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Ind vs WI: India beat West Indies by 5 wickets to clinch series 2-1

November 27, 2013

DhawanNew Delhi, Nov 27: Shikhar Dhawan blasted his way to career-best 119 to help India register a convincing five wickets victory in the third and last ODI at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Dhawan hammered twenty fours during his match-winning 95-ball knock to guide India to 2-1 series victory over the Caribbean side.

Dhawan slammed his fifth ODI century and Yuvraj Singh hit his 51st ODI fifty to lead the Indian run chase.

Sunil Narine finally struck to dismiss Yuvraj and give West Indies some sigh of relief. Yuvraj had tough time negotiating the mystery spinner before he was caught by the skipper Dwayne Bravo at first slip.

Dhawan reached his hundred off 73 balls soon after Yuvraj hit some form by reaching his fifty off 68 balls.

The 50-run stand between Dhawan and Yuvraj came off 62 balls but once both the southpaws gained their confidence at the crease, they notched up their 100-run partnership off 102 balls.

Ravi Rampaul took his 100th ODI wicket when he had Virat Kohli caught behind by Johnson Charles.

Kohli looked to leave an incoming delivery but was late in withdrawing his bat and the ball brushed off the bat and went into the hands of Charles behind the stumps.

Rampaul gave the West Indies an early breakthrough when he had Rohit Sharma caught by captain Dwayne Bravo at first slip.

The breakthrough came in the fifth over when Rampaul bowled a delivery just outside off and though it didn't move much, it was enough to induce the edge off Sharma's bat.

Earlier, Darren Bravo and Darren Sammy hit some big shots in the slog overs to help the West Indies put up a competitive 263/5.

Bravo notched up his 15th ODI fifty off 53 balls.

Bravo and Sammy remained not out on 51 and 37 respectively and their unbeaten 67-run stand for the sixth wicket came in just 49 deliveries.

The West Indies crossed the 250-run mark only thanks to Bravo and Sammy who plundered the Indian bowlers in the slog overs rattling up their 50-run stand off just 40 balls.

The West Indies lost their fifth wicket when Mohammed Shami had their captain Dwayne Bravo caught by Ravichandran Ashwin in the covers.

The West Indies lost their fourth wicket when Ravindra Jadeja had Lendl Simmons caught behind by captain MS Dhoni.

Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first over of the batting powerplay when he clean bowled Marlon Samuels with a superb off-spinner that just clipped the bails off the stumps.

The dismissal took Samuels and the umpires so much by surprise that the third umpire was asked to make the call.

Samuels hit a six and 7 fours in his 93-ball 71.

Ashwin had opener Kieran Powell caught by Shikhar Dhawan at short fine-leg.

Powell went for a sweep shot but instead got a top edge and Dhawan took a simple catch.

Powell added 117 runs with Marlon Samuels for the second wicket to lay the platform for a formidable score.

Powell and Samuels brought up their 100-run stand off 135 balls.

Samuels got to his 23rd ODI fifty off 73 balls while Powell reached his 5th ODI half-century off 66 balls.

The partnership between Powell and Samuels came after the early dismissal of opener Johnson Charles.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Indian an early breakthrough when he clean bowled Charles with a fine inswinger in the fifth over of the match.

Kumar brought the ball to come in a long way with the angle from good length, Charles went for the drive but the ball went through the big gap to uproot the leg stump.

The breakthrough came after Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl.

Both India and the West Indies are unchanged from the last match.

It will be two-paced wicket and the colour of the pitch is changing since morning. First few overs it will be tough but as the day progresses, it will be good for batting.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Kieran Powell, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Veerasammy Permaul.

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April 4,2020

New Delhi, April 4: India skipper Virat Kohli has said that the 2014 Test series against England was the lowest point of his career.

He made the revelation during a candid Instagram Live session with former England batsman Kevin Pietersen.

To date, the 2014 Test series in England remains one of the worst Test series for Kohli as he averaged just 13.40 from 10 ten innings with his highest score being 39.

"I felt like as a batsman, you know you are going to get out in the morning as soon as you wake up. That was the time I felt like that there is no chance I am getting runs. And still to get out of bed and just get dressed for the game and to go out there and go through that, knowing that you will fail, was something that ate me up," Kohli told Pietersen.

However, just four years later, Kohli made a triumphant return to England as he scored a century in the opening Test of the 2018 series and finished as the highest run-getter in the series.

Kohli told Pietersen that the performance in 2014 came because he was just thinking about his own batting.

"2014 series happened, for all the younger guys listening, because I was too focused on doing well from a personal point of view. I wanted to get runs. I could never think of what does the team want me to do in this situation," Kohli said.

"I just got too engulfed with England tour - if I perform here, Test cricket, in my mind I am going to feel established and all that crap on the outside, which is not important at all," he added.
During the chat, Kohli talked about his favourite format in cricket and he also revealed the main reason for turning into a vegan.

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April 7,2020

Bengaluru, April 7: India batsman Robin Uthappa has said that he reckons he still has a World Cup left in him, despite being out of the team for than four years.

Uthappa had last played a match for the Men in Blue in 2015 on the tour of Zimbabwe.

"Right now I want to be competitive. I still have that fire burning in me, I really want to compete and do well. I honestly believe I have a World Cup left in me, so I'm pursuing that, especially the shortest format. 

The blessings of lady luck or god or whatever you call it, plays a massive factor," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Uthappa as saying.

"Especially in India, it becomes so much more evident. I don't think it is as evident when you're playing cricket outside of India. But in the subcontinent and India especially, with the amount of talent that we do have in our country, all of those aspects become evident," he added.

The 34-year-old Uthappa has played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India and he was also a part of the T20 World Cup-winning squad in 2007.

Uthappa has scored 934 runs in ODIs at an average of 25.94, while in T20Is his numbers are 249 runs at an average of 24.90.

"You can never write yourself off. You would be unfair to yourself if you write yourself off.

Especially if you believe you have the ability and you know that there is an outside chance. So I still believe in that outside chance," Uthappa said.

"I still believe that things can go my way and I probably can be a part of a World Cup-winning team and play an integral role in that as well.

Those dreams are still alive and I think I'll keep playing cricket till that is alive," he added.

Uthappa had enjoyed great success with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. He went on to become their leading run-scorer in the 2014 edition.

However, he was released by the side after a below-par 2019 season, and last November he was picked up by the Rajasthan Royals for the 2020 edition.

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July 31,2020

Northamptonshire, Jul 31: Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez has tested positive for coronavirus, and as a result, he will miss the British Grand Prix.

The Racing Point driver was absent from the circuit on Thursday after self-isolating following what his team called an "inconclusive" test. Perez then re-tested later in the day and it returned positive.

Formula 1 is following a strict testing regime as part of the safety protocols put in place when racing resumed earlier this month, and this is the first time a driver has tested positive.

"Perez has entered self-quarantine in accordance with the instructions of the relevant public health authorities, and will continue to follow the procedure mandated by those authorities," Formula 1 and the FIA said in a statement.

"With the assistance of the local organiser of the British Grand Prix, local health authorities and the FIA COVID-19 delegate, a full track and trace initiative has been undertaken and all close contacts have been quarantined," the statement added.

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