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‘Ganguly, Dravid haven’t won WC. Can we label them bad players?’

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‘Ganguly, Dravid haven’t won WC. Can we label them bad players?’

Earlier this month, when Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down as India’s Test captain, he made shock saves across the cricket fraternity. The 33-year-old has been replaced as limited captain by Rohit Sharma, ending his Test leadership as India’s best.

While Kohli enjoys an excellent captaincy record in all formats, the lack of ICC trophies in the cabinet remains a major point of criticism. Under Kohli, India lost the 2017 Champions League final, the 2019 World Cup semi-final, the inaugural World Test Championship final and were eliminated from the group stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who held the role for most of Kohli’s captaincy, is now defending India’s star batsman in that regard.

“A lot of big-name players haven’t won the World Cup. That’s okay. (Sourav) Ganguly, (Rahul) Dravid, (Anil) Kumble haven’t won either. So can we label them bad players?”

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“You can’t generalize. You go play. How many World Cup winning captains we have. Sachin Tendulka has to play six World Cups to win it,” he noted.

“At the end of the day, you’re judged by your performance, are you an ambassador for the game? Are you playing the game with integrity and for a long time? That’s how you end up evaluating players.”

Shastri also said he had not watched the “single-goal” of the recently concluded series between India and South Africa, but insisted that a loss meant the team could collapse.

“If you lose a series, you start criticizing … you can’t win every game, there will be winners and losers,” Shastri said.

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“How can the standard suddenly drop? For five years, you’ve been No. 1 in the world, and like I said, I haven’t paid attention to a single ball in the series. But I don’t think there’s going to be much Virat Kohli change.”

Complete News Source : Hindustan Times

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

Anushka Sharma shared a heartfelt post for Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin after he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Anushka Sharma has become the latest celebrity to pay tribute to Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. After Ashwin’s shock announcement at the conclusion of the Brisbane Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Anushka took to Instagram to applaud the Indian spinner. (Also read: Anushka Sharma praises chess world champion D Gukesh’s father Dr Rajinikanth as he opens up about sacrifice)

Anushka celebrates Ashwin’s legacy
Taking to her Instagram Stories late on Wednesday night and reshared the video of Ashwin’s retirement speech posted by the Indian Cricket Team’s official handle. Sharing the video on Instagram Stories, Anushka wrote, “@rashwin99 a lasting legacy,” adding applause and blue heart emojis.

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Anushka also tagged fellow WAG, Ashwin’s wife, Prithi Narayanan, sending her hugs and love through emojis. Anushka has very cordial relations with both Ashwin and Prithi, courtesy her marriage to former Indian captain Virat Kohli. The four have often hung out during Indian team’s overseas tours and celebrated festivals together as well.

Ashwin’s incredible career

R Ashwin, one of the greatest Indian spinners ever, announced his retirement in a press conference on Wednesday after the Brisbane Test ended. He leaves international cricket as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history. Virat Kohli was seen getting emotional at Ashwin’s retirement. TV cameras during the India-Australia Test caught the two sharing a tender moment in the dressing room as Ashwin seemingly told him about his retirement plans hours before the official announcement.

Anushka’s upcoming work

Anushka Sharma is playing a cricketer in her next, Chakda Xpress. A biopic of Indian women’s team legend Jhulan Goswami, the film has been awaiting release for over two years. It is slated to be released on Netflix, but no release date has been announced yet. The actor was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, way back in 2018.

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