Australian batting legend <keyword id="19964285" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ricky-Ponting" source="keywords">Ricky Ponting</keyword> said that star Indian batter <keyword id="19907934" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli" source="keywords">Virat Kohli</keyword> should open with skipper <keyword id="19899523" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Sharma" source="keywords">Rohit Sharma</keyword> in the upcoming ICC <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword>, starting from June 1 in West Indies and USA. <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s T20 World Cup campaign begins on 5 June against Ireland before the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York takes centre stage for the epic India vs Pakistan clash on 9 June. They will later play tournament co-hosts USA (12 June) and Canada (15 June) to wrap up their Group A matches. Virat is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament, scoring 1,141 runs at an average of 81.50 and a strike rate of 131.30, with 14 fifties in 25 innings. His best score is 89*. While Kohli has been in fine form in the role of <keyword id="20181568" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="opener" source="keywords">opener</keyword> for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the ongoing Indian Premier League with a tournament-best 708 runs from 14 innings at a strike rate above 155 and a century and five half-centuries, questions have been raised about his strike rate at the top of the batting order. Australia legend Ponting, a three-time ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winner, says that while strike rates have taken precedence over averages in recent times, Kohli remains as relevant to India's fortunes as before. "The mantra I think for the teams three or four years ago, was making sure that someone at the top of the order made 80 or 100, even if it took them 60 balls, it did not really matter," Ponting told the ICC. "I think it is sort of shifting now to be more of a strike rate-based game where you can have a massive impact on a game with a 40 off 15 balls rather than getting an 80 off 55 balls sort of thing," he added. While Kohli has primarily batted at number three for India in the shortest format in the past, Ponting thinks the 35-year-old will be best served to open the batting alongside skipper Rohit Sharma at the T20 World Cup. "They (selectors) have still got a decision to make because (Yashasvi) Jaiswal is in that squad and one thing they have not got a lot in their team is left-hand batters," Ponting noted. "So they have got a decision to make with Jaiswal, but I am pretty sure that they will go with Kohli and Rohit Sharma (as openers)," he concluded. India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/awfis-space-solutions-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/110305597.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/awfis-space-solutions-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/110305597.cms" target="_blank">Awfis Space Solutions IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-head-to-head-record-key-players-and-more/slidelist/110298325.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-head-to-head-record-key-players-and-more/slidelist/110298325.cms" target="_blank">Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: head-to-head record, key players and more</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-pc-market-grows-by-2-6-in-q1-2024-recording-third-consecutive-quarter-with-growth/articleshow/110292150.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-pc-market-grows-by-2-6-in-q1-2024-recording-third-consecutive-quarter-with-growth/articleshow/110292150.cms" target="_blank">India's PC market grows by 2.6% in Q1 2024, recording third consecutive quarter with growth</a>

Ricky Ponting feels Virat Kohli will serve India best as opener during T20 WC

Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper <keyword id="19899435" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sanju-Samson" source="keywords">Sanju Samson</keyword> is likely to be <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s first choice wicketkeeper-batter for the ICC <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword> this year, taking place in West Indies and USA from June 1, ESPNCricinfo reported on Monday. <keyword id="19907058" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rishabh-Pant" source="keywords">Rishabh Pant</keyword>, who made his return to competitive cricket this IPL after a car accident in 2022, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper <keyword id="19907933" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="KL-Rahul" source="keywords">KL Rahul</keyword> and Mumbai Indians (MI) star <keyword id="19908087" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ishan-Kishan" source="keywords">Ishan Kishan</keyword> are other players in contention for the spot the primary keeper-batter for the tournament. Samson is outdoing his competition, sitting at the fourth spot in the IPL 2024 run charts with 385 runs at an average of 77.00 and a strike rate of 161.08, with four half-centuries. His best score is 82*. Rahul is the fifth-highest run-scorer this season, with 378 runs at an average of 42.00 and four half-centuries, though his strike rate of around 144 is quite low as compared to other compatriots. Pant is the sixth-highest run-getter with 371 runs in 10 matches at an average of 46.37 and a strike rate of 160.60, with three fifties. His best score is 88*. Kishan, who does not have a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contract, is doing worst among all, with just 212 runs in nine games at an average of 23.55 and a half-century, but his strike rate of 165.62 is the best among the contenders. IPL form is not expected to play a huge role in the team selection. The management and selectors are believed to be excited about LSG pace sensation Mayank Yadav's pace and control, but he is nursing an injury and that may likely put an end to possibility of his getting a T20 World Cup berth. The top four had been more or less decided before the IPL, with skipper Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal set to open, Virat Kohli at number three and number one-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav at number four. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is battling with Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh. As per ESPNCricinfo, his bowling fitness during MI's matches is a concern. He bowls mostly two overs per match for his franchise in the IPL and has done very little in the league as a performer. If India were to take Shivam Dube and Rinku to the WC, they will have to leave out either a back-up keeper or a back-up bowler. It would most likely be a choice between Rinku and a back-up pacer. Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could be preferred over Axar Patel as the spin-bowling all-rounder and Axar could be in the squad as a back-up. Kuldeep is likely to feature as the sole finger spinner in the squad of 15. Also, Mohammed Shami's injury has lessened India's fast bowling stocks, with Jasprit Bumrah set to lead the attack. Arshdeep Singh's left-arm pace is highly likely to be a part of Indian set-up, despite his disappointing performances in death overs. Avesh Khan from Rajasthan Royals is in contention because of his hit-the-deck abilities and height and so is Mohammed Siraj, who has not been at his best for Royal Challengers Benglaru, having taken just six wickets in nine games. Harshit Rana from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giant's Mohsin Khan have left a good impression on selectors, but their fitness reportedly not at peak could very well hamper their chances of selection. India's likely T20 World Cup squad (as per ESPNCricinfo) Top order: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav Middle and lower-middle order: Sanju Samson (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh Spinners: Kuldeep Yadav Fast bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan/Mohammed Siraj Other contenders: KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma. 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Sanju Samson likely to be India's first-choice wicketkeeper for T20 World Cup

New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane managed to keep his place while limited-overs talisman Hardik Pandya was promoted as vice-captain as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India's Test and ODI squads for the West Indies tour on Friday. A total of eight matches will be played in the series over a month. India will kick off the series with a two-match Test series, the first of which will be played from July 12 to 16 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica. The second Test match will be played from June 20 to June 24 at the Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad. India are also scheduled to play five T20Is and the squad for the same will be announced later. After the Test series, there will be a two-day gap and the third day, India will square off with West Indies in a three-match ODI series. The ODI series will be important as it would help the Indian think tank assess where they stand in white-ball cricket ahead of the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India later this year. The first ODI will be played on July 27 at the Kensington Oval, Barbados while the second will be played at the same venue on July 29. The third and final game of the series will be played on August 1 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad. After the ODI series, the two teams will lock horns for a five-match T20I series. The first match of that series will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad, on August 3. The second T20I will be played at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana on August 6 while the will be hosted at the same stadium on August 8. The fourth and the fifth T20I fixtures will be played at the Broward County Stadium, Florida on August 12 and 13. India's Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini. India's ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar. (ANI)

BCCI announced India's Test squad and India's ODI squad for the West Indies tour

Barbados, July 5 (ANI): Ahead of the two-match test series against host West Indies, the Indian team which is currently practising in Barbados met with the legendary cricketer <keyword id="476008" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sir-Garfield-Sobers" source="Orion">Sir Garfield Sobers</keyword>. BCCI tweeted the video of the Indian players meeting the 86-year-old West Indian legend and his wife at the Kensington Oval. "In Barbados &amp; in the company of greatness! #TeamIndia meet one of the greatest of the game - Sir Garfield Sobers," BCCI wrote. <div type="twitter" handle="BCCI" handlename="BCCI" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1676443188482183170"></div> Indian batter <keyword id="6354486" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="virat-kohli" source="Orion">Virat Kohli</keyword>, captain <keyword id="13937" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rohit-sharma" source="Orion">Rohit Sharma</keyword>, <keyword id="6362888" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shubman-gill" source="Orion">Shubman Gill</keyword>, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran <keyword id="17006" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ashwin" source="Orion">Ashwin</keyword> and head coach Rahul David were seen smiling and discussing with the all-time great. In the year 2022, Virat Kohli was awarded Sir Garfield Sobers trophy while Ashwin had received Garfield Sobers Trophy for being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in the year 2017. The former West Indian captain has scored 8032 runs in 93 matches with an average of 57.78. He has bagged 26 centuries and 30 fifities in his test career. A total of eight matches will be played in the series over a month. India will kick off the series with a two-match Test series, the first of which will be played from July 12 to 16 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica. The second Test match will be played from June 20 to June 24 at the Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad. India are also scheduled to play five T20Is and the squad for the same will be announced later. After the Test series, there will be a two-day gap and the third day, India will square off with West Indies in a three-match ODI series. The ODI series will be important as it would help the Indian think tank assess where they stand in white-ball cricket ahead of the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India later this year. The first ODI will be played on July 27 at the Kensington Oval, Barbados while the second will be played at the same venue on July 29. The third and final game of the series will be played on August 1 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad. After the ODI series, the two teams will lock horns for a five-match T20I series. The first match of that series will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad, on August 3. The second T20I will be played at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana on August 6 while the will be hosted at the same stadium on August 8. The fourth and the fifth T20I fixtures will be played at the Broward County Stadium, Florida on August 12 and 13. India's Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini. India's ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar. 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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, other Indian players meet West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers

<ul><li>Pakistan could be the dark horse this season, even though the Sri Lankan cricketer is rooting for three other teams.</li><li>The man with the maximum dismissals in ODIs as a wicketkeeper, calls Ashwin’s inclusion ‘fantastic’ for India’s World Cup chances.</li><li>Shubman Gill is the man to watch out for for India, given that he has scored over 1,200 plus ODI runs in the current calendar year.</li></ul> For a cricket crazy country like India, the World Cup is much more than a tournament and it brings plenty of action both on and off the field. Plenty of time and money is spent on picking winners even before the tournament starts with experts found at every tea stall playing Nostradamus. As the ICC World Cup kicks off today, Business Insider India caught up with former Sri Lankan cricketer, <keyword id="22772" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="kumar-sangakkara" source="Orion">Kumar Sangakkara</keyword>, to do some crystal ball gazing and asked him to play Paul – The Animal Oracle – who became famous across the world for picking Spain as the winner of the FIFA World Cup in 2010. Australia, India and England are the three world cricket super powers and it is no surprise that Sangakkara expects them to be jostling for glory in the knockout stages of the tournament. “You can't look past India, because India will go in as favourites home conditions. They love playing at home, they know them very well. And in terms of the way they've been playing in the recent past, it's been amazing to see how they have really gelled as a side.” From the late ’90s to the mid-2010s, Sri Lanka was possibly only next to Australia when it came to ICC tournaments. The islanders won the World Cup in 1996 and also reached the finals of the tournament in 2007 and 2011. Along with this, they were also runners up in the T20 World Cups in 2009 and 2012, lifting it finally in 2014. One of the men at the forefront of this Sri Lankan dominance, Kumar Sangakkara, also shed light on the dwindling popularity of the 50-over format as a whole. But more on that later. The tournament favourites India won the World Cup in 2011, the last time it was played in the subcontinent and the conditions this time too will suit the host nation. Sangakkara also remembers the tournament, except the final with fondness. “I remember it very fondly, except for the final of course, as a wonderful campaign. I mean, we've had a history of amazing World Cups. In terms of playing World Cups, we knew how to play them. We knew how to win games and unfortunately, you know, came second in the final hurdle (in 2011). We had a few injuries at the last minute which kind of derailed our campaign but overall, I think it was a fantastic tournament.” Back to 2023, Sangakkara reckons apart from India, England will be the team to watch out for. The defending champions play an ultra attacking version of the sport under the tutelage of Brendon Mcullum and Jos Buttler-led side has been also boosted by the return of two formidable allrounders from retirement – Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes. “England, I would put that number two in terms of being favourites. Because again, they've been playing great cricket. Their spin (department) is good. They've got a huge amount of batting depth and all rounder depth,” says Sangakkara. The fourth team that can make it to the semis is South Africa, as per the former Sri Lankan captain, who also picked a dark horse which could go all the way. “I will put India, England, Australia and South Africa as my four to watch… I mean sentimentally I would love Sri Lanka to be in the mix. I think they can definitely make the playoffs. They play very well in big tournaments. But that's a secondary consideration in terms of the front runners… I'll have to add Pakistan as a kind of dark horse that might win the tournament,” he says. Batters to watch out for World Cups are long tournaments and consistency is a key in going the long distance. Sangakkara’s records show that he was an absolute master at churning out one major performance after another – he holds the record for the maximum consecutive 50s (7 in Tests) and also has the maximum consecutive centuries in a World Cup edition (four back-to-back centuries in 2015). However, the humble southpaw says that the latter record is ‘easily’ possible for some of the heavyweights that will enter this edition. “In terms of India, there are Kohli and Sharma at the top who are fantastic and have the ability to do it. In every side – Kane Williamson for New Zealand, England play a different kind of game where they just all out attack-attack. And they have players who can easily do the same. I think every country will go there… Babar Azam of Pakistan. So, there are quite a lot of players,” he says. For Indian fans, Shubman Gill’s current form – he has scored over 1,200 plus ODI runs in the current calendar year – will be of key importance in the tournament too. Sangakkara points out that he will be crucial to the campaign: “Anyone who bets at the top is going to be key, especially in the one day format. And yeah, his (Gill’s) ability has been, you know, unquestionable. He knows how to play beginnings.” India’s spin selection conundrum Sangakkara is happy that his Rajasthan Royal allrounder, <keyword id="200030" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ravichandran-ashwin" source="Orion">Ravichandran Ashwin</keyword> has finally been included in the Indian World Cup 2023 squad. He explains that selecting a World Cup squad is a tough ask for the selectors as they have to look at the balance of the squad in particular playing conditions and therefore sometimes, some favourites, such as Yuzvendra Chahal get left out. “I think Ashwin’s inclusion is fantastic. I mean, I love the way Ashwin and Chahal bowl. India unfortunately has to balance or fortunately has to balance their squad. So it's a shame that Chahal missed out but at least one of them is there. And with that kind of experience (Ashwin’s), it is crucial in big tournaments. And of course, Jadeja is there. His place is unquestioned. Kuldeep Yadav with his left hand wrist spin adds a little bit of mystery and he's bowled exceptionally well.” The fate of the 50-over format A question which repeatedly crops up in modern cricket is the impact of league cricket on the 50-over format. While Test cricket still manages to hold on to a loyal base, the number of 50-over series and tournaments have dipped in recent years. Sangakkara believes that this is a complicated topic with a lot of factors at play but agrees with the likes of Yuvraj Singh who have said that this edition of the 50-over World Cup might be one of the last. “I think it's (ODIs) going to struggle a little bit. I think it already is struggling in terms of holding the fans unless it's a benchmark tournament like the World Cup,”he says. A solution? Sachin Tendulkar had suggested making ODIs a four-inning affair of 25 overs each sometime back. According to Sangakkara, “It could be that you play more one day cricket during a World Cup year to lead up to it and much less in terms of the rest of the four year cycle.” However, this does not mean that the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals to his name in ODIs (482) is not hopeful about the future of the game as a whole. With women cricket getting off the blocks in true sense, he sees tremendous potential for the sport as a whole. “In terms of franchise cricket, T20, T10 as well… the game is going global. We've seen it now enter the US, we're going to see it in the Olympics. So, the global drive for cricket to be mainstream in terms of sport is there and that's another exciting kind of thing to look forward to,” he signs off.

Kumar Sangakkara’s beyond-the-stump forecast on who will win ICC World Cup 2023 and the fate of ODIs

<ul><li><keyword id="6354756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BCCI" source="Orion">BCCI</keyword> names <keyword id="1807915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mohammed-Siraj" source="Orion">Mohammed Siraj</keyword> as a replacement for <keyword id="15125020" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jasprit-Bumrah-" source="Orion">Jasprit Bumrah.</keyword></li><li>Bumrah was ruled out of the series due to a back injury.</li><li>The injury effectively rules him out of the T20 World Cup.</li></ul>The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday named Mohd. Siraj as a replacement for injured Jasprit Bumrah for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa. Bumrah has sustained a back injury and is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. Earlier, before the first T20I between India and South Africa at Thiruvananthapuram, the BCCI had said that Bumrah was ruled out of Wednesday's match after complaining of back pain during practice session on Tuesday. "Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India's practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first T20I," BCCI had said in its statement on Twitter. India squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/e-commerce-sales-will-drive-credit-cards-spends-in-september-says-report/articleshow/94538013.cms">E-commerce sales will drive credit cards spends in September, says report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/amid-concerns-of-jio-airtel-duopoly-analysts-suggest-new-telecom-bill-empowers-govt-to-maintain-competition/articleshow/94502923.cms">Amid concerns of Jio-Airtel duopoly, analysts suggest new telecom bill empowers govt to maintain competition</a>

Mohammed Siraj has replaced Jasprit Bumrah in India’s squad for the remaining South Africa T20I matches

M Prasidh Krishna has received a maiden call-up to the Indian squad for their upcoming three-match ODI series against England. The 18-member squad, which was announced on Friday, also includes Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut in the five-match T20I series and scored a match-winning half century in the fourth T20I. Krishna took 14 wickets at an average of 22.21 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to help Karnataka to the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Mumbai. All-rounder Washington Sundar, who played his only ODI match against Sri Lanka in December 2017, has been included in the team. Fellow all-rounder Krunal Pandya also finds a place. Pandya is yet to play an ODI match and his last international game was a T20I against Bangladesh in November 2019. Fast bowler T Natarajan, who missed the T20I series due to a niggle, has been included. Natarajan played in the third ODI during the Australia tour on December 2 and took two wickets to help India to a 13-run win. Mayank Agarwal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Manish Pandey, Navdeep Saini and Sanju Samson, all of whom played in the ODI series in Australia, are missing from the squad. The series against England will be played on March 23, 26 to 28 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. India's ODI squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur.

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Sydney, <keyword id="6355478" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="australia">Australia</keyword> captain Aaron Finch on Friday won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first <keyword id="40478" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ODI">ODI</keyword> of the three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). "We will bat first. It's great to have cricket back in Australia and to play in front of crowds will be nice," said Finch. "The wicket looks good. Hopefully, we can put runs on the board and defend. Steve Smith is back and he replaces Mitchell Marsh," he added. For India, Mayank Agarwal will open the innings alongside Shikhar Dhawan, informed India skipper <keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="virat-kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword>. "It's important to start well as a team, we need to start strongly and set the momentum for the matches ahead. The preparations have been nice, we got some valuable time (on account of the quarantine)," Kohli said. Manish Pandey, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, Sanju Samson and Kuldeep Yadav are the players who missed out on being part of the Indian XI. Playing XIs Australia: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini

India vs Australia 1st ODI: Australia wins the toss, opts to bat against India at Sydney Cricket Ground

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the main cricket governing body in India has announced the squad for the upcoming World Cup 2019. Rishabh Pant and Ambati rayudu have not managed to make it to the 15-member squad. Vijay Shankar has been named as the second all-rounder in the squad along with Hardik Pandeya. Seven players who were there in the 2015 world cup squad have managed to make it to the 2019 team. Prithvi Shaw has also missed the spot despite promising performance in the home season earlier this year. India has included only three full-time fast bowlers in the squad. Two-full time spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in the playing 11. The BCCI in its press conference said that they have picket up the most balanced team for the upcoming world cup. The decision to select the 15-member squad is made following a BCCI meeting led by MSK Prasad, chief coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli. The decision has been made public in a press conference by BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary in Mumbai. The Cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales from May 30-July 14. Australia won the Cricket World Cup 2015 against New Zealand by 7 wickets. Here's the <keyword id="8675" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-cricket-team">Indian cricket team</keyword> for the <keyword id="2646248" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICC-World-Cup-2019">ICC World Cup 2019</keyword>: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MSD (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Shami Rishabh Pant has been left out of the squad and Dinesh Kartik has been included as the second wicket keeper. The selectors said that wicket keeping is an important component and in an extreme case where either Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Kartik are to be included in the playing 11 in absence of MS Dhoni, we would like Dinesh Kartik to play. India will begin its campaign on 5 June 2019 against South Africa. It will play Australia on 9 June followed by New Zealand on 13 June and Pakistan on 16 June. India's arch rival Pakistan is going to announce its team on 18 April.

ICC World Cup 2019: Indian team announced

India’s cricket body, the BCCI, named <keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword> as next captain for ODI and T20 cricket teams. 
 Kohli was named India’s cricket team after <keyword id="6354832" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="MS-Dhoni">MS Dhoni</keyword> stepped down from captaincy. However, Dhoni will still remain a member of the Indian cricket team. 
 
Kohli will lead Indian team for the three-match ODI and T20I series against England. 
 <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> also made a comeback in the team. 
 
“Yuvraj Singh has performed well at the domestic level and we must appreciate that,” said MSK Prasad, Chief Selector, BCCI. 
 
“We have selected the best possible team which can give us the best possible result,” added Prasad. 
 
India is scheduled to play the first ODI of the three-match series on January 15 at Pune. 
 
Team for 3 ODIs: Virat Kohli (C), MS Dhoni (wk), Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Kedar, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Pandya, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bumrah, B. Kumar, Umesh Yadav 
 
Team for 3 T20Is: Virat Kohli (Capt), MSD (wk), Mandeep, Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rishabh, Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin , Ravinder Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, B. Kumar, Ashish Nehra

Virat Kohli takes over as ODI, T20 captain

With IPL 7 moving into the business end, the big-ticket players are taking centerstage but there are some uncapped Indian players who have matched the international star cast in their performances so far. Here, gocricket.com takes a look at the top five uncapped players who have surprised everyone in IPL 7. 
 
Yuzvendra Chahal - seven innings, eight wickets, economy 5.96 
 Picked up for Rs 10 lakh, the legspinner has not only justified his place in the star-studded playing XI of <keyword id="6354506" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers-Bangalore">Royal Challengers Bangalore</keyword>, but has done remarkably well for the franchise. Chahal has been preferred ahead Muttiah Muralitharan and has reaffirmed RCB's faith by claiming seven wickets from seven matches, most importantly at a miserly economy of 5.26 runs per over. The 23-year-old's guile has left many big players in a tizzy and he has so far reaped the rewards flighting the ball up to the batsmen. His bowling against <keyword id="6354884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Delhi-Daredevils">Delhi Daredevils</keyword> and <keyword id="13880" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mumbai-Indians">Mumbai Indians</keyword> in the UAE were exemplary performances, for which Chahal won one Man-of-the-Match prize and deserved a second. 
 
Suryakumar Yadav - eight innings, 127 runs, average 42.33 
 Suryakumar Yadav played just one game in the IPL for Mumbai Indians last year and scored a duck, but glimpses of his a hard-hitting pedigree were on view at the <keyword id="6360761" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Champions-League">Champions League</keyword> Twenty20 later in the year, and <keyword id="6354467" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kolkata-Knight-Riders">Kolkata Knight Riders</keyword> roped him in for 70 lakh and slotted him as a finisher in their XI. Despite KKR's poor run of form, Yadav has managed to string together decent scores - 24*, 34, 31 against RCB, KXIP, RR - coming in during the slog overs. His enterprising brand of strokeplay has lifted the team as well. His 31 off 19 balls helped spark life into the KKR chase in the Super Over match versus <keyword id="13802" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rajasthan-Royals">Rajasthan Royals</keyword> and even in the field he has been a live-wire - a total value for money for KKR. 
 
Karun Nair - five innings, 138 runs, average 34.50 
 
Coming into IPL 7 on the back of a stupendous 2013-14 first-class season in which he hit centuries in three successive Ranji Trophy matches for Karnataka, RR decided to be give the 22-year-old a chance in the fourth game after Abhiskek Nayar's continuous failure as an opener. Nair did not start off well scoring 8 and 1, but RR persisted with him and he hit 73 off 50 balls leading his team to a win against Daredevils. In the next game, he contributed a brisk 44 against KKR. Picked up for Rs 75 lakh, Karun has so far proved to be a good gamble for RR and in all probability will continue to open. 
 
Pravin Tambe - eight games, 13 wickets, economy 6.21 
 
IPL's very own Cindarella story. The 42-year-old legspinner has been a revelation in IPL 7 with 13 wickets in eight games, briefly holding the Purple Cap for most wickets. Again part of the RR setup, who have the knack of getting the maximum out of their budget players, Tambe has proved to be the most vital cog in the bowling attack. In IPL 6 Tambe played three matches taking two wickets but it was in the Champions League that he made headlines by picking up 12 wickets in five matches. Getting the services of the Mumbai legspinner by using their right-to-match card at the IPL auctions, RR got it right - and Tambe has proved an excellent purchase for just 10 lakhs. 
 
Akshar Patel - seven innings, six wickets, economy 6.50 
 
While all the talk around KXPI has centred on their explosive batting and foreign imports, the impact of allrounder Akshar Patel has gone by under the radar. Used more as a bowler than a batsman, the left-arm orthodox spinner has been able to provide vital breakthroughs. Patel, 20, features very high among those who have sent down the most dot balls in IPL 7 and has taken six wickets at an economy of 6.50 runs per over. The BCCI Young Player of the Year Award for his stirring performances in Under-19 tournaments in 2012-13, purchased by KXIP for 75 lakhs, is clearing finding his footing among the big boys and should be a regular in the coming matches.

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