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Virat Kohli talks cover drives and his Champions Trophy hundreds against Pakistan
ESPNcricinfo staff
24-Feb-2025
Virat Kohli scored his first ODI hundred since November 2023 during India's Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan in Dubai. After the game, he talked about his shot selection and to be "able to bat the way I wanted to bat".
Full postIndia have a fun new fielding drill
ESPNcricinfo staff
21-Feb-2025
India's players were seen enjoying a new fielding drill during the Champions Trophy: a helmeted fielder has to get under a skier, bounce it off his head to a team-mate, who has to make the catch one-handed. Challenging, but from the looks of it, the players had a... heady time attempting it.
Full postDhoni wants to play rest of his cricket like he 'did as a child'
"I want to play with the same kind of innocence… easier said than done," said the CSK hero
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Feb-2025
MS Dhoni's cricket these days is restricted to the IPL, with a fresh round of will-this-be-his-last-time speculation accompanying each edition. There might be a "few years" in that 43-year-old body yet, though, and Dhoni wants to play the remainder of his cricket "how I did as a child".
Speaking at the launch of his app in Mumbai, Dhoni said, "I've retired [from all cricket but the IPL] since 2019, so it will be quite some time. What I've been doing in the meantime is just wanting to enjoy cricket for the last whatever few years I will be able to play.
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"I want to enjoy it how I did as a child when I was in school. When I lived in a colony, 4pm was sports time, so we'd go and play cricket more often than not. But if the weather doesn't permit, we used to play football. I want to play with the same kind of innocence… easier said than done."
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