Karachi, Apr 11: India's continued dominance in ICC events and BCCI's influence in international cricket has prompted Pakistan coach Moin Khan to admit that India is not only a powerhouse but they should take a leaf out of the neighbour's book.
The former wicketkeeper-batsman believes that Pakistan fans, players and board need to understand that India's meticulous planning and the mental strength of their players has taken them to a new level.
"The Indian players are groomed in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The competition is extremely tough there now. The players who get through this system and make it to the top are quality players and have the ability of sustaining pressure at the highest level," Moin was quoted in the 'Express Tribune'.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has also announced that it intended to launch its super league T20 competition in January next year in the United Arab Emirates.
Moin, 42, hoped that the Pakistan administrators would think on these lines and take requisite steps. "We need to understand and accept the facts, this is the first step in the right direction, if we are honest and work with the vision then only can we overcome India at the big stage (ICC world events)".
The PCB decision to create its own T20 league also stems from the fact that Pakistan players, despite their standing in T20 cricket, have been kept out of the cash-rich league since 2008.
Moin said whatever may be the reason, this had deprived Pakistan players the chance to play alongside and against other international players in a competitive league which would have been a good learning curve for them.
Pakistan lost to India in the recent World T20 in Bangladesh, continuing the jinx of not being able to win against India in World Cup events.
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April 11, 2014
Rohit Sharma becomes third-fastest batsman to register 9,000 ODI runs
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January 19,2020
Bengaluru, Jan 19: Opening batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday became the third-fastest batsman to register 9,000 runs in the 50-over format.
He achieved the feat in the ongoing third ODI against Australia here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Only Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have achieved the feat faster than Rohit.
Sharma brought up the milestone in the first over of the Indian innings as he clipped Mitchell Starc away for a single.
With this, the right-handed batsman has become just the sixth Indian to achieve the milestone.
Apart from Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar have more than 9,000 runs in the 50-over format.
Overall, 20 batsmen have more than 9,000 ODI runs to their name.
In the match between India and Australia, the former won the toss and elected to bat first.
Steve Smith played a knock of 131 runs to propel Australia to 286/9 in the allotted fifty overs.
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Vijay Shankar replaces after Pandya fails fitness tests
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January 12,2020
New Delhi, Jan 12: Flamboyant India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was on Saturday pulled out of the India A team's tour of New Zealand after he failed mandatory fitness tests in Mumbai.
The selectors had picked him in the squad without testing him in the Ranji games.
Tamil Nadu captain Vijay Shankar has been drafted into the India A team and he has already boarded the flight to New Zealand where they will play two 50-over warm-up games, three List A games and two four-day 'Tests' against the home A team.
It has been learnt that Pandya failed a couple of mandatory fitness tests and his scores were well below the permissible range suggesting that he is far from being fit for international cricket. In this situation, pulling him out of the India A squad was expected.
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Lockie Ferguson experiences sore throat, put under isolation
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March 14,2020
Sydney, Mar 14: New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has been placed under 24-hour isolation amid the fears of coronavirus after he reported a sore throat following the first ODI of the ongoing three-match series against Australia in Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) which the hosts won by 71 runs.
"In accordance with recommended health protocols, Lockie Ferguson has been placed in isolation at the team hotel for the next 24 hours after reporting a sore throat at the end of the first ODI," said New Zealand Cricket in a statement.
"Once the test results are received and diagnosed, his return to the team can be determined," it added.
The first ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee series was played in front of empty stands as the spectators were not allowed to be at SCG as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier, Australian fast bowler, Kane Richardson was also tested for the coronavirus, after suffering from a sore throat on Thursday. That saw him left out of the squad for Friday's game but the test was negative.
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