‘Franchise titles don’t guarantee international success': Sunil Gavaskar warns new India T20I captain Rohit Sharma

IPL and the national team are different, Gavaskar warns Rohit

After the departure of Virat Kohli as the captain of India's T20 team, many wanted to see Rohit Sharma. Most of the reasons were for Rohit's IPL title. However, Sunil Gavaskar has a different view on this issue.

Under Rohit's leadership, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times. But Gavaskar does not think that winning an IPL title is the only way to win an international title.

In an interview with India Today about Rohit, the new T20 captain of India, the Indian batting legend said, "Usually the team will depend on the captain. He (Rohit) is undoubtedly the best captain. But leading the IPL and the national team is a completely different thing. Playing well in first-class cricket does not mean that a cricketer will be successful in international cricket.

Gavaskar, however, said that the new journey of Indian cricket would begin under Rohit's leadership. "He (Rohit) is fully prepared to move forward," he said.

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Leading the Indian team is nothing new for Rohit. Due to Kohli being his deputy, Rohit would have led the Indian team in his absence. Under Rohit's captaincy, India won the Nidahas Trophy and the 2018 Asia Cup - two multinational tournaments. Coincidentally, the name of the runners-up team of those two events is Bangladesh.

‘Franchise titles don’t guarantee international success': Sunil Gavaskar warns new India T20I captain Rohit Sharma

Australia is as scared as Shaheen

Pakistan has tasted its first victory against India in the ongoing World Twenty20. In that match, Shahin Shah Afridi alone shook the foundation of the Indians with the ball in hand. Picked up the wickets of three top-order batsmen Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli.

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The new Pakistani pacer seems a little too scary. Australian captain Aaron Finch also knows the matter. That is why before going down against Pakistan in the second semi-final of the World Cup, he expressed his thoughts about Shaheen.

Speaking at a virtual press conference ahead of the Pakistan match, Finch said, "Looking at the picture of the whole tournament, one can understand how important power play is for batting and bowling. The statistics also say that there is no difference between the middle and last overs. Meanwhile, Shahin Shah Afridi has great rhythm. (Playing against Shaheen) This fight will play an important role in the match.

After winning the toss at the venues in the UAE, it is wise to bat later. That is what success is all about. For example, the Australia-Pakistan match venue in Dubai has won 11 of the last 12 matches between the batting teams. So how much of a role can win the toss in the semifinals?

"In my opinion, when the fight is final, it doesn't mean much," Finch said. Believe me, the big collection on the scoreboard will put you far ahead in the matches of the knockout stage. We talked about it among ourselves and even after batting first, we are confident of winning. '

Pakistan and Australia will fight to reach the final tomorrow at 8 pm Bangladesh time.

The English are well ahead of the Kiwis

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Towards the end of the seventh edition of the T20 World Cup. There are only three matches left in the tournament. In one of them, England and New Zealand are facing tonight at 8 o'clock. The first semi-final match of the tournament will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

England are the one-time champions of the T20 World Cup. The team has the opportunity to play three finals of the T20 World Cup as the second team after Sri Lanka. As it is a knockout match, Eoin Morgan's team has no option but to win against New Zealand today.

Looking at the past history or statistics, it is easy to say that the English will fight against the Kiwis on the field today as their favorites. In this format, they face 21 in 21 matches against New Zealand's 6 wins.

Let's take a look at some more statistics of England and New Zealand face to face with this win-loss calculation: -

Total matches 21
England wins 13
New Zealand wins ৭
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Highest team score
England: 241/3, Napier 2019
New Zealand: 201/4, Kennington Oval 2013

Lowest team score
England: 136/10, Sedan Park 2013
New Zealand: 123/9, Old Trafford 2007

Highest run
England: 424, Eoin Morgan
New Zealand: 48, Martin Guptill

Best innings
England: 103, David Malan
New Zealand: 74, Brendon McCullum

Highest wicket
England: 14, Stuart Broad
New Zealand: 18, Mitchell Santner

Best Bowling Figures
England: 4/24, Stuart Broad
New Zealand: 4/15, James Franklin

Babar danced to the tune of India's outgoing coach

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The continuous bio-bubble has affected the mental health of the players, claimed India's recently departed coach Ravi Shastri in the context of India's exclusion from the World Cup Super Twelve. Although many took the issue as a lame argument, this time Babar Azam, the captain of India's arch-rival Pakistan, kept pace with Shastri's words.

The Pakistan cricket team has been in the bio-bubble for a long time. "They have to face the challenge of being in the bio-bubble," said Babur. However, if there is a continuous bio-bubble, there is a monotony among the players.

India started the tournament by losing to Pakistan by 10 wickets in this year's World Cup. In the next match, India also lost badly against New Zealand. Babur sees the hand of bio-bubble behind such performance of Virat Kohli's team.

Explaining how the bio-bubble is affecting the performance of the players, Babur said, "As a player, you need to learn to handle stress as well as rest. When something doesn't work out for you, you need some peace of mind. But it is not possible to have bio-bubble. This has a bad effect on the performance of the players.

Pakistan will take on Australia in the second semi-final of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai tomorrow. "We are spending time talking to each other. So that they feel encouraged without any annoyance. '



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