Players get hefty cash award for winning series against OZ

“We want to be scoring big runs and taking big wickets but at the end of the match, we want to standing behind that board that says “champions”, Rahul said afterwards, calling it the best series he had ever played in.

Political tension between the two neighbouring countries has marred any possibility of India and Pakistan facing each other on the cricket field outside International Cricket Council (ICC) competitions since 2012.

‘It’s a very proud moment – playing good cricket all season, especially in the home season, and we dominated all of it, ‘ Kohli said.

But, wait. Tone down the excitement for now, as the proposal hasn’t received the Indian government’s approval, and could be scuttled in view of deteriorating relations between the two countries.

BCCI has also written a letter to take formal permission from its government to play series against Pakistan in November this year.

“Not just Virat but there’s many players that have come up to IPL time and, look, we know it’s a cash rich tournament, there’s some money up for grabs”.

KL Rahul’s 6th fifty of the tour and the 5th in his last 5 innings helped India knock off the remaining runs on Day 4 to win the Dharamsala decider and the series 2-1.

The first worldwide match that was played here was Pakistan national team against the Indian Board President’s XI in 2005. Everyone recognizes that Tests are the ultimate trial of a cricketers caliber. Sometimes that happens in Test cricket as emotions get the better of players.

While former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad alleged that India have been least interested in playing their arch-rivals, Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq urged both parties to put aside their differences and organise a bilateral series. “The team has shown great consistency over the last 12 months, it possesses a variety of talent and is an exciting team to watch”. “After being comprehensively beaten in Pune and looking down and out, also in Bengaluru after that first day, they dug deep and showed why they are the No. 1 team in the world”, he said. South Africa team will now earn a $500,000 bonus for being in second place by the April 1 cut-off date, while Australia’s drop to third means they will pick up just $200,000.