Through the whole series, Bumrah had bowled more than 150 overs. The medical staff of BCCI is going to ensure whether the star pacer is ready for the upcoming ICC tournament. The excessive hard work is directly related to his injury, and hence the medical staff will determine his presence for the assignments.

Sources have told PTI that it is yet unknown what is the level of Bumrah’s injury. On February 20 in Dubai, India will play against Bangladesh in the series opener of Champions Trophy. If his injury falls into Grade 1 category, it will take Bumrah at least two or three weeks of rehabilitation before he can return to play.

Since this is not the World Cup year, it was clear that Bumrah will not play in the bilateral T20I series. However, as the Champions Trophy comes close, he would have played two or three ODIs against England due to the 50-over format.

Indian team is to engage with England in 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs beginning January 22. The harshness of Bumrah’s injury will now determine whether he takes part in the England series at all, or at least the last game on February 12.

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For their future, however, both the star players are expected to come back to action as the ODI series against England comes by, set to begin February 6 in Nagpur. India is ready to host the English team for the five T20Is and three ODIs. The T20I series will begin later this month, on January 22, as Suryakumar Yadav will be taking the Three Lions in Chennai.

Both Rohit and Kohli have retired from T20I format, and will only be taking part in the ODI side. As this will be the last 50-over assignment before the much-awaited Champions Trophy 2025, both the star players will be eyeing to have a good run with the bat and enter the marquee event as one of the top contenders.

India vs England Schedule:

5 T20Is:
1st T20I- January 22 in Chennai
2nd T20I- January 25 in Kolkata
3rd T20I- January 28 in Rajkot
4th T20I- January 31 in Pune
5th T20I- February 2 in Mumbai

3 ODIs:
1st ODI- February 6 in Nagpur
2nd ODI- February 9 in Cuttack
3rd ODI- February 13 in Ahmedabad

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After finishing the series, both the teams will face each other for the two-match Test series. According to reports from Cricbuzz, Jason is upset with a few recent decisions of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He was was supposed to fly out to South Africa along with the Test squad via Dubai, but there was no sign of him. It is believed that he has given in his resignation.

The report also stated that Jason has not been happy with the PCB for quite some time, especially since he got kept out from some important decisions during the recent home series against England. The last point of breakage seemed to be PCB’s decision to not renew the contract of assistant coach Tim Nielsen who was taken by the board in August.

The PCB has appointed two foreign head coaches, and both were unable to survive for even six months. This is not creating any sort of good image of the PCB.

The same report has further added that former Pakistan pacer Aqib Javed has been asked to take interim charge of the red ball tea, especially considering the fact that the upcoming Tests are part of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

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The actions of Naveen turned the flow of the match in the favour of Zimbabwe. He opened the over with a wide ball followed by a single. Sikandar Raza then hit Naveen for a boundary after he bowled a no-ball.

On the third legit ball of the over, Sikandar got dismissed. To end the over, Naveen bowled another wide and then gave up three singles. The Afghan pacer eventually bowled four wide balls when attempting to bowl yorkers.

Can you count how many balls did he bowl in that over? Because we lost count!😵‍💫

Afghanistan's Naveen-Ul-Haq bowled a lengthy 14th over which proved to be decisive!🫣#ZIMvAFGonFanCode pic.twitter.com/MdeAWHJlEg

— FanCode (@FanCode) December 11, 2024

After this long over of 13 balls, the target for the team got reduced to 38 off 30 balls, all because Naveen had given out 19 runs in a single over. Final numbers of Naveen were 4-1-33-3.

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As he scored this century, he surpassed the legendary Chris Gayle who had smashed his fastest T20 century in 30 balls for RCB during 2013 in a match against Pune.

Abhishek destroyed the Meghalayan bowlers as he secured the milestone in just 9.3 overs as the team was in a chase of 143 runs. 98 runs from the total of Abhishek were just by boundaries, as he smashed 11 sixes and 8 fours. The stocks of the 24-year-old have increased dramatically this year.

Even after his unpredictable style of playing, Abhishek has gathered 256 runs at a strike rate of 171.81 in 12 T20Is for India. As he participated in 63 IPL games, he has managed to gather 1376 runs with strike rate of 155.13.

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Siddarth made his debut in 2018 and appeared in three ODIs and three T20Is. The 34-year-old played 88 first-class matches for Punjab and took 297 wickets at an average of 26.77 with 17 five-wicket hauls. Siddarth went to his official Instagram account to announce his retirement.

“When I was a child playing cricket in the fields in Punjab, I had one dream. A dream to represent my country. In 2018, by Gods grace, I received my India Cap Number 75 in the T20i team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team. The time has now come to call time on my career in India and announce my retirement” Siddarth wrote.

“Words cannot express my gratitude for the love and support I have received through all the highs and lows of my career. I want to thank God for the path that has been made for me; the fans for the endless support; my parents and family for the sacrifices and confidence you have given me, especially during the injuries and lows; my teammates over the years for the dressing room memories and friendships; the BCCI for fulfilling a young child’s dream to represent India and win the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and receive my T20i and ODI caps in 2018!” he added. 

“Kolkata Knight Riders,Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL franchises for giving me memories of a lifetime; and last but not least, the @pcacricketassociation for giving me an opportunity to make my First Class debut in 2007 and supporting me throughout my career. Without all your support I would not be the person I am today. I don’t know what the future holds but I look back on this chapter with only fond memories and now on to the next chapter” he concluded. 

The pacer had played 55 matches in IPL and taken 58 wickets, averaging at 8.63. He went to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2016 and came out as one of the important player for the franchise in the next season. He made his debut in T20Is during the clash against Ireland on 29 June 2018, and he played his first ODI match on July 12 2018.

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Sanju has recently given his appearance for India in the four-match T20I series against South Africa, where he was one of the best performers against the Proteas. Samson hit two centuries which had a massive impact on India’s 3-1 series win.

The teams are divided into five groups: Group A, B and C, which consist of eight teams along with Group D and E, which have seven teams.

Kerala is in Group E in the tournament. All the group-stage matches of Kerala will be played in Hyderabad as their campaign starts on theopening day.

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Indian team was flawless in the format across the year, especially with the win in the 2024 T20 World cup under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.

Men in Blue have played a total of 26 T20Is and won 24 of them. The year for India has ended with a stunning win percentage of 92.31. The only two matches lost by the team are one in the five-match series against Zimbabwe, and the other during the 2nd T20I in the four-match series against South Africa.

According to ESPNcricinfo, the year for Indian team has seen a massive record as they have become the first team in the world to have created this massive record.

The Men in Blue have finished a year with a win percentage of more than 90 in T20Is with more than 15 matches played in total. The previous record was by Pakistan, which they had set in 2018.

Highest Win% In A Year In T20Is (Minimum 15 Matches Played):-

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Rahul comes in line to open the innings if skipper Rohit Sharma does not give his appearance in the first Test of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth.

As he got dropped from the last two Tests against New Zealand at home, the form of Rahul has been something to be worried about by the Indian team. But since he remains undisturbed by his form, Rahul is pleasing to watch.

“My aim is to obviously get back into the T20 team. I’ve always wanted to be an all-format player, and that desire and drive haven’t changed over the years. I want to still play for India in all three formats and have done that for many years,” Rahul told Star Sports.

“I’ve been out of the T20 team for a while, and I know where I stand as a player and what I need to do to get back. So, I look forward to this IPL season to give me that platform to enjoy my cricket and play the way I want to,” he added.

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