New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Men's grooming brand UrbanGabru announced the star India cricketer Suryakumar Yadav as its new brand ambassador.

Queenstown [New Zealand], February 24 (ANI): The architect of India's win against the New Zealand women's team Smriti Mandhana believes that India's win in the fifth and final ODI match of the series will give the team confidence ahead of the upcoming World Cup in New Zealand as they won their first match after losing four ODIs and one T20Is.

Sydney [Australia], February 22 (ANI): National Selection Panel (NSP) chair George Bailey on Tuesday said that the selectors have picked a talented and versatile squad for the upcoming white-ball leg against Pakistan.

Kolkata Feb 20 PTI West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third and final T20 International here on Sunday Pacer Avesh Khan is making his T20I debut one of the four changes in the India playing XI alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal made way apart from Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant The West Indies too made four changes to their line-up bringing back Hayden Walsh Fabian Allen Dominic Drakes and Shai Hope India have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series Teams India Ruturaj Gaikwad Ishan Kishan w Rohit Sharma c Shreyas Iyer Suryakumar Yadav Venkatesh Iyer Deepak Chahar Shardul Thakur Harshal Patel Ravi Bishnoi Avesh Khan West Indies Kyle Mayers Shai Hope Nicholas Pooran w Rovman Powell Kieron Pollardc Jason Holder Roston Chase Romario Shepherd Dominic Drakes Fabian Allen Hayden Walsh PTI AH AH BS BS

Kolkata Nov 21 PTI Rohit Sharmas imperious form was on full display as he laid the platform for an above par score of 1847 against New Zealand in the third and final T20 International here on Sunday In his bid to test the teams character by batting first the skipper led the way with a 56 off 31 balls with five fours and three sixes but despite a blazing start the Indians stuttered in the middle overs before Harshal Patel 18 off 11 balls and Deepak Chahar 21 not out off 8 balls used their long handles which fetched 50 runs in last five overs Ishan Kishan 29 off 21 balls Shreyas Iyer 25 off 20 balls and Venkatesh Iyer 20 off 15 balls all got starts but couldnt convert it into a big score Having got two flashy back-to-back boundaries off the very first over by Trent Boult there was no looking back for Rohit There was no preferential treatment as all the fast bowlers were treated with equal disdain as he and Kishan made full use of the of the Powerplay overs which yielded 69 runs Rohit pulled Boult behind square for his first six and hit Adam Milne 047 in 4 overs over long-on for the second maximum and the third off Lockie Ferguson was another pull behind the square into the stand below the giant electronic scoreboard Post Powerplay stand-in captain Mitchell Santner 4-0-27-3 was able to pull things back as Kishan edged an arm ball into the keepers gloves while Suryakumar Yadav 0 played a loose shot to a tossed up delivery giving an easy catch to the cover much to the irritation of his skipper Rohits frustration was compounded when Rishabh Pant went for an ugly hoick to give Santner his third wicket in his second over But Rohit didnt allow the fall of wicket to bog him down as he got his fifty with a deliberate cut through the vacant third-man area off his opposite number His sequence of scores in last six T20 Internationals is 74 30 56 48 55 and 56 and captaincy hasnt changed his style of play one bit Shreyas also gained in confidence as he got a boundary to take the score past 100-run mark It took a brilliant one-handed reflex catch from Ish Sodhi to dismiss Rohit Sodhi tried to bowl wide off Rohits reach but gave enough air which enticed him to give the charge without getting to the pitch of the delivery PTI KHS BS BS

Kolkata Nov 20 PTI Captain Rohit Sharma will not waver from his ruthless approach but might try out a few of his reserve players as India aim for a clean sweep against New Zealand in the third and final T20 International here on Sunday Bilateral T20I series in various parts of the globe is fast losing its context due to too many private leagues but for Indian team after their World Cup disaster a series win might help in partially healing the wounds For New Zealand its more about completing the assignment after a punishing schedule that will see them play five games since T20 WC semi-final in less than two weeks The inhuman scheduling means that a 0-3 defeat without services of skipper Kane Williamson will bruise egos but not deflate them as results of bilaterals count very little in the long run Having already pocketed the series with a couple of near perfect chases on Jaipur and Ranchi belters there couldnt have been a better venue than Eden Gardens for skipper Rohit to end the series on perfect note and also try out some of his reserve bench players The first series as full-time T20 captain has gone well for Rohit as he won two tosses his bowlers put a stranglehold on Black Caps batters during end overs and then as a batter he provided great starts to set the platform The script has been flawless so far and before Rohit goes into the break a 3-0 annihilation of New Zealand in City of Joy where he once scored an epic 264 in an ODI will be like an icing on the cake For coach Rahul Dravid a dominant performance like this will also help him settle the nerves into the new role before the marquee Test series against the same rivals starting in less than a weeks time Having already won the series Rohit and Dravid will now like to maintain a fine balance between winning and also trying out all their available resources to see how each and every individual is placed Giving Venkatesh Iyer a go with the ball with the evening breeze from River Hooghly aiding a bit of movement wont be a bad idea but it depends whether Rohit wants a sixth bowler Hence the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad Avesh Khan and Ishan Kishan will expect that their skipper consider them for a game in this series Gaikwad who came into the series with an Orange Cap in the IPL might get a look-in in the top-three where he is the most comfortable batting But for that to happen either skipper himself or his deputy KL Rahul might have to take rest for the game which is more of an academic interest and gives an ideal premise to check the bench strength Resting Rahul looks more logical as he is supposed to play a rigorous Test series in four days time and one T20 International wont make much of a difference for the stylish right hander Similarly the exciting Avesh Khan could be tried in place of either Deepak Chahar or Bhuvneshwar Kumar while Yuzvendra Chahal wouldnt mind getting a game in place of Axar Patel or Ravichandran Ashwin Similarly Rishabh Pant who has been playing non-stop since start of the World Test Championship may be rested and Ishan Kishan can be given a go in the last game If one looks at the series the biggest gain has been Ravichandran Ashwins form in white ball cricket after the previous regime kept him in the cold for four years as they never believed in him Figures of 223 and 119 from two games has put Ashwin firmly in contention for a Player of the Series award Harshal Patel has carried on from where he left at the IPL and a Player of the Match performance on debut will boost his morale going into the season For New Zealand the real struggle had been between overs 15 to 20 when their batters havent been able to accelerate If India have clinched the series with ease the reason had been below par Death Overs batting by the Kiwis and some fine bowling by Ashwin and company in back 10 Eden is expected to be a batting beauty and in November dew is undoubtedly going to make it easy for any team batting second Teams India Rohit Sharma captain KL Rahul vc Suryakumar Yadav Rishabh Pant wk Shreyas Iyer Venkatesh Iyer Ravichandran Ashwin Axar Patel Bhuvneshwar Kumar Harshal Patel Deepak Chahar Avesh Khan Mohd Siraj Yuzvendra Chahal Ruturaj Gaikwad Ishan Kishan New Zealand Tim Southee captain Todd Astle Trent Boult Mark Chapman Lockie Ferguson Martin Guptill Adam Milne Daryl Mitchell Jimmy Neesham Glenn Phillips Mitchell Santner Tim Seifert and Ish Sodhi Match starts 7pm IST PTI KHS AT AT

Dublin [Ireland], September 7 (ANI): Cricket Ireland has confirmed that Curtis Campher will miss the three-match World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe starting on Wednesday due to an injury. Shane Getkate will come in as a replacement for Campher in the 15-man squad.