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Rohit Sharma has so far hit 194 sixes in 189 50-over internationals. He is currently at the eighth position in all-time list, headed by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (351 sixes from 398 ODIs)

'It was one of those days where I felt good and I told Rohit that I will continue to bat positively, and maybe he could play the anchor,' Virat Kohli said

Shimron Hetmyer reached his third ODI hundred in style with a six off just 74 balls. Yet, he was out soon after trying to clear the square leg fence and holing out off Ravindra Jadeja

Rishabh Pant is making his ODI debut while Kuldeep Yadav was out of the playing XI which had rookie pacer Khaleel Ahmed. Pant received his ODI cap from MS Dhoni

The Union Home Ministry has written a letter to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) in this regard, stating that renaming West Bengal to Bangla sounds similar to Bangladesh. This might lead to confusion in the international arena over Bangla and Bangladesh, it said.

 

Though some Congress leaders are eager to support the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a majority of leaders are opposed to the idea. They are against TMC trying to suppress Congress in West Bengal.

Danish Kaneria, while playing for Essex, had offered teammate Mervyn Westfield money to underperform in a Pro40 match against Durham in September 2009

Sachin Tendulkar leads the pack with 1,573 runs from 39 ODIs while Virat Kohli occupies the second place with 1,387 runs from 27 matches. Rahul Dravid is at third with 1,348 runs from 40 ODIs

The bus, which was heading to Kolkata, crashed into the cement fencing of a bridge before breaking it and falling into the Dakatia khal canal near Gojarmore at around 9 am, district police chief Sukesh Jain told news agency PTI.
 

'I think it was a standout performance in his (Umesh Yadav) career and something that he can build on. Four Tests in Australia can be brutal because the (Kookaburra) ball does not do much like in England. Umesh is right up there to be featuring in Australia,' Virat Kohli said

'(Rishabh) Pant is another such youngster. He’s such a good batsman and is good with the gloves as well. We have to go on according to the present form for team selection (when asked about Pant or Saha) in Australia,' Ravi Shastri said after India defeated West Indies by 10 wickets in Hyderabad on Sunday

This Durga puja, Bengal police will be on their toes to ensure that people shake a leg to Didi's songs played at each police station.

The Windies batsmen failed to put up a semblance of fight in their second innings on Day 3, getting bowled out for 127, and setting India a victory target of a mere 72 runs