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Virat Kohli firm on playing all three formats for next three years
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been setting fitness standards for the team. he batting maestro has played 84 Tests, 248 ODIs and 82 T20 Internationals (T20Is) since making his India debut in 2008.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been setting fitness standards for the team. The batting maestro has played 84 Tests, 248 ODIs and 82 T20 Internationals (T20Is) since making his India debut in 2008 and with the hectic schedule Kohli insisted that the workload take its toll, but he was firm on playing all three formats for the next three years.
“My mindset is on the bigger picture as I prepare myself for a rigorous three years from now,” Kohli said ahead of India’s first Test against New Zealand in Wellington.
“After that we might have a different conversation,” he added.
“It’s not a conversation you can hide away from in any manner. It is around eight years now that I have been playing 300 days a year, which includes travelling and practice sessions. And intensity is right up there all the time. It does take a toll on you,” he said.
“It’s not that the players are not thinking about it all the time. We do choose to take lot more breaks individually even though the schedule might not allow you to. Especially for guys, who play all the formats,” he said.
“It’s not easy being captain, having that intensity in the practice sessions. It does take a toll on you. Periodic breaks seem to work pretty okay for me,” Kohli said while addressing the media.
“At a time where the body can’t take anymore, maybe when I am 34 or 35, we will have a different conversation. For the next two to three years I have no issues at all,” he said.
“I can keep going on with the same intensity and also understand that the team wants a lot of my contribution in the next two to three years, so that I can ease into another transition that we faced five-six years ago,” he said.
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ODI World Cup trophy arrives in New Delhi; Arun Jaitley Stadium gears up for ICC event
The DDCA has upgraded the stadium seats from the old ones, which is a substantial improvement over the prior seating configurations.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium was significantly renovated after the ODI World Cup trophy was brought onsite. The valued trophy was unveiled by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA). With the expectation of high attendance during the World Cup matches, the DDCA has made a number of improvements within the stadium to improve the overall spectator experience.
After experiencing a number of problems with seating arrangements and amenities, this cricket venue came under attack earlier this year during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The state board, however, is committed to making sure that these issues never arise again, with the main objective of enabling spectators to fully appreciate the World Cup matches in New Delhi.
The DDCA has upgraded the stadium seats from the old ones, which is a substantial improvement over the prior seating configurations.
In order to give the stadium a lively and appealing appearance, they have also made aesthetic improvements by incorporating colours like Blue, Green, and Orange. These initiatives aim to improve the stadium’s aesthetic appeal in addition to its functionality.
Rajan Manchanda, joint-secretary of the DDCA, provided information about the stadium changes.
The Wankhede stadium in Mumbai began work on the outfield as soon as the IPL group stages were through, so this is not the first stadium to be refurbished. The Mumbai Cricket Association also declared that the stadium’s hospitality boxes would be renovated.
Ankit Dutta, the pitch curator for the DDCA, was chosen to unveil the World Cup trophy at Kotla, which was a wonderful gesture on their part. They also dedicated the events to the groundsmen for the hard effort they put in to transform the event.
The small children were also invited by the DDCA to the trophy reveal because it was a great opportunity for them to take pictures with the coveted trophy. Since it turned out to be a memorable day for them as well, some visually impaired kids were also welcomed to the event.
There will be a large audience at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi for India’s one match versus Afghanistan. While the fans will first get to see the stadium’s transformation on October 7 when South Africa plays Sri Lanka.
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World Cup 2023: Pakistan captain Babar Azam feels happy with India’s reception, says overwhelmed by love
On October 5, the ODI championship is set to begin, and Pakistan will play their first match the following day.
The cricket team from Pakistan arrived in India on Wednesday under heavy security as it gets ready to compete in the next, seven-week World Cup.
Pakistan is travelling to India for the first time since 2016, and as the team’s captain Babar Azam and other players arrived at the airport in Hyderabad, hundreds of enthusiastic fans cheered and chanted their names while being held back by security officers. On October 5, the ODI championship is set to begin, and Pakistan will play their first match the following day.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said, he was overwhelmed by the affection and support his team has received in India. Babar expressed his happiness by posting a photo to his Instagram account.
Babar, who was born in Lahore, said the following on his social media accounts, overwhelmed with the love and support here in Hyderabad.
Shaheen Shah Afridi praised the Indians earlier in the day for their friendly treatment of the Pakistani cricketers.
Before flying to India, Babar recently addressed a news conference. The Pakistani captain stated during the press conference that his team’s goal in India is to win the championship rather than just place in the top two.
India recently replaced Pakistan as the top-ranked nation after India defeated Australia 2-1 in the bilateral ODI series. However, after defeating the Netherlands in their opening league game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, they have a chance to regain the top spot.
Babar and company will also play a few practise games before that. After losing to India and Sri Lanka in the Super Fours, they recently were unable to advance to the Asia Cup final. After Naseem Shah was disqualified from the competition, Pakistan also suffered a significant setback.
Hasan Ali, who has only appeared in seven ODIs since the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, was brought in to fill in for him.
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Asian Games : India wins gold in men’s 10m air pistol team event
After the women’s 25-meter pistol gold and the 10m air rifle top-podium result, this was the third team gold in these shooting ranges.
With a combined score of 1734, the Indian team of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema took home the gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team competition. They narrowly defeated China by one point and won the team gold thanks to their outstanding effort.
Putting up a great performance, Vietnam earned the bronze medal with a final score of 1730. During the individual qualification event, Sarabjot took fifth place with 580 points, while Arjun took eighth with 578 points. The men’s 10m air pistol final is slated to take place later today, and both of them are expected to compete.
After the women’s 25-meter pistol gold and the 10m air rifle top-podium result, this was the third team gold in these shooting ranges.
The 22-year-old Sarabjot, who earlier this year at the ISSF World Cup in Bhopal earned his first individual senior gold medal, will be aiming for additional success in the individual division as he is now ranked fifth among the eight finalists following the qualification round.
The mixed team gold was won at the recently concluded World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sarabjot’s success story began in 2021 when he won the junior air pistol team and mixed team gold at the ISSF World Championships in Lima, Peru. Since then, he has been performing consistently. He made 580 total shots in series of 95, 95, 97, 98, 97, and 98.
Arjun Cheema, a teammate, qualified for the finals with a 578 and finished eighth with a string of shots totaling 97, 96, 97, 97, 96, and 95.
With their fourth gold medal in the shooting category, India now has 24 medals overall in the 2018 Asian Games.
Meanwhile, Men’s hockey action between India and Japan will take place in the evening, but before that, Sunil Chhetri and his team will face a formidable battle against Saudi Arabia in a round of 32 match.
