With the stats dropping to a new low, Dhoni's struggles with the bat are a representative of India's middle-order woes.
Was it a statement? A diss? A message? Or just a way to celebrate? Many notions can be made out of the gesture but one thing is for sure, Root ensured Virat Kohli looked on.
Champions France ousted the Messi led Argentines in the Round of 16, blemishing chances for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to continue the legacy which was left behind by legend Diego Maradona.
Dhoni was criticised heavily for his below-par show in the ODI series against England and the fan-made theories indicated that the game in Leeds might have been the 37-year old's final match for India.
While France battled their way through heavyweights such as Argentina, Belgium, Croatia took it to extra time and penalties to settle the score to take them to the finals.
None of the England batsmen were able to read him and a testimony to that was his brilliant figures of 10-0-25-6, the best ever by any chinaman bowler in the history of ODIs.
In his auto-biography, Gavaskar stated that if no one had spotted him, he would have been toiling somewhere along the west coast.
In an exclusive chat, former Team India skipper and IndiaTV's cricket expert and analyst, Sourav Ganguly, decoded what went wrong for the Men in Blue and how they can fight back to clinch the series.
Dhoni becomes the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to play 500 international matches for Team India.
A dumbfounded England team have now turned their focus to counter Kuldeep by using a spin-bowling machine, known as Merlyn, which will help mimic the chinaman's unique variations and skills.
The Old Lady are willing to lure in the 33-year old by offering a four-year contract and 30 Million Euros per year.
Before the two legends could get down to business on the show 'Cricket ki Baat', there was a gesture by Sehwag which practically left Ganguly touched.
India set themselves up nicely for the sterner tests ahead with a dominant performance as they outclassed Ireland by a whopping 76 runs.
England batsmen have wreaked havoc so far on their home turf and Shastri believes that the clash will ignite an engaging battle. He guarantees that it will be 100 per cent entertaining.
One of the greatest footballers to grace the field turns 31 on June 24 and Lionel Messi doesn't intend to stop any time soon. Take a look at the some of the astonishing records Messi holds.
One thing the Irish should keep in mind before they take on the No.3 ranked T20I team, is that the players are still in red-hot form from the recently concluded IPL 2018.
The trio are making a steady progress since their suspensions as the former Australian leaders signed up for the Global Canada T20 League which will begin from June 28.
The 38-year-old off-spinner won his fourth IPL trophy and his maiden one with the Chennai Super Kings in the 11th edition of the cash-rich T20 league.
The Indian football skipper has equalled Lionel Messi's tally of 64 goals to become the joint highest active scorer after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
With a few of the star players missing such as captain Virat Kohli, pacers Bhuvnehswar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, the 15-man Test squad has the capability to individually impress the selectors as they face a spin-heavy Afghanistan.
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