Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma consolidate their top positions in latest ICC ODI Rankings

• Kohli is No. 1 with 886 points after his Player of the Series effort of 183 runs while Sharma’s 171 runs, which included a match-winning 119.
• All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has moved up two slots to 27th among bowlers after finishing with four wickets in the series.

Ishant Sharma tweaks ankle ahead of New Zealand tour

• Ishant Sharma, the Indian fast bowler, has developed an ankle injury during Delhi’s Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha.
• In the second day of the domestic game, Ishant looked in pain after slipping on his follow-through.

PCB announces Pakistan women’s squad for T20 World Cup; Sana Mir axed

• Pakistan on Monday announced their squad for the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup kicking off on February 21.
• In the ODIs, she has led Pakistan 18 times, winning 10 and losing six and tying one while one game ended up inconclusive.

Aaron Finch reveals why Glenn Maxwell wasn’t picked for India ODI series

• And, one of the many reasons for the reversal was the underwhelming returns and the lack of firepower from their middle-order.
• Marcus Stoinis and the ‘Big Show’ Glenn Maxwell from the ODI set-up following the duo’s disastrous run in the 2019 World Cup.

Shikhar Dhawan doubtful for the upcoming New Zealand tour due to shoulder injury

• Thumb, knee and now shoulder- It seems that Shikhar Dhawan’s ordeal with injuries is not ending soon enough.
• The southpaw suffered a shoulder injury while fielding during the series decider between India and Australia in Bengaluru.

Virat Kohli the greatest ODI player, Rohit Sharma in top five: Aaron Finch

• Aaron Finch, the Australian skipper, has hailed his opposite number Virat Kohli as the greatest ODI player of all-time.
• The Indian captain missed out in the Mumbai ODI, but played instrumentals roles in the games in Rajkot and Bengaluru.

ICC U19 World Cup 2020: Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana clocks 175 kph against India

• On Sunday, January 19, India and Sri Lanka faced off in the U19 World Cup at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
• In the end, Priyam Garg’s Boys in Blue won by 90 runs, bowling the opposition out for 207 in 45.2 overs.

‘Total annihilation’- Shoaib Akhtar hails Virat Kohli and ‘ruthless’ India for their series win against Australia

• And, as expected, following an epic come-behind-heist, the Men in Blue are garnering praises from both the cricketing folklore as well as pundits.
• He also hailed the ruthlessness of the current Indian team, terming their hammering of the Aussies in Bengaluru as ‘total annihilation’.