India opener Rohit Sharma made his fifth century of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against Sri Lanka at Leeds on Saturday (July 6). Jasprit Bumrah, on the other hand, took three wickets as India won by seven wickets.
There are still some problems for India to fix in this World Cup. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the main run-getters at the moment and the middle order needs to fire now, says former Indian opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Fastest to 20,000 international runs, Krishnamachari Srikkanth was all praise for Virat Kohli but wants middle order to do better in this World Cup.
Cricket World Cup 1983 winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes the captaincy of Virat Kohli and performances of Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal were the key to victory against Afghanistan.
KL Rahul opened alongside Rohit Sharma in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan. The 27-year-old made the most of his promotion as part of India’s 136-run first-wicket stand vs Pakistan
Hardik Pandya's 48 from 27 balls helped India reach 352 instead of 312. The rate at which Pandya scored gave India the impetus and the decisive edge against Australia at the Cricket World Cup game, writes Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Rohit Sharma’s return to form is the biggest positive for India after the first game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, writes Krishnamachari Srikkanth. India face Australia at the Oval on Sunday
On his knock of 38 in the final: I told Mohinder Amarnath that I could not figure out what to do, and he simply told me to play my natural game
'We have the wherewithal to win both the series as both batsmen and bowlers are at a higher confidence level having proved themselves well on the Australian tour'
Apart from the combination of the side, the management has another major responsibility. They have to go into the games at hand with proper planning and thinking.
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