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ICC T20 WC 2024: Rinku Singh hogs limelight during practice
Sourav Roy, New York: United States of America is gearing up for the upcoming T20 World Cup which is set to begin from June 2. Rohit Sharma led Indian Cricket Team will begin it’s camping on June 5 against Ireland. Before that India will play it’s only practice game against the neighbours Bangladesh on Saturday. Ahead of that Team India had an optional practice session on Friday. Only four cricketers were present in that training. They were Rishabh Pant, Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj.
Both Pant and Rinku looked extremely confident while batting leter in the nets. They batted there for quite some time. Avesh and Siraj too bowled well in the nets. Rinku mostly batted against the spinners and he was seen hitting quite a few balls in the gallery as well. It was clear that the left hand batter, is trying hard to make it to the main squad.
Rohit’s boys are scheduled to play Bangladesh in their only practice game on Saturday. The India skipper would definitely want to pick his playing xi for their tournament opener from this match. The main concern for the Men in Blue would be to get accustomed with the weather. Another concern for Team India would be Virat Kohli. He has just landed in New York on Friday after spending a holiday with his family. So it’s still not clear whether he would play the practice match against Bangladesh, as he wasn’t a part of Team India’s three practice sessions.
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Chris Gayle backs Virat ahead of the final
Ray Sportz Web Desk: India and South Africa will face the T20 World Cup final on Saturday. Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle expressed his views on the two opponents in the press conference before the T20 World Cup final. Both teams entered the finals unbeaten. South Africa is looking for their maiden ICC trophy. On the other hand India is aiming to end their long ICC trophy drought.
According to Gayle, both the teams are very strong and equally deserve to win. He feels the World Cup final is going to be a high-scoring match. The batting and bowling of both the teams is very strong. So Chris Gayle thinks that the fight will not be easy for both team.
Virat Kohli is going through a bad-patch in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Chris Gayle, backing India’s star batsman, said, “Virat is a very big cricketer. We have seen Virat has played brilliantly in previous World Cups. He is going through a bad time now. It can happen to anyone.” The former Caribbean feels that a big cricketer like Virat will want to prove himself in the final.
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India’s squad for T20I series against Zimbabwe:
Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.
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Rohit takes a dig at NY pitch
Ray Sportz News Desk: The pitch controversy of the Nassau County has taken a new turn on Saturday, when India skipper Rohit Sharma said that he has no idea what to except from it in the upcoming T20 World Cup clash against arch rivals Pakistan. He feels that the curator is “confused” about the drop-in wickets being used here.
“New York is not our home ground. We have played two matches here but we don’t have much awareness about its nature. It behaves differently on different days, so even the curator is confused,” Rohit said on the eve of the game against Pakistan.
“So, you can imagine the kind of thinking we need to put in. We don’t know on which pitch we are playing (against Pakistan), so, whoever plays better cricket will win the match,” he added.
The slowness of the outfield, Rohit said, has compounded the worries.
“The outfield is slow. Some shots get lot of bounce on the field, and some others do not roll on the field. So running between the wickets is important. We need to play as per conditions,” he explained.
However, the skipper said such external factors can be neutralised by playing good cricket and his teammates often thrive in tough situations. The Indians will also be the more confident unit as Pakistan are coming off stunning loss to tournament debutants USA in their lung-opener.
“Playing good cricket holds the key, not opposition, not pitch. Yes, it’s tough but that’s why I would like to highlight the experience we have. The blows count for nothing,” said Rohit, referring to the hits he and Rishabh Pant took in their tournament-opener against Ireland due to the uneven bounce.
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