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Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the quickest player to reach 3000 runs in ODIs as a captain. He took only 49 innings to reach that mark. He touched this feat in the third ODI against England on Tuesday, July 17 at Headingley, Leeds.## However, Kohli's captain's knock of 71 off 81 balls couldn't help India to win the series as England won the final ODI and sealed the series with 2-1. India had won the first ODI but England made a great comeback to win both the remaining matches and series.## Apart from Kohli, no other Indian batsmen could get going. However, Shikhar Dhawan 44 off 49 balls and MS Dhoni 42 off 66 balls shown some fight but that didn't prove enough as India could manage only 256 in fifty overs which were under par score.## England didn't find any difficulty to chase this target down. Joe Root and Skipper Eion Morgan put on an unbeaten 186-run stand for the 3rd wicket to win the match by 8 wickets with 33 balls to spare. Root scored 100* off 120 balls while Morgan made 88* off 108 balls.## This was Virat Kohli's 52nd one day match as a captain. He took 11 innings fewer to the second-placed AB De Villiers. In 49 innings Virat has scored 3059 runs with an average of 52.68. He has scored 13 out of his 35 centuries as a captain.## Overall Virat Kohli has played 211 matches and scored 9779 runs with an average of 58.21 and strike rate of 92.12. He also has scored 35 centuries and 48 half centuries in one day cricket.## Fewest innings to 3000 ODI runs as captain :## 49 V Kohli (IND)## 60 AB de Villiers (SA)## 70 MS Dhoni (IND)## 74 S Ganguly (IND)## 80 E MORGAN (ENG)## 83 G Smith (SA)/ Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)## 84 S Jayasuriya (SL)/ R Ponting (AUS)## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni became 4th Indian player after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid and 12th overall to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals. He touched this rare feat in the second ODI against England at The Lord's, London on Saturday, July 14.## Dhoni had needed 33 runs to complete 10,000 runs in the match against England. However, he failed to take India home as India lost the match while chasing 323. He has scored 37 off 59 balls as India could score only 236 for 10 in 50 overs and lost the match by 86 runs. with this win, England has leveled the series to 1-1 with one more match to play which will be played on July 17 at Headingley, Leeds.## This was Dhoni's 320th ODI match in which he has scored 10,004 runs with a staggering average of 51.3 and strike rate of 88.27. He has scored 10 centuries and 67 half centuries in 273 innings he has played. His highest score of 183* came against Sri Lanka at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in 2005.## Apart from one-day internationals, Dhoni has played 90 Tests and 93 T20Is in which he has scored 4876 and 1487 runs respectively. However, he has taken retirement from Test cricket but playing an important role in ODIs and T2OIs.## Dhoni has also become 5th quickest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in one day cricket. He took only 273 innings to reach this milestone. Only Sachin Tendulkar (259), Sourav Ganguly (263), Ricky Ponting (266) and Jacques Kallis (272) took fewer innings than Dhoni.## Indian players with 10,000 runs in ODIs :## 18426 - S Tendulkar## 11221 - S Ganguly## 10768 - R Dravid## 10004* - MS Dhoni## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Indian captain Virat Kohli equals the record of most wins (39) as a captain with Clive Lloyd and Ricky Ponting after 50 ODI matches.## In his 50th match, India crushed England by 8 wickets at Trent Bridge on Thursday, July 12. He himself scored 75 runs off 82 balls. However, his innings was overshadowed by Rohit Sharma's classical 137* off 114 balls in the run chase.## Before India chased down the target, it was Kuldeep Yadav who's career best figures of 6 for 25 restrict England to 268. India didn't face any difficulty to win the game with 59 balls to spare.## In short time, Virat Kohli has already become one of the best captains in the 50-over format. He left behind some of the greatest captains of all time.## Overall Virat has captained India in 102 matches (50 ODIs, 35 Tests, and 17 T20Is) in which India has won 71 matches (39 ODIs, 21 Tests, and 11 T20Is).## MOST WINS AFTER 50 ODIS AS A CAPTAIN (TOP 5) :## 39 - C Lloyd (WI)/R Ponting (AUS)/ Virat Kohli (IND)## 37 - H Cronje (SA)## 36 - V Richards (WI)## 34 - S Pollock (SA)## 33 - Wasim Akram/Waqar Younis (PAK)## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Kuldeep Yadav's career-best 6 for 25 and a classical 137* off 114 balls from Rohit Sharma helped India to beat England by 8 wickets at Trent Bridge on Thursday, July 12. It was expected to be an exciting match but ended up with a one-sided affair as India take a 1-0 lead in 3-match series.## Fans were expecting another high scoring thriller on a ground where England set-up new world record for highest score (481/6 vs Australia) in an ODI match nearly a month ago. But Kuldeep Yadav's magical bowling throw cold water on their expectations.## England's trouble against spin continued in this match also as they failed to read Kuldeep Yadav completely. Before this, India had won the toss and decided to field first. England started their innings with a bang as Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow added 73 off 63 balls before Kuldeep Yadav grabbed Roy. He scored 38 off 35 balls. Kuldeep's wrist magic didn't end here as he dismissed Joe Root (3 off 6 balls) and Bairstow (38 off 35 balls) in one over. Root missed a sharp turning ball while Bairstow failed to read wrong'un. Despite a solid start, England was reduced to 83 for 3 after 12.5 overs.## Skipper Eion Morgan and Ben Stokes tried to rebuild the inning but this time Yuzvendra Chahal strikes and got Morgan. He was caught by Suresh Raina on 19 in trying to flick the ball. England lost their 4th wicket on 105 under 20 overs.## Inform Jos Buttler along with Stokes came to rescue England from a vulnerable situation. Both added 93 off 118 balls before Buttler caught behind to Kuldeep Yadav. He made 53 off 51 balls. His partner Stokes also reaches to his half-century off 102 balls but before he could accelerate his inning, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed him also. He scored 50 off 103 balls.## When Stokes got out, England was 214 for 6 after 44.1 overs. Moeen Ali (24 off 23 balls) and Adil Rashid (22 off 16 balls) helped England reach 268. However, they couldn't play 50 overs and all out in 49.5 overs.## Apart from Kuldeep Yadav, Chahal also bowled well. He finished his spell with 1 for 51 in 10 overs. Umesh Yadav also picked 2 for 70 in 9.5 overs while debutant Siddarth Kaul conceded 62 in his 10 overs without taking a wicket.## In reply of 269, India never looked in any sort of trouble. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave a flying start by adding 59 in just 7.5 overs. However, Dhawan got out to Ali in trying to hit over long on. He made 40 off 27 balls. But then Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli took the game away from England's reach with a partnership worth 167 off 151 balls.## Kohli who played at No.4 in T20Is back to his regular position a played a match-winning knock of 75 off 82 balls before he got stumped out by Buttler. Before this Rohit Sharma completed his 18th one-day century off just 82 balls with a six to Adil Rashid. He remained not out as India won the match with 59 balls to spare. KL Rahul scored 9* off 18 balls.## England didn't have much success with the ball. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid took a wicket each but they never looked too troubled India at any stage of the game.## Kuldeep Yadav's 6 for 25 is the best figures for a left-arm wrist spinner in an ODI Match. He was awarded Man Of The Match for his great spell of spin bowling.## The second match of 3-match series will be played on Saturday, July 14 at Lord's, London.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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The stage is set for the biggest limited overs series of the year. It will be the battle to become the best side of the one-day cricket when two top-ranked sides England and India will take on each other in the first of the 3-match series on Thursday, July 12 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.## Looking at the rankings, England is currently No.1 ranked side in a 50-overs format with 126 points while India is sitting on No.2 with 122 points. More than that the way both sides have been playing in this format since World Cup 2015, this series is definitely going to be the best in recent times.## England dismantled Australia in recently concluded ODI series by 5-0 where they set a new world record of the highest score ever made in an ODI match of 481/6. In that series, the world had seen a new England side who played fearless cricket under the captaincy of Eion Morgan. That was just an example of how good this England side has become. They have been playing this kind of cricket since the World Cup 2015.## India last played an ODI series in February this year against South Africa in Africa where they demolished them by 5-1. That was also the first ODI series win for India in South Africa. Much like England, India has also been ruthless in this format or more than that.## This is the series where both team's strength is their batting. Both teams have players who can win the game for their side single-handedly. England have Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow as two openers while in middle order they have ever-reliable Joe Root along with skipper Eion Morgan and dangerous Jos Buttler.## Ben Stokes who missed out against Australia might replace Alex Hales in playing XI even though Hales scored a century in the record-scoring match.## When it comes to strength, India has always been batting heavy side and looking more settle and dangerous than England. Rohit Sharma who scored a century in the last T20I will be opener along with Shikhar Dhawan. Skipper Virat Kohli along with KL Rahul, Suresh Raina/Dinesh Karthik, and MS Dhoni will be in middle order.## The only concern for India is going to be the fitness of Bhuvneshwar Kumar who missed the last T20I through a stiff back. In case he doesn't fit before the match, Shardul Thakur or Siddarth Kaul can replace him.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Rohit Sharma's blitzing 100* off 56 balls and his partnership with skipper Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya helped India to beat England by 7 wickets and win the series 2-1 on July 8 at Bristol.## This game was nothing sort of Rohit Sharma special. His third Twenty20 international century guided India through home in chasing 199. The win was set up by two match-winning partnership, first 89 off 57 balls between Rohit and Virat and an unbeaten 50 off 23 balls between Rohit and Hardik Pandya.## Earlier in this match, Indian skipper Virat Kohli had won the toss and opted England to bat first. England off to a flier as Opener Jason Roy and Jos Buttler added 94 off just 47 balls before Siddarth Kaul clean bowled Buttler who scored 34 off 21 balls. Debutant Deepak Chahar removed dangerous Roy after he scores 67 off 31 balls.## When Roy got out, England was on 103 for 2 after 9.2 overs. India pulled things back in the second half of England's innings as they managed to get only 87 in last 10 overs. Alex Hales (30 off 24 balls) and Jonny Bairstow (25 off 14 balls) helped England to reach 198 after 20 overs.## Hardik Pandya was the pickup bowler for India. After expensive first over (22 runs), he came back strongly and conceded only 16 runs in 3 overs and picked 4 wickets. Siddarth Kaul also picked 2 for 35 in his 4 overs.## India was needed a solid start to chase down this target. Sharma began well with a six in first over to David Willey. However, Shikhar Dhawan again fell cheaply as he gets dismissed in the first ball of the third over after scoring 5 of 3. Inform KL Rahul and Sharma added quick fire 41 off 19 balls before Rahul was taken at the long on boundary by Chris Jordan of Jake Ball. He scored 19 off 10 balls.## India was 2 for 62 after 5.2 overs before Kohli and Rohit took the game away with 89 runs partnership for the 3rd wickets. Kohli scored 43 off 29 balls. Considering high asking rate, Hardik Pandya was promoted ahead of MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. He proved his promotion right with blitzing 33* off 14 balls. He finished the match with a six over long on with 8 balls to spare.## England's bowlers were taken all over the park by Indian batsmen. Willey, Ball and Jordan took a wicket each but proved to be expensive for their side.## Rohit Sharma awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning hundred and also received Man Of The Series for scoring 137 runs in 3 matches.## This is also India's first T20I series win in England.## Thanks for reading.

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It was a great game of cricket where both teams had their chances till last over. But it was England who held their nerve well and came as victories. They had beaten India by 5-wickets in a nail-biter encounter on Friday, July 6 at Cardiff and level the series with one more match to play.## It was a low scoring thriller in which India could score only 148 after they were pushed to bat first. At halfway stage, it looked like England will take it easily but Indian bowlers pulled things back and made difficult for them to chase. But Alex Hales kept his nerve and took his team through the line with unbeaten 58 off 41 balls. He was adjudged Man Of The Match.## Virat Kohli who was the top scorer for India with 47 off 38 balls didn't look pleased with their efforts with batting. He feels that 15 more runs could have been ideal to defend on that surface which was on a bit slower side.## "When you lose 3 wickets in the first 6 overs for 30 runs it's difficult to come back. I thought a partnership would get us to 145, and that would have been competitive. Average scores in local tournaments were around 145. England made good use of the wicket which had some extra bounce and some assistance for the seamers. They put pressure on us and made us lose wickets, and the run-out didn't help either. We were probably about 15 runs short." ## "We were pushed back initially in the first six overs. Our power play was not good enough, and the score, in the end, reflects that and we just couldn't push as much as we wanted in the end. You do take everything into account, like the pitch, etc. We did well and we knew it would be difficult for England to chase down 149 and level the series, and I think they had the partnership we didn't to close it off in the end."## "We knew it would be something they would have to work hard to win. They played Kuldeep really well. Chahal was outstanding and they switched roles in both games. They did their homework on Kuldeep and they reaped the rewards. It's a cruel format for the bowlers, Umesh was fantastic as well, and so was Bhuvi, but unfortunately he couldn't finish it off.## "That boundary in the end (19th over) from Hales pulled it back for them and these small things count in T20s which makes it such an interesting watch. We gotta brush it aside, take it in our stride and move onto the next game. I think we competed quite well but England was the better side, that's why they came through today," Kohli said.## On the other hand, England who was looking clueless against Kuldeep Yadav in the first T20I did their homework against wrist spinner by practising with 'Merlyn' machine. It looked like their homework against Kuldeep paid them off as the wrist spinner remained wicketless in this match. He conceded 34 runs in 4 overs including a 16-run over of 17th where equation came down to 23 off 18 balls.## Both teams have won one match and therefore the third and last T20I become decider which will be played on Sunday, July 8 at Bristol.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Mumbai's paceman Shardul Thakur has been named in the Indian squad for England ODIs as replacement of Jasprit Bumrah.## A BCCI media release confirmed on Friday, July 6.## Keep in mind, Jasprit Bumrah gets his thumb injured while trying to stop the ball in follow through in the first Twenty20 International against Ireland on June 27. Therefore he was subsequently ruled out from the second T20I and also from 3-match T20I against England.## Bumrah's replacement Thakur is already in England as a part of India A. He featured in recently concluded one-day tri-series involving England Lions and West Indies A. He played 4 matches (including the final) and picked 8 wickets, two of them came in the final.## Thakur made his debut last year against Sri Lanka. He has been the part of Indian limited overs side in recent times. He last played an ODI match against South Africa in South Africa where he registered his career-best figures of 4 for 52.## Thakur has also been the regular member of the T20I squad since debut. He played 2 of 3 T20Is against South Africa before playing all the matches of Nidahas Trophy where India beat Bangladesh in the final.## However, Thakur was overlooked in T20Is against Ireland and England. Even after Bumrah gets injured and was ruled out, Deepak Chahar was named his replacement.## Apart from Bumrah, Washington Sunder had also been ruled out from England T20I and ODIs and therefore Krunal Pandya and Axer Patel has named his replacement respectively.## Bumrah was hopeful for the ODI series but he didn't get much time to recover before the series. This could be the huge blow for India as he is currently No.1 bowler and also considered the best bowler in limited over formats.## Now, India will be hoping that Bumrah gets recover before the 5-match Test series. Keep in mind, He made his Test debut against South Africa earlier this year and troubled Africa's batsmen with his pace.## The 3-match ODI series is scheduled to play from 12 July while Test series will start from August 1.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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He kept getting fifties but was not able to convert those fifties into three figures mark. It has been the story of KL Rahul since home series against England. But as it is said that 'it's better late than never' KL Rahul proved it right. He finally had reached three figures mark on Tuesday, July 3 in the first T20I against England. He had taken trough India home with a sublime 101* off 54 balls while chasing 160.## Before this Rahul had scored his last century back in 2016 against England at Chennai. He missed out his double century in that match as he was dismissed on 199. Since then he has scored 14 half centuries which he failed to convert them into hundred.## “Trust me, I know (about the run),” he joked before the second T20I against England, to be played in Cardiff on Friday, 6 July. “Quite honestly, I didn't know what to make of it, whether I was in form or out of form.## “I kept getting the fifties and was getting out. I was batting well, but somehow, I couldn't get to the three-figure mark. So it was quite frustrating. Being in and out of the team, injuries, and sickness, it all was playing on my mind and kept frustrating me even more.”## “I realised somewhere down the line that it is still better than getting out on single figures and stopped worrying about the three figures. I wanted it really bad and am very happy that it came here in England, in the first game of the series, and hopefully I can carry that confidence forward and use the form and make it big."## It might not happen if Virat Kohli didn't sacrifice his No.3 spot for KL Rahul. But keeping ICC World Cup 2019 in mind, India is looking to make flexible their batting order so that they could find best possible XI and that's why Rahul batted at No.3 ahead of Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.## “It has been made clear that there will be few changes in the team and as a batting unit, we need to be flexible in our heads to be able to perform any role or responsibility that has been given to us,” said Rahul. “We are all working towards it. We might want to promote MS Dhoni or Hardik Pandya if we get a good start, to go and get us a few sixes or get the run-rate up. So we will be flexible keeping in mind the World Cup.## “When you sit out, you realise that when you get the opportunity how important it is to use that opportunity, not only as a player individually but also for the team. When you get a chance to play, if you help them win a game, then the team will start believing that the player can also do this for the team. So building that confidence for yourself and the team is very important.”## He would ideally open, said Rahul, but No.3 worked fine for him too. “That's where I would love to bat and I have always batted at the top of the order. Nos.1 and 2 are what I am most comfortable in. Shikhar got out early (in Manchester) and it felt like I was opening the batting,” he said.## “It gives me a chance to get my eye in and even use the Powerplay. Whatever chances I get I should make the most of it and I am very happy that I got to bat up the order.” he added.## India will be hoping that Rahul keep playing like this while Rahul will want to make most if his recent form in the second T20I which is scheduled to play on Friday July 6 at Cardiff.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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India A put up a dominating show to win Tri-series in England. They beat England A by 5-wickets in a close encounter on Monday, July 2.## It was a collective effort from the batsmen which set up India A's win. Led by Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 64 off 62 balls, Mayank Agarwal (40), skipper Shreyas Iyer (44), Hanuma Vihari (37) and Krunal Pandya (34*) played their part in series win.## Earlier in this match, it was India A who won the toss and opted to field first. Deepak Chahar and Khaleel Ahmad provided early wickets to India A as both the openers dismissed on 33.## England needed a partnership to rebuild their innings. Sam Hain and Livingstone did the same and put on a 152-run stand for the 3rd wicket. Hain completes his hundred and scored 108 off 122 balls while Livingstone made 83 off 82 balls. Indian bowlers pulled things back in death overs and restricted England A to 264 for 9.## Khaleel Ahmad was the stand out performer for the India A. He conceded only 48 runs and pick 3 wickets in his 10 overs. Deepak Chahar who has been included in Indian T20I squad, also bowled well and finished his spell with 10-0-58-3. Shardul Thakur also picked 2 for 42 in 10 overs.## In reply of 265, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal gave good start and added 39 off 37 balls before Shaw gets dismissed on 15. When India A was going strong, Liam Dawson dismissed Agarwal and Shubhman Gill in his back to back overs and left India A in a bit worry situation on 83 for 3 after 15.3 overs.## Skipper Iyer and Vihari played sensible after 3 wickets lost and put on a 67-run partnership for the 4th wickets before Iyer got out. Vihari along with Pant took India further and added 46 for the fifth wickets. After losing 196 for 5, Pant and Pandya take through India A home without losing any more wicket further and put on unbeaten 71 run for the sixth wicket. For England, Dawson was the most successful bowler. He picked 2 for 37 in his 9 overs.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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The stage is set for the biggest cricketing summer When two of the best limited over sides (India-England) will take on each other in 1st of three T20I on Tuesday, July 3 at Old Trafford, Manchester.## There will be a lot of chit-chat and tension around there. Both sides have players who are known for their aggressive approach. But Virat Kohli has taken the chatter down an unexpected road.## He was talking in the pre-match press conference that IPL has broken the barrier between the two sides. There will be a lot of friendship between the players as most of the players from both sides have become a good friend because of IPL.## It [IPL] is going to make relations between the two teams even better. I think because England hasn't played so much IPL cricket, there was never that familiarity or that sort of warmth between the two teams as much as we have with the other teams, purely because we didn't know the guys enough to be able to have conversations with them. I think this season has broken that barrier to a great extent," Kohli said.## "It is going to continue to happen in the future. I heard a lot of people are keen to go and play [IPL] and they should. Why not; it's a great league to play in. As Jos [Buttler] has been saying for months now, it has done great things to his mindset and he's taking that on in every format.## "So yeah I was really glad to see the rigid mindset was sort of kept on the side and people were allowed to come over. It did great things for them and it is going to do great things for global cricket as well," he added.## Virat Kohli didn't pick any side as a favourite to win. Both team players have played with and against each other in the IPL. So they must be aware of each other's strength and weakness.## "We believe in our abilities as a team, we have a lot of T20 experience, we have just come off the IPL and couple of games against Ireland as well where the team has looked great. Obviously, in T20 cricket the wickets are going to be something that provides entertainment to the crowd, so there's no one team that has an advantage in this format." - Virat Kohli said.## Looking at the weather of Manchester, India must be feeling right at home as the city experiencing some hottest days in recent times. He also spoke about his county stint for Surrey which was dismissed due to neck injury.## "It is as dry as I've seen it ever. Having spoken to the guys who've come here and played... they said it was a great experience for them learning a lot more things about their game. Especially I spoke to [Cheteshwar] Pujara, and Ishant [Sharma] as well, who've been here before. They said it is a great setup to be a part of. It is a great time to play cricket there. As a cricket,er you look for new challenges every now and then and that's something that I wanted to go and experience.## "Because we don't get to play so much cricket here before we come on tour. That was the main reason behind it... because all these guys come during the IPL and get a feel of how the wickets are and all those sorts of things. From that point of view, we thought why can't we do it...why can't we go over and play in those conditions and get to know how the pitches work and all that.## "But looking at the weather it is totally opposite to what it was when the season was going on. I don't think it is something... on hindsight when I look at it now I don't think it would've made too much of a difference to my preparation. The weather seems to be the same but there is a cool breeze. Wind is different. From a familiarity point of view it is a thing of comfort when you get weather conditions like this as soon as you arrive here," Kohli said.## The first T20I will be played at Manchester on June 3 and the rest two are scheduled to play on 6 and 8 July at Cardiff and Bristol respectively.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.