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India Star Shines With Fiery Fifty Days Ahead Of Asia Cup Squad Announcement
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Yograj Singh Turns ROHITIAN Slamming Critics Says, Rohit Aapki Hume 5 Saal Aur Zarurat Hai
Former India cricketer Yograj Singh has urged Rohit Sharma to continue playing international cricket for another five years, emphasizing the nation's need for him. Speaking out against critics questioning Rohit's fitness, Yograj insisted that those commenting haven't played cricket themselves. At the same time, he advised the BCCI to take all necessary measures to help Rohit maintain his fitness even if it means "putting four men on him" and making him run 10 kilometers daily. Yograj was referring to Rohit's Player of the Match performance, scoring 76 runs off 83 balls in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. He said that innings demonstrated why Rohit could potentially play until he is 45 years old, giving a strong endorsement of the right-hander amid ongoing questions about his future with the Indian team. Although Rohit has retired from Tests and T20Is, there are rumors that the BCCI may soon phase out both him and Virat Kohli. ALSO READ - Bob Simpson, World Cup-Winning Coach and Architect of Australia's Cricket Revival, Dies at 89 "The man about whom so many people speak rubbish, Rohit Sharma I said that day that Rohit will be my man, the man, my man," Yograj told News18 CricketNext. "The way he batted, his batting one side and the rest of the team's batting on the other side. His innings on one side and the rest of the world on the other. That's his class. You can say, 'Rohit, aapki hume 5 saal aur zarurat hai yaar' (Rohit, we need you for five more years, man) so please do more for your country, work on your fitness and everything. Put four men on him, make him run 10 kilometres every morning. He has the class to play till 45 years of age, if he wants." "BCCI should ask Rohit Sharma to play for another 5 years. He has that class that he can play cricket till 40/45 years." - Yograj Singh — (@rushiii_12) August 15, 2025 Encouraged To Play Domestic Yograj also encouraged Rohit to participate in domestic cricket to stay fit. "I believe you should play domestic cricket; the more you play that, the fitter you'll be. Who got the Man of the Match in the final? Rohit Sharma. So you should only talk about things that you know. If you want to talk about his game and fitness, do that only if you have played at some level. Do you feel ashamed for talking like this?" he added. Next Series Rohit's upcoming international assignment is a three-match ODI series in Australia scheduled for November. This series could be critical in determining the BCCI's plans for Rohit's role with the team and whether they see him as the leader who will guide India into the 2027 World Cup in Africa. Reports also suggest that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may feature in this Australia tour as their final series, marking the end of an era for the duo with the Men in Blue. Additionally, there are growing speculations that Shubman Gill could be appointed as the future captain of the Indian team, signaling a new leadership phase in Indian cricket. ALSO READ - India To Snub Star With 161 T20I SR Just To Accommodate Shubman Gill In India's Asia Cup 2025 Squad
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Will Markram overcome his poor run of form in 3rd T20I between South Africa-Australia?
Cairns [Australia]. August 16 (ANI): As South Africa plays Australia in a crucial decider third T20I, all eyes will be on skipper Aiden Markram to overcome his barren run of form, not having hit a half-century since October 2022. The series between Australia and South Africa is currently level at 1-1. Markram has not performed well as an opener in the series, managing scores of 12 and 18. Markram last hit a T20I fifty during the ICC T20 World Cup against India at Perth, scoring a match-winning 52 while chasing 134. Since then in 30 T20Is, Markram has scored just 555 runs at an average of 21.34 and a strike rate of 138.40, with best score of 49 across 30 innings. He has touched the 20-run mark only 11 times since his last T20I fifty. His T20I figures since then, though, are solid enough, scoring 2,513 runs at an average of 27.92, strike rate of over 133. He has scored a century and 13 fifties with a best score of 100 in 104 innings. This year, he had a solid Indian Premier League (IPL) for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as an opener, with 445 runs in 13 matches at an average of 34.23, a strike rate of 148.82, with five fifties in 13 innings and a best score of 66. Ahead of the third T20I, Markram confirmed that he will continue opening for the next six months leading up to the T20 World Cup, to have destructive batters like Lhuan-Dre Pretorious and Ryan Rickelton to feature prominently in the top order. "Going through our squads and (looking at) the players that we have got around, we think that is the best fit," said Markram as quoted by "We have got some guys in the middle order that are really destructive, a lot more destructive than myself." "And we feel it is better off for me and Ricks (Rickelton) to be up top. "I did it a bit at the IPL, I am starting to do it now again at international cricket. It is an exciting role. It is nice to be able to bat in the Powerplay," he concluded. Markram does have a poor record while opening, scoring just 56 runs in five innings, with the best score of 18. South Africa T20 squad: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Rassie van der Dussen Australia T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen (out with concussion), Matthew Short (out with injury), Adam Zampa. (ANI)
