ODIs.

Sadagoppan Ramesh and Sourav Ganguly opened the batting for Team India but India lost an early wicket of Ramesh when he was removed by Chaminda Vaas for 5 but this early fall did not affect the Indian side instead fans got to see the mindblowing partnership of two great players.

Rahul Dravid came at number three to bat. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid put together the 2nd-wicket partnership of 318 runs to help India score a massive 373 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in their 50 overs in a group match.

It was Rahul Dravid who started the initial attack by playing some beautiful shots on both sides of the wicket. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid both scored a ton.

Unfortunately, in the 46th over, India lost their second wicket at 324 runs. Rahul Dravid was run out for 145 which brought the end to the partnership of 318 runs. Sourav Ganguly though continued his attack and had slammed 183 runs in just 158 deliveries. He hit 17 boundaries and 7 massive sixes.

It was the first World Cup for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. Three years later after their sensational test debut in England, both the players had by then become an integral part of the Indian batting line-up.

The partnership between them was the highest for any wicket in the World Cup at that time. In 1999 itself, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid put together 331 runs. Then Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels surpassed them in the 2015 ICC World Cup against Zimbabwe by putting together 372 runs.

MS Dhoni to be in or out from ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup is organized by International Cricket Council (ICC) in every four years. The upcoming cricket world cup tournament will be organized in England in from 30 May 2019 to 15 July 2019.

Billions of Cricket fans and cricket lovers all over the world are enthusiastically waiting for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The biggest question as far as team India is concerned is that should former captain MS Dhoni be part of India’s Squad for the World Cup 2019.

For the first time ever, MS Dhoni is has been omitted from the three-match Twenty20 International series against the Windies and Australia.

Sunil Gavaskar, the former Indian Captain feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is must for the 2019 ODI World Cup. Current Indian Captain Virat Kohli will get benefits of having the experienced wicket-keeper batsman in his side.

In 2018, Dhoni has scored just 252 runs from 12 innings at an average of 25 and a strike-rate of 68.10. But, Gavaskar insisted on Dhoni's experience of having led Indian side and achieving multiple victories in World Cup in the past.

India won World Cup for two times in the year 1983 and 2011. India had also been the Runner Up for one time in the year 2003 after losing from the five-time champions Australia.

Sunil Gavaskar said Virat needs Dhoni and there is no doubt about it. In 50 overs where there is that much more time, that's when MSD comes into play. Dhoni makes those small field adjustments telling the bowlers where to bowl and what to bowl. It's a huge plus for Virat Kohli.

Sunil Gavaskar said that while Virat Kohli still has a support in the 20-over game but MS Dhoni's presence in the side will be vital. He said, "MSD is an absolute must for the 2019 World Cup,".

Talking about Rohit Sharma, Sunil Gavaskar believes that the way Rohit Sharma has come to the party as a captain, as a thinker, as a planner. He has been brilliant. He said,

"With Rohit coming in and also Ajinkya Rahane, Virat has a couple more shoulders to lean on. Therefore, I think this [is a] move to have MS Dhoni take a break from T20I cricket."

The great bond that Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh Share

The God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvi have always been known to share a great bond. From 2000 to 2013 they have shared the dressing room and are together. At the time of Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, Yuvi was heartbroken.

On the day Tendulkar announced his decision to retire from Cricket, Yuvraj Singh had made a comeback, despite scoring a match-winning 77 runs off 35 balls in the Twenty20 international against Australia in Rajkot, he was saddened by the news of Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement.

Yuvraj Singh hopes to play alongside Sachin Tendulkar for one last time and he said that he would definitely go to watch Sachin’s 200th Test even if he is not the part of squad.

Sachin always guided Yuvraj on and off the field about the things in his life, especially the World Cup journey, so it's been very special for Yuvi. It’s tough for Yuvraj to see Sachin go. He once said that Sachin will always be very special to him and his retirement will be an emotional time for the whole of India.

It is well-known that Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar are great friends. Yuvi said, "I don't think I am going to let him go away. I am going to catch hold of his feet and not let him leave the dressing room. It has been amazing to play with him for so many years -- one of the greatest players to have played the game. I don't know what to say,".

Yuvraj Singh always respects Sachin. In 2011,Yuvi mentioned that he wanted to win the World Cup for the Sachin and he did that. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni ,Team India won the World ICC World Cup 2011.

In 2014, Yuvi touched Sachin's feet at Lord's during an exhibition match when they were on opposing sides. Sachin Tendulkar's warning changed Yuvraj Singh’s angry attitude too. Sachin once scolded Yuvi after he abused his cricket equipment following a poor performance. After that Yuvraj Singh learned from Sachin Tendulkar that keeping cool in stressful times is a symbol of a good sportsperson.

Selection Committee Chief reveals the reason for not including Kedar Jadhav in Third ODI against West Indies

After the brilliant and record-breaking performance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in first One Day International against West Indies out of the five-match ODI series at Guwahati, India took the lead by 1-0 as the match was won by India by 8 wickets.

The Second One Day International at Visakhapatnam ended in a thrilling tie. West Indies scored

321 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and India also scored 321 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. But the match was very special for Virat Kohli as he broke Master Blaster’s record.

For the Third One Day International scheduled at Pune, the BCCI announced India's 15-man squad for the remaining 3 ODIs against West Indies.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah returned after being rested for the first 2 matches but the name of the key player in the middle order Kedar Jadhavwas missing. Not only his name but Mohammed Shami’s name was also excluded from the team.

Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav both underperformed in the first two ODIs against the West Indies but although Umesh Yadav managed to retain his place.

The all-rounderKedar Jadhav expressed surprise and said he did not know why he was not been included in the team and would want to know the reason behind the decision. On that election committee chief, MSK Prasad had responded to the all-rounder.

MSK Prasad said that we did not pick Kedar because of his history of fitness. There have been occasions earlier when he has come back fit and then broke down, a case in point being the Asia Cup last month.

He told that they were thinking that if India A won today, then Kedar would have got another match, which would have given us a fair assessment of his match fitness.

He further said that maybe we could have added him as an additional player in the Indian team before the fourth ODI as the Deodhar final is on Saturday. He concluded saying that the players need to understand that there is a process that they follow while selecting the team.

Indian Team Squad for the final 3 ODIs include Virat Kohli as Captain, Rohit Sharma as Vice-Captain and MS Dhoni as Wicket-Keeper. Other players include Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, and Manish Pandey.

Bowlers Department include Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed and Umesh Yadav.

MS Dhoni’s Reaction after hitting a six in Second ODI against Windies in the same ground from where he began his journey

After the phenomenal performance of India in First One Day International against West Indies and taking a lead by 1-0 at the end of Second One Day International at Visakhapatnam.

Visakhapatnam is a place where MSD began his journey in the world of cricket. MS Dhoni is about to complete his 14 years in international cricket. Former Indian Captain was seen inspecting the pitch and talked with groundsmen on the eve of the second One-day International between India and West Indies.

BCCI tweeted pictures of Dhoni examining the pitch and tweeted that “The KING is here!”. This ground and the city of Visakhapatnam has a special bond and memories for the former Indian Captain. Everyone hoped that MSD will create new memories on the ground again.

During the Second ODI match at Visakhapatnam, the crowd at the venue witnessed Virat Kohli’s amazing record-breaking performance along with West Indies batsman Shai Hope.

India scored 321 runs at a loss of 6 wickets. Virat Kohli scored 157 runs from 129 balls for India. West Indies responded with 321 runs at a loss of 7 wickets. Shai Hope remained not out and scored 123 runs for Windies. The match ended in a thrilling tie.

When Dhoni arrived on the pitch to bat there was a huge roar of the crowd watching the match at the stadium. MS Dhoni gave an epic reaction after hitting a massive six that left his fans flooded with joy.

It was the same ground where he struck his first ODI hundred against Pakistan in 2005. Though Dhoni was unable to stay till the end and finish the innings, he brought back memories with a huge six which was followed by a reaction that had everyone gushing.

Fans loved what they watch and they had a lot to say about Dhoni’s epic reaction. Dhoni’s fans called his reaction cute while some said it made their day. It seemed like memories are running in Dhoni’s mind while playing on the same ground from where he started after soo many years.

Dhoni’s fans are delighted with his reaction after hitting a six.

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Here is what Run Machine Virat Kohli has to say on his remarkable achievement

Virat Kohli after performing brilliantly with Rohit Sharma in the first One Day International against West Indies at Guwahati out of the five-match ODI series made Team India take lead by 1-0.

On the second One Day International against West Indies at Visakhapatnam, Virat scored the successive century and also broke the record of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar by becoming the fastest to 10000 ODI Runs.

Not only this he became the fifth Indian batsmen and 13 overall to score 10000 plus runs in ODI. He joined the elite group of 10k ODI runholder. Here is what the humble Virat Kohli said on his mindblowing achievement.

Virat Kohli told that he feels very grateful and blessed. He never imagined that he would get to this stage one day in one-day internationals career but it had happened and he is very thankful to God and he feels very grateful.

Kohli feels that these things do not matter much but to understand that he has come this far in his career with playing for 10 years is something very special to him because he loves the sport so much and wants to play it more and more. For him, that is the most important thing.

He is just happy that he has been able to play for this long and he hopes to play for many more years to come. He never thought he could achieve this feat or he would get to that stage. He always thought that he just wants to play for India.

Kohli told that if you focus on the process and stay focused on the right things, then these things become irrelevant after a while. His duty is to score runs and having done it for a long time, everything has collected for this moment but the intention should always be to look for what the team needs and get as many runs as possible.

He has been able to push his physical abilities and mental abilities on what the team needs and in that process, more runs have been scored than otherwise. He told that he has just been focused on the situation and he is glad that he has been able to help the team with the bat.

He told that it is a great honor for him to represent India. Even after playing for 10 years, he does not feel that he is entitled to anything. He told you still have to work hard for every run you score at the international level because there are many people who want this very badly.

Rising Star Shubman Gill Cricket Career

In the recently concluded Vijay Hazare trophy, Indian cricketer Shubman Gill was the top run-getter for Punjab Team. He scored over 400 runs. In the ongoing Deodhar Trophy, Shubman Gill is playing for India 'C'. Gill smashed 106 not out off 111 deliveries on in the tournament to guide India 'C' to a 6-wicket victory over India 'A'.

Shubham Gill told to India Today that he could have been better though. He had a good Vijay Hazare season where he got three half-centuries and one ton. He twice got out in the 80s and regret not converting them into big scores. He has two fifties and two hundred, that is great for him.

He told that there is a long season ahead after the ongoing Deodhar matches which will be followed by Ranji Trophy, then India 'A' tour and domestic T20s. He is preparing well for it and keeping himself fit. He has to keep performing to knock on the doors of the Indian dressing room.

Recently Rising Star Shubham Gill told that he is ready to play for India following his U-19 captain Prithvi Shaw sensational Test debut into the Indian team. Gill along with Manish Pandey was called to be with Virat Kohli's team during the final Test against the West Indies in Hyderabad. However, the match ended inside three days.

Gill said that he did not get much time to spend in the Indian dressing room. He had a talk with the team management. They advised him to keep batting well and cash-in the opportunity whenever it arrives. His ultimate goal remains to play for the senior team and to sustain there. He told that he wants to win matches and trophies for India.

Shubham Gill said he is deeply influenced by Rahul Dravid. He has been with us for the last two years starting with the Under-19 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and then India 'A' tours. Dravid understands his batting really well. Dravid keeps on telling him that over a period of time, certain changes come in a batsman's style which is not evident to the player himself and can only be identified by the one who is watching from outside.

Shubham Gill impressed everyone in IPL too. He is scoring over 200 runs in his debut season for Kolkata Knight Riders.

He told Playing IPL was great, they had some really experienced players in KKR including Dinesh Karthik. It was a learning curve as he interacted a lot with all the big names too. He youngster gains a lot of confidence by speaking with experienced players. He personally learns a lot when they share their experience with him. He also tries to understand how a big player thinks and gain a lot of confidence from it.

In the Punjab dressing room, Gill tries to get much feedback from Yuvraj Singh. He also knows that India 'A' tour of New Zealand next month will be a huge opportunity to impress everyone.

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli on his achievement

The second One Day International against West Indies was held at Visakhapatnam. India scored 321 runs at a loss of 6 wickets and West Indies also scored 321 runs at a loss of 7 wickets. The match ended in a thrilling tie but the match was very special for Virat Kohli.

Before the match, Virat needed 81 runs to complete his 10000 ODI Runs and to enter in the elite group. Virat scored 157 runs off 129 balls for India. Thereby completing his 10000 ODI Runs.

Not only this Virat also broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record and became the fastest to 10000 ODI runs. Virat took 205 Innings to reach this landmark while Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat in 259 innings.

Virat Kohli scored his 37th ODI century in his career and 5th ODI Century of 2018 till now. This is the second successive ODI century scored by Kohli.

Virat Kohli became the 13th overall and fifth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid to reach the elite club. MS Dhoni has also scored over 10000 ODI runs but only 9949 runs have been scored for India and 174 runs came for Asia XI.

Twitter was full of tweets praising Kohli. The God of Indian Cricket- Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli on achieving his 10000 ODI Runs. He congratulated him and welcomed him the 10k ODI Runs elite group.

Sachin Tendulkar tweeted that the intensity and consistency with which Kohli bats is just amazing. He congratulated Virat on achieving 10,000 runs in ODIs and said: “Keep the runs flowing”.

Suresh Raina tweeted, “Century pe century baar baar, run hue pure dus hazaar!”

Heartiest congratulations brother @imVkohli, Fastest player ever to complete 10,000 ODI runs! What a remarkable journey it’s been so far!”.

Virender Sehwag also tweeted that Virat Kohli has redefined what consistency means. Virat got his 9000 ODI run just 11 innings ago and got his 10000 today, to go with his 37th century and said: “Enjoy the phenomena #KingKohli”.

Run Machine Virat Kohli completed his 10000 ODI Runs in the Second ODI against Windies at Visakhapatnam

The first One Day International against West Indies out of the five-match ODI series was held at Guwahati. Virat and Rohit performed brilliantly. Rohit Sharma broke many records and the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was wonderful.

India took the lead by 1-0 as the match was won by India by 8 wickets. India chased the target of 323 runs against West Indies. Rohit Sharma remains unbeaten and scored 152 runs off 117 balls and Virat Kohli made 140 Runs off 107 balls. They together put on 246 runs for India.

The second One Day International against West Indies out of the five-match ODI series was held at Visakhapatnam. India scored 321 runs at a loss of 6 wickets off 50 overs. Virat Kohli scored 157 runs from 129 balls for India.

West Indies responded with 321 runs at a loss of 7 wickets. Shai Hope remained not out and scored 123 runs for Windies. The match ended in a thrilling tie and India still leads the 5-match ODI series 1-0 after the second game.

The match was very special for Virat Kohli as he scored his 37th ODI century. Virat Kohli completed his 10000 ODI runs and entered in the elite group of 10k ODI runs. Before the match, Virat was just 81 runs away of the landmark.

Not only this but he also became the fastest to 10000 ODI runs breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Kohli went past 10000 ODI runs in his 205th while Sachin did it in 259 innings. Following Sachin is Sourav Ganguly who scored 10000 runs in 263 innings.

Virat Kohli became the 5th Indian to score 10000 runs in ODI cricket. He joined the elite club of 10K ODI runs and became 13th overall to score 10000 runs in ODI.

Before Virat Kohli in the Asia Cup, MS Dhoni had also achieved the feat. Apart from them, Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid also features in the list.

Now the third One Day International against West Indies out of the five-match ODI series will be held at Pune on 27th October 2018.

IPL 2019: Shikhar Dhawan to join Kings XI Punjab

In the upcoming 12th Edition of Indian Premier League that will be held from 29 March to 19 May 2019, Shikhar Dhawan is expected to move to Kings XI Punjab for the Indian Premier League 2019.

Shikhar Dhawan is a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad who bought him for an amount of Rs 5.2 Crore. As per Reports, it seems that Dhawan’s salary is being doubled at Kings XI Punjab.

Karun Nair, who was bought by Kings XI Punjab for an amount of Rs 5.6 Crore couldn’t perform to the expectations last season. So Dhawan is likely to swap places with Karun Nair.

The report of Shikhar Dhawan’s move to Kings XI Punjab is surprising as The Mumbai Mirror reported that the Dhawan is unhappy with the 2016 IPL champions and he could be moving to the Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season.

Dhawan’s move to Mumbai Indians could be pleasing for Indian fans as Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings with Rohit Sharma and their partnership is at the top level. But if Dhawan moves to Kings XI Punjab, he will be opening the innings with KL Rahul who was bought by the KXIP for Rs 11 Crore.

The official announcement for Shikhar Dhawan’s move is yet to be made as soon as the transfer window will end in a few weeks.

Mumbai Indians have already added Quinton de Kock who was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai Indians have also released Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya ahead of the auction for the next season.

Sunrisers Hyderabad could possibly release Manish Pandey as batsman failed to do justice with the amount of Rs.11 Crore for which he was bought by the franchise. Rajasthan Royals could release Jaydev Unadkat, who was bought for Rs 11.5 Crore as he just managed to take 11 wickets in IPL 2018.

As per reports, the auction for the upcoming season will take place in Goa instead of Bangalore on December 16. Other teams are also expected to come up with lists of released or transferred players.

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Hanuma Vihari’s Preparation for India's tour of Australia

Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari who plays for Andhra in Indian domestic cricket and the one who made his Test debut in England in the 5th and final match of the series had said that he has already started his preparations for India's tour of Australia which is scheduled next month.

Hanuma Vihari made his Test debut for India in September 2018. It was only last month that he had made his Test debut at the Oval. In the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013, Vihari played for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In one of the matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad, Vihari opened the bowling attack as an off-spinner and removed Chris Gayle for just 1. He also scored an unbeaten 46 in the same match while chasing.

Vihari once said that Yes, he does remember every bit of it. He had faced difficulty in adjusting to those conditions initially as the ball was moving a lot. However, after he got settled everything fell in place and he could play his natural game.

Recently, In the first match of the Deodhar Trophy at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Vihari had scored a match-winning 87 not out for India 'B' against India 'A'.

Hanuma Vihari said that he knows that it will be difficult for him to get into the Test eleven while playing at home as five bowlers will play in India and he understands that. He told that he had already started preparing for India vs Australia tour and, if given an opportunity, will attempt to perform well.

Vihari says his journey has many ups and downs especially when he did not get a chance to play at a higher level in spite of his good performance in the Ranji Trophy. But that is part of history now. Vihari on remembering his days of struggle emotionally told that his mother had sacrificed a lot for him, all this whatever he has achieved today is because of her.

Vihari 26th Indian to score 50 on Test debut. Vihari is a huge admirer of Dhoni. He also praises skipper Virat Kohli. He said, "Virat is very passionate and aggressive on the field. It is something which rubs on to the other players also. It was a good experience to play alongside him at the Oval in those conditions. It gave me a lot of confidence."

Sourav Ganguly emphasized to include Rohit Sharma in Test Team for Australia Tour

Vice Captain of Indian Cricket Team Rohit Sharma after performing phenomenally in First ODI against West Indies at Guwahati left everyone surprised. Rohit- Virat partnership scored together 246 runs for India.

Virat Kohli scored 140 runs off 107 balls and Rohit remained not out and scored 152 runs off 117 balls. India took the lead by 1-0 in ODI as the match was won by India by 8 wickets.

Sourav Ganguly told India TV that It was a fantastic performance. It never felt as if the Indian Team was under pressure of a stiff target. They easily won the match and he strongly believes that the Indian Team will seal the series too.

After performing so well in ODI and setting many records, Rohit Sharmawas overlooked once again for Australia Tests Series.

Former Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguly favors Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in Tests Series.

When Dada didn't see Rohit Sharma’s name in Indian Test Squad as announced by BCCI, he was left surprised.

Sourav Ganguly is confident that Rohit Sharma is now ready for Test cricket. Though Rohit Sharma doesn’t have an impressive Test record. But now, Dada believes that he should be given a chance. Rohit has three double centuries in ODIs and also has three centuries in T20Is.

Sourav Ganguly said that Rohit has gained confidence in his game with time. In captaincy too, Rohit has proved his mettle. He thinks that this is the time for the selectors to take Rohit along on the Australian tour for the Test series. Rohit has matured a lot in the last two years.

Past records show that Rohit has played 25 Tests till now in which he has scored 1479 runs at an average of 39.97. Rohit made a comeback to the Test team last year when he replaced Karun Nair for the tour of Sri Lanka. He played his first Test in more than a year in the home series against Sri Lanka last year.

There he scored 217 runs in two Tests at an average of 217. He was also picked ahead of vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane in the series against South Africa early this year. But Rohit failed to covert the opportunity. He failed to score even a half-century in the first two Tests. The selectors have ignored the batsman consistently since then.

Hardik Pandya on the Road to Recovery

In the Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya got injured and is striving to reclaim full fitness.

The 25-year-old Indian all-rounder suffered an injury during the Asia Cup 2018. He fell while bowling in India’s first game of the tournament against Pakistan. He was carried away on the stretcher off the field due to the injury.

After that, he was not named in the squad for the series against West Indies, which clearly confirms that he is suffering an injury which might take some time.

The all-rounder Hardik Pandya has started the recovery process. He is willing to make his comeback India’s tour of Australia.

Hardik Pandya shared a photograph on social media of himself post a work-out session, with a caption that read, “Weekends started well. Road to recovery.”

The Chairman of the selection panel, MSK Prasad, had revealed that Hardik Pandya will be available to make a comeback in the month of November. He also confirmed Pandya’s selection for the series against Australia that starts on November 21.

In the absence Hardik Pandya from the Indian Cricket Team, Ravindra Jadeja seemed to have filled his role in both ODI and Test cricket. Ravindra Jadeja was also preferred over Kuldeep Yadav for the first ODI as captain Virat Kohli went for Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rishabh Pant was handed his maiden ODI cap by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.

Although Hardik Pandya is exceptionally talented. But the cricketer has been harshly criticized for wasting himself by Sunil Gavaskar and Michael Holding. However, Pandya wasn’t disappointed by the comments and said that his main goal was to win the World Cup next year.

Hardik Pandya said that the World Cup is the greatest goal for him. Pandya wants to give more than his 100 % to win the World Cup.

Prithvi Shaw’s Test Debut and his meeting with his idol Sachin Tendulkar

Prithvi Shaw is often called as the next Sachin Tendulkar of Indian cricket. He became an overnight sensation after performing best in the recently concluded Test series against West Indies.


On his test debut, 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw hit a maiden century. Prithvi Shaw scored a 134-run knock on his Test debut, becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. He also became India's second youngest century-scorer after Tendulkar, who in 1990 was 17 years when he scored 119 not out against in England in Manchester.

Watching how Prithvi Shaw playing style, India Team coach Ravi Shastri said that the Prithvi Shaw is born to play cricket. He has been playing in the maidens of Mumbai when he was 8 years old. One can see the hard work of Prithvi. He's a spectator's delight.

Shastri said, “There's a bit of Sachin there, a bit of Viru in him and when he walks - there's a bit of Lara as well,". Thus comparing him with Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Brian Lara while trying to describe the 18-year-old.

The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was left in awe with the fearless effort put on by Prithvi Shaw on his debut innings. For his dreamlike performance in test debut in Rajkot, Sachin Tendulkar congratulated him. Sachin said he had predicted Shaw future 10 years back.

Sachin said that 10 years ago, one of his friends asked him to take a look at a young Prithvi. He asked him to analyze his game and see if there is anything he could work on. Sachin had a session with him and gave a couple of pointers to Prithvi on how to improve his game. Sachin told his friend later that Prithvi is going to go on and play for India.


Recently Prithvi Shaw met his idol Sachin Tendulkar with whom he has been compared to on many occasions. Prithvi had posted a picture on Instagram and Twitter with the Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as the God of Indian Cricket. The caption read as "SIR❤ #idol #respect,". Prithvi Shaw is very happy after meeting his idol, Sachin Tendulkar.

Deodhar Trophy: Chance for some Indian Players to remain in ODI reckoning

The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. The tournament was named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar. It is a is a 50-over knockout competition that is played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone, and Central Zone.

Players like Dinesh Karthik, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, and Ravichandran Ashwin will fight it out at the Deodhar Trophy to remain in ODI reckoning. These players will fight for a spot in India’s One-Day International team and will hope to make a point in the Deodhar Trophy. The tournament will begin at the Feroze Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Three teams – India A, India B, and India C will fight it out among themselves for a spot in the final, which is to be played on Saturday, October 27.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik leads the India A side. India A side features Off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Test opener Prithvi Shaw, and Test triple-centurion Karun Nair and others. Dinesh Karthik will hope to utilize this opportunity to once again be in the reckoning as an attacking batsman and a reserve wicketkeeper. He has lost ground to Rishabh Pant.

Explosive batsman Shreyas Iyer captains India B team. India B side features recent Test debutant and Andhra one-day captain Hanuma Vihari, Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary, and reputed fast bowlers - Varun Aaron and Jaydev Unadkat and others.

Reputed batsmen Ajinkya Rahane leads India C team and this side features Suresh Raina too. This side has three Tamil Nadu stars- Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Mukund, and Washington Sundar. 2017 U-19 World Cup sensation Shubman Gill and Mumbai stalwart Suryakumar Yadav strengthen the batting for India C.

Suresh Raina finds himself out of the side after having played three matches in July 2018, during India’s tour of England while Ajinkya Rahane last played an ODI in India’s tour of South Africa in the 2017-18 season.

The schedule for Deodhar Trophy is as follows: India A vs India B on Oct. 23, then India B vs India C on Oct. 24 and India A vs India C on Oct. 25. Final will be held on Oct. 27.

Suresh Raina not included in India’s ODI Squad against West Indies but should be included in 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup

The squad that was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the first two ODIs against West Indies includes Captain Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan , Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed, Lokesh Rahul and Umesh Yadav.

Suresh Raina is missing from the list of players. The left-handed middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is not included by BCCI in India’s Squad. He is an excellent fielder too. The Uttar Pradesh boy can put a control on the opposition’s scoring rate with his off-breaks and can also stop the batsmen from rotating the strike with his fielding skills.

With the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is approaching the Indian selectors should give chance to Suresh Raina to prove himself.

Raina should have been a part of the ODI squad as he is reliable and experienced batsmen. He is an excellent fielder. He is an all-rounder and spinner that India needs.

Suresh Raina is only Indian cricketer who can play fearlessly. From the first ball itself, his hard work is seen. Raina can be essential in the last 10 overs of the innings as he can score runs at a faster rate while consuming the minimum number of balls.

Raina can play in the lower order too. He is a flexible batsman. He can play a match-winning innings at whatever position he is asked to play at.

As far as bowling is concerned, India’s pace-bowling all-rounder in Hardik Pandya . The teams now prefer four main frontline bowlers and 1-2 all-rounders. India has not found their spin bowling all-rounder. Although Jadeja has performed well with the ball. But his batting is not reliable in ODIs.

Suresh Raina is a part-time off-spinner. He used to bowl consistently under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So he should have been included in ODI Squad. He has 36 ODI wickets to his name.

As a fielder, Suresh Raina's fielding skills are unmatched. India’s fielding issues have been going on for ages. Raina took the Indian fielding to a new level. Raina is a terrific fielder.

If Suresh Raina plays to his 100% capability, then he can be India’s biggest player at the ICC World Cup 2019.

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Four Records made by Hitman Rohit Sharma in IND vs WI First ODI match at Guwahati

What a phenomenal match it was! The first ODI match out of the 5 ODI match series between India and West Indies was held at Guwahati. The match was won by India by 8 wickets.

The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was awesome. In the Innings, Rohit made 152 runs by hitting 15 fours and 8 sixes and Virat made 140 Runs. India took the lead by 1-0.

Rohit Sharma broke the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record and Australian opener David Warner’s record. He made the record of the first batsman with six 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

Sachin Tendulkar was on the top of the list by hitting five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Australian opener David Warner also has five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Following him West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and South African batsmen Hashim Amla made Four 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

By scoring 152 runs, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian batsmen who made highest runs against West Indies. In the first place was Virendra Sehwag who made 219 runs. On third is Sachin Tendulkar who made 141 runs against West Indies. On the fourth place is Virat Kohli who made 140 runs.

Not only this, Rohit Sharma became the third Indian Batsmen to hit most sixes. First place is held by MS Dhoni with 210 sixes. Following him is Sachin Tendulkar with 195 sixes. On the third place was Sourav Ganguly with 189 sixes but now on the third is Rohit with 190 sixes.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the second Innings made the longest partnership till date by making 246 runs together. Before Rohit, this record was held by Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir partnership of 224 runs.

Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle - Funny Instagram Banter

The two popular cricketers - Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, enjoy a great friendship both on and off the field.

Yuvraj Singh , the Indian International Cricketer plays in all forms of the game. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed in the middle order and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

Chris Gayle full name is Christopher Henry Gayle. He is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. From 2007 to 2010, Chris Gayle captained West Indies. Chris is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket and the best batsmen in Twenty20.

Chris Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. He is known as the most destructive batsman in the history of the cricket. He is well known for hitting sixes. He is one of only four players who has scored two triple centuries at Test Cricket.

The destructive duo was part of the Kings XI squad in the Indian Premier League 2018 after which their friendship off the field has increased.

Recently, Yuvraj Singh on Instagram made fun at Gayle by comparing him to a Hollywood science fiction movie character.

Yuvi’s comment on Instagram read as "Kaka!!! what are you doing in mumbai? I thought you were in Dubai @Chrisgayle333,".

Meanwhile, Chris Gayle laughed off on the funny comparison.

The Yuvraj also asked Chris what he is doing in Mumbai he thought that he is in Dubai, however, Chris Gayle now is playing in Afghanistan Premier League 2018. Cricket lovers were disappointed due to Gayle absence in India vs West Indies One Day and T20 matches.

India vs West Indies series is getting very interesting, both teams are performing their best. To stay updated with India vs West Indies match live cricket score, stay connected with Cricadium.

Virat Kohli is not very far to join Elite team of 10k Runs

Cricket and batting go side by side. Some well-known Batsmen have scored huge amount of runs in the international cricket.

In One Day Internationals, there are 12 batsmen so far who have scored 10000 ODI runs and this list of this Elite 10k Run Club includes 4 premier Indian batsmen who have already set the record of scoring 10000 plus runs in ODI.

The God of Cricket : Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsmen who scored 10000 Runs in ODI. Second Indian Batsmen is Sourav Ganguly - Our Dada who had also scored 10000 ODI Runs. Next to him is the batsmen popularly known as The Wall of Indian Cricket Team Rahul Dravid also scored 10000 Runs in ODI.

Recently our Captain Cool MS Dhoni joined the elite team of 10k ODI Runs. Before Dhoni, the only wicketkeeper-batsman to feature in the list of 10000 ODI runs is Kumar Sangakkara.   

Other than these 4 Indian Cricketers, Sri Lankan Cricketers like Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya also hold the spot.

Australian Cricketer Ricky Ponting, Pakistani Cricketer Inzamam ul-Haq, South African Cricketer Jacques Kallis and West Indies Cricketer Brian Lara also features in the list.

Next one in line is the Best Batsmen in the world and the current Indian captain Virat Kohli who is about to score 10000 ODI Runs. He will be the fifth Indian Batsmen after Mahi and 13th overall batsmen who will achieve the target in just few upcoming ODI matches against West Indies.

The tour had scheduled 5 ODI Matches starting from October 21. Virat Kohli had already scored 9779 runs in ODI and is short o

f just 221 Runs.

Many international batsmen like Hashim Amla and Rohit Sharma are also near to score 10000 runs in ODI and join the elite group.

Prithvi Shaw as an Opener for Indian Cricket Team

Although Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are considered as the best openers for Indian Cricket Team. They are the India’s No.1 choice as the openers.

Selectors and Management had a meeting with the captain Virat Kohli and Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma to make the youngest player Prithvi Shaw to open the innings along with Rohit Sharma in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies.

As per a report in Indian Express, the team management is very keen to test Prithvi Shaw as an opener as they want to look at different options for the World Cup 2019.

Prithvi Shaw had already opened alongside KL Rahul in his debut One Day International match against West Indies.

The discussions was attended by the selectors, captain Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. The selection committee has decided to keep shuffling the squad for ICC World Cup 2019 and keep key players fresh.

As told by Indian Express “With an eye to the World Cup, the main focus was how to rotate players. In fact, more than rotation, it would be more about how to save our key players. That’s why you would see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami in and out of the squad, not playing regularly. The players who are important for all formats will be adequately taken care of. Going ahead also, these things will keep happening,”

Prithvi Shaw joined the elite list of players by bagging the man of the series award in the Test series. His shot making abilities are quiet appreciated. In 22 List A games, Shaw has scored 938 runs at an average of 42.33 and at a strike rate of 115.37.

South Africa’s new Mzansi Super League T20 draft

Batting star of South Africa, AB de Villiers on Monday 15th October 2018 was named among 12 leading players for South Africa’s new Mzansi Super League Twenty20 tournament.

Six South African and six overseas players were named as marquee players at a Cricket South Africa media briefing. Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft in Johannesburg on Wednesday 17th October 2018.

England one-day captain Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Dawid Malan will join West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan as the leading overseas players.

Rashid Khan is the best bowler in the world, as said by The Australian all-rounder Ben Cutting. Rashid Khan creates pressure on batsmen while bowling. Rashid Khan’s leg-spin and googlies made it difficult for most batsmen on the field.

Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft which will take place in Johannesburg on 17th October 2018. The Mzansi Super league, will run from November 15 to December 16.

The names of six teams and their home venues were announced. They are: Cape Town Blitz (Newlands, Cape Town) , Durban Heat (Kingsmead, Durban) , Jozi Stars (The Wanderers, Johannesburg), Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth) , Paarl Rocks (Boland Park, Paarl) and Tshwane Spartans (Centurion, Tshwane).

AB De Villiers who retired from international cricket earlier this year, heads the list of designated South African players. He will represent Tshwane Spartans, Centurion.

National captain Faf du Plessis will represent Paarl Rocks, Hashim Amla will represent Durban Heat , JP Duminy will represent Cape Town Blitz, Kagiso Rabada will represent Jozi Stars, Johannesburg and Imran Tahir will represent Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Port Elizabeth.

Thabang Moroe said: “We have received applications from over 200 top international players who expressed interest in playing in this inaugural tournament and will have their names in the hat ahead of the player draft process,”.

Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe said that there had been a big response from players from around the world who wanted to be included in the league.