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Afghanistan hold the record for the most consecutive wins in T20I cricket, with 12 (Feb 2018 to Sep 2019). Interestingly, they are also at second place on the list with 11 (Mar 2016 to Mar 2017). However, it must be said that they played the majority of these games against lesser oppositions such as Zimbabwe, Ireland and Bangladesh. Before their current 8-game winning streak, India won seven T20Is in a row on three separate occasions....

The rather uncharacteristic record of Virat Kohli came to light after he was dismissed for 63 in the third ODI against Australia at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday (December 2). Incidentally, India’s last ODI of 2020 also saw Kohli become the fastest to 12,000 ODI runs – in 242 innings – beating Sachin Tendulkar by 58 outings. To remember Virat Kohli’s last international ton, one has to go back to the historic occasion of India playing their first day-night Test match in November 2019....

Harbhajan went on to allege that crowds in Australia had passed comments about his color and religion in the past. The off-spinner’s comments come in the wake of Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj being racially abused by a section of the SCG crowd for two days in a row. Taking to Twitter, Harbhajan Singh posted: Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina join Harbhajan Singh in condemning SCG crowd Apart from Harbhajan Singh, former India cricketers Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina also condemned the crowd behaviour at the SCG....

It comes as quite a surprise that the stadium’s ODI debut came way back in 2005 between India and South Africa when Rahul Dravid was the captain of the side. Before this ground, India played its international matches at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in the city, which saw the birth of wristy stroke makers such as ML Jaisimha, Mohammad Azharuddin and VVS Laxman. However, Uppal is a modernised stadium which became much sought for by the BCCI for Indian Premier League matches as well, increasing interest in cricket in the city....

KL Rahul was the most improved player for India in the series and Maxwell’s rise in form will certainly be applauded by the Australian side. The concerns for India come in the form of Rishabh Pant and Dhawan’s batting and skipper Finch’s poor form is a major cause for concern in the Australian side. The 1st ODI is to be played on 2nd March 2019 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad....

Indian seamer Umesh Yadav provided the visitors with a vital breakthrough in the closing stages of the opening day of the Oval Test as he picked up the wicket of Joe Root (21 off 25 balls) with a brilliant nip-backer. It all happened on the third delivery of the 16th over when Umesh Yadav got a delivery to move sharply into the England skipper. The ball was pitched at a good length and it breached the gap between Root’s bat and pad to knock the stumps....

However, Pujara managed only nine runs before James Anderson coaxed him into playing at one outside off. The slip cordon accepted the offering gleefully as the 33-year-old registered single figures on a day all the other Indian batsmen shone. He is still without an international hundred in 30 months. Pujara being out of form isn’t ideal for the Indian team to state the extremely obvious, but his failures could have a far-ranging impact....

Shreyas made a memorable Test debut against New Zealand in the ongoing first Test in Kanpur. Resuming his innings on 75, he went on to complete his century on Day 2. By crossing three figures, he became the 16th Indian batter to notch up a hundred on Test debut. In a chat with his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav on bcci.tv, the 26-year-old admitted that Kanpur has been a really lucky venue for him....

He pointed out that the batter played as an opener for India in T20Is in a number of games prior to the continental tournament. He suggested that the team management should have stuck to the same strategy, as he is in tremendous form. Kaneria opined that having Yadav at the top of the order would also take some pressure off Virat Kohli. He made these remarks while speaking on his official YouTube channel....

The left-hander only represents the country in the ODI format as of now. His last T20I was against Sri Lanka in July last year, while he hasn’t played Test cricket since the tour of England in 2018. The 36-year-old was part of the one-day series against Zimbabwe in Harare last month, which the Men in Blue clinched 3-0. In a video shared on his official Instagram handle, the veteran cricketer is seen running hard, lifting weights in the gym and also fine-tuning his batting skills during a practice session....

Rahane and Pujara were given a long rope in India’s Test side despite the two veterans going through a prolonged lean run. However, their underwhelming performances in the Test series against South Africa proved to be the final nail in the coffin. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra did not rule out the possibility of Rahane and Pujara staging a comeback in the longest format, saying:...

The above sentence is not only deep, it is also very true. Everyone has dreams, either to own a penthouse or to be a film star or to be CEO of some multinational company; you get the drift. I too have a dream and it’s for India to someday win the FIFA World Cup. The more realistic dream would be for them to just qualify for one, agreed, as Indian football isn’t really thriving at the moment and the national team is ranked at a lowly 147 in the world....

A release from the BCCI announced the starting 12 for the first T20I against Windies at Eden Gardens, which includes Krunal Pandya, who could well make his international debut. After winning the Test series 2-0 and the ODI series 3-1, India will be looking to complete a trio of series wins against the Windies. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan look set to continue as the side’s openers while KL Rahul should slot in at No....

While Virat Kohli will captain the side, KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw will be the two openers. The former’s century in the final Test against England helped him secure a spot while Mayank Agarwal will feel unlucky to miss out after finally making it to the Test squad. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane remain in the middle-order while Rishabh Pant will be the wicketkeeper. In home conditions, India could even go in with a three-pronged spin attack with Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav all in the starting 12....

The high-profile Test series was earlier slated to be held in October, but it is learnt that the world champions will be busy playing in the Oceania Cup in New Zealand in October and hence there is little possibility of the series happening in October. As for now, the Test series will features five games to be held at various venues and is likely to be held between November 18 and 24, although official confirmation is still awaited, close on the heels of the Hockey World League Final Round in Raipur in the last week of November....

The Spaniard had a scintillating run at Melbourne Park last year as he outclassed second seed Daniil Medvedev in the final to clinch his second title at the Australian Open. A year on, things look very different Down Under for Nadal, who is yet to rediscover his form. The former World No. 1 will also have to deal with competition from nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, who will take part in the tournament this year after skipping it in 2022....

“Nothing even comes close to this crisis,” said Chip Rogers, CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “We’re seeing this as being worse than both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis combined and then multiplied by two. That’s how bad it is.” Occupancy rates in hotels nationwide have fallen from 66 percent in 2019 to below 10 percent over the past month as the coronavirus outbreak has spread to all 50 states....

The decimal point would probably be moved in 2002, when the euro will come into everyday use. With the world’s two other major currencies relatively easy to use, shouldn’t Japan’s be too? And, advocates say, there could be other benefits–including a much-needed stimulus to growth, as businesses gear up for the conversion. But opponents, who include Ministry of Finance boss Kiichi Miyazawa, think the plan is silly. The “growth,” they say, would stem mainly from refitting millions of vending machines and parking meters–and the change could breed computer bugs on the order of Y2K....

The match schedule and ticket sales were launched at a ceremony on the sidelines of the finals of the 67th National Championships at the Nehru indoor stadium here. Kochi Blue Spikers will take on U Mumba Volley in the first match of the league, which would see see six teams fighting for the title. A total of 18 matches would be played in two legs to be held in - Kochi and Chennai....

Maze Theory is the development team behind Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, and it’s hosting a giveaway of an impressive Xbox Series X designed to look like the Tardis phone booth from Doctor Who. The blue police box phone booth has become a symbol of the Doctor Who franchise over the years as it’s one of several things in the show that carries over from one series to another as the lead role changes hands over the years....