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Virat Kohli becomes only second batsman to score 10,000 ODI runs at number three

Virat Kohli became only the second batsman in the history of One Day cricket to reach the landmark of 10,000 runs batting at the number three position. He is behind Australia’s two-time world-cup winning captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting has 12, 662 runs batting at number three for Australia with an average of 42.48 runs per over and a strike rate of 80.7 runs per 100 balls. He, however, has amassed these many runs from 330 ODI games whereas Kohli has reached 10,000 runs in his 190th innings at number three. Kohli has an astounding average-strike rate combo as his runs have come at a strike rate of 94.2 and average of 63.01. Below Kohli and Ponting on the list of most-successful number three batsmen in ODIs are Kumar Sangakkara, Jacques Kallis, Kane Williamson and late Dean Jones. Kohli reached the feat on his way to 66 runs in the second ODI of the series against England. He looked in terrific touch and brought fourth consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODI cricket, but a much-awaited century has been elusive for the Indian skipper for a long time now.

First thing I learnt from Glenn McGrath was to stay calm: Prasidh Krishna

India pacer Prasidh Krishna stamped authority after he bagged a four-wicket haul against England in his debut game in Pune. Prasidh who is a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL talked about the first thing that he learnt from the former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath during his stint at the MRF Pace Foundation. "The first and foremost thing that I observed was he (Glenn McGrath) was a really calm person and he was never excited or overawed by the situation. He was very composed," Prasidh told Kolkata Knight Riders website. Adding to this, Prasidh told that the Aussie always talked about consistency. "And apart from that, he always spoke about being consistent. So that's the biggest part of it." Prasidh was picked for the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai in 2017 and later went to Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane in 2019 as part of an MoU. “I was playing one of the university games and I got a call saying, you’ve been picked. So, I was excited to go, there,” he said. India took 1-0 lead in the three-match series after beating the visitors by 66 runs while defending a target of 318 runs in Pune. The hosts rode on some fine batting from Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and debutant Krunal Panyda to post 317/5 in 50 overs and then bowled out England for 251. While Krishna picked up four wickets, Shardul Thakur scalped a three-for.

DC not keen on Rishabh Pant taking over captaincy in Shreyas Iyer's absence: Reports

India batsman Shreyas Iyer’s shoulder injury has ruled him out of the on-going ODI series against England while he won’t be available to take part in the forthcoming IPL 2021in the major part of the tournament. He had injured his shoulder during the first ODI against England in Pune. Iyer’s unavailability has created a huge void in the Delhi Capitals camp as he is the captain of the side and the management now has the task to announce a new skipper in his absence. R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane are some of the Indian players available for the role while their latest recruit Steve Smith can also be one of the candidates. According to a TOI report, Pant tops the list of the players who are being considered for the position but his lack of experience as a leader is an issue for the management. "Pant is the first name that pops up in everyone's mind. He is the hot property at the moment. But a few in the management pointed out that his lack of experience in captaining a team could go against him. Also, there's thought that the added responsibility could hamper his form," a source told TOI. "There is no consensus on who should be captain yet. There's a faction of the management which is convinced that Pant should assume charge and then there's another which is keen to have an experienced captain," the source added. Delhi Capitals will begin the IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings on April 10 in Mumbai. DC had a brilliant last season under Iyer’s captaincy after they managed to make a place for themselves in the final but suffered a defeat in the title clash against Mumbai Indians.

WI vs SL | 1st Test Report: Nkrumah Bonner brings up maiden Test ton to salvage draw for Windies

A marathon maiden Test ton from Nkrumah Bonner helped West Indies salvaged a draw in the first Test of the series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Coming into the fifth and final day of the Test, Windies had an uphill task of resisting an impressive Sri Lankan bowling lineup for a whole day. But, Bonner stood tall right when the team required him to bat big and batsmen around him such as Kayle Mayers and Jason Holder batted with mixed aggression with grit to deny Sri Lanka any chance of running through the batting order to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Windies had already lost the opener, John Campbell, on the fourth day and the skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has had a task on his hands to get his team off to a solid start. He showed patience against pacers and did not play loosely outside his off stump that had resulted in his dismissal in the first innings. However, after spending more than three hours on the crease, his patience withered away against the left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya. He danced down the track to hit him over the top and in the process lost his stumps to make the tourists ecstatic. With both the openers gone by 40 overs, the responsibility of bailing the team out of trouble fell once again on the shoulders of the newest emerging batting talents in the Caribbean—Nkrumah Bonner and Kayle Mayers, who had led Windies to a remarkable series win in Bangladesh. They started defensively against Embuldeniya and the off-spin of Dhananjaya de Silva. Their task was made tough when Dimuth Karunaratne brougt Dushmantha Chameera into the attack and runs started to dry up. The target was not a key factor fo the pair, but Sri Lankan bowlers understood that prolonged pressure would bring a loose shot. However, in the battle of who will blink first, Chameera lost and provided a loose delivery outside Bonner’s off stump. The right-hander was all in readiness and thumped the delivery towards the off-side boundary to show confidence. Chameera bounced back in the next over and caught Mayers in front of the stumps. The umpire did not agree to the loud appeal from Sri Lankans and the skipper opted for a review. The ball was pitched marginally outside the leg stump and Mayers survived the close call. He out all that to rest with a crisp drive off Suranga Lakmal in the next over when the pacer erred by blowing too full to him. Sri Lanka kept coming at them every now and then though as Embuldeniya found Bonner paying from the crease to a delivery that turned slightly away. This time, the umpire agreed to the appeal and gave the batsman out caught behind, but only to reverse his decision after a review. Both Bonner and Mayers flourished with confidence and took Windies to the tea interval on the final day. The Windies batsmen had already batted two and a half session out of a total of three and a half sessions they were supposed to bat to save the game. However, they were jolted right after the tea break as Embuldeniya finally broke through with a delivery wide off Mayer’s off stump and tempting the batsman to go for a booming drive. The edge was found and snaffled up by Lahiru Thirimanne at the slip. The tourists had an opening with the next man in—Jermaine Blackwood not really known for his defensive batting. He bats with freedom and having taken the second new ball with and many runs left in the bank, Lanka sensed an opportunity against him. Skipper Karunaratne brought Vishwa Fernando to cramp him for room outside off stump and the move paid dividends. The new ball swung for Fernando and yorked Blackwood with an inswinging yorker to ring an alarm for the hosts. Bonner grew in confidence and was batting fluently in the middle. He jumped quickly past the 80s to get on the brink of his maiden century before Blackwood departed. The wicket did not deter him and when Fernando provided him with a half volley at 99, he smashed it to the boundary to bring up a much-deserving century. Jason Holder batted superbly to deny Sri Lanka any chance of getting into the lower order batsmen beneath him and the hosts managed to get out of the game with the series still hanging in balance at 0-0. The second and the last game of the series will be played at the same venue from March 29.