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Rahul Dravid interrupts reporter, gives brusque response on Virat Kohli’s position in T20I team query | WATCH

Dravid said that there were certain priority the team needed to give to different white-ball events at particular times

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Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has not played for India in T20Is since the T20 World Cup 2022, despite the fact that the team has played two T20I bilateral series since the mega event. Kohli scored the most runs in the T20 World Cup 2022, totalling 296 in six matches. In four of those games, he scored half-centuries. His continuous absence from the T20I squad has cast doubt on his future in the format. The subject was addressed again during India’s pre-match news conference ahead of the third ODI against New Zealand. Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, was present at the press conference.

Watch Rahul Dravid’s reply here:

Till last year, Virat’s position in the T20I team was in question, asked a journalist, when Dravid interrupted him midway and said, “Not by us sir. No Not at all, never by us!”

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On being questioned, why Kohli wasn’t playing in the T20Is, despite being picked in ICC’s T20I squad of the year (2022), Dravid said that there were certain priority the team needed to give to different white-ball events at particular times. The amount of cricket India plays, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the World Test Championship, prospective qualification, key games for team India in terms of qualification. Certain white-ball competitions have to be prioritised; the focus after the T20 World Cup was these six games, Dravid said.

The senior coach of Indian cricket team also said that as you can see, Virat has participated in all six games. He’ll get a rest in the following week, along with Rohit and one or two other guys, while the team plays some T20I cricket. And they return reinvigorated on the second, and we have a good week of training before we play Australia. So it’s all about priorities. Certain formats must be prioritised.

On Tuesday, India will play the final ODI of a three-match series against New Zealand. The team coached by Rohit Sharma has already taken an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the series.

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Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions to be held tomorrow, 165 players to go under the hammer

With nine spots set up for international players, each squad can accommodate 30 players. In addition, there are 109 uncapped players and 56 total capped players.

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The TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) second season auction is scheduled to occur in Mumbai on Saturday, December 9, 2023. It is anticipated that the WPL 2024 will begin in February or March of next year.

Mumbai Indians won the inaugural Women’s Premier League after defeating Delhi Capitals in the championship game by a margin of seven wickets.

During the auction, 165 players representing five teams—the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be put up for bid. The Women’s Premier League 2024 auction will take place on Saturday, with 104 players from India and 61 players from outside participating.

With nine spots set up for international players, each squad can accommodate 30 players. In addition, there are 109 uncapped players and 56 total capped players. Gujarat Giants are the team with the largest balance, at Rs 5.95 crore. With a purse balance of Rs 2.1 crore, the defending champion Mumbai Indians have the lowest amount. Delhi Capitals will have Rs Delhi Capitals in their pocketbook going into the auction.

Regarding the WPL 2024 players who were kept and released, a report from the BCCI said that 29 players were released from their existing squads, while 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, were retained across five franchises.

Among the 61 non-Indian players shortlisted for the auction are Chamari Athapaththu, Deandra Dottin, and Shabnim Ismail, who are among the nine international seats up for grabs. Four players are included in the INR 40 lakh category, and Dottin and Kim Garth are positioned in the top bracket at INR 50 lakh.

The auctions for the Women’s Premier League 2024 will begin at 2:30 PM IST. The Indian Sports18 network will telecast the Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions. The Jio Cinema app and website are going to offer live streaming of the Women’s Premier League 2024 auctions.

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Mohammed Shami nominated for ICC player of month for November

With 24 wickets from just seven innings, he emerged as the 2023 Cricket World Cup’s top wicket-taker overall.

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Along with Australia’s batting prodigy Travis Head and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, India’s Mohammed Shami, who finished the recently concluded ICC World Cup as the tournament’s top wicket-taker, has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for November 2023.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) released a statement saying, two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 champions and an Indian fast-bowling veteran have made the shortlist for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for November 2023.

November saw Shami continuing on his incredible World Cup performance. At an economy rate of 5.68 and an average of 12.06, he claimed 15 wickets. With 24 wickets from just seven innings, he emerged as the 2023 Cricket World Cup’s top wicket-taker overall. One of his best performances this month was a breathtaking 5/18 at Wankhede versus Sri Lanka. When Shami came at the conclusion of the first Powerplay, Sri Lanka was already struggling in a 358-run chase. He batted through their middle and lower order in his five overs.

At Eden Gardens, a concentrated 2/18 led to South Africa’s destruction. But against New Zealand in the semi-final, the quick bowler was outstanding.

After an extended injury absence from work, Australia’s batting sensation Head made his comeback to the team at the end of October with a magnificent century against New Zealand. He carried on his strong form into November.

He amassed 220 runs at an incredible average of 44 in five One-Day Internationals in November, including a half-century and a century. His performances in the semi-final and final of the Cricket World Cup were noteworthy; he was voted Player of the Match and was instrumental in Australia’s sixth title.

In contrast, in his three ODI matches last month, Australia’s top all-around player Maxwell amassed 204 runs at an average of 204 and a strike rate of 152.23. He also claimed two wickets. During the series against India, he scored a remarkable 116 runs with an astounding strike rate of 207.14 in two Twenty20 Internationals.

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Watch: Indian cricketers arrive in Durban for upcoming multi format series against South Africa

A three match T20 International series will be played between the two teams which is starting on Sunday. The One Day international series will start from December 17. The two match test series is going to begin on December 26. The first test match will be held at Centurion and the second test match will be held at Cape Town on January 3.

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The Indian team received a warm welcome as they arrived in Durban for the upcoming multi format series against South Africa. The first T20I between the two teams will be played on Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to X(formerly Twitter) and shared a video of the Indian team . In the video the Indian players are seen being greeted by the hotel employees when they arrived at the Durban airport.

The video features the Indian team including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikawad, Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Siraj. A three match T20 International series will be played between the two teams which is starting on Sunday. The One Day international series will start from December 17. The two match test series is going to begin on December 26. The first test match will be held at Centurion and the second test match will be held at Cape Town on January 3.

The Indian team has not won a test series in South Africa, as a result the Indian fans will be anticipating this red ball leg of the series.  Indian team for Test matches: Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin,Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.

Indian team for T20I:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.

Indian team for ODIs:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharshan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C and wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar.  

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