Star India batsmen Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and other cricketers like Quinton de Kock and Dawid Malan are the big movers inside the top 10 of the ODI Batting Rankings which was published on Wednesday.
After India's six-wicket win against Australia in the fifth match of the tournament at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting said that Pat Cummins' side were looked off the mark.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat in the World Cup match against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday
Before India goes on to face Afghanistan in the ninth match of the ongoing ODI World Cup at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, the cricket fraternity joined to shower praise on the 34-year-old Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting made a bold prediction about India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli surpassing iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's record of most centuries in ODIs during the ongoing men's cricket World Cup.
After securing a hard-fought victory against Australia, the Indian team will be eyeing their second consecutive victory in the World Cup campaign with Afghanistan looking to be a major hurdle.
India's batting ace Virat Kohli said it would be awkward to play in front of a pavillion named after him at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, where he honed his skills playing age-group cricket and Ranji Trophy.
India fielding coach T Dilip showered praise on star batter Virat Kohli for taking an acrobatic catch to remove Mitchell Marsh in Men in Blue's ICC World Cup clash against Australia on Sunday.
The spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin made merry in Chepauk's spin-friendly conditions, bundling out Aussies for 199 on Sunday. Despite being 2/3 at one point, knocks from KL Rahul (97*) and Virat Kohli (85) helped India chase down the target of 200 to clinc
KL's Rahul's calm 97* and 165-run stand with Virat Kohli (85) helped India clinch a six-wicket win over Australia in their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign opener on Sunday.
An icey and calm partnership between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul helped India manage to secure a six-wicket victory over Australia at Chennai's Chepauk stadium to kickstart their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign with a win.