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Australian cricketer Aaron Finch retires from International cricket, fan and fraternity hail Aussie skipper

The Australian opener announced his retirement and said that he realises that he won’t be playing on until the next T20 World Cup 2024, hence it is the right time to bow out and give the team time to chalk out a plan for the next T20 World Cup.

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Australian Cricketer Aaron Finch has announced that he has decided to bow out of the International cricket which lasted for 12-years. He has been among the most influential and pivotal players for the Aussies.

The news about the Australian skipper’s retirement comes in the wake of his uncertainty in the squad after the Aussies failed to deliver in the T20 World Cup and was knocked out of the campaign in 2022.

The Australian opener announced his retirement and said that he realises that he won’t be playing on until the next T20 World Cup 2024, hence it is the right time to bow out and give the team time to chalk out a plan for the next T20 World Cup.

Finch in his retirement speech also said that it has been an honour to share the field with some of the greatest players to ever play the game in his 12 years of national cricket team stint.

After the news came to light of Finch’s retirement, many from the fraternity, as well as the fans came out to hail the player’s career.

Fellow teammate David Warner came out to hail the Aussie skipper as he wrote in his Instagram post and congratulated Finch on his amazing career. Warner also thanked the skipper for all the moments the two shared together. Warner also told Finch that he was proud of him.

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ESPN’s cricket handle also shared the news of the skipper’s retirement and termed him to be a legend for his 12 year inning for the Aussies.

Australian Cricket team Twitter handle also shared the news and called him to be one of the greatest in his own right. The Aussies cricket team Twitter also wrote that Finch’s legacy for the Australian Men’s Cricket Team will live on forever.

Former Australian Cricketer Adam Gilchrist also chimed in to hail the opener as he wrote that his career sits in the top shelf without any doubt and also congratulated the skipper for his international career.

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Video of Rohit Sharma proposing to fan at airport leaves users in splits | Watch

Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.

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Rohit Sharma

The Blues skipper, Rohit Sharma, made a return to the national squad in the second ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday after missing the first ODI in the tri-series owing to family-related commitments. In the skipper’s absence, Hardik Pandya was entrusted to lead the team against the Aussies.

India’s opener joined back with his team after arriving in India’s Vizag. However, the skipper met with his fans at the airport and had an hilarious exchange with one of the fans who was waiting for him.

In the video, Rohit along with his teammates can be seen coming out of the airport where a fan can be seen recording a selfie video. Rohit, who can be seen bolting through the crowd of fans, can be seen offering a flower to the fan recording the video.

Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.

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Twitter reactions

After the video went viral on social media, many users came forward to add their praise on the incident. One user wrote and said that this is why Rohit Sharma is the greatest of all time, implying Sharma’s modesty and humbleness are the key attributes.

One user wrote and said that the Indian skipper just wanted to throw the rose away, however, as he couldn’t find any dustbin, he offered the rose to one of the fans.

One user wrote and predicted that the fan must have said yes after hearing the proposal of Rohit Sharma, which is why he didn’t upload the full video.

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IND vs AUS: Sanju Samson to replace Shreyas Iyer in ODI series against Australia

Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3.

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ODI series against Australia

The Indian team has suffered a setback before the series of three ODIs to be played between India and Australia. If the report is to be believed, Shreyas Iyer will not be a part of the ODI series against Australia. The BCCI issued a statement on Monday saying that the medical team is monitoring Shreyas’s injury.

If Shreyas is ruled out of the ODI series against Australia, then Rajat Patidar or Rahul Tripathi will be included in the team, or BCCI could opt for Sanju Samson.

If media reports are to be believed, on the other hand, the way Axar Patel got a chance in place of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel also capitalized on that opportunity. Similarly, in place of Shreyas Iyer batsman Sanju Samson might come to the fore.

For the unversed, Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3. The batsman could not even run properly hence, Team India was one batsman short during the first innings.

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On the other hand, Sanju Samson ODI Carrier includes 330 runs in 10 innings of 11 matches, including two half-centuries. Moreover, in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the first match of the ODI series, Hardik Pandya will take over the responsibility of captaincy only in the first ODI against Australia.

India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series by 2-1 and lifted the trophy. Men In Blue have also qualified for the World Test Championship’s final. Now in the absence of Rohit Sharma, in the first ODI, Hardik Pandya would like to start the ODI series with a win for the Indian team under his captaincy.

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Virat Kohli shakes a leg with Norwegian dance group Quick Style | Watch

Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad.

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Virat Kohli shakes a leg with Norwegian dance group Quick Style

Virat Kohli met members of Norwegian dance group Quick Style in Mumbai on Tuesday. He was seen grooving to the song Ishq by Stereo Nation with the Quick Style group. The cricketer also shared a picture with the members of the dance crew.

During the shoot, Kohli made a reel with the group. In it, a member of Quick Style picks up a cricket bat, not knowing what to do with it. Dressed in a white T-shirt and black jeans, Kohli enters the scene and does the steps while holding the bat. The dance crew follows them.

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For the unversed, Norway’s dance crew is famous for quick style dance on Bollywood songs. Quick Style danced to the songs Kala Chashma and Saddi Galli at his own partner’s wedding a few months back. Its video too went viral on social media. After this the popularity of the dance crew has increased vigorously. The dance group keeps uploading dance videos on Indian and Pakistani songs on social media.

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When the former Indian skipper met the dance group, he had also shared a photo with them on social media. It caption read, “Guess who I met in Mumbai.”

However, this is not for the first time that Kohli was spotted dancing. Indian players had played Holi fiercely in Ahmedabad before the fourth test. During this, Virat Kohli also danced with Shubman Gill in the team bus. Kohli also did the hook step of Shahrukh Khan’s movie Pathan song in Nagpur in the first Test against Australia.

On the sport front, Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad. He batted for 520 minutes and scored the 28th century of his Test career, which came after 1205 days. Including all three formats, Virat has now 75 international centuries.

The last Test between Australia and India was drawn, but India have now reached the final of the WTC Yano World Test Championship. India will compete against Australia on June 7 at The Oval Ground in London, the capital of England.

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