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The second One Day International against West Indies was held at Visakhapatnam. India scored 321 runs at a loss of 6 wickets and West Indies also scored 321 runs at a loss of 7 wickets. The match ended in a thrilling tie but the match was very special for Virat Kohli.

Before the match, Virat needed 81 runs to complete his 10000 ODI Runs and to enter in the elite group. Virat scored 157 runs off 129 balls for India. Thereby completing his 10000 ODI Runs.

Not only this Virat also broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record and became the fastest to 10000 ODI runs. Virat took 205 Innings to reach this landmark while Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat in 259 innings.

Virat Kohli scored his 37th ODI century in his career and 5th ODI Century of 2018 till now. This is the second successive ODI century scored by Kohli.

Virat Kohli became the 13th overall and fifth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid to reach the elite club. MS Dhoni has also scored over 10000 ODI runs but only 9949 runs have been scored for India and 174 runs came for Asia XI.

Twitter was full of tweets praising Kohli. The God of Indian Cricket- Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli on achieving his 10000 ODI Runs. He congratulated him and welcomed him the 10k ODI Runs elite group.

Sachin Tendulkar tweeted that the intensity and consistency with which Kohli bats is just amazing. He congratulated Virat on achieving 10,000 runs in ODIs and said: “Keep the runs flowing”.

Suresh Raina tweeted, “Century pe century baar baar, run hue pure dus hazaar!”

Heartiest congratulations brother @imVkohli, Fastest player ever to complete 10,000 ODI runs! What a remarkable journey it’s been so far!”.

Virender Sehwag also tweeted that Virat Kohli has redefined what consistency means. Virat got his 9000 ODI run just 11 innings ago and got his 10000 today, to go with his 37th century and said: “Enjoy the phenomena #KingKohli”.

In the upcoming 12th Edition of Indian Premier League that will be held from 29 March to 19 May 2019, Shikhar Dhawan is expected to move to Kings XI Punjab for the Indian Premier League 2019.

Shikhar Dhawan is a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad who bought him for an amount of Rs 5.2 Crore. As per Reports, it seems that Dhawan’s salary is being doubled at Kings XI Punjab.

Karun Nair, who was bought by Kings XI Punjab for an amount of Rs 5.6 Crore couldn’t perform to the expectations last season. So Dhawan is likely to swap places with Karun Nair.

The report of Shikhar Dhawan’s move to Kings XI Punjab is surprising as The Mumbai Mirror reported that the Dhawan is unhappy with the 2016 IPL champions and he could be moving to the Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season.

Dhawan’s move to Mumbai Indians could be pleasing for Indian fans as Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings with Rohit Sharma and their partnership is at the top level. But if Dhawan moves to Kings XI Punjab, he will be opening the innings with KL Rahul who was bought by the KXIP for Rs 11 Crore.

The official announcement for Shikhar Dhawan’s move is yet to be made as soon as the transfer window will end in a few weeks.

Mumbai Indians have already added Quinton de Kock who was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai Indians have also released Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya ahead of the auction for the next season.

Sunrisers Hyderabad could possibly release Manish Pandey as batsman failed to do justice with the amount of Rs.11 Crore for which he was bought by the franchise. Rajasthan Royals could release Jaydev Unadkat, who was bought for Rs 11.5 Crore as he just managed to take 11 wickets in IPL 2018.

As per reports, the auction for the upcoming season will take place in Goa instead of Bangalore on December 16. Other teams are also expected to come up with lists of released or transferred players.

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Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari who plays for Andhra in Indian domestic cricket and the one who made his Test debut in England in the 5th and final match of the series had said that he has already started his preparations for India's tour of Australia which is scheduled next month.

Hanuma Vihari made his Test debut for India in September 2018. It was only last month that he had made his Test debut at the Oval. In the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013, Vihari played for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In one of the matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad, Vihari opened the bowling attack as an off-spinner and removed Chris Gayle for just 1. He also scored an unbeaten 46 in the same match while chasing.

Vihari once said that Yes, he does remember every bit of it. He had faced difficulty in adjusting to those conditions initially as the ball was moving a lot. However, after he got settled everything fell in place and he could play his natural game.

Recently, In the first match of the Deodhar Trophy at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Vihari had scored a match-winning 87 not out for India 'B' against India 'A'.

Hanuma Vihari said that he knows that it will be difficult for him to get into the Test eleven while playing at home as five bowlers will play in India and he understands that. He told that he had already started preparing for India vs Australia tour and, if given an opportunity, will attempt to perform well.

Vihari says his journey has many ups and downs especially when he did not get a chance to play at a higher level in spite of his good performance in the Ranji Trophy. But that is part of history now. Vihari on remembering his days of struggle emotionally told that his mother had sacrificed a lot for him, all this whatever he has achieved today is because of her.

Vihari 26th Indian to score 50 on Test debut. Vihari is a huge admirer of Dhoni. He also praises skipper Virat Kohli. He said, "Virat is very passionate and aggressive on the field. It is something which rubs on to the other players also. It was a good experience to play alongside him at the Oval in those conditions. It gave me a lot of confidence."

Vice Captain of Indian Cricket Team Rohit Sharma after performing phenomenally in First ODI against West Indies at Guwahati left everyone surprised. Rohit- Virat partnership scored together 246 runs for India.

Virat Kohli scored 140 runs off 107 balls and Rohit remained not out and scored 152 runs off 117 balls. India took the lead by 1-0 in ODI as the match was won by India by 8 wickets.

Sourav Ganguly told India TV that It was a fantastic performance. It never felt as if the Indian Team was under pressure of a stiff target. They easily won the match and he strongly believes that the Indian Team will seal the series too.

After performing so well in ODI and setting many records, Rohit Sharmawas overlooked once again for Australia Tests Series.

Former Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguly favors Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in Tests Series.

When Dada didn't see Rohit Sharma’s name in Indian Test Squad as announced by BCCI, he was left surprised.

Sourav Ganguly is confident that Rohit Sharma is now ready for Test cricket. Though Rohit Sharma doesn’t have an impressive Test record. But now, Dada believes that he should be given a chance. Rohit has three double centuries in ODIs and also has three centuries in T20Is.

Sourav Ganguly said that Rohit has gained confidence in his game with time. In captaincy too, Rohit has proved his mettle. He thinks that this is the time for the selectors to take Rohit along on the Australian tour for the Test series. Rohit has matured a lot in the last two years.

Past records show that Rohit has played 25 Tests till now in which he has scored 1479 runs at an average of 39.97. Rohit made a comeback to the Test team last year when he replaced Karun Nair for the tour of Sri Lanka. He played his first Test in more than a year in the home series against Sri Lanka last year.

There he scored 217 runs in two Tests at an average of 217. He was also picked ahead of vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane in the series against South Africa early this year. But Rohit failed to covert the opportunity. He failed to score even a half-century in the first two Tests. The selectors have ignored the batsman consistently since then.

In the Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya got injured and is striving to reclaim full fitness.

The 25-year-old Indian all-rounder suffered an injury during the Asia Cup 2018. He fell while bowling in India’s first game of the tournament against Pakistan. He was carried away on the stretcher off the field due to the injury.

After that, he was not named in the squad for the series against West Indies, which clearly confirms that he is suffering an injury which might take some time.

The all-rounder Hardik Pandya has started the recovery process. He is willing to make his comeback India’s tour of Australia.

Hardik Pandya shared a photograph on social media of himself post a work-out session, with a caption that read, “Weekends started well. Road to recovery.”

The Chairman of the selection panel, MSK Prasad, had revealed that Hardik Pandya will be available to make a comeback in the month of November. He also confirmed Pandya’s selection for the series against Australia that starts on November 21.

In the absence Hardik Pandya from the Indian Cricket Team, Ravindra Jadeja seemed to have filled his role in both ODI and Test cricket. Ravindra Jadeja was also preferred over Kuldeep Yadav for the first ODI as captain Virat Kohli went for Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rishabh Pant was handed his maiden ODI cap by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.

Although Hardik Pandya is exceptionally talented. But the cricketer has been harshly criticized for wasting himself by Sunil Gavaskar and Michael Holding. However, Pandya wasn’t disappointed by the comments and said that his main goal was to win the World Cup next year.

Hardik Pandya said that the World Cup is the greatest goal for him. Pandya wants to give more than his 100 % to win the World Cup.

The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. The tournament was named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar. It is a is a 50-over knockout competition that is played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone, and Central Zone.

Players like Dinesh Karthik, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, and Ravichandran Ashwin will fight it out at the Deodhar Trophy to remain in ODI reckoning. These players will fight for a spot in India’s One-Day International team and will hope to make a point in the Deodhar Trophy. The tournament will begin at the Feroze Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Three teams – India A, India B, and India C will fight it out among themselves for a spot in the final, which is to be played on Saturday, October 27.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik leads the India A side. India A side features Off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Test opener Prithvi Shaw, and Test triple-centurion Karun Nair and others. Dinesh Karthik will hope to utilize this opportunity to once again be in the reckoning as an attacking batsman and a reserve wicketkeeper. He has lost ground to Rishabh Pant.

Explosive batsman Shreyas Iyer captains India B team. India B side features recent Test debutant and Andhra one-day captain Hanuma Vihari, Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary, and reputed fast bowlers - Varun Aaron and Jaydev Unadkat and others.

Reputed batsmen Ajinkya Rahane leads India C team and this side features Suresh Raina too. This side has three Tamil Nadu stars- Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Mukund, and Washington Sundar. 2017 U-19 World Cup sensation Shubman Gill and Mumbai stalwart Suryakumar Yadav strengthen the batting for India C.

Suresh Raina finds himself out of the side after having played three matches in July 2018, during India’s tour of England while Ajinkya Rahane last played an ODI in India’s tour of South Africa in the 2017-18 season.

The schedule for Deodhar Trophy is as follows: India A vs India B on Oct. 23, then India B vs India C on Oct. 24 and India A vs India C on Oct. 25. Final will be held on Oct. 27.

Prithvi Shaw is often called as the next Sachin Tendulkar of Indian cricket. He became an overnight sensation after performing best in the recently concluded Test series against West Indies.


On his test debut, 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw hit a maiden century. Prithvi Shaw scored a 134-run knock on his Test debut, becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. He also became India's second youngest century-scorer after Tendulkar, who in 1990 was 17 years when he scored 119 not out against in England in Manchester.

Watching how Prithvi Shaw playing style, India Team coach Ravi Shastri said that the Prithvi Shaw is born to play cricket. He has been playing in the maidens of Mumbai when he was 8 years old. One can see the hard work of Prithvi. He's a spectator's delight.

Shastri said, “There's a bit of Sachin there, a bit of Viru in him and when he walks - there's a bit of Lara as well,". Thus comparing him with Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Brian Lara while trying to describe the 18-year-old.

The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was left in awe with the fearless effort put on by Prithvi Shaw on his debut innings. For his dreamlike performance in test debut in Rajkot, Sachin Tendulkar congratulated him. Sachin said he had predicted Shaw future 10 years back.

Sachin said that 10 years ago, one of his friends asked him to take a look at a young Prithvi. He asked him to analyze his game and see if there is anything he could work on. Sachin had a session with him and gave a couple of pointers to Prithvi on how to improve his game. Sachin told his friend later that Prithvi is going to go on and play for India.


Recently Prithvi Shaw met his idol Sachin Tendulkar with whom he has been compared to on many occasions. Prithvi had posted a picture on Instagram and Twitter with the Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as the God of Indian Cricket. The caption read as "SIR❤ #idol #respect,". Prithvi Shaw is very happy after meeting his idol, Sachin Tendulkar.

The two popular cricketers - Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, enjoy a great friendship both on and off the field.

Yuvraj Singh , the Indian International Cricketer plays in all forms of the game. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed in the middle order and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

Chris Gayle full name is Christopher Henry Gayle. He is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. From 2007 to 2010, Chris Gayle captained West Indies. Chris is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket and the best batsmen in Twenty20.

Chris Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. He is known as the most destructive batsman in the history of the cricket. He is well known for hitting sixes. He is one of only four players who has scored two triple centuries at Test Cricket.

The destructive duo was part of the Kings XI squad in the Indian Premier League 2018 after which their friendship off the field has increased.

Recently, Yuvraj Singh on Instagram made fun at Gayle by comparing him to a Hollywood science fiction movie character.

Yuvi’s comment on Instagram read as "Kaka!!! what are you doing in mumbai? I thought you were in Dubai @Chrisgayle333,".

Meanwhile, Chris Gayle laughed off on the funny comparison.

The Yuvraj also asked Chris what he is doing in Mumbai he thought that he is in Dubai, however, Chris Gayle now is playing in Afghanistan Premier League 2018. Cricket lovers were disappointed due to Gayle absence in India vs West Indies One Day and T20 matches.

India vs West Indies series is getting very interesting, both teams are performing their best. To stay updated with India vs West Indies match live cricket score, stay connected with Cricadium.

What a phenomenal match it was! The first ODI match out of the 5 ODI match series between India and West Indies was held at Guwahati. The match was won by India by 8 wickets.

The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was awesome. In the Innings, Rohit made 152 runs by hitting 15 fours and 8 sixes and Virat made 140 Runs. India took the lead by 1-0.

Rohit Sharma broke the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record and Australian opener David Warner’s record. He made the record of the first batsman with six 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

Sachin Tendulkar was on the top of the list by hitting five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Australian opener David Warner also has five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Following him West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and South African batsmen Hashim Amla made Four 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

By scoring 152 runs, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian batsmen who made highest runs against West Indies. In the first place was Virendra Sehwag who made 219 runs. On third is Sachin Tendulkar who made 141 runs against West Indies. On the fourth place is Virat Kohli who made 140 runs.

Not only this, Rohit Sharma became the third Indian Batsmen to hit most sixes. First place is held by MS Dhoni with 210 sixes. Following him is Sachin Tendulkar with 195 sixes. On the third place was Sourav Ganguly with 189 sixes but now on the third is Rohit with 190 sixes.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the second Innings made the longest partnership till date by making 246 runs together. Before Rohit, this record was held by Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir partnership of 224 runs.

Although Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are considered as the best openers for Indian Cricket Team. They are India’s No.1 choice as the openers.

Selectors and Management had a meeting with the captain Virat Kohli and Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma to make the youngest player Prithvi Shaw to open the innings along with Rohit Sharma in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies.

As per a report in Indian Express, the team management is very keen to test Prithvi Shaw as an opener as they want to look at different options for the World Cup 2019.

Prithvi Shaw had already opened alongside KL Rahul in his debut One Day International match against West Indies. 

The discussions were attended by the selectors, captain Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri, Rohit Sharma, and Ajinkya Rahane. The selection committee has decided to keep shuffling the squad for ICC World Cup 2019 and keep key players fresh.

As told by Indian Express “With an eye to the World Cup, the main focus was how to rotate players. In fact, more than rotation, it would be more about how to save our key players. That’s why you would see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami in and out of the squad, not playing regularly. The players who are important for all formats will be adequately taken care of. Going ahead also, these things will keep happening,”

Prithvi Shaw joined the elite list of players by bagging the man of the series award in the Test series. His shot-making abilities are quite appreciated. In 22 List A games, Shaw has scored 938 runs at an average of 42.33 and at a strike rate of 115.37.

The squad that was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the first two ODIs against West Indies includes Captain Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan , Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed, Lokesh Rahul and Umesh Yadav.

Suresh Raina is missing from the list of players. The left-handed middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is not included by BCCI in India’s Squad. He is an excellent fielder too. The Uttar Pradesh boy can put a control on the opposition’s scoring rate with his off-breaks and can also stop the batsmen from rotating the strike with his fielding skills.

With the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is approaching the Indian selectors should give chance to Suresh Raina to prove himself.

Raina should have been a part of the ODI squad as he is reliable and experienced batsmen. He is an excellent fielder. He is an all-rounder and spinner that India needs.

Suresh Raina is only Indian cricketer who can play fearlessly. From the first ball itself, his hard work is seen. Raina can be essential in the last 10 overs of the innings as he can score runs at a faster rate while consuming the minimum number of balls.

Raina can play in the lower order too. He is a flexible batsman. He can play a match-winning innings at whatever position he is asked to play at.

As far as bowling is concerned, India’s pace-bowling all-rounder in Hardik Pandya . The teams now prefer four main frontline bowlers and 1-2 all-rounders. India has not found their spin bowling all-rounder. Although Jadeja has performed well with the ball. But his batting is not reliable in ODIs.

Suresh Raina is a part-time off-spinner. He used to bowl consistently under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So he should have been included in ODI Squad. He has 36 ODI wickets to his name.

As a fielder, Suresh Raina's fielding skills are unmatched. India’s fielding issues have been going on for ages. Raina took the Indian fielding to a new level. Raina is a terrific fielder.

If Suresh Raina plays to his 100% capability, then he can be India’s biggest player at the ICC World Cup 2019.

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