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Nikhil Narain

Nikhil Narain is Senior Copy Editor at News18.com with over eight years’ experience in digital and broadcasting industry, having worked for Cricbuzz, Star Sports and Wisden Impact Index. He specialises in creating unique content on cricket with a focus on telling engaging stories through numbers. He has co-authored the critically acclaimed book ‘Numbers Do Lie’.

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- July 19, 2021, 13:25 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Prithvi Shaw's High Impact Knock, Ishan Kishan's Fine Debut & The Return of Kul-Cha - Takeaways From India's Thumping Victory
Prithvi Shaw's dazzling stroke-play and the impact he had at the top of the order was the highlight of India's thumping seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the ODI series opener in Colombo.
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- July 17, 2021, 16:06 IST
World T20 2021: India Have Dominated Pakistan 14-3 in ICC World Events
India have dominated Pakistan at ICC World Events and lead the historic rivalry 14-3 in 17 such encounters.
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- July 17, 2021, 13:26 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Chahar, Akila Dananjaya & Other Players To Watch Out For During ODI Series
Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal and Suryakumar Yadav will be the three Indian batsmen to watch out for during the ODI series against Sri Lanka. India should be wary of mystery spinner Akila Dananjaya and destructive opener Avishka Fernando.
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- July 17, 2021, 07:49 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Shikhar Dhawan Can Become 4th Fastest In History To 6000 ODI Runs
India's skipper in Sri Lanka, Shikhar Dhawan is just 23 runs short of the 6000-Club in ODIs and should he achieve the feat on Sunday he would become the 4th fastest in history to reach the landmark.
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- July 16, 2021, 07:44 IST
India vs Sri Lanka: India Has 90% Success Rate Against Sri Lanka In Last Decade
India has dominated Sri Lanka in ODI cricket in the latter's own backyard since 2011 having won 9 of the 10 encounters between the two nations.
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- July 15, 2021, 10:56 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: A More Potent Bhuvneshwar Kumar Adds Extra Dimension To India's Limited Overs' Attack
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has seen a remarkable transformation in his wicket-taking prowess in ODIs since 2019 and continues to be a master restrictor with the ball in T20 cricket too.
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- July 14, 2021, 13:31 IST
West Indies vs Australia 2021: 10 Interesting Numbers From The Glorious T20 Career of Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle became the first batsman in T20 history to cross the landmark of 14000 runs in the format. From his magnificent 175 in Bengaluru to his record 22 hundreds in the format - we look at 10 interesting numbers from his T20 career.
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- July 14, 2021, 09:48 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Yuzvendra Chahal or Rahul Chahar - Who Will Be India’s First Choice Legspinner?
The choice between Yuzvendra Chahal and Rahul Chahar will really be a choice between choosing an experienced but out of form spinner and investing in a young in-form bowler who could be a match-winner in the foreseeable future.
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- July 13, 2021, 14:04 IST
West Indies vs Australia 2021: WI Peaking & Gaining Momentum Just At The Opportune Time In The Year of The WT20
West Indies have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead and thereby the five-match series against Australia at home and might just be peaking at the right time ahead of the World T20 in similar conditions in the UAE in October.
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- July 11, 2021, 14:56 IST
India vs England 2021: Five-Match Series Gives Mayank Agarwal A Chance To Again Cement His Spot As Test Opener
Shubman Gill's injury has given Mayank Agarwal a chance to cement his place back at the top of the order for India and a few good performances in England would push him up in the pecking order of openers for the country.
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- July 11, 2021, 11:31 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Is The Sri Lanka Tour The Last Chance For Manish Pandey The Limited Overs Batsman?
Manish Pandey has had a stop-start international career and the tour to Sri Lanka might just be the last chance for the middle-order batsman to revive his limited overs' career for India.
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- July 10, 2021, 14:09 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: A Good Opportunity For Suryakumar Yadav To Fight For The Number 4 Position In ODI Cricket
The ODI series in Sri Lanka provides a good opportunity for Suryakumar Yadav to stake claim for the number 4 position in the format for India.
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- July 09, 2021, 11:15 IST
India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Hardik Pandya The Bowler Will Give Perfect Balance To Indian XI
The return of Hardik Pandya the bowler will give Team India the much needed balance in the limited overs' formats in what is a crucial year ahead of the World T20 in October.
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- June 23, 2021, 09:28 IST
WTC 2021: India's Bowlers Reap Rewards For Discipline & Adjustment In Length
Mohammed Shami led the fightback of the Indian pace unit and with discipline and a minor adjustment in length brought India back into the contest.
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- June 23, 2021, 09:27 IST
WTC Final: India's Pace Unit's Fightback, Williamson's Vigil & Southee's All-round Show - Key Takeaways From Day 5
Mohammed Shami led India's fightback with the ball on Day 5 whereas Kane Williamson's 5 hour stay at the crease was the main difference between a lead and deficit for New Zealand. Tim Southee's cameo and two strikes with the new ball gave New Zealand the edge going into the reserve day in Southampton.

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