Team India outsmarted Australia by 6 wickets to register their first win in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on Sunday. Chasing 200 at Chepauk, the men in blue lost the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer for ducks. India were reeling at 2 for 3 in 1.5 overs when the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul joined forces to forge a 165-run stand for the fourth wicket, bailing India out of a tricky situation. Rahul remained unbeaten on 97 while Kohli scored a valiant 87 and set several benchmarks in white-ball cricket.
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A day after outsmarting Australia in a low-scoring affair in Chennai, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team landed in Delhi for their next fixture against Afghanistan on Wednesday. The team members were spotted exiting from the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday evening. The video of their arrival was shared on Instagram by renowned photographer Viral Bhiyani.
“The Team is on,” the video of the caption read with a fire emoji.
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Meanwhile, Shubman Gill didn’t travel to Delhi as he continues to recover from an illness. The BCCI on Monday afternoon released a medical update on Gill’s health, confirming the youngster will miss the Afghanistan fixture as well.
“Team India batter Shubman Gill will not be travelling with the team to Delhi on 9th October 2023,” read the statement from the BCCI.
The 24-year-old will stay back in Chennai and remain under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. Gill missed India’s opening match of the World Cup against Australia on Sunday which they won by six wickets. Ishan Kishan opened in his place alongside captain Rohit Sharma.
Gill has been in red-hot form this year having scored 1230 runs in 20 innings – the most by any batter so far. He has peeled off five centuries and as many fifties.
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