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  • Ind vs Aus 3rd odi: Preparation to defeat Australia before the World Cup, India will enter with the intention of clean sweep.

    India va Australia 3rd odi prediction : Captain Rohit Sharma The IPL will be eyeing finalizing its World Cup preparations by sweeping Australia with a win in the third and final ODI cricket match to be held here on Wednesday. India has never eliminated Australia in the ODI format. Neither of the two teams has been able to achieve this credit on their own soil or in the hosting of the other. The Indian team, which is in excellent form, won both the last matches even without many key players. By changing the team composition it was ensured that everyone got a chance. world Cup Now the team is on the threshold of fourth consecutive ODI win.

    Attempt to put psychological pressure on Australia

    By winning this series 3-0, it will get a psychological edge over five-time world champion Australia. Both the teams will start their World Cup campaign against each other on October 8 in Chennai. Both the teams made a lot of changes in the team in the first two matches but India had the upper hand. In the last ODI, India has rested Shubman Gill who scored 74 and 104 runs in the first two matches. Gill scored 72 in the ODI format this year. Has scored 1230 runs at an average of 35. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to return while in-form Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya will also return after rest in the first two matches.

    Selection dilemma in Indian team

    A few weeks ago, when the team went to play the Asia Cup, no one had imagined that it would face such a selection dilemma. Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have all proved to be match winners. Shreyas Iyer recovered from back problem and scored a century in Indore. Along with captaincy, Rahul also showed his batting prowess. Jasprit Bumrah has also proved his form and fitness. The Australian team does not often lose like this. He will have to introspect and break this streak of five consecutive defeats in ODI cricket. Just a few months ago, Australia had defeated India 2-1 on the basis of Mitchell Starc’s brilliant bowling.

    Both teams face to face before the World Cup

    Now this is the last match before the World Cup, so Australia would like to field Pat Cummins and Starc. In batting, good innings will also be expected from Travis Head, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. The team will be like this

    India : Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar.

    Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanvir Sangha, Mitchell Starc. , Adam Zampa.

    Match time: 1 pm. From 30.

  • Before Cricket World Cup 2023, former Indian star gave special advice to Rohit Sharma and company.

    India performed strongly in the first match of the three-match ODI series against Australia. India won the match played in Mohali by five wickets. This victory took Team India to the top in the ODI rankings. This series is very important for both the countries in the final stages of preparation for the Cricket World Cup. Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill performed brilliantly. All of them are part of India’s Cricket World Cup team. young batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad Also spread the shine of his bat. However, one aspect that the Indian cricket team management may be worried about before the Cricket World Cup is the team’s fielding. On many occasions, the stars of the Indian cricket team looked disappointed while fielding and while trying to take catches.

    Mohammad Kaif warned

    Former Indian cricket team star Mohammad Kaif has warned the team before the Cricket World Cup. He posted on X, ‘Caution: If India cannot take good catches then it may be out of the World Cup. The match can be won by batting and bowling but catching is also important for victory. Indian players dropped some easy catches and looked uncomfortable at times while fielding. Many times the ball was seen slipping from the hands of the fielders. KL Rahul also missed the runout.

    India is running with two fast bowlers

    Meanwhile, India’s policy of changing its fast bowling options ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has received support from veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami. India has adopted a rotation policy for its fast bowlers since the beginning of the Asia Cup. According to this, at any point of time only two players, one Jasprit Bumrah and the other Mohammed Siraj or Mohammed Shami, are included in the playing eleven.

    This also means that medium pacer Shardul Thakur, who is more adept with the bat, has got more opportunities. However, this has helped in improving India’s batting. But this has reduced the opportunities for India’s full-time fast bowlers. Shami participated in only two matches in the Asia Cup. On Friday, he played the first ODI against Australia in Mohali and played a match-winning innings by taking five wickets. India won this match by five wickets.

    India is following rotation policy for fast bowlers

    Despite these returns, considering the rotation policy, Shami’s place in the playing eleven is not confirmed. However, Bengal’s fast bowlers are unperturbed by these developments. Shami supported this policy while speaking at the press conference after India’s win against Australia. He stressed the importance of players understanding their role, whether they are included in the playing eleven or not.

    Shami said this after being out of playing eleven

    According to an ICC release, Shami said that this is a part of the game. It is important to understand the needs of the team. It is not possible that you will always be a part of the playing eleven and team combination. When we play regularly, someone has to sit out. There’s no point in getting frustrated about it. Obviously, it is good if you are in the eleven but it is also important to be sensible when you are on the bench. That role is also very important.

    Indian team for World Cup

    • Rohit Sharma (Captain)

    • Shubhman Gill

    • Virat Kohli

    • Shreyas Iyer

    • Ishaan Kishan

    • KL Rahul

    • Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain)

    • Suryakumar Yadav

    • Ravindra Jadeja

    • Akshar Patel

    • Shardul Thakur

    • Jasprit Bumrah

    • Mohammed Shami

    • Mohammad Siraj

    • Kuldeep Yadav.

    Team India’s match schedule

    • 08 October: India vs Australia, Chennai

    • 11 October: India vs Afghanistan, New Delhi

    • 14 October: India vs Pakistan, Ahmedabad

    • 19 October: India vs Bangladesh, Pune

    • 22 October: India vs New Zealand, Dharamsala

    • 29 October: India vs England, Lucknow

    • 02 November: India vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai

    • 05 November: India vs South Africa, Kolkata

    • 12 November: India vs Netherlands, Bengaluru

  • Ind vs Aus Head To Head: Rohit’s bat speaks volumes against Australia, has scored double century, records

    India and Australia A three-match ODI series will be played from September 22. The first ODI will be played on 22 September at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. After that the second ODI will be played on 24th September at Holkar Stadium, Indore. Whereas the third and last ODI will be played on 27th September at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. The Australian team will remain on India tour till December. The ODI series between India and Australia is being seen as preparation for the World Cup 2023.

    Rohit Sharma is the second most successful batsman against Australia

    Rohit Sharma, captain of the ODI international team India against Australia, is the second most successful Indian player. Rohit’s bat has been very good against the Kangaroos. Rohit has scored a total of 2251 runs in 42 innings of 42 matches. Sachin Tendulkar is on top in this list. He has scored a total of 3077 runs in 70 innings of 71 matches against Australia. Virat Kohli is at third place in this list. He scored 2172 runs in 46 matches and 44 innings. Rohit Sharma is at second place in terms of scoring most centuries against Australia. A total of 8 centuries have been scored with his bat in ODIs against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar is on top in this list with 9 centuries. At the third position, Virat Kohli has also scored 8 centuries so far. Rohit Sharma is the only Indian player to score a double century against Australia.

    After the ODI series, a five-match T20 series between India and Australia.

    After the ODI series, India and Australia A 5-match T20 series will also be played between. Which will start from 23rd November and the fifth and last T20 match will be played on 3rd December. Let us know about the records made in One Day Internationals between the two teams before the series.

    India vs Australia ODI series schedule

    1st ODI – Will be played on 22nd September at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

    Second ODI – will be played on 24th September at Holkar Stadium, Indore.

    The third and last ODI will be played on 27th September at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.

    India and Australia ODI Head to Head Records

    Total ODI matches – 146

    India won – 54

    Australia won – 82

    Result did not come – 10

    India won on home grounds – 30

    Australia won on home grounds – 38

    India won away from home – 14

    Australia won away from home – 32

    India won on neutral venue – 10

    Australia won on neutral venue – 12

    some interesting facts

    series result one day

    India vs Australia – Highest Total – Sydney – Australia 389/4 – Australia won by 51 runs.

    India vs Australia – Highest Total – Bengaluru – India 383/4 – India won by 57 runs.

    Lowest score between India and Australia in ODI

    India – 63 runs – Sydney – 8 Jan 1981 – Australia won by 9 wickets.

    Australia – 129 runs – The Ford County Ground – India won by 118 runs.

    Batsmen who scored the most runs in the ODI match between India and Australia

    Sachin Tendulkar – 71 matches, 70 innings – 70, 3077 runs

    Rohit Sharma – 42 matches, 42 innings, 2251 runs

    Virat Kohli- 46 matches, 44 innings, 2172 runs

    Ricky Ponting – 59 matches, 59 innings, 2164 runs

    MS Dhoni, 55 matches, 48 ​​innings, 1660 runs

    most centuries

    Sachin Tendulkar – 9 centuries

    Rohit Sharma- 8 centuries

    Virat Kohli – 8 centuries

    Ricky Ponting – 6 centuries

    Steve Smith – 5 centuries

    Rohit Sharma is the batsman who scored the most runs in a match in the ODI matches between India and Australia.

    Rohit Sharma – 209 runs

    Sachin Tendulkar – 175 runs

    Rohit Sharma – 171 runs not out

    George Bailey – 156 runs

    Steve Smith – 149 runs

  • Asia Cup Final: A flurry of records in the match between India and Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma said this after becoming champion

    Colombo : India and Sri Lanka played here on Sunday asia cup Many new records were made in the final. India won this match by 10 wickets and won the eighth title in Asia Cup. On the basis of Mohammed Siraj’s six wickets, the Sri Lankan team was reduced to only 50 runs. The Indian team achieved the target without any loss in just 6.1 overs. Siraj took four wickets in one over.

    The records made in this match are as follows

    • Sri Lanka’s score at the fall of the fifth wicket was 12 runs, which was its minimum score against India at this stage. On this score, he lost his sixth wicket, which is the lowest score of a full-time ICC member country at this stage in ODIs.

    • Mohammad Siraj completed 50 wickets in ODI in this match. He bowled 1002 balls to reach this milestone. In this format, he has become the second bowler to take 50 wickets in the fewest balls. The record is in the name of Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis (847 balls).

    • Sri Lanka scored 50 runs which is its minimum score against India in ODI. This is the lowest score even in an ODI final.

    • Siraj took six wickets for 21 runs, which is the best performance of any bowler in ODI against Sri Lanka.

    • This is only the second time in the history of Asia Cup ODI that all 10 wickets were taken by fast bowlers. In the current Asia Cup, Pakistan’s fast bowlers had achieved this feat against India. This match could not be completed due to rain.

    • Siraj’s performance is the best performance by a fast bowler from India in an ODI final. This is the second best performance of an Indian bowler in the ODI final. Anil Kumble took six wickets for 12 runs in the Hero Cup final in 1993.

    • Siraj has become the first bowler for India to take four wickets in an over in ODI cricket. He is the second bowler after Ashish Nehra to take 6 wickets against Sri Lanka.

    • India has become the first team to win the ODI final by 10 wickets on two occasions. It defeated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Sharjah in 1998.

    • India won with 263 balls remaining, which is its biggest win in this case. This is also the biggest win in terms of balls remaining in the ODI final.

    This kind of performance will be remembered for a long time: Rohit Sharma

    On the spectacular victory of Team India, Captain Rohit Sharma praised the team’s excellent performance against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final and said that such efforts will be remembered for a long time. Rohit said after the match, ‘It was a great performance. It was great to play like this in the final. This shows the mentality of the team. This kind of performance will be remembered for a long time.

    fast bowlers are working hard

    Rohit said, ‘Our fast bowlers have been working hard for a long time. It was pleasant to see him performing like this. I never thought that the ball would spin so much. He said, ‘Apart from the conditions, it is also a matter of the skill of the players. This is quite rare. Performance like Siraj’s is not seen again and again. All the players performed their work very well.

    Now India will play Australia

    Before the World Cup, India has to play a three-match series and two practice matches against Australia. Rohit said that the team is going in the right direction. He said, ‘It is good to see that the team is going in the right direction with such confidence. After four wickets fell in the first match against Pakistan, Hardik and Ishaan took us to a big score. After this, Virat and KL Rahul batted brilliantly in the second match.

    Shubman Gill is in great form

    Rohit Sharma said, ‘Gill is also in excellent form. He likes to bat. At different times, different players brought the team out of trouble. Mohammed Siraj has equaled the 20-year-old record of former Sri Lankan star Chaminda Vaas of taking five wickets in the fewest balls. Along with this, he made many more records in his name.

    It was written in my destiny to take six wickets today: Siraj

    Mohammed Siraj, who took six wickets for 21 runs in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, also credited luck for his dream performance. Siraj, who played an important role in bowling out Sri Lanka for 50 runs, said, ‘You get as much as you are destined to get. Today was my luck. He especially said this in the context of the third ODI match played in Thiruvananthapuram during Sri Lanka’s tour of India when he had initially taken four wickets but could not take the fifth wicket. The Sri Lankan team was then out for 73 runs while chasing the target of 391 runs.

    success achieved through swing

    Siraj said, ‘Last time I had performed like this against Sri Lanka in Trivandrum also. I had taken four wickets in the beginning but could not take the fifth wicket. He said, ‘Today I did not make much effort. In white-ball cricket, I always focus on swinging the ball but in the last matches I did not get much swing. Siraj said, ‘But today the ball was swinging and I took more wickets with outswingers. I was getting so much swing on this wicket that I encouraged the batsman to get on the front foot and drive them. I am very happy with my performance and it is a dream come true for me.

  • Asia Cup 2023: Know about the five best players of India and Sri Lanka before the final match

    in Colombo on Sunday asia cup 2023 The final match will be played between India and Sri Lanka. In the Super 4 stage of the tournament, Team India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs, after which it won over Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the next match. After these two wins, India secured a place in the finals. Although, Rohit Sharma The India-led team lost by six runs in its last Super 4 match against Bangladesh. On the other hand, Sri Lanka registered a spectacular victory over Pakistan by two wickets in a thrilling match on the last ball and secured their place in the final of Asia Cup 2023. It will be interesting to see which team will now win the prestigious title.

    Top five best performing players of both the teams

    India

    Rohit Sharma: Indian captain Rohit Sharma is in tremendous form in the current continental competition. Rohit has scored 194 runs in five matches at an average of 48.50. He also registered three half-centuries in his name. Now he would like to perform strongly in the final match against Sri Lanka.

    Shubhman Gill

    The young talented opening batsman returned to form after his recent struggles. Gill has scored 275 runs in five matches and is currently the leading run-scorer in the tournament. Apart from this, he also scored two half-centuries and a century, which came against Bangladesh on Friday.

    Virat Kohli

    India’s star batsman surprised everyone by playing an unbeaten inning of 122 runs in 94 balls against Pakistan. Virat is looking in great form and his aim will be to perform like this in the final match also. He scored his 47th ODI century.

    Ravindra Jadeja

    This all-rounder has taken six wickets in five matches. He is one of the best fielders who can contribute with the bat as well. The presence of Jadeja strengthens the batting line-up of Team India. However, till now no big score has come from his bat in Asia Cup 2023.

    Kuldeep Yadav

    Kuldeep Yadav has been one of the most impressive bowlers of the tournament. The 28-year-old wrist spinner has played four matches and taken nine wickets. He has achieved the feat of taking five wickets against Pakistan, after which he has achieved the feat of taking four wickets against Sri Lanka. Now his aim will be to repeat his bravery in the summit clash.

    Sri Lanka

    Kusal Mendis: The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman played a key role in the team’s thrilling win over Pakistan, where he played a brilliant inning of 91 runs. He is also the second highest scorer of the tournament, with a total of 253 runs in five matches. His batting average is 50.60, which makes him one of the biggest forces of Sri Lanka.

    Sadira Samarawickrama

    The 28-year-old batsman has impressed everyone with his strong performance. His innings of 93 runs against Bangladesh can be called one of the best innings of the tournament. Samarawickrama also scored 48 runs in 51 balls and made an important partnership with Mendis against Pakistan.

    Charith Asalanka

    This all-rounder proved to be a star for Sri Lanka when he played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 49 runs against Pakistan and led his team to victory on the last ball. Asalanka has also taken four wickets in five matches and now her aim will be to perform strongly in the final.

    Mathisha Pathirana

    The 20-year-old fast bowler has been the most influential player of the tournament. With 11 wickets in five matches, Pathirana is currently the leading wicket-taker. His bowling action makes him even more unique. The speed of this bowler troubles big batsmen. MS Dhoni used them to the fullest for CSK in IPL.

    Dunith Velalge

    The young Orthodox spinner was the most unexpected player, surprising everyone with his heroic magic. Velales became famous by taking five wickets against India. After this he took another wicket against Pakistan and that too of their captain Babar Azam.

    Both teams are as follows

    Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Washington Sundar, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer. , Famous Krishna, Tilak Verma.

    Sri Lanka team: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Velalej, Pramod Madushan, Mathisha Pathirana, Sahan Arachige, Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha, Binura Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne.

  • Asia Cup 2023: This unwanted record has been registered in the name of Rohit Sharma, equaled Virat Kohli

    Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

    Team India captain Rohit Sharma has made an unwanted record in his name in the match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super Four. He was out for zero in this match. This was Rohit’s 15th wicket in his ODI career of 249 matches.

    Rohit and Kohli

    The interesting thing is that in ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma has been out as many times without scoring runs as Virat Kohli has also been out. Whereas Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya (34) tops the list of most dismissals for zero in an ODI career.

    Sachin Tendulkar

    When it comes to Indian players, the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been out on zero 20 times. He is on the top in the list of Indians. Javagal Srinath (19) is at second place. The names of Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh (18) come at third place. Harbhajan Singh (17) is at number four.

    Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

    The name of Sourav Ganguly (16) comes at number five in the list of Indian batsmen who were out on zero. Zaheer Khan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been out on zero 15 times each in ODIs.

    Shubman Gill

    Talking about India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match, Shubman Gill’s brilliant inning of 121 runs and Axar Patel’s 42-run inning went in vain as Bangladesh defeated India by 6 runs. However, this defeat had no impact on India’s position in the tournament.

    Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka

    Chasing the target of 266 runs, India collapsed for 259 runs in 49.5 overs. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets, while Mahedi Hasan and Tanzeem Hasan Shakib took two wickets each. This was the first international match of right-arm fast bowler Tanzeem and he impressed a lot with his bowling.

    Shubman Gill

    Earlier, with the help of half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan (80) and Tovid Hridoy (54), Bangladesh scored 265 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Indian captain Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which Gill’s sensational century while chasing the target put India ahead.

    Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka

    But a big upset was seen with the wicket of Gill. Akshar fought well till the end but he could not lead India to victory. The credit for this goes to Bangladesh who kept their composure well in the tense end.

  • IND vs PAK: India’s biggest win over Pakistan so far, unbeaten century of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    india vs pakistan

    After unbeaten centuries by Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul and an unbroken double century partnership between the two, with the magic of Kuldeep Yadav’s spin, India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs on Monday in the rain-affected Super Four match of the Asia Cup. This is India’s biggest win in terms of runs against Pakistan.

    Shardul Thakur

    Chasing India’s big target of 357 runs, Pakistan team collapsed for 128 runs in 32 overs in front of the powerful balls of left-arm spinner Kuldeep (five wickets for 25 runs). For India, during his 47th century, Kohli scored unbeaten 122 runs in 94 balls with the help of nine fours and three sixes.

    Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    Virat Kohli, playing his first competitive match after more than four months, also made an unbroken partnership of 233 runs for the third wicket with Rahul (111 not out, 106 balls, 12 fours, two sixes), which took India to 356 runs for two wickets. Equaled his highest score against Pakistan by making. Thanks to Kohli and Rahul, India was successful in adding 105 runs in the last 10 overs.

    india vs pakistan

    This is Kohli’s fourth consecutive century at the KR Premadasa Stadium here. Due to continuous rain on Sunday, this match had to be stopped midway and the match was played further on the reserve day on Monday. Pakistan had a bad start while chasing the target. The team lost the wicket of Imam Ul Haq in the fifth over itself, who was caught by Shubman Gill off the ball of Jasprit Bumrah.

    Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya

    Captain Babar Azam also got bowled by Hardik Pandya in the 11th over after playing a slow innings of 10 runs in 24 balls. After this the game was stopped for more than an hour due to rain. When the game resumed, Shardul Thakur got Mohammad Rizwan (02) caught by wicketkeeper Rahul on the fourth ball, taking Pakistan’s score to 47 runs for three wickets.

    Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul

    Openers Fakhar Zaman and Agha Salman then took the innings forward. Fakhar was lucky on the score of 21 runs when Rohit dropped his catch in the slip off the ball of left-arm spinner Kuldeep. However, Fakhar could not take advantage of this gift of life and after scoring 27 runs, he was bowled by Kuldeep in the next over. Kuldeep trapped Salman (23) LBW and Pakistan’s score was 96 runs for five wickets.

    Kuldeep Yadav and Shubhman Gill

    Pakistan’s century of runs was completed in the 25th over. Kuldeep dismissed Shadab Khan (06) and Iftikhar (23) in consecutive overs. In Kuldeep’s next over, Shaheen Shah Afridi (07 not out) hit the first six of the innings but this spinner ensured India’s victory by bowling Faheem Ashraf (04) after three balls. Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah did not come out to bat due to injuries.

    Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill

    Earlier yesterday, India had scored 147 runs for two wickets in 24.1 overs. Apart from scoring half-centuries, openers captain Rohit Sharma (56) and Shubman Gill (58) gave a great start to India by adding 121 runs for the first wicket. However, India lost both the wickets in consecutive overs. Rohit was caught by Faheem Ashraf on the ball of spinner Shadab Khan in the 17th over, while Shaheen was caught by Agha Salman at the gill cover on the ball of Shah Afridi.

    Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    Even on Monday, the match started late by one hour 40 minutes due to rain. When the match resumed, Rahul was ahead by 17 runs while Kohli was ahead by eight runs. Rahul looked in good form from the beginning. Kohli hit the first four of the day on Naseem Shah. After hitting sixes and fours on consecutive balls of Iftikhar Ahmed, Rahul hit two fours in the very next over of the spinner.

    KL Rahul

    Rahul completed his half-century in 60 balls with one run off Faheem Ashraf. India’s double century of runs was completed in the 33rd over. Kohli preferred to rotate the strike and also taught a lesson to bad balls in the middle. He picked up the pace after a slow start and completed his half-century in 55 balls with one run off Shadab. Kohli hit his first six on Iftikhar in the 43rd over and then also hit a four in the same over.

    Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    Rahul took India’s score to 300 runs with two fours and one run off Faheem in the 45th over. Rahul, playing his first international match after a thigh injury and subsequent operation during the IPL, completed his century in 100 balls with two runs off Naseem. After completing 98 runs, Kohli became the second batsman from India and fifth in the world to complete 13 thousand runs in One Day International cricket.

    Virat Kohli

    Before Kohli, India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar (18426), Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (14234), Australia’s Ricky Ponting (13704) and Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya (13430) had been players who scored 13000 runs. But the fastest 13 thousand runs is now in the name of Kohli. Kohli also completed his 47th century in 84 balls with one run off Shaheen’s ball. He hit two fours and a six on consecutive balls in the last over of Faheem’s innings.