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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know Sports News India Times (June 8 - June 14, 2024) June 14, 2024 26 Rohit Sharna Completes 600 Sixes In International Cricket Netravalkar Seals USA’s Name Into Cricket History Books With Upset Win Over Pakistan Hardik Pandya Becomes India’s Third-Highest Wicket-Taker In T20 WC History H istory was created at the Grand Prairie Stadium under the leadership of Monank Patel and with a pace attack spearheaded by Saurabh Netravalkar, guided the USA team to stand victorious over one of the tournament’s favourites, Pakistan. In a single match, Netravalkar became a sensation on social media with fans started to compare him with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s Patiala House char- acter. Netravalkar, a 32-year-old left-arm quick, troubled Pakistan batters with his disciplined line and length throughout his four-over spell in the ongoing T20World Cup. Despite achieving figures of 2/18 in his four-over spell, Netravalkar made the headlines for defending 18 runs in the Super Over against the hard-hitting duo of Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed. Alternate realities and dreams unfolded on Netravalkar’s every delivery in the Super Over. His spellbinding performance took the USA to an elusive maiden T20I win over Pakistan. Netravalkar featured for the India U-19 team in theWorld Cup in his youth. Fourteen years later, he shattered the dreams of Pakistan fans who hoped for a winning start ahead of their high-voltage clash against arch- rival India. He was born in Mumbai and impressed in the do- mestic circuit with a staggering tally of 30 wickets in six games in the Cooch Behar Trophy in 2008-09. Netravalkar was also the leading wicket-taker in the Under-19 tri-nation tournament in South Africa with eight wickets. But in a country brimming with potential and talent, Netravalkar faced challenges in finding the opportunities to showcase his talent. His fairytale story began in the United States, where he got the chance to repre- sent a country that was on the periph- ery of leaving its mark in the world of cricket. Working as a Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, Netravalkar jug- gled through his life as a cricketer and his corporate life. Against the mighty Pakistan, he made the Babar Azam and Mo- hammad Rizwan dance to his tunes. He orchestrated Pakistan’s down- fall by leading the attack in the powerplay of the first innings. Enjoying movement from the surface, Netravalkar made Rizwaz his first victim of the day. He asked Babar questions with his precise swinging deliveries. He weaved his magic in the powerplay which ensured Pakistan could muster up only 30/3 on the board. After leaving an early impression, Ne- travalkar returned to inflict damage when Pakistan were looking to shift through gears. Iftikhar Ahmed was the centre of Pakistan’s attack. Monank handed the ball to Netravalkar to bowl the penultimate over and he didn’t disappoint his skipper. On the first delivery of the 19th over, Netravalkar with a low full toss trapped Iftikhar in front of the stumps which even- tually restricted Pakistan to 159/7. Pakistan made amends with the help of their pacers and managed to raise hope of an unprecedented victory. With five runs needed from the final ball, Nitish Kumar found the boundary rope to send the game to Super Over. After the USA managed to put 18/1 on the board, Monank once again showed his faith in Netravalkar. The 32-year-old showed his experience and restricted Pakistan to 13/1 to seal a 5-run win for the USA. -ANI S tar Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the third-highest wicket-taker for India in the his- tory of the ICC T20World Cup on Wednesday. Pandya achieved this movement up in the charts during his side’s match against Ireland at Nassau County Stadium. In the match, Pandya did well with the ball, taking 3/27 in four overs, at an economy rate of just 6.75. He got the wick- ets of Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher and Mark Adair. In 17 T20WC matches, Pandya has tak- en 16 wickets at an average of 22.25 and a strike rate of 15.00, with the best bowling figures of 3/27. His wicket-tally is tied with Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh. The top two wicket-takers for India in T20WC are Ravindra Jadeja (21 in 23 matches) and spinner Ravichandran Ash- win (32 wickets in 24 matches). The highest wicket-taker in T20WC is Bangladesh’s all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (47 wickets in 36 matches at an average of 18.63 and economy rate of 6.48, with best figures of 4/9. Coming to the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first. The Indian bowlers put pressure on Irish batters from the start and had them struggling at 50/8. Some fightback from Gerath Delany (26 in 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Joshua Little (14 in 13 balls, with two fours) helped Ireland push the total to 96 in 16 overs. Hardik Pandya (3/27), Arshdeep Singh (2/35), Jasprit Bumrah (2/6), Mohammed Siraj (1/13) and Axar Patel (1/3) put up fine bowling performances. -ANI D uring the clash between India and Ireland in the ICC T20World Cup 2024 onWednesday, Men in Blue skipper Rohit Sharma completed 600 sixes in international cricket. Rohit scored 52 runs from 37 runs at a strike rate of 140.54. He slammed 4 fours and 3 sixes in New York onWednesday, however, his knock was cut short after he suffered an injury and had to leave the crease after the end of the 10th over. With these three in the match, Rohit completed 600 sixes in international cricket. During this match, the opener also became the sec- ond player to score 4000+ runs across all three formats after Virat Kohli. The 37-year-old also completed 4000 runs in the T20Is after his stupendous knock against Ire- land in the T20World Cup 2024. Currently, in T20Is, he has 4026 runs in 144 matches at an average of 32.20 and a strike rate of 139.98. He also slammed five centuries and 30 fifties in the 20-over format. Rohit has 4137 runs in Tests, 10, 709 runs in ODIs and 4001 runs in the T20Is. On the other hand, Kohli has 8848 runs in Tests, 13, 848 runs in the ODIs, and 4038 runs in T20Is. In this fixture, Rohit also completed 1000 runs in the T20World Cup. Currently, in the T20World Cups, Rohit has scored 1015 runs in 40 matches and 37 innings at an average of 36.25 and a strike rate of 128.48. He is also the third- highest run-getter in the marquee event. Recapping the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first. The Indian bowlers put pressure on Irish batters from the start and had them struggling at 50/8. Some fightback from Gerath Delany (26 in 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Joshua Little (14 in 13 balls, with two fours) helped Ireland push the total to 96 in 16 overs. Hardik Pandya (3/27), Arshdeep Singh (2/35), Jasprit Bumrah (2/6), Mohammed Siraj (1/13) and Axar Patel (1/3) put up fine bowling performances. During the run-chase of 97 runs, a half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma (52 in 37 balls, with four boundar- ies and three sixes) and a supportive knock by Rishabh Pant (36* in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes) helped India secure an eight-wicket win.nd two sixes) helped India secure an eight-wicket win. -ANI India skipper Rohit Sharna. Photo:X@BCCI Photo:X @ICC