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Rohit Sharma Records 19 Consecutive Victories As Captain After Winning T20I Against England
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won his 19th consecutive men's international match as captain on July 9. Rohit achieved this achievement during Team India's 49-run triumph against England in the second T20I at Edgbaston. Rohit is now one win away from matching former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's total of 20 victories. With 14 victories as a captain, the skipper presently holds the record for most wins as a captain in T20Is.
Tags: Rohit Sharma, Captain, Indian Team, Cricket, Ricky Ponting
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India Reveals ODI Team For Series Against West Indies, Shikhar Dhawan Captain
All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the team for three-match ODI series against West Indies, which will be contested from July 22-27. Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain, and Ravindra Jadeja vice-captain. India's team for three ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan,… read-more
Tags: Shikhar Dhawan, Captain, ODI, Cricket, West Indies
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Jos Buttler To Take Over As England's Next ODI Captain After Eoin Morgan Retires: Report
Jos Buttler of England might take over as the white-ball team's captain in lieu of Eoin Morgan, who is considering retiring from international cricket, said a report. Morgan has only scored one century since his team won World Cup in 2019 and failed disastrously in recent two one-day internationals he played against Netherlands at Amstelveen. Since 2015, Jos… read-more
Tags: Cricket, Jos Buttler, England, ODI, Captain
Courtesy: DNA India
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Former Indian Hockey Captain Charanjit Singh Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
Legendary hockey player and former Indian captain Charanjit Singh, who represented India as captain in 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning team, died on January 27 in Himachal Pradesh, after suffering a cardiac arrest, that followed prolonged illnesses. He was 90 years old, and was paralysed after suffering a stroke five years back. Singh is survived by two sons and one daughter. Reportedly, his last rites are yet to be performed.
Tags: sports, Hockey India, Indian Hockey Team, Death, Captain
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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KL Rahul To Lead Lucknow Franchise In Upcoming IPL Season
Indian cricketer KL Rahul will lead untitled Lucknow franchise team as captain in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). Reportedly, KL Rahul is one of the players Lucknow has picked ahead of the IPL auction, scheduled on February 12 & 13 in Bengaluru. In the past two seasons, Rahul led Punjab Kings XI team and is currently the stand-in captain of the Indian ODI team in South Africa.
Tags: Cricket, Indian Cricketer, cricket ipl, Captain, Franchise
Courtesy: PTI
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Pakistan All-rounder Mohammad Hafiz To Retire From International Cricket
The 41-year-old veteran all-rounder and former captain of Pakistan cricket team, Mohammad Hafiz, who has signed up with Lahore Qalandars for the upcoming edition of Pakistan Super League, is set to retire from international cricket. The top-order batter represented Pakistan in 392 international matches, in which he scored 12,789 runs and took 253 wickets. Hafeez has played 55 tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20s for the country.
Tags: Pakistan Cricket, Cricket, World Cricket, retirement, Captain
Courtesy: The Times Of India
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Virat Kohli Refuses To Step Down As Skipper; BCCI Names Rohit Sharma As New Captain
BCCI had given Virat Kohli a chance of voluntarily stepping down as the ODI Captain, but he reportedly turned it down. Furthermore, the board did not address the captaincy change, but mentioned the new captain in a tweet, while announcing the 18-member squad for Test series against South Africa.… read-more
Tags: Virat Kohli, ODI, BCCI, Rohit Sharma, Captain
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Dhoni Becomes First Captain To Lead In 300 T20 Matches
MS Dhoni has become the first skipper to lead 300 matches in the T20 format on October 15. He triumphed the feat while leading Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League’s finale against Kolkata Knight Riders. Daren Sammy comes second in the list with 208 matches, followed by Virat Kohli as he has lead team India and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 185 matches.
Tags: MS DHONI, M S Dhoni, cricket t20, Dubai, Captain
Courtesy: Indian Express
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Virat Kohli To Resign As RCB Captain After 2021 IPL
Indian batting ace Virat Kohli said on September 19 that he is planning to resign as the captain of Royal-Challengers Bangalore at the end of the current IPL season. The news comes after opting to leave the Indian T20 captaincy following the World Cup in October. Upon announcing his resignation as the captain of the Indian T20 team, he claimed that he was doing so to manage his workload well.
Tags: Virat Kohli, RCB, Captain, IPL 2021, World Cup T20
Courtesy: The Hindu
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ACB Appoints Mohammed Nabi As Afghanistan Men's cricket Captain
Cricket All-Rounder Mohammed Nabi will now be leading the Afghanistan men's Cricket team in the upcoming T20 World Cup, as its new captain. The decision comes on September 9, after former captain Rashid Khan decides to step down from his post. Reportedly, Khan said, "The selection committee and ACB has not obtained my consent for the team which has been announced by ACB media.”
Tags: Afghanistan, World Cup T20, Captain, Replacement
Courtesy: India Today
