Ponting backs Kohli to break more records without captaincy duty
Cricket | December 15, 2022 15:53 ISTThe legendary Australian cricketer says he was 'shocked' at Kohli recently stepping down from Test captaincy.
The legendary Australian cricketer says he was 'shocked' at Kohli recently stepping down from Test captaincy.
The Australian legend pointed out the contrasts in Kohli and Root's styles of captaincy and its corresponding efficacy.
Team India are set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16.
Roach, who has not played any List A cricket since his last ODI in 2019, has made the return with West Indies great Desmond Haynes picking him in his first squad selection since taking over as lead selector.
The former India coach says Dhoni's decision-making skills set him apart from his great contemporaries.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam continue to lead the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings while South Africa batters Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen have made huge gains in the chart.
In the backdrop of Virat Kohli's departure as captain from all formats, India, under stand-in skipper KL Rahul, were blanked 0-3 in the ODIs to cap a forgettable tour to South Africa.
Kohli recently relinquished Test captaincy after his team's 1-2 defeat against a weak South African side but for the leg-spin wizard, Kohli's biggest contribution is being the foremost flag-bearer of cricket's hardest form.
Following India's 0-3 loss to South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday, the team's captain for the series KL Rahul said it was a tournament where they played with many young faces and made plenty of mistakes but was a valuable lesson in their preparations for the 2023 50-over World Cup, where India is the host.
Before this, no captain in Indian history has lost his first three ODIs on captaincy debut.
Despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54 at the end, India lost the match in the final over as they were all out for 283 while chasing 288.
As per the original schedule, the visiting West Indies were slated to play three ODIs in Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Kolkata and three T20Is in Cuttack, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram, beginning February 6.
After suffering a 1-2 series loss in South Africa, India dropped to the third spot while inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) winners New Zealand held onto their second position after a 1-1 drawn series at home against Bangladesh.
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In the upcoming three-match ODI series, India will take on South Africa in the 1st ODI starting on 19th January at Boland park, Paarl.
The Indian pacer believed that Virat Kohli would continue to be a "leader in the group".
'Your legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of benchmarks you have set,' veteran spinner Ravichandran summarised Virat Kohli's spectacular Test captaincy stint.
Late last year, a massive controversy had erupted when the BCCI Ganguly and chief selector contradicted Kohli's claims that he was not asked to stay back as T20 captain.
Pant produced a combative unbeaten hundred in face some some hostile bowling by the home bowlers in difficult conditions.
The under-19 World Cup begins in the West Indies on Friday and India begins its campaign with a match against South Africa on Saturday.
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