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    Gautam Gambhir Uncovers WHY MS Dhoni Deserves Full Credit for Virat Kohli’s Team India Achievement

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    Dhoni deserves full credit for Virat Kohli's successful test carrier

    Former Team India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has uncovered how MS Dhoni merits a great deal of credit for placing confidence in Virat Kohli during his poor beginning to his profession.

    Kohli played his first Test arrangement for India in 2014, against a deadly England side and battled to feature his ability in the longest format of the game.

    The right-gave batsman neglected to adjust to the England pacers and figured out how to score just 134 runs in 10 innings with James Anderson dismissing him multiple times in the series.

    Notwithstanding the entirety of this, the then Team India captain MS Dhoni stayed with Kohli and put stock in his capacity and quality.

    According to Gambhir, that series would have been the finish of Kohli’s Test profession yet because of Dhoni, the now Indian skipper got another chance.

    “I agree with Laxman Bhai. The sort of series it was in 2014, even I was there on that tour,” Gambhir said.

    “You have to give credit to MS Dhoni because a lot of careers have ended after such a series, especially in one format.”

    “But he gave that kind of security to Virat Kohli plus his eagerness,” he added.

    Watch Virat Kohli maiden Ton Against England

    Virat did return the favour to Dhoni and scored 692 runs in eight innings against Australia the following year. Kohli has scored 7240 runs in 86 Tests and is already the sixth-highest run-getter for India in the longest format of the game.

    The Indian skipper has so far smashed seven double-centuries – the most by an Indian cricketer – with an average of 53.62.

    Virat Kohli Batting and Fielding Stats : 

    M I N/O R HS 100’s 50’s 4s 6s Avg S/R Ct St
    Test 86 145 10 7240 254* v SA 27 22 811 22 53.62 57.68 82 0
    ODI 248 239 39 11867 183 v PAK 43 58 1116 121 59.33 93.25 128 0
    World Cup 26 26 4 1030 107 v PAK 2 6 91 5 46.81 86.7 14 0
    T20I 82 76 21 2794 94* v WI 0 24 258 76 50.8 138.24 41 0
    IPL 177 169 26 5412 113 v KXIP 5 36 480 190 37.84 131.61 73 0
    CL 15 14 3 424 84* v NSW 0 2 45 14 38.54 150.35 10 0

     

    Virat Kohli Bowling Stats : 

    I O M R W Best 3w 5w Avg E/R S/R
    Test 11 29.1 2 84 0 0/0 v SA 0 0 – 2.88 –
    ODI 48 106.5 1 665 4 1/15 v SA 0 0 166.25 6.22 160.25
    World Cup 3 3 0 19 0 0/6 v SL 0 0 – 6.33 –
    T20I 12 24.2 0 198 4 1/13 v ENG 0 0 49.5 8.13 36.5
    IPL 26 41.5 0 368 4 2/25 v DCH 0 0 92 8.79 62.75
    CL 6 9.3 0 95 0 0/9 v SOM 0 0 – 10 –

    Gautam Gambhir Claims “THIS” Former Indian Cricket Team Captain Had Much Bigger Impact Than Any Other Captains

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    Gautam Gambhir
    Gautam Gambhir

    Former India opener Gautam Gambhir figures Rahul Dravid the most under-appraised player and pioneer in Indian cricket circle. Dravid, generally viewed as one of the best batsmen to have graced the game, scored more than 24,000 worldwide runs during his celebrated career.

    During his time as an expert cricket, Dravid shaped the foundation of the renowned fab five of Indian batting including Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag. He donned multiple hats during his 16-year career.

    Dravid, for the most part, batted in the middle order and opened the innings, besides came to bat in the lower order. For quite a while, additionally took care of the duty of a wicketkeeper also. And afterwards for a short period, likewise drove Indian team.

    Gambhir made his Test Debut Under Dravid’s Captaincy

    Gambhir, who made his Test debut under Dravid, claims the former India captain hasn’t been given enough kudos for his authority.

    “I made my one-day debut under Sourav Ganguly and my Test debut under Rahul Dravid,” Gambhir said on Star Sports’ Cricket Connected. “It is so unfortunate that we do not give Dravid enough credit for his captaincy. We only talk about Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, now we talk about Virat Kohli, but Dravid has been a fabulous captain for India as well. Even his records, he’s probably the most under-rated cricketer and probably the most under-rated leader as well. We won in England, West Indies, we won some 14 or 15 games on the trot.”

    Gautam Gambhir(Left) and Rahul Dravid

    Gambhir said Dravid obliged and exceeded expectations in each job he was approached to perform for the team and is an ideal role model.

    “If you look at Dravid as a cricketer, I think if you asked him to open the batting in Test cricket, he did, he batted at No. 3, he kept wickets for India, he batted as a finisher, he did everything what Indian cricket asked him or what a captain asked him to do and that is the kind of role models you want,” he said.

    Since retirement, Dravid has trained junior Indian cricket crews and is right now the head of National Cricket Academy.

    Gambhir figures Dravid had a similar effect on Indian cricket as the amazing Sachin Tendulkar or likely much greater. “For me, I think he has had a bigger impact. Ganguly has always had a bigger impact in white-ball cricket because of his flamboyance, but Dravid overall, in Indian cricket, had a much bigger impact than probably anyone,” he said.

    “You can actually match his impact to someone like Sachin Tendulkar as well because he played under the shadows of Tendulkar all his life, but yes, impact wise, probably the same,” he added.

    Also read: Gautam Gambhir Calls Ravindra Jadeja ‘Best Fielder in World Cricket’, Says No One is Better Than Him in Throwing

    WATCH : Steve Bucknor Recalls About his Wrong Decisions to Sachin Tendulkar

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    Steve Bucknor apologies Sachin Tendulkar

    Former umpire, Steve Bucknor is one of the most significant Umpires, directed in the game. The Caribbean umpire engaged with numerous contentions during his vocation time and particularly his off-base decision against previous Indian right-handed batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

    The Caribbean umpire associated with some questionable choices to Sachin Tendulkar just as to some different players. The umpire himself as of late opened up about those dubious choices he provided for Sachin Tendulkar. He discussed the two disputable choices he gave for Sachin Tendulkar.

    One was the LBW decision which he announced as out in a match in Gabba in 2003 against Sachin Tendulkar. It was a very much uplifted delivery from Jason Gillespie, however, the umpire gave out on that event. Another was in 2005, where Tendulkar was given out of Adbul Razzaq’s conveyance without edging the ball to wicket-keeper.

    Two Major Moment When Steve Bucknor took Wrong Decision in Sachin’s Career

    Steve Bucknor conceded that the two were the bumbles from him and said it was because of his mistake that occurs on certain events. “Tendulkar was given out on two different occasions when those were mistakes. I do not think any umpire would want to do the wrong thing. It lives with him and his future could be jeopardized,” Bucknor said on a radio program.

    “To err is human. Once in Australia, I gave him out leg before wicket and the ball was going over the top. Another time, in India it was caught behind. The ball deviated after passing the bat but there was no touch. But the match was at Eden Gardens and when you are at the Eden and India is batting, you hear nothing. Because 100,000 spectators are making noise. Those were the mistakes and I was unhappy. I am saying a human is going to make mistakes and accepting mistakes are part of life,” he added.

    Steve Bucknor’s Wrong Decision at Gabba in 2003


    Tendulkar was given out by Steve Bucknor In 2005 Against Pakistan

    WATCH: Top 10 Most Controversial Umpiring Decisions in Cricket History Including Sachin’s Run Out Against Pakistan

    “May his soul Rest in Peace” Says Sachin Tendulkar on Demise of Rajinder Goel

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    Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute to late Rajinder Goel

    Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Monday paid tributes to the former first-class spinner Rajinder Goel, who passed away yesterday. The Master Blaster stretched out his genuine sympathies to the family of ‘local cricket robust’.

    Goel was 77 and he died due to age-related health issues.

    Taking to Twitter Tendulkar wrote, “Saddened to hear about the passing away of Rajinder Goel Ji! He was a stalwart of Indian Domestic Cricket picking up more than 600 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. May his soul Rest in Peace and my heartfelt condolences to his near and dear ones.”

    Sourav Ganguly Pays Tribute to the Legend

    Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly paid tribute to Goel. “The Indian cricketing community has lost a giant of domestic cricket today,” he said in a release. “His staggering record tells you about his craft and the control he had over it. To have a career that lasts more than 25 years and still be able to perform consistently speaks about his dedication and commitment towards the game. To be able to pick 750 wickets needs years and years of hard work and I salute his efforts. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family.”

    Rajinder Goel’s Contribution in Cricket

    The left-arm spinner got 750 first-class wickets with an average of 18.58 in a profession traversing 27 years. He played first-class cricket till the age of 44 and represented Patiala, Delhi, Southern Punjab, and Haryana. The veteran spinner sacked 59 five-wicket takes and 18 ten-wicket hauls.

    With 637 Ranji Trophy wickets, Goel notwithstanding playing his last game in the 1984-85 season, remains the main wicket-taker of India’s chief residential first-class competition.

    Despite the renowned record in the residential cricket, Goel never played for India in any format of the game. In 2017, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) honoured Rajinder Goel with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

    Also read: Sachin Tendulkar Not Just a Great Player But a Great Human Being: Pakistan legend Waqar Younis

     

     

     

    Allrounder Shoaib Malik Explains Why Pakistan Have a Good Chance of Winning ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

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    Shoaib Malik believes Pakistan would lift T20 WC 2020

    Veteran allrounder Shoaib Malik reckons that should the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup be held for the current year, Pakistan have a decent possibility at winning the show-stopper occasion for the second time in their history.

    Malik discloses that to win a competition of this scale, a group requires a strong bowling assault and a not too bad batting line-up – both the crates his group ticks.

    Shoaib Malik Believes Pakistan Would Lift T20 WC

    “I believe our chances are very good,” Shoaib told PakPassion. “In order to win these kinds of events, you have to have a very strong bowling attack and I think we have that box ticked. In addition, we also have a good batting line-up to complement that strong bowling attack.”

    Furthermore, Malik, who has scored 2321 runs and 28 wickets from 113 T20Is, reasons that the handling and wellness gauges have additionally improved and on the enormous grounds of Australia, those things are must.

    “Not only that, but our fielding has also developed and improved over the years, which is important on big grounds. Our fitness is much improved and better than it was in previous years, so overall, I think we will be right up there as a team that stands a very good chance of winning this tournament if it goes ahead,” the 38-year-old said.

    ICC conceding its choice as it follows the pause and watch strategy, seeking after the coronavirus circumstance to improve.

    Australia, the hosts, have just said arranging the competition appears to be unreasonable because of the predominant conditions. In the probability of the world cup proceeding, the matches will be played behind the shut entryways.

    Malik is a piece of the 29-man crew for the England visit which leaves on June 28. The visit involves three Tests and the same number of T20Is and will be played in void arenas.

    “Of course, we all like to see packed stadiums and matches that have a buzz from the crowd, which all adds to the spectacle. But right now, the situation around the world is very concerning and we must do what is right for everyone’s health and safety,” he said.

    “Hopefully one day and not too far into the future crowds will be back. But for now, cricket needs to be played and if this is what needs to be done to get cricket back on then we must support it and accept it,” he added.

    Also read : Cricket Australia Consider Hosting ICC T20 World Cup 2020 as “Unrealistic”

    Watch : On This Day in 1996 Sourav Ganguly Scored Century on His Test debut Against England

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    Sourav Ganguly hits century in his test debut match

    On This Day in 1996 former India skipper Sourav Ganguly scored a century on his Test debut against England.

    He accomplished the accomplishment against England on the third day of the second Test being played at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Britain had been packaged out for 344 runs in the first innings as Venkatesh Prasad scalped five wickets for the guests.

    Ganguly then came out to bat at the number three position and he proceeded to play a thump of 131 runs from 301 balls with the assistance of 20 boundaries. The left-handed batsman was associated with a 94-run stand with Rahul Dravid for the 6th wicket.

    Ganguly was at long last sent back to the pavilion by Alan Mullaly and India was left at 296/6. It was also the Test debut of Rahul Dravid, nonetheless, the right-handed batsman passed up a century in the wake of being excused for 95.

    India was in the long run packaged out for 429, gaining a lead of 85 runs over the hosts. England figured out how to hold tight and the side enrolled 278/9 in the second innings as the match finished in a draw.

    Throughout the years, Ganguly proceeded to get one of the best Indian captains. Under his initiative, India vanquished Pakistan in Pakistan without precedent for a Test arrangement. He additionally guided India to the finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Ganguly played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs. The swashbuckling left-gave batsman scored 18,575 stumbles into all organizations in his worldwide vocation.

    In October 2019, Ganguly turned into the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

    Watch Sourav Ganguly’s Debut Century in Test Match Against England : 

    Batting Stats

    M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
    Test 113 188 17 7212 239 42.18 14070 51.26 16 1 35 900 57
    ODI 311 300 21 11363 183 40.73 15416 73.71 22 0 72 1122 190
    IPL 59 56 3 1349 91 25.45 1263 106.81 0 0 7 137 42

     

    Bowling Stats

    M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
    Test 113 99 3117 1681 32 3/28 3/37 3.24 52.53 97.41 0 0
    ODI 311 171 4561 3849 100 5/16 5/16 5.06 38.49 45.61 2 0
    IPL 59 20 276 363 10 2/21 2/21 7.89 36.3 27.6 0 0

     

    Also read : Have Huge Respect for Sourav Ganguly, He Started Revolution in Indian Cricket: Nasser Hussain

    Mitchell Starc Provides Video Footage to Prove Injury For USD 1.43 Million IPL Insurance Payout

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    Mitchell Starc claims USD 1.43 Million from IPL Insurance payout
    Mitchell Starc claims USD 1.43 Million from IPL Insurance payout

    Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has outfitted video film of the second Test against South Africa in 2018 to demonstrate that he got injured in real-time and deserves an insurance payout of USD 1.53 million for losing his IPL deal with Kolkata Knight Riders.

    The Aussie left-arm fast has now given video film to the equivalent to back his case that he got harmed. This proof has been introduced to assist with getting a protection payout for losing his IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders.

    Starc had recorded a claim against his insurers in April a year ago. The insurers however, had disputed the timing of the injury in second Test at Port Elizabeth. The ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ announced that common preliminary has been rescheduled to August 12 after intervention talks separated a month ago when Starc’s chief Andrew Fraser gave film from Fox Sports of the speedster bowling in the subsequent Test.

    The left-arm pacer had bagged a USD 1.8 million contract ahead of the 2018 edition of IPL.

    “The delay came after lawyers for the insurers argued they did not have enough time to assess the footage from March 10, one clip lasting one minute 37 seconds, and the second 7:25 minutes,” the newspaper report said.

    Mitchell Starc
    Mitchell Starc

    However, Starc’s legal team argued that the insurers had 13 months to “review the case and seek footage.”

    Starc needs to prove that “he suffered a single, sudden and unexpected event which occurred at an identifiable time and place”.

    Starc had proceeded to play the third Test of the arrangement. The two sides have recorded clinical reports guaranteeing the inverse.

    Starc took the assistance of orthopedic specialist Russel Miller, who said the injury was “complex and multifactorial” but “it is likely, on the balance of probabilities, that at specific injury occurred on 10/03/2018 which was associated with extreme physical activity including bowling on a pitch with uneven footmarks”.

    Specialist Seamus Dalton, on behalf of the insurer, said : “In my opinion, the plaintiff did not suffer an injury or accident on 10 March 2018. Mr Starc became aware of the onset of right posterior and postero-lateral calf pain during the course of the second Test. Onset appears to have been gradual and symptoms continued over the course of the Test.”

    Also read : Australia Pacer Mitchell Starc Looking Forward to Pink Ball Test Against India

    “Anil bhai was the greatest ever who played for India”, Says Indian Former Spinner Harbhajan Singh

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    Anil Kumble is the greatest Indian spinner says Harbhajan Singh

    Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh said that former India skipper and spin incredible Anil Kumble is the best to have ever played for India. Harbhajan played a large part of his Test career with Kumble, including when the latter was captain from November 2007 till his retirement a year later.

    Anil Bhai Was the Greatest Ever Who Played for India

    “In my view, Anil bhai was the greatest ever who played for India,” Harbhajan told Sportstar.

    “He’s probably the greatest match-winner India has ever produced. People used to say he didn’t spin the ball, but he showed that if you had the heart, you could get batsmen out regardless of whether the ball spun or not.”

    “If anyone has half the competitiveness Anil bhai had, he would become a champion. I’m lucky to have played with him for so many years. He was an unbelievably committed player,” he said.

    Despite the fact that he was not a major turner of the ball, Kumble stays one of the best bowlers ever. His count of 619 wickets puts him just behind Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan in the rundown ever most elevated Test wicket takers. He got 337 wickets in 271 ODIs and remains India’s most noteworthy wicket taker in Tests and ODIs.

    He is just the second bowler after Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in a Test innings and the main player to have done as such and scored a century in the longest organization of the game.

    WATCH : Anil Kumble Picks 10 Wickets Against Pakistan

    Harbhajan Singh Praises MS Dhoni on his Captaincy : 

    Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh reveals the different facet of MS Dhoni as he played under his captaincy in both International matches as well as IPL matches. MS Dhoni who led CSK since 2008 won the IPL trophy 3 times and holds the second-highest IPL trophy winners next to Mumbai Indians.

    MS Dhoni is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history bags numerous records under his name. Dhoni is the only captain to win all the three ICC tournaments as captain(ICC World Cup 2011,  ICC Champions Trophy 2013, and World T20 trophy 2007).

    “He is not a captain who says, do this, do that. He wants you to do what you know you can do. Bowl what you know you can. If you can bowl six offspinners, do that,” Harbhajan told ESPNcricinfo.

     

    Rajinder Goel, The Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy, “Bites the Dust” At 77

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    highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy Rajinder Goel dies aged 77

    Rajinder Goel, the most elevated wicket-taker throughout the entire existence of the Ranji Trophy with 637 strikes, has died at 77 years old after a delayed disease. On the whole, the left-arm spinner took 750 wickets – a large portion of them for Haryana – in 157 first class  matches from 1958-59 to 1984-85. He stowed a mind boggling 53 five-fors and 17 ten-wicket coordinate takes.

    Sourav Ganguly Pays Tribute to the Legend

    Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly paid tribute to Goel. “The Indian cricketing community has lost a giant of domestic cricket today,” he said in a release. “His staggering record tells you about his craft and the control he had over it. To have a career that lasts more than 25 years and still be able to perform consistently speaks about his dedication and commitment towards the game. To be able to pick 750 wickets needs years and years of hard work and I salute his efforts. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family.”

    In the mid-1960s, when Bishan Singh Bedi was making his mark, the question that was asked was, “is he as good as Goel?” Ironically, one reason Goel never played for India was because Bedi had cemented his spot in the India team. The closest Goel came to play for India was in the unofficial Test against Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1964-65.

    The Long Run Comes to an End

    In September 1979, Goel got 6 for 102 against a meeting Australian side drove by Kim Hughes. He kept playing top class cricket until he was 43, with wellness demonstrating a urgent part of his long and celebrated domestic career. Even, when he was in his last season in 1984-85, Goel prepared hard; his training session would include 3500 skips of a rope and a since a long run, trailed by bowling at least to 10 batsmen in the nets.

    Goel couldn’t win the Ranji Trophy as a player, however he was the administrator of the Haryana determination board of trustees in 1991 when a Kapil Dev-drove side stunned Bombay (presently Mumbai) at the Wankhede Stadium.

    After his playing vocation, Goel likewise filled in as a match ref in both men’s and women’s cricket.

    In 2017, Goel got the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. He is one of the four non-Test players to have the BCCI’s Lifetime Achievement Award; the others being Padmakar Shivalkar, Bhausaheb Nimbalkar and writer KN Prabhu.

     

    On This Day: India Skipper Virat Kohli Made His Test Debut Against West Indies at Kingston

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    Virat Kohli

    Nine years ago – India skipper Virat Kohli made his Test debut against West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica in the first Test of the tour. India won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat first, in what came across as a flat batting paradise.

    Leader of the hosts bowling unit, Ravi Rampaul was on fire as he reduced the hosts to 64 for three on the first morning of the Test. The departure of VVS Laxman for 12 brought debutant Kohli to the middle and he joined the experienced Rahul Dravid, who was struggling to get in on the tricky surface.

    Kohli could not make a mark straightaway as he fell prey for an away going delivery from Fidel Edwards. Kohli edged it and wicketkeeper Baugh made no mistake and it was curtains for the debutant. India did not get a mammoth score as they were bowled out for 246.

    In reply, the hosts scored 173 as Indian bowlers ran amock. Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma picked up three wickets apiece as spinners Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh picked two wickets each.

    With a 73-run lead, the visitors found themselves in the driver’s seat. In the second innings, India scored 252, setting the hosts a stiff target of 326 to win. Kohli disappointed once again as he was dismissed for 15 runs of Edwards again.

    Eventually, India won the match by 63 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series.

    Since then, Kohli has grown immensely in the international arena. Kohli currently has 7240 runs from 86 Tests with 27 centuries at a staggering average of 53.62.

    Virat Kohli Stats

    Batting

    Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct
    Tests 74 126 8 6368 243 53.96 10985 57.96 24 19 703 18 68
    ODIs 216 208 37 10232 183 59.83 11016 92.88 38 48 962 111 103
    T20Is 65 60 16 2167 90* 49.25 1592 136.11 0 19 218 48 33
    First-class 106 174 15 8617 243 54.19 14888 57.87 31 27 1016 33 99
    List A 250 241 40 11674 183 58.07 12552 93 42 56 1126 135 121
    T20s 250 236 45 7809 113 40.88 5857 133.32 4 57 722 245 115

     

    Bowling

    Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR
    Tests 74 9 163 76 0 – – – 2.79 –
    ODIs 216 48 641 665 4 1/15 1/15 166.25 6.22 160.2
    T20Is 65 12 146 198 4 1/13 1/13 49.5 8.13 36.5
    First-class 106 23 631 330 3 1/19 2/42 110 3.13 210.3
    List A 250 55 705 726 4 1/15 1/15 181.5 6.17 176.2
    T20s 250 44 454 661 8 2/25 2/25 82.62 8.73 56.7

    Shane Watson Heaps Praise on Rahul Dravid, Calls Him ‘Dominant Force in World Cricket’

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    Shane Watson Calls Rahul Dravid as Dominant Force in World Cricket

    Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson has praised former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid in his latest tweet.

    Shane Watson wrote, “Rahul Dravid is the most genuine and sweet guy anyone could ever meet. And he was a dominant force in world cricket to go with it…. The Ultimate!!! I hope everyone enjoys his amazing insights.”

    The former Australian international recently interviewed Rahul Dravid on his podcast ‘Lessons Learnt with the Greats’ where Watson shared his personal favourite highlights from Rahul Dravid’s career.

    “No Aussie would ever forget the innings in the second Test at Kolkata where Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman just batted forever,” he said, adding, “Rahul Dravid batted for over 7 hours and finished with 180 runs.”

    Watson said another of his favourite highlights from Dravid’s career was his 233 in opposition to Australia in Adelaide in 2003.

    “I try to remember looking at that innings and getting in overall awe to be ready to see an overseas batsman, especially from the sub-continent, be ready to dominate the Aussies in circumstances like that,” he said, adding, “It really showed his talent and versatility that he made and groomed into in all problems.”

    Dravid, nicknamed “The Wall”, is one of the finest batsmen to have ever played for India. During his career, he featured in 164 matches for India and scored 13,288 runs with an average of 52.31.

    In One-day Internationals, Rahul Dravid played 344 matches and scored 10, 889 runs with an average of 39.16. He also played one T20I for the country against England at Manchester in 2011.

    Also read : Watto Player! Shane Watson’s Interesting Trivia And Records You Must Know

    Yuzvendra Chahal Reveals How MS Dhoni’s Tips Helped him Bamboozle Glenn Maxwell in 2017 India-Australia ODI Series

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    Dhoni's advice Chahal to dismiss Maxwell in ODI series

    India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has emerged as one of the more reliable bowlers in limited-overs cricket. His captains usually deploy him whenever there is a need to break set partnership between batsmen.

    Chahal recently took part in a conversation with his teammates Kuldeep Yadav and Mayank Agarwal in a show on BCCI.tv where he revealed how he and former India captain MS Dhoni set up Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell in the third ODI at Holkar Stadium in Indore in 2017.

    Australia at that time was touring India for a five-match One-day International and three-match Twenty20 series.

    The leg-spinner said that Maxwell was lacking patience in the series and had decided to go after him as soon as he came into the attack.

    He said during the match he had a discussion with Dhoni on how to tackle the Australian player. According to Chahal, the former India captain asked him to mix up deliveries and not to show Maxwell any wide delivery so that when he bowled outside off stump, it would become a wicket-taking delivery.

    Watch Yuzvendra Chahal vs Glenn Maxwell : 

    Chahal added, “Me and Mahi bhai had planned to bowl him wide off stump. I thought he will come down the track and that is why I threw the ball much wider and got the wicket.”

    The leg-spinner took Maxwell’s wicket thrice in the ODIs and once in T20 series. India got the better of Australia in the ODI series, winning it 4-1. However, the T20 series ended in a draw with both teams winning one game each.

    Watch : Open Nets with Mayank ft. Chahal and Kuldeep

    Chahal Tries out gender swap on Hitman

    Yuzi caught netizens’ attention on social media after he took to Twitter yesterday to try the gender swap trend. However, he did not try it on himself but rather his colleague Rohit Sharma.

    Sharing the picture, Yuzi wrote, “So cute you looking Rohitaaaaaa Sharammaaaaa.”

    Also read : Yuvraj Singh Apologises For Casteist Remark Against Yuzvendra Chahal, Says Never Believed in Any Kind of Disparity

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