The 31st match of the 2024 Tata Indian Premier League took place between two time winners Kolkata Knight Riders and 2008 winners Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata?s Eden Gardens. This match was a game between the table toppers and the second ranked team and the home side failed to live up to the expectations of the fans as KKR failed to defend a total of 223 runs against the Rajasthan Royals thanks to Jos Buttler's unbeaten one man army knock of 107 runs in 60 balls.



Before this game, RR had the best bowling unit in the current edition of the IPL but a man known by the name of Sunil Narine completely destroyed the RR bowling unit single handedly with his dominating century. He played one of the best knocks in the history of the IPL and helped his side post a massive total of 223 runs on the board. He played some passive shots in the initial phase of the inning but post the dismissal of his opening partner Phil Salt (10 runs in 13 balls), he entered his rampage mode.



He didn't let any opposition bowler dictate the terms in the middle as smashed either a six or four in every over of the RR bowling unit. Even the world class spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin failed to find a way to send Narine back to the pavilion. Ashwin was hoping that his widish deliveries would get the better of Narine but the Trinidadian knew what the plan of the bowlers was and just completely destroyed the entire Rajasthan Royals bowling unit. Yuzi Chahal ran out of variations as well and Narine just completely frustrated the highest wicket taker in the history of the IPL with his power hitting.



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The duo of Chahal and Ashwin gave away a combined 103 runs in their spells and that just goes on to show the struggle they faced against the power hitting of Sunil Narine. The other batters at the other end didn't have much to do as they played second fiddle to Narine and sat on the best seat to witness the assault of the Trinidadian against RR.



Trent Boult eventually got the breakthrough as he dismissed Narine in the 18th over with a pin point yorker as his brilliant inning of 109 runs in 56 balls finally came to an end. But, the assault of the KKR batters didn't stop there as Rinku Singh (20 runs in 9 balls) applied the finishing touches as KKR ended their inning with a score of 223-6.



Trent Boult (1-31) and Avesh Khan (2-35) proved to be the most economical bowlers for the visitors. Kuldeep Sen (2-46) picked up the wickets of Raghuvanshi and Venkatesh Iyer and Chahal (1-54) proved to be too costly despite picking up a wicket. Ashwin (0-49) went wicketless against KKR.



The Rajasthan Royals had a tough task ahead of them but they took the challenge with open hands as Buttler's unbeaten knock of 107 runs helped RR chase down 224 runs. Chasing a target of 224 runs, the 2008 IPL winners won the match on the final ball of the 20th over.



The visitors lost the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (19 runs) and skipper Sanju Samson (12 runs) in the powerplay but at the end of six overs, RR managed to score 76 runs at the loss?of?two?wickets.



Riyan Parag played a brilliant inning of 34 runs in 14 balls and shared a 50 run partnership with Buttler but Harshit Rana dismissed Parag in the eighth over. KKR?s hero Sunil Narine then dismissed Dhruv Jurel for three runs which reduced Rajasthan?to?100-4.



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The duo of Shimron Hetmyer (0 runs) and Ravi Ashwin (8 runs) failed to get going as the visitors found themselves struggling at 121-6 at the end of 13 overs.



Jos Butter then reached his half century in 36 deliveries before starting his assault against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Him and Rovman Powell (26 runs) got involved in a 50 run partnership before the latter got dismissed in the 17th over of the RR inning. Buttler remained at the crease till the end and helped his side single handedly win the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in a last&nbsp;ball&nbsp;thriller.



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>POS</th><th>TEAMS</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>D</th><th>PTS</th><th>NRR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Rajasthan Royals</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>0.677</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kolkata Knight Riders</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>1.399</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chennai Super Kings</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0.726</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Sunrisers Hyderabad</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0.502</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lucknow Super Giants</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>0.038</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Gujarat Titans</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>-0.637</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Punjab Kings</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>-0.218</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Mumbai Indians</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>-0.234</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Delhi Capitals</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>-0.975</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Royal Challengers Bengaluru</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>-1.185</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024: Most Runs</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>POS</td><td>PLAYER</td><td>MAT</td><td>INNS</td><td>RUNS</td><td>SR</td><td>AVG</td><td>HS</td><td>50S</td><td>100S</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>361</td><td>147.35</td><td>72.20</td><td>113</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Riyan Parag</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>318</td><td>161.42</td><td>63.60</td><td>84</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Sunil Narine</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>276</td><td>187.76</td><td>46.00</td><td>109</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Sanju Samson</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>276</td><td>155.06</td><td>55.20</td><td>82</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Rohit Sharma</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>261</td><td>167.31</td><td>52.20</td><td>105</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Shubman Gill</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>255</td><td>151.79</td><td>51.00</td><td>89</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Heinrich Klaasen</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>253</td><td>199.21</td><td>63.25</td><td>80</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Jos Buttler</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>250</td><td>147.93</td><td>62.50</td><td>107</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Shivam Dube</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>242</td><td>163.51</td><td>60.50</td><td>66</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Travis Head</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>235</td><td>199.15</td><td>47.00</td><td>102</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024: Most Wickets</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>POS</td><td>PLAYER</td><td>MAT</td><td>INNS</td><td>OVR</td><td>WKTS</td><td>ECO</td><td>AVG</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Yuzvendra Chahal</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>12</td><td>8.35</td><td>18.08</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jasprit Bumrah</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>10</td><td>6.08</td><td>14.60</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Mustafizur Rahman</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>9.15</td><td>18.30</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Pat Cummins</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>7.88</td><td>21.00</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kagiso Rabada</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>7.96</td><td>21.22</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Khaleel Ahmed</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>8.79</td><td>23.44</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Arshdeep Singh</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>22.1</td><td>9</td><td>9.25</td><td>22.78</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Gerald Coetzee</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>22.3</td><td>9</td><td>10.27</td><td>25.67</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Matheesha Pathirana</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>7.33</td><td>11.00</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Sam Curran</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>8.44</td><td>19.00</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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IPL Points Table 2024 Updated [April 17], Most Runs, Most Wickets by a player after KKR vs RR| Full IPL 2024 Points Table

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IPL Points Table 2024: Five home games and four of them resulting in a loss, that's what has been the story of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) so far in the ongoing season of the IPL. Their recent loss came against Gujarat Titans (GT) by 3 wickets following which PBKS slips to the penultimate position in the IPL Points Table 2024.



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PBKS anticipated change in the home venue would bring in good fortunes for them, but none of that has happened for the Punjab-based IPL franchise as they lost their sixth game of the season. 



After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Punjab couldn't post a par total while batting first. The team only managed to score 142 runs on the board in 20 overs.



The move to open with stand-in skipper Sam Curran didn't bring fruitful rewards to the team. Though Prabhsimran Singh showed some glimpses of him going big for the game, he too couldn't hold his nerves for long enough.



Gujarat bowlers kept picking timely wickets and restricted PBKS to a meagre score. PBKS saw late fireworks from Harpreet Brar, who scored 29 runs in 12 deliveries.



GT's Sai Kishore scalped four wickets, while Mohit Sharma and Noor Ahmad got two apiece in their kitty.



The chase was going to be easy for Gujarat with such a low score on the board. Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha played cautiously to begin the innings and added 66 runs for the first wickets in 9.3 overs.



Later in the innings, Sai Sudharsan played a decent innings to take his side close to the required total. To cap things off on a good note, Rahul Tewatia slammed an 18-ball 36-run knock and powered GT to a comfortable win by three wickets.



Shubman Gill-led GT got a few hiccups during their chase, but things turned out bright for the Titans. As they "All's well that ends well," that's what Gujarat must be feeling right now.



Owing to the three-wicket win over Punjab Kings, GT takes a leap over Mumbai Indians and Delh Capitals in the IPL Points Table 2024. GT was earlier placed in the eighth place in the points table, but now they have covered two places to sit in the sixth spot.



Below is the complete IPL Points Table 2024 after the PBKS vs GT fixture:



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>POS</th><th>TEAMS</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>D</th><th>PTS</th><th>NRR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Rajasthan Royals</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>0.677</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kolkata Knight Riders</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>1.206</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Sunrisers Hyderabad</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>0.914</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Chennai Super Kings</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0.529</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lucknow Super Giants</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0.123</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Gujarat Titans</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>-1.055</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Mumbai Indians</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>-0.133</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Delhi Capitals</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>-0.477</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Punjab Kings</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>-0.292</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Royal Challengers Bengaluru</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>-1.046</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*IPL 2024 Points Table.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="ipl-2024-most-runs">IPL 2024: Most Runs</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>POS</th><th>PLAYER</th><th>MAT</th><th>INNS</th><th>RUNS</th><th>AVG</th><th>SR</th><th>HS</th><th>50S</th><th>100S</th><th>4S</th><th>6S</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>379</td><td>63.17</td><td>150.40</td><td>113</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>36</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Travis Head</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>324</td><td>54.00</td><td>216.00</td><td>102</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>39</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Riyan Parag</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>318</td><td>63.60</td><td>161.42</td><td>84</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>22</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Shubman Gill</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>298</td><td>42.57</td><td>146.80</td><td>89</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>26</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Rohit Sharma</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>297</td><td>49.50</td><td>164.09</td><td>105</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sunil Narine</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>286</td><td>40.86</td><td>176.54</td><td>109</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>28</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>KL Rahul</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>286</td><td>40.86</td><td>143.00</td><td>82</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>25</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sanju Samson</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>276</td><td>55.20</td><td>155.06</td><td>82</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>27</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Sai Sudharsan</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>269</td><td>33.63</td><td>122.27</td><td>45</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>28</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Heinrich Klaasen</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>268</td><td>53.60</td><td>198.52</td><td>80</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>26</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*IPL 2024 Most Runs.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="ipl-2024-most-wickets">IPL 2024 Most Wickets</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>POS</th><th>PLAYER</th><th>MAT</th><th>INNS</th><th>OVR</th><th>WKTS</th><th>ECO</th><th>AVG</th><th>4W</th><th>5W</th><th>BBI</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Jasprit Bumrah</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>28</td><td>13</td><td>5.96</td><td>12.85</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>5/21</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Harshal Patel</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>29</td><td>13</td><td>9.59</td><td>21.38</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3/15</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Yuzvendra Chahal</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>12</td><td>8.35</td><td>18.08</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3/11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Gerald Coetzee</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>26.3</td><td>12</td><td>9.92</td><td>21.92</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4/34</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Sam Curran</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>24</td><td>11</td><td>8.79</td><td>19.18</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3/28</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Mustafizur Rahman</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>11</td><td>9.42</td><td>20.55</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4/29</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Kuldeep Yadav</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>7.60</td><td>15.20</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4/55</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>T Natarajan</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>8.50</td><td>17.00</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4/19</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Kagiso Rabada</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>32</td><td>10</td><td>8.53</td><td>27.30</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2/18</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Khaleel Ahmed</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>10</td><td>9.03</td><td>28.00</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2/21</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*<a href="https://iplt20.com">IPL</a> 2024 Most Wickets.</figcaption></figure>



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IPL Points Table 2024 Updated [April 22], Most Runs, Most Wickets by a player after PBKS vs GT| Full IPL 2024 Points Table

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The wait for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is all set to be over. The tournament will begin on 19th February, and the final will take place on 9th March. The India team, no doubt, will be one of the hot favourites to win the tournament, which will be played in a hybrid model. 
India will be playing all their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 games in Dubai. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be beginning their campaign against Bangladesh on 20th February, and, after that, will be playing Pakistan on 23rd February, followed by New Zealand on 2nd March. 
The departure date of India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 also has been revealed. As per the reports in Times of India, it is learned that the Rohit Sharma-led side will be travelling to Dubai on 15th February. The reports added that more clarity on the same will come in the coming days. 
<h2>India won't be playing any warmup matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025</h2>
Not only this, it is learned that India also won't be playing any warmup matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This is because all the teams will be in Pakistan, and hence, it will be difficult for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to arrange the warmup match. 
The reports added that India team management is happy with the net session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This is because they will be playing the three-match ODI series against England, which will begin on 6th February across three venues in India. 
Apart from this, it is reported that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 won't be having a captain photoshoot because of the different challenges along with the different arrivals of the team. This means that Rohit Sharma won't be travelling to Pakistan for this and will be staying in Dubai with the team. 
The opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Lahore. There were talks of having the event in Karachi but the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to host it in Lahore.
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India will be playing all their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 games in Dubai.

It is learned that India also won't be playing any warmup matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India to travel to Dubai on this date; unlikely to play warmup game

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India batter Shubman Gill has started his preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The premier batter has returned to nets for the white-ball practice as he was named in the Indian team for the ODI series against England and the ICC tournament. 
Shubman Gill has been under a lot of pressure for his poor outings with the bat, especially in Test cricket. With the emergence of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who delivered consistent performances, there were a lot of questions about the place of Gill, even in the ODIs. 
Several fans and experts also have backed Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings for India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 along with Rohit Sharma. However, amid all this Shubman Gill is making sure that he gives his best to train for the tournament. 
With England ODIs and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner, Shubman Gill was seen batting in the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. He was seen batting with the white-ball ahead of the tournament and the video can be seen at the end of the article. 
Shubman Gill looked in golden touch with the bat as he played a pull towards the four before blocking the balls. The batter would be eager to make a strong comeback and reply to all the criticism in style with his performances in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. 
Shubman Gill recently played the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 for Punjab. The batter was the lone warrior for his team as he hit a magnificent century and returned to form after having a poor outing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he played just three games. 
Shubman Gill would want to carry on his form and help a team win. He has been one of the best batters for India in ODIs. He also has been named as the vice-captain of the team for the tournament and with added responsibility under his belt, a lot will be reliant on him.
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<h2>Watch: Shubman Gill begins preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:</h2>

Shubman Gill gets ready for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 {PC:X}

India batter Shubman Gill has started his preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Shubman Gill has been under a lot of pressure for his poor outings with the bat, especially in Test cricket.

Watch: 'Under pressure' Shubman Gill looks solid in nets ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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Pakistan batter Babar Azam has been in the news for the last few days, especially with the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner. The batter's name has been discussed a lot related to making him open, especially with no clarity over Saim Ayub. 
Pakistan is the only team that has yet to announce the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Since the last few days, he has been in the news as there have been a lot of reports that have suggested that there are chances that he might open the innings for the team. 
However, the fresh reports in Cricket Pakistan have revealed that there are no plans to make Babar Azam open the innings. The reports added that the selection committee has not given the green signal to the development as they feel that batter will be best suited in the middle order. 
<h2>Selectors want a proper opener in the role; Babar Azam to at in middle-order</h2>
The reports claimed that selectors want a proper opener in the role. One of the openers that has been finalized by the management is Fakhar Zaman. However, with Saim Ayub likely to miss out, it is learned that Imam-ul-Haq is also in contention to take the role. 
Babar Azam has been the best batter for Pakistan in ODIs. The batter has mustered truckloads of runs for the team in the format while batting at No.3 and he will be extremely crucial for his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be played in Pakistan with India games to be played in India. 
Babar Azam also has been a decent opener as well. He has been opening for the team in T20Is and has achieved massive success as well. He also opened in Test cricket during the recent South Africa series and aced that challenge as well, slamming two half-centuries in two innings. 
But, in white-ball cricket, Babar Azam has been criticised a lot for opening in T20Is. This is because he has failed to maximise the powerplay and has been batting with a low strike rate. It remains to be seen where he will be batting for the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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Babar Azam has been the best batter for Pakistan in ODIs.

Pakistan batter Babar Azam has been in the news for the last few days, especially with the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Babar Azam's batting position decided; selectors not in favour of giving him this role

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India assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate has provided a massive fitness update about batter Rinku Singh ahead of the fourth IND vs ENG T20I. He mentioned that the left-hander has gained full fitness and will be playing the next match of the five-match T20I series. 
India and England are all set to lock horns with each other in the fourth match of the T20I series. The game is all set to be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday (30th January). The series is currently at 2-1, with hosts in the lead. 
India has been without the services of Rinku Singh for the last two games of the IND vs ENG series. The left-hander sustained a low back spasm while fielding in the first game and was then ruled out of the next two games of the series as he was under the observation of the BCCI medical team. 
In his place, the India team added Dhruv Jurel to the XI, and the move didn't pay off. The keeper-batter batted lower down the order and struggled to get going in both games, and it potentially cost them the last match of the series. 
<h2>Rinku Singh is fit and ready to play tomorrow - Ryan Ten Doeschate</h2>
However, in what will be a massive boost, Rinku Singh has been declared fit for the next two games. The development was confirmed by assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate, who said that the batter hit nets and will be playing. He told reporters. 
"Rinku Singh is fit and ready to play tomorrow. He batted yesterday night" 
Rinku Singh has been India's one of the best batters in the T20Is. His absence was felt in the last two games as well, but now, with him being fit, it is expected that he would walk straight into the XI and is likely to add Dhruv Jurel to the team. 
The fourth IND vs ENG T20I will be a great opportunity for India to to seal the series, but they need to make some corrections before heading into the next IND vs ENG match. 
India faced a disappointing 26-run loss in the last match at Rajkot. Their batting was one of the main reasons behind the loss and they would be hoping to make a strong comeback.
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India assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate has provided a massive fitness update about batter Rinku Singh ahead of the fourth IND vs ENG T20I

India has been without the services of Rinku Singh for the last two games of the IND vs ENG series.

Rinku Singh to play fourth IND vs ENG T20I? India's assistant coach makes a massive statement

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On Thursday morning, the scene outside New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium was nothing short of extraordinary. A massive crowd had gathered well before the match, eager to witness Kohli in action. Long queues stretched for nearly 2 km, with fans patiently waiting for entry. Given his status as Indian cricket biggest crowd-puller the frenzy was hardly surprising. A huge crowd is gathered to see king kohli in  Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch kohli. Reports says that 2KM long queue was showing outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium for virat kohli.
Ranji Trophy action was peaked on January 30 when Virat Kohli, top  star of Indian crickete team, show in his first Ranji Trophy match after a 12-year. Crowd that was shown 2KM away from Arun Jaitley Stadium to see live playing virat kohli. That shows the fan base that kohli and love for indians.
Virat Kohli’s return to the Ranji Trophy after more than a decade has ignited immense excitement among cricket fans, drawing fresh attention to India’s premier domestic tournament. Virat Kohli’s played his last match  in 2012, that was named in Delhi’s starting XI for their clash against Railways.
According to ANI sports  reports Vipul Kashyap, more than 15,000 fans showed up to see Kohli playing in a Ranji Trophy match after 12 year . That  momentous was return after 12 years for cricket fans. The crowd erupted in excitement the moment Kohli stepped onto the field with his teammates. The roar of the fans was deafening, a testament to their admiration for the former India captain. Kohli acknowledged their love, expressing his gratitude with a warm gesture to there fans.
Virat Kohli last played in the Ranji Trophy when Delhi still had former players like Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. In that match against Uttar Pradesh, he scored 57 runs across two innings, falling to Bhuvneshwar Kumar both times.
Kohli has featured in 23 Ranji matches between 2006  to 2012 debut against Tamil Nadu, scoring 1,574 runs at an impressive average of 50.77, including five centuries. His highest score—173—came against Bengal. A stellar 2009-10 season earned him a Test call-up, and in 2011, he made his debut in whites against the West Indies. 
Reports says that Virat Kohli’s plays more domestic tournament matches to do practice for future matchs and inspire young generation as well. In future we see more such matchs and India top player's to plays such a match in domestic ground.

Huge Crowd Coming To See Virat Kohli In Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy action peaked on January 30 when Virat Kohli, the star Indian cricketer, featured in his first Ranji Trophy game after a 12-year gap.

Virat Kohli’s return to the Ranji Trophy after more than a decade