Champions Trophy: Shreyas Iyer finishes as second-highest run-scorer in tournament
Iyer might have missed out on the much-deserved half-century but he was involved in a crucial 61-run fourth-wicket partnership with Axar Patel in the chase of 252.
Iyer might have missed out on the much-deserved half-century but he was involved in a crucial 61-run fourth-wicket partnership with Axar Patel in the chase of 252.
Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 while Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya chipped in with important contributions to give India their third Champions Trophy triumph with a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma spearheaded India's chase of 252 with a commanding half-century, forging a crucial 105-run opening stand—the highest of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy—alongside his deputy Shubman Gill.
New Zealand posted a competitive 251/7 in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday, banking on contrasting fifties from Daryl Mitchell (63) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out).
India skipper Rohit Sharma have matched the unwanted record of losing 12 consecutive tosses in the ODI cricket in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Azam, who was previously ranked number one in January 2018, was instrumental in Pakistan's ICC T20 World Cup campaign, scoring 198 runs in four innings at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 124.52.
While T20 and Test crickets are chalk and cheese — and both sides will have nearly different sets of players and captains — cricket pundits such as Steve Waugh have said that "performance with the willow" will be a prerequisite if Australia is to set themselves up for a series triumph" in the series starting December 8 at The Gabba in Brisbane.
Virat Kohli and his team were defeated by New Zealand by eight wickets in their second Group 2 encounter on Sunday, prompting Akhtar's comments. Akhtar remarked in a video on his Youtube channel that there could be two groups inside the Indian team, one of which could be hostile to the Indian captain.
In their last two matches, Virat Kohli's led team India have suffered crushing defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand, while Afghanistan has won two games against Scotland and Namibia but lost to Pakistan.
South Africa has overcome the issue over Quinton de Kock's comments on 'Black Lives Matter,' which threatened to derail the team. However, the players' reaction to de Kock's withdrawal minutes before the match against the West Indies due to 'personal issues' has offered hope that the team has moved on from the incident.
