Indian Squad Dethrones Australia, Becomes No.1 In ICC Test Ranking
Team India made history on Wednesday as it dethroned Australia to become the No. 1 team in ICC Test Rankings. This is the first time that the men in blue are in top positions in all three formats including T20Is and ODIs, and now ICC Test. The top-rank was achieved after India crushed Australia by innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last week.
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Mohammed Shami Faces Online Abuse Following India's World Cup Loss Against Pak
Following India's loss against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup on October 24, Instagram and Twitter were flooded with "derogatory" comments against Indian bowler Mohammad Shami. Fans trolled Shami calling him a "traitor" and that he should be thrown away from the Indian cricket team. Some also accused him to have favoured Pakistan since he is a Muslim, and requested BCCI to take action on this regard.
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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.
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Courtesy: Indian Express