<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/t20/indian-premier-league/ipl-2024/" rel="nofollow">IPL 2024 </a>RCB vs PBKS:?Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 4 wickets and registered their first victory of the season. RCB was playing this match at their home ground (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) and showed excellent cricket against PBKS. The Player of the Match was Virat Kohli, who played a superb inning of 77 runs in 49 balls and led RCB to the victory.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/ipl-team/royal-challengers-bangalore/" rel="nofollow">RCB </a>played fantastically in the match against PBKS however, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli">Virat Kohli </a>single-handedly led his team to the first win of TATA IPL 2024. It was an interesting game between RCB and PBKS but Bengaluru easily won the match as they played good cricket with both bat and ball.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/ipl-team/punjab-kings/" rel="nofollow">Punjab Kings</a> fought well but they made low totals which gave RCB an upper hand over PBKS throughout the match. However, While RCB was chasing the target Punjab quite started getting into the game as they got a couple of wickets but they failed to get the wicket of Virat Kohli, who easily led RCB to victory.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs PBKS Match Highlights:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2024/03/IPL-2024-RCB-Won-1024x682.jpg" alt="IPL 2024: RCB Won the match against PBKS by 4 wickets | RCB vs PBKS Match Highlights" class="wp-image-128482" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror | Image Credit: X.com(@IPL) </figcaption></figure>



Punjab Kings batted first and they had a decent start as Punjab was able to score only 40 runs in the first six overs of the game on the batting-friendly wicket of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, Punjab Kings Skipper Shikhar Dhawan was playing aggressive cricket but didn?t get support from the other end and got out by scoring 45 runs in 37 balls.



In the middle overs, RCB bowlers dominated the game especially Yash Dayal and Mayank Dagar. Therefore, Punjab Kings lost a couple of wickets in the middle overs and players like Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone scored 23 and 17 runs, respectively.



However, Youngsters Jitesh Sharma and Shashank Singh played a crucial and impressive knock of 27 and 21 runs for Punjab Kings in the death overs. Both these players led PBKS to have a defendable total of 176 runs on the batting heaven wicket of M Chinnaswamy.&nbsp;



From Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowling department, Mohd. Siraj and Glenn Maxwell took two wickets each whereas Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph took one wicket each in the match against PBKS.



In the second inning, while chasing the target RCB started quite aggressive, especially with Virat Kohli as they made 50 runs in the first six overs with the loss of two wickets. However, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar made a small partnership of 43 runs for the third wicket. Punjab Kings bowlers kept taking wickets from one end whereas Virat kept scoring runs through boundaries.



Virat Kohli played an exceptional inning of 77 runs in 49 balls at a strike rate of 157.14 with 2 sixes and 11 fours. It was a good victory by Royal Challengers Bengaluru on their home ground and it is expected that they will carry on the same momentum. From the PBKS bowling department, Kagiso Rabada and Harpreet Brar took two wickets each.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs PBKS Playing XI:</h2>



RCB Playing XI:&nbsp;Faf du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.



Impact Player:?Mahipal Lomror



PBKS Playing XI:&nbsp;Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar.



Impact Player:?Arshdeep Singh



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IPL 2024: RCB Won the match against PBKS by 4 wickets | RCB vs PBKS Match Highlights

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<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/t20/indian-premier-league/ipl-2024/" rel="nofollow">IPL 2024</a>, RCB vs KKR:?Kolkata Knight Riders won their second consecutive match of TATA IPL 2024 after defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium by seven wickets in the match no.10 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. KKR played dominating cricket against RCB in Bengaluru and the Player of the match was Sunil Narine, who played a phenomenal inning of 47 runs in 22 balls and also took one wicket.



It was an excellent game between<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/ipl-team/kolkata-knight-riders/" rel="nofollow"> Kolkata Knight Riders</a> and Royal Challengers Bengaluru but RCB need to play better cricket with the ball to win the upcoming matches in the TATA IPL 2024. Virat Kohli played a superb knock of 83 runs in 59 balls at a strike rate of 140.68 however, If Kohli had support from the other end then RCB definitely scored 200+ runs in this match.



Kolkata Knight Riders played poor cricket in the starting of the match but they slowly got into the match and then dominated RCB in the second inning with fantastic batting. Sunil Narine played a stormy inning of 47 runs and led KKR to a strong position in the match. However, <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/harshit-rana-1312645">Harshit Rana</a> and Andre Russell took two wickets each for KKR while bowling first.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs KKR Match Highlights:</h2>



Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batted first and they had a decent start as RCB was able to score 61 runs in the first powerplay with the loss of one wicket. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green made a good partnership of 65 runs for the second wicket. Both the players were looking in good touch but Cameron Green got out by scoring just 33 runs in 21 balls.



However, Virat Kohli was batting well and continuously rotating the strike and trying to make partnerships with the other batters but they lost their wickets. Virat Kohli stood till last and led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a good total of 182 runs in 20 overs.&nbsp;



Virat played an impressive inning of 83 runs in 59 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes whereas Dinesh Kartik played an impact inning of 20 runs in 8 balls in the death overs. From Kolkata Knight Riders bowling Department, Harshit Rana and Andre Russell took two wickets each whereas Sunil Narine got one wicket in this match.



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2024/03/IPL-2024-Sunil-Narine-Phil-Salt.jpg" alt="IPL 2024, RCB vs KKR Match Highlights: KKR Defeated RCB by 7 Wickets, Virat Kohli's 83 runs Knock in ruins" class="wp-image-128773" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sunil Narine and Phil Salt | Image Credit: X.com(@IPL)</figcaption></figure>



Kolkata Knight Riders easily chased the target of 183 runs in just 16.5 overs. In the second inning, KKR started an aggressive start as they scored 85 runs in the first six overs of the second inning with no loss. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt were continuously hitting boundaries and built pressure over the RCB bowlers since the start of the inning.



Sunil Narine scored 47 runs in 22 balls whereas Phil Salt scored 30 runs in 20 balls but later on, Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer made a crucial partnership of 75 runs for the third wicket. Venkatesh Iyer scored 50 runs in 30 balls and this was his first half-century of Iyer in the TATA IPL 2024.



Shreyas Iyer stood till last and led KKR to the second victory of the season, he scored 39 runs in 24 balls. From the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowling department, Yash Dayal, Mayank Dagar and Vyshak Vijay Kumar took one wicket each in this match.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs KKR Playing XI:</h2>



RCB Playing XI:&nbsp;Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal



Impact Player:&nbsp;Vijaykumar Vyshak



KKR Playing XI:&nbsp;Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c) Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.



Impact Player:?Angkrish Raghuvanshi



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IPL 2024, RCB vs KKR Match Highlights: KKR Defeated RCB by 7 Wickets, Virat Kohli's 83 runs Knock in ruins

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<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/t20/indian-premier-league/" rel="nofollow">IPL 2024</a>: Lucknow Super Giants played exceptional cricket in the home ground of RCB and won the match by 28 runs. It was match no.15 of TATA IPL 2024 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)? and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) but LSG?s dominating performances led them to their second victory of the tournament. The Player of the match was Quinton de Kock, who played a fantastic knock of 81 runs.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs LSG Match Summary:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Match No.</td><td>15 (LSG vs RCB)</td></tr><tr><td>Winning Team</td><td>Lucknow Super Giants (181/5)</td></tr><tr><td>Losing Team</td><td>Royal Challengers Bengaluru (153/10)</td></tr><tr><td>Player of the Match</td><td>Quinton de Kock (81 runs)</td></tr><tr><td>Most Sixes</td><td>Nicholas Pooran (5) Quinton de Kock (5)</td></tr><tr><td>Highest Run Scorer</td><td>Quinton de Kock (81 runs)</td></tr><tr><td>Highest Wicket-Taker</td><td>Mayank Yadav (3 wickets)</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>







Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) underplayed Lucknow Super Giants in their home ground (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) as they failed to stop LSG under 150 and weren?t able to chase 182 runs despite having one of the strongest batting units.&nbsp;



The Key batters like Virat Kohli, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Faf+du+Plessis" rel="nofollow">Faf du Plessis</a> and Glen Maxwell failed to play big innings as they got out quite early but RCB's middle order shattered and showed one of the poor performances of this season so far.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPL 2024 RCB vs LSG Match Highlights:</h2>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Quinton de Kock Impressive Knock against RCB and led LSG to a decent total:</h3>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">LSG Batting</h4>



Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they had a good start but it could be much better as the wicket was good for batting. However, LSG scored 54 runs in the batting powerplay but skipper <a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8733/kl-rahul">KL Rahul </a>got out by scoring only 20 runs. But, Quinton de Kock was consistently hitting the boundaries and tried to dominate RCB bowlers.?



However, de Kock was indeed successful as he scored 80 runs in 56 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes. Lucknow played good cricket especially in the middle overs as they kept rotating the strike and also scoring boundaries as well. In the end, Nicholas Pooran played a stormy inning of 40 runs in 21 balls and led the Lucknow Super Giants to a decent score of 181 runs in Bengaluru.



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">RCB Bowling</h4>



Royal Challengers Bengaluru performed well as compared to the other games although it was not up to the mark. Glenn Maxwell took two wickets and he was the only bowler who has dominated the LSG batter in this match. Mohd. Siraj, Reece Topley and Yash Dayal took one wicket each.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">RCB's Batting Collapses against LSG Pacers:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2024/04/Lucknow-Super-Giants-1024x683.jpg" alt="IPL 2024: RCB All out (153/10), LSG won by 28 Runs | RCB vs LSG Match highlights" class="wp-image-129006" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image Credit: X.com(@IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">RCB Batting:</h4>



RCB openers Skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli gave an aggressive start to the team as they scored 36 runs in the first four overs of the inning but after that LSG bowlers dominated the game and RCB batters lost back-to-back wickets. Bengaluru was at 59 runs in the 8th over with a loss of four wickets, which includes KGF(Kohli, Maxwell and Faf).



However, later on, Rajat Patidar played a decent inning of 29 runs but failed to convert it into the match-winning inning. RCB's impact player Mahipal Lomror played an impressive and aggressive inning of 33 runs in 13 balls with fours and sixes but RCB failed to chase the target and lost the match by 28 runs.



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">LSG Bowling:</h4>



Lucknow's young pacer Mayank Yadav is performing exceptionally as he took three wickets in this match whereas also got three wickets in the last match against Punjab Kings. Marcus Stoinis, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur and Manimaran Siddharth took one wicket each.



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IPL 2024: RCB All out (153/10), LSG won by 28 Runs | RCB vs LSG Match highlights

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The 2025 IPL Mega-Auction concluded on a good note and all eyes were on Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they were in search of a new captain after deciding not to re-buy Faf du Plessis. However, their decision of not signing any player with proper captaincy experience has enraged their fans and many people are speculating that Virat the legendary Kohli might agree to handle the leadership duties of the franchise once again. 

South Africa and RCB Legend AB de Villiers recently gave a big hint on his YouTube-channel that Kohli will be seen donning the leadership hat once again for the franchise in the upcoming edition of the competition. But, no official confirmation has been given regarding this topic from the Elite Indian Cricketer or the Bengaluru based franchise. 

In such a situation, the question arises that if Kohli refuses to lead the team, then what other options will be available for the three-time runners up to handle the captaincy duties. In this article, we will take a look at two players who will be the perfect captaincy choices for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

<h2>2 Players who can become the next RCB captain ahead of IPL 2025</h2>

<h3>2. Krunal Pandya</h3>
Slow left arm orthodox bowling all-rounder Krunal Pandya has achieved the status of being a top-notch all-rounder in the IPL. He is a highly experienced player having taken part in 127 IPL matches, in which he has managed to score 1,647 runs with the bat and has dismissed batters 76 times. 

Krunal also has captaincy experience and he impressed a lot with his leadership-skills in the 2023 edition of the IPL. He led the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to three victories in six fixtures. 

This time around in the 2025 IPL Mega-Auction, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bought him for a price tag of 5.75 crore Indian Rupees. Krunal also has a good record of leading Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the domestic T20 league of India and this experience might just work in favor of the all-rounder.

<h3>1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar</h3>

Right arm seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar who is a new addition to the squad of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru is one of the most experienced players of the franchise. The 34-year-old was purchased by Bengaluru in the Mega-Auction for big price tag of 10.75 crore Indian Rupees. 
 
Bhuvi is known for outfoxing the opposition batters with his ability to swing the new ball both ways and his exceptional death bowling skills. He is the highest ever wicket taker in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) having dismissed 181 batters so far. 
 
As far as leadership is concerned, Bhuvi has led 2016 IPL winners Sunrisers Hyderabad on multiple occasions in the tournament. Due to his calm nature and ability to perform well under pressure, he can take crucial decisions in a calm and patient manner. These skills give him the edge over Krunal to be the next captain of the Bengaluru based franchise.

IPL 2025: RCB's full squad: Virat Kohli, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Phil Salt (WK), Josh Hazelwood, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Salam, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Nuwan Thushara, Yash Dayal, Romario Shepherd, Devdutt Padikal, Mohit Rather, Lungisiani Ngidi, Swastik Chikara and Abhinandan Singh. 

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Besides Virat Kohli, the duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya are also in contention to lead RCB in IPL 2025

IPL 2025: 2 players who can become the next captain of RCB if Virat Kohli refuses to lead the team

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The coveted Women's domestic tournament in India- THE WPL 2025 is on the horizon. Download the Women's Premier League 2025 schedule PDF. Download PDF with group-stage matches, Eliminators, and the grand final. Get all the details for the WPL 2025 tournament in one PDF!

WPL 2025 features five teams competing across four cities, with a thrilling format leading to the final on March 15.

WPL 2025 Schedule PDF Download | Women's Premier League 2025 All Teams' Fixtures in One PDF

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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