Former India captain Virat Kohli and current Indian vice-captain KL Rahul have been rested from the 3rd T20I which is to be played against South Africa in Indore. This decision comes after India has managed to seal the series by winning 2 games of the 3 match-series. What will be the combination of the team in their absence? Which players are expected to get a chance? Swipe down to know more.&nbsp;



<h2>Virat Kohli Rested to Manage his Workload:&nbsp;</h2>



Considering the increased workload and the fact that Virat has been on the road for a very long time, the BCCI has decided to rest him so that India?s best batter can be in the right frame of mind on the 23rd of October 2022 in the Melbourne Cricket Stadium against Pakistan. With that being said, the number 3 spot then gets vacated for Shreyas Iyer. Iyer is expected to fill in for Virat as he has previously done the same with immense success. Or it can be Suryakumar Yadav too. &nbsp;



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2022/10/Shreyas-Iyer-min-1024x640.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" class="wp-image-95232"/><figcaption>Iyer has previously filled Virat's void in the Sri Lanka tour of India 2022. IMG SRC: The Indian Express. </figcaption></figure>



One of the special sources of Hindustan Times got this update, ?He [Kohli] has played back-to-back matches. Will have to be careful about his workload. With the T20 World Cup starting later this month, we want Virat to be fresh mentally and physically. He has featured regularly for India in T20I matches since the Asia Cup and with the series already won, it's better to give him a breather and someone else can be handed a game ahead of him?.&nbsp;



<h2>KL Rahul Rested for 3rd T20I Between India and South Africa:&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2022/10/KL-Rahul-min.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" class="wp-image-95231"/><figcaption>Rahul is back to his consistent best! IMG SRC: NDTV</figcaption></figure>



KL Rahul, India?s vice-captain has also been rested. From the India Tour of Zimbabwe 2022, KL Rahul has been on the road. He played 2 ODIs in Zimbabwe, 3 T20Is in the Asia Cup, and 5 T20Is in the recent home series against Australia and South Africa. KL took his time to get into the groove but once he was in, he went all guns blazing. In the last 6 innings, KL has managed to score 4, 50+ scores. His consecutive 50s in the series against South Africa is a sign of a player regaining his confidence and form. &nbsp;



<h2>Virat Kohli Rested, India VS South Africa T20I Schedule, and Results:&nbsp;</h2>



The first game at Trivandrum was won by India due to its exceptional bowling. The second game in Guwahati was a run-fest with India managing to escape a threat from Killer Miller. The last game will be played today (4th October 2022). And it is expected to be a game of the good competition. &nbsp;



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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul Rested for the 3rd T20I Against South Africa. ?

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The Indian Cricket Team won the bilateral T20 series against South Africa by 2-1 on Tuesday night. The last game of the series saw South Africa beat India by a whopping margin of 49 runs. Rilee Rossouw was the star with the bat scoring an unbeaten 100. He was toying with the Indian bowlers. India was already a batsman short and their bad shot selection proved costly. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant tried but it was high time by then. So, what are the 3 overall learnings from India VS South Africa T20I Series? Here is an in-depth look:&nbsp;



<h2>1) South African Batting Unit is World Class:&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2022/10/David-Miller-min-1-1024x576.jpg" alt="David Miller" class="wp-image-95256"/><figcaption>David Miller happens to be at the peak of his career. IMG SRC: CSA</figcaption></figure>



The South African cricket team generally gets praise for its bowling unit but its batters have performed out of their skins in the last two games of the series. The first game was a cakewalk for the Indian Cricket Team. But that was not the case in the 2nd and 3rd games. David Miller, Rilee Rossouw, Quinton De Kock, and Tristan Stubbs are got hitters of the ball. &nbsp;



The South African team just needs to figure out if Temba Bavuma fits in the squad or if is it time for Reeza Hendricks. If South African batters play in the same form in Australia, South Africa are contenders for the trophy.&nbsp;



<h2>2) Indian Cricket Team Bowling Lineup is Struggling:&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2022/10/Jasprit-Bumrah-Injury-min.jpg" alt="Indian Cricket Team" class="wp-image-95257"/><figcaption>The absence of Jasprit Bumrah will add insult to injury to the Indian Team. IMG SRC: TOI</figcaption></figure>



The Indian bowling lineup was great in the first game at Trivandrum. But as soon as the games shifted to venues which are not bowler friendly, the bowlers were taken for runs. The Indian batting lineup scored 237 in the second game hence India won, else if it would have been somewhere around 220, India would have easily lost. Arshdeep conceded 26 runs in the penultimate over in the last game and 19 runs in the second last game. Death bowling is a major concern in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.&nbsp;



<h2>3) Suryakumar Yadav is the Most Important Indian Batter at the Moment:&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2022/10/suryakumar-yadav-min-1024x576.jpg" alt="Indian Cricket Team" class="wp-image-95258"/><figcaption>Presenting to you, Indian "Michael Hussey", Suryakuamr Yadav. IMG SRC: The Indian Express. </figcaption></figure>



Suryakumar Yadav is India?s most important T20 batter at the moment on the Indian Cricket Team. If we have one player who can effectively deal with the extra pace and extra bounce of the Australian pitches, it has to be Surya. Surya is a 360-degree player. He is the Indian ?AB De Villers?. He made his debut late, but his presence on the field leaves an impression every time. The Indian team will be playing him at number 5 which happens to be one of the most crucial positions in the T20 game. But Surya is an adaptable player and will do what the team requires. &nbsp;



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Indian Cricket Team: 3 Learnings from India VS South Africa T20I Series. India Win Series 2-1.&nbsp;

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The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and England was played on 9 February (Sunday) at Barabaati Stadium of Cuttack and in this game, the Indian Team secured an easy win by a margin of four wickets and took an unassailable lead of 2-0. Skipper Rohit Sharma played a fiery knock of 119 runs in 90 deliveries, which consisted of 12 fours and seven sixes. 
<h2>KL Rahul's below par performance with the bat continues</h2>
The return of Rohit Sharma to his explosive form was a good news for the Indian fans but wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul delivered yet another disappointing performance with the bat in this match as well. He returned to dugout after scoring just 10 runs and even in the previous match of the series, the 31-year-old managed to score just two runs. 
In both games, the former LSG skipper had a chance to apply the finishing touches but, he returned to the pavilion and failed to help the Men in Blue get over the line. 
Even in last year's Sri Lanka tour, Rahul wasn't able to do anything special with the bat, managing to score just 31 runs in two innings. Rishabh Pant replaced him in the side in the 3rd ODI. If we take a close look at his stats, then we get to know that Rahul has amassed just 43 runs in the last four One-Day International games at a miserable average of 10.75, which goes on to reflect his struggles in the format. 
Rahul's glove work was also poor in the Cuttack ODI as his mistake led to Joe Root getting a lifeline. On his advice, skipper Rohit Sharma decided not to take the DRS review versus Root but the replays later showed that the ball was hitting the stumps.
After watching the replays, skipper Rohit regretted the decision of not taking the DRS and was very pissed off with KL Rahul. A wicketkeeper's advice is very important in taking a call of DRS reviews for LBW. 
<h2>Will Pant get a chance to play in the 3rd ODI? </h2>
The question which arises here is, will the Indian team management carry on with KL Rahul as the main wicketkeeper in the 3rd &amp; Final ODI of the series in Ahmedabad? Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is a part of the squad as well and the 27-year-old is a better wicketkeeper than KL Rahul and also has a lot of experience of keeping the wickets on bouncy &amp; spinning tracks. 
The newly appointed LSG skipper has participated in 31 One-Day International matches for the Men in Blue, where he has managed to score 871 runs at a decent average of 33.50. He has also slammed five fifties and a century in the format. 
KL Rahul, on the other hand, has amassed 2,863 runs in 79 ODI games at an average of 47.71 with the help of seven hundreds and 18 fifties. While the statistics of the latter are better than the former, constant failures of the latter with the bat is increasing the tension of the Indian team management ahead of Champions Trophy 2025.The team management would definitely want to give an attacking batsman like Pant a chance to prove himself before the commencement of the Champions Trophy.

KL Rahul (L) and Rishabh Pant (R) of Team India | Image Credits: Associated Press and Getty Images

KL Rahul has not been in good form with the bat since the conclusion of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup and the Indian Team Management might just run out of patience with the 31-year-old if he doesn't perform on a consistent basis

IND vs ENG: KL Rahul's below par performance with the bat might force the Indian Team Management to go ahead with Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper batter in the 3rd ODI versus England in Ahmedabad. The 31-year-old has been in poor form with the bat since the conclusion of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023

IND vs ENG: KL Rahul's below average performance with the bat might lead to Rishabh Pant getting a chance in Ahmedabad

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Australian Women's National Cricket Team's experienced opening batter Beth Mooney has successfully won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for January of 2025 thanks to her impressive performances during the Women's Ashesh 2025 series versus England
The left-handed batter saw off the competition from the duo of West Indian spinner Karishma Ramharack and Indian Cricket Team's U-19 star Trisha Gongdi to win the prestigious monthly accolade. 
This is also the first time in her career that Mooney has won the player of the month award and the second consecutive monthly award for an Aussie star after in-form all-round Annabel Sutherland won the award in December of 2024.
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"The Women's Aussie team has had incredible month of January, winning the Ashes in front of our home crowd was very special and culminating the series by taking part in the first ever Day &amp; Night Women's Test Match at the MCG in front of a large crowd is an unforgettable moment for the whole team. This team continues to perform well and deliver amazing results and I am very happy &amp; proud to be a part of such an amazing group," Mooney said.
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The opener started off the ODI series slowly but she bounced back in awesome fashion with a brilliant fifty in the third One-Day International in Hobart. After the Kangaroos lost four wickets for a mere score or 59 runs, the 31-year-old played an incredible knock of 50 runs in 64 deliveries to give the Heather Knight-led team a tough fight and set the stage for the hosts to post a score of 308 runs in 50 overs and secure the victory in the contest. 
In the T20 International series, Mooney carried on with her good form, scoring 213 runs at an amazing strike rate or 146.89 and cemented her position as the top-ranked batter. She scored 75 runs in 44 balls before going on to smash an unbeaten 94 runs off 63 deliveries in Adelaide, her highest score in the shortest format of the game in five years, to guide the Kangaroos to a dominant series victory versus their Fierce-Rivals.
She also won the Player-of-the-Match accolade for her incredible performances in both the first &amp; the last T20 International games of the series and she also ended the series as the highest run getter.

Australia's Women's Cricketer Beth Mooney has won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for January | Image: ICC

The amazing performances with the bat in the 2025 Women's Ashes Series of Beth Mooney have been rewarded as she has won the ICC Women's Player of the Month accolade

Australia's Beth Mooney has pipped India's Trisha Gongdi to win ICC Women's Player of the Month award. She performed in an exceptional manner with the bat in the 2025 Women's Ashes series versus England

Australia'a Beth Mooney pips India's Trisha Gongdi to win ICC Women's Player of the Month award for January

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Sheldon Jackson has confirmed his retirement from Indian white-ball cricket formats. He had informed management of this prior to Saurashtra's Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture against Punjab on December 31. Sheldon Jackson was an amazing player he ended his List A career with 2792 runs from 84 innings at an average of 36.25. The wicket-keeper batter also tallied 1812 runs from 80 T20s,
Sheldon Jackson also played nine games for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match, and their performance was very amazing. He scored 61 runs at an average of 10.17, with a highest score of 16 runs. His strike rate stands at 107.02, with 5 fours and 1 six.
His achievements also include the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy season. In 86 List A matches scored a total of 2792 runs, including nine centuries and 14 fifties. In T20s, Sheldon Jackson scored 1812 runs from 84 matches, including one century and eleven half-centuries.
When Jackson announced his retirement, he also said, "I still want to keep going in first-class cricket, at least for these two games, and then take it from there. I really don't know for how long. But my immediate focus is to try and see if I can help contribute towards us making the knockouts. It's tough, but it's still possible. And from there, I'll reassess after the two games about my red-ball future. I've had the complete support of the team, and Jaydev and Niranjan Shah. I hope I can finish on a high,
Well, Jackon is still playing a red-ball cricket match and fans will continue to see Sheldon Jackson in future matches.
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Sheldon Jackson has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Sheldon Jackson's retirement was announced. He scored over 7,000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 46. 

Sheldon Jackson retirement was announced. He scored over 7,000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 46. 

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Jomel Warrican, the slow left-arm orthodox spinner of the West Indies has been crowned ICC Men's Player of the Month for January of 2025, thanks to his brilliant performance with the ball in the two-match Test Series versus Pakistan. 
The ICC Player of the Month award recognizes the outstanding individual displays and performances of the players at the highest level of Cricket and the nominees selected for the month of January were all spin bowlers who excelled across various formats of the game. 
Warrican faced tough competition from India's mystery leg spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and Noman Ali of Pakistan. The West Indian spinner delivered the best performance of his career with the ball versus the Shaheens and helped his team draw the two-match series. 
In the first Test-Match, the 32-year-old ended the match with figures of 10-101 to his name which also turned out to be the best bowling figures of his career in the longest format of the game and with the bat, he played an unbeaten knock of 31* runs. 
In the second match of the series, he carried forward his good momentum of the first contest into the second one and delivered yet another amazing performance, as he dismissed four Pakistani batters in the first inning and followed it up with a fifer in the second inning, ending the match with figures of 9-70.
In addition to his terrific performance with the ball, the 32-year-old also contributed 54 runs with the bat as the Windies marched their way to victory in the second encounter, thereby ensuring the series ended in a draw.  
Overall, Warrican scored a total of 85 runs at a good average of 42.50 and also claimed 19 scalps at an exceptional average of nine, earning him the Man-of-the-Series award. 
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"Winning this award is an honor," Warrican remarked upon receiving it. "My first five-for in Test cricket was one of my goals for this year, but I didn't think it would be this significant." 
"I see this as just one little step in my cricket career, and I'm excited for many more to come." In this series, I promised my captain something spectacular, especially after my father, who is my biggest supporter, said I would give a fantastic performance.
In addition to the West Indies' historic victory over Pakistan away from home, Multan holds a particular place in my heart for receiving this esteemed honor."
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Jomel Warrican of the West Indies won ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January | Image: ICC

Jomel Warrican of the West Indies has been rewarded for his exceptional performance with both bat & ball versus Pakistan as he pipped India's Varun Chakaravarthy and Pakistan's Noman Ali to win ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January

Jomel Warrican of the Windies beats India's Varun Chakaravarthy to win ICC Men's January Player of the Month award

Jomel Warrican of the Windies beats India's Varun Chakaravarthy to ICC Men's January Player of the Month award

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Veteran Kiwi batter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Guptill">Martin Guptill</a> was at his stunning best in today's encounter in the Legends 90 League, a 90-ball league game played between retired legends from across the nation. 
The New Zealand opener was widely known as one of the greatest Kiwi batters and was widely known for his explosive batting style, often regarded as the finest of six hitters with several records in international cricket. 
Guptill smashed 16 sixes in his amazing score of 160 runs in an inning as he batted for only 49 balls, for such a massive score, with a strike rate above 300. In his innings, he smashed 16 sixes all around the mark; this enrolled him among the finest batters in the shortest format of the game. 
<h2 dir="ltr">Top 5 T20 players with the most 6s hit in a T20 innings: </h2>
<h3 dir="ltr">1. Chris Gayle </h3>
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Chris Gayle has unbelievable numbers for RCB in the IPL (Image Credit: X)
The universe boss is known worldwide as the greatest ever T20 batter, as he has hit most sixes throughout his career. Chris Gayle is widely known for his talent, as he appeared in the Bangladesh Premier League back in 2017 when he scored 146* against Dhaka Dynamites, starring for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_Riders">Rangpur Riders</a>.
Gayle hit 18 sixes in his innings, as this to date remains the record for sixes hit in a single T20 match by a single batter. Gayle features another time on this list at no. 3, as he hit 17 sixes during his 175* knock against Pune Warriors India back in IPL 2013. 
<h3 dir="ltr">2. Sahil Chauhan </h3>
While starring in the European championship for cricket, the Estonian batter Sahil Chauhan levelled with Gayle’s record as he smashed the iconic hundred (144*) against Cyprus in 2024 when he hit 18 sixes as well.
<h3 dir="ltr">3. Punit Bisht </h3>
A batter from the Indian domestic circle in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Mushtaq_Ali_Trophy">Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy</a> marked Meghalaya batsman Punit Bisht with 17 sixes against Mizoram back in 2021. The batter scored an iconic 146* while hitting all those big hits. 
<h3 dir="ltr">4. Hazratullah Zazai </h3>
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Hazratullah Zazai's memorable 162* against Ireland (Image Credit: X)
Afghan opening batsman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazratullah_Zazai">Hazratullah Zazai</a> is the only batter on this list to have dominated with this many sixes in a T20 international game. Zazai hit 16 sixes during his 162* innings against Ireland when he starred for Afghanistan in 2019.
<h3 dir="ltr">5. Martin Guptill </h3>
Kiwi legendary batter Martin Guptill is currently playing in the Legends 90 league, as Guptill showed how much he still possesses as a batter. Guptill hit 16 sixes during his iconic 160-run innings in less than 50 balls while playing for the Chhattisgarh Warriors against Big Boys Unikari in the Legends 90 league. 
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Martin Guptill's post-retirement innings at Legend90 league register him among the top six hitters in a T20 inning

Martin Guptill, among batters with the most sixes hit in a T20 inning, joins the elite list of record holders, including Chris Gayle.

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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul Rested for the 3rd T20I Against South Africa. ?

Indian Cricket Team: 3 Learnings from India VS South Africa T20I Series. India Win Series 2-1.&nbsp;

Indian Cricket Team: 3 Learnings from India VS South Africa T20I Series. India Win Series 2-1.