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Cricket News: Virat Kohli hints at change in team combination for final T20I

Now, with the series in their kitty Indian skipper Virat kohli has hinted that the men in blue may experiment with their line-up in the final match against the West Indies. India defeated West Indies by 22 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the second T20 International in Florida to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3 match T20 series. Rohit Sharma scored a 51-ball 67 to leave the biggest impact in India's batting an innings. His sparkle allowed India some legroom despite a middle-order wobble. A flurry of sixes towards the end from both the all-rounders Krunal Pandya & Ravindra Jadeja lifted them to 167 for 5 in 20 overs. The match will also be remembered as both the Captan, Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma rewrote the history books. Rohit Sharma became the most prolific six-hitter in T20 Internationals while his skipper Virat Kohli attained pole position among Indians in the shortest format across all competitions. Rohit surpassed Chris Gayle's record of 105 sixes by hitting three maximums on his way to a 51-ball 67. While Kohli on the way to his 28 off 23 balls, bettered Suresh Raina's record to become the highest run-getter among Indians in T20 cricket. However, the celebrations did take a little toll as Navdeep Saini, who starred for India in his debut match on Saturday by winning the Man of the Match award, was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel on Sunday during India’s 2nd T20 match. The incident occurred during the 4th over of the West Indies’ innings when Saini took the wicket of Nicholas Pooran. The player admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing. He was also handed a demerit point…

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  • Released : 06-Aug-2019

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