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Irfan Pathan has said that personally, he would like to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play in the T20 World Cup 2024. 

Both men were phenomenal for India during the World Cup 2023 campaign as they scored 765 and 597 runs respectively. 

As the T20 World Cup 2024 approaches, the cricketing world is abuzz with speculation about the participation of both men. Despite not having played in the shortest format since the T20 World Cup 2022, their inclusion remains a hot topic. 

In an embarrassing broadcasting blunder, Fox Cricket used racist word 'PAKI' on live score ticker to represent Pakistan team during their warm-up match against Prime Minister XI.

The unfortunate incident took place on match's opening day at the Manuka Oval on Wednesday, sparking controversy.

An Australian journalist shared a TV grab on social media platform X, formally Twitter, after which the mistake was corrected and Cricket Australia also issued an apology.

India's head coach Rahul Dravid has set the tone for the upcoming month-long tour of South Africa, urging each player to make a match-winning contribution in the series.

Team India is scheduled to face South Africa in a challenging tour comprising a three-match T20I series, a three-match ODI series, and a two-match Test series, commencing this Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian side in the first T20I in Durban.

Dravid emphasised the difficulty of batting on South African pitches, especially in Centurion and Johannesburg, highlighting the tendency of wickets to offer movement and variable bounce.

Top BCCI officials recently had a marathon meeting with India captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid and the selection committee to discuss various things about Indian cricket. Among the top agendas was the review of India's ODI World Cup campaign. They ended up as the runners-up after losing the final to Australia. BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice president Rajeev Shukla, and treasurer Ashish Shelar also wanted to know the roadmap of Indian cricket going ahead, especially considering the fact the T20 World Cup is just six months away. The ODI, T20I and Test squads for the South Africa tour were also picked during the meeting.

Arshdeep Singh put 3 forgettable overs behind him and delivered a masterclass of a 20th over while Mukesh Kumar finally got the wickets to show for his efforts.

For any frontline fast bowler, starting their team's defence of a target of 161 in a T20 match, at a venue almost notorious for being a batting paradise, by conceding a hat-trick of fours might just seal the fact that they have had a bad day. But not if the bowler is Arshdeep Singh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.