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Gulf Today
11-08-2025
- Sport
- Gulf Today
Rizwan backs Pakistan bowlers to bounce back in ODI series decider
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan backed his bowling group to find form as his side's three-match ODI series against the West Indies heads into a deciding game. The West Indies romped to a series-levelling five-wicket victory over visitors Pakistan in the rain-hit second ODI here at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday (IST). Batting first, Pakistan posted 171/7 in 37 overs on the back of valuable thirties from Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat in a stop-start innings with rain intervals in between. In response, the West Indies were set a target of 181 off 35 overs based on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, which they chased down with 10 balls to spare as player of the match Roston Chase and Justin Greaves put on an unbeaten 77-run stand off 72 balls. Chase and Greaves took a particular liking to Pakistan's part-timers of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha, with the pair each conceding 33 runs from their spell as the West Indies squared the series at 1-1 ahead of the final match at the same ground on Tuesday. While Rizwan wouldn't confirm the duo will retain their place in Pakistan's side for the series decider, he backed them to perform well should they win selection for the eagerly-awaited contest. 'You could say our fifth bowler gave away too many runs (today), but in recent years, Salman Agha and Saim Ayub have both bowled well for us. Saim didn't have the best day today, but he performed well in the T20Is. That's just part of the game. 'Honestly, the weather forecast has been completely different from expectations, and it's hard to read. We're keeping our options open and will finalise the XI (for the series decider) after assessing the conditions,' Rizwan was quoted by the ICC. The victory for the West Indies was their first over Pakistan in more than six years, with their most previous win against the Asian side prior to this match coming at the 2019 edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup when they cruised to a seven-wicket triumph in Nottingham. 'We wanted to come back from the loss, we wanted to get better and happy with the win today. He's a class act, he's doing some great things on the ODi format, growing from strength to strength. It was a bit tough to bat on, it was a lot slower but great to see the guys in the middle overs come in and great to see the guys get over the line. Sherfane gave us that impetus and then Chase and Greaves sealed the win for us,' Windies skipper Shai Hope said. West Indies, who missed qualification for the 50-over World Cup in India in 2023 and are chasing a return to the major tournament in 2027. Agencies
NDTV
11-08-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
"5th Bowler Gave Too Many Runs": Mohammad Rizwan's Big Admission On Defeat
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan backed his bowling group to find form as his side's three-match ODI series against the West Indies heads into a deciding game. The West Indies romped to a series-levelling five-wicket victory over visitors Pakistan in the rain-hit second ODI here at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday (IST). Batting first, Pakistan posted 171/7 in 37 overs on the back of valuable thirties from Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat in a stop-start innings with rain intervals in between. In response, the West Indies were set a target of 181 off 35 overs based on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, which they chased down with 10 balls to spare as player of the match Roston Chase and Justin Greaves put on an unbeaten 77-run stand off 72 balls. Chase and Greaves took a particular liking to Pakistan's part-timers of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha, with the pair each conceding 33 runs from their spell as the West Indies squared the series at 1-1 ahead of the final match at the same ground on Tuesday. While Rizwan wouldn't confirm the duo will retain their place in Pakistan's side for the series decider, he backed them to perform well should they win selection for the eagerly-awaited contest. "You could say our fifth bowler gave away too many runs (today), but in recent years, Salman Agha and Saim Ayub have both bowled well for us. Saim didn't have the best day today, but he performed well in the T20Is. That's just part of the game. "Honestly, the weather forecast has been completely different from expectations, and it's hard to read. We're keeping our options open and will finalise the XI (for the series decider) after assessing the conditions," Rizwan was quoted by the ICC. The victory for the West Indies was their first over Pakistan in more than six years, with their most previous win against the Asian side prior to this match coming at the 2019 edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup when they cruised to a seven-wicket triumph in Nottingham. "We wanted to come back from the loss, we wanted to get better and happy with the win today. He's a class act, he's doing some great things on the ODi format, growing from strength to strength. It was a bit tough to bat on, it was a lot slower but great to see the guys in the middle overs come in and great to see the guys get over the line. Sherfane gave us that impetus and then Chase and Greaves sealed the win for us," Windies skipper Shai Hope said. West Indies, who missed qualification for the 50-over World Cup in India in 2023 and are chasing a return to the major tournament in 2027.
India Today
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Virat Kohli begins training for ODI comeback in London, IPL coach joins him
Former India captain Virat Kohli has begun practising for his return to one-day international cricket. The star batter shared a photo from his training session in London on Friday, 8 August. Kohli sought the assistance of Gujarat Titans' assistant coach Naeem Amin in what appeared to be an indoor net session."Thanks for helping out with the hit, brother. Always lovely to see you," Kohli wrote on his Instagram story, sharing a photo from the looked fit and ready, dressed in a grey t-shirt and blue trousers. It appeared to be one of the first few indoor training sessions he has planned in preparation for his comeback to competitive cricket. The post came just hours after a photo of Kohli's greying beard went viral on social media. He was seen posing with a fan, and much of the attention was drawn to his salt-and-pepper look, with grey strands noticeably more prominent. Kohli seems to have retained the greying beard during his training as is expected to be part of the Indian squad for the ODI series in Australia from October 19 to 25. His ODi comeback was delayed after a series against Bangladesh, scheduled in August, was Royal Challengers Bengaluru star last played competitive cricket in June, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad. Kohli struck a match-winning 43 in that title clash, helping RCB finally lift their maiden IPL reportedly flew to London just days after the chaotic scenes during RCB's victory parade in Bengaluru, which was marred by a stampede. While in London, he was spotted at a charity event hosted by Yuvraj Singh and also attended the 2025 edition of Wimbledon alongside his wife and Bollywood actor, Anushka has not featured for India since the Test tour of Australia earlier this year. After a modest showing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he stunned fans by announcing his retirement from Test cricket midway through the IPL 2025 season. According to Delhi Ranji Trophy coach Sarandeep Singh, Kohli had discussed the possibility of playing in England during the June-August window, but he called time on his red-ball career even before India's touring squad was had spoken candidly about his decision to retire from Tests, playfully comparing it to the increasing grey in his had earlier stepped away from T20 internationals after India's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign in June 2024. However, the star batter is expected to continue representing India in ODIs until the 2027 World will be eager to make the most of every opportunity in the build-up to the marquee tournament, which will be hosted by South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2027. He was in top form during the recent Champions Trophy, scoring a century against arch-rivals Pakistan and a match-winning 84 in the semi-final against New Zealand. So far in 2025, Kohli has amassed 275 runs at an average of has scored 14,181 runs in ODIs, including a record 51 centuries. In the previous edition of the World Cup, he made headlines by scoring 765 runs, breaking the long-standing record held by Sachin Tendulkar.- EndsYou May Also Like
