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World Cup Qualifier’s centurion challenges Virat Kohli
Playing for America, he scored hundreds against Nepal.
New Delhi. The World Cup qualifier is being played in Zimbabwe. There is a fierce battle between the ball and the bat. Only 2 out of 10 teams will be able to cut the ticket for the World Cup to be held in India. That’s why hard work is being done. The US team is also participating in the qualifiers. America’s last match was with Nepal. In this match, Nepal defeated America by 6 wickets. But, for America, Shayan Jahangir had hit a century in just 79 balls. He had said a big thing for Virat Kohli after scoring a century. Its video has been shared by the ICC.
After scoring a century, Shayan Jahangir said in a conversation with the ICC that his only aim is to play against Virat Kohli one day and show that he is also a good batsman who can play well on the big stage.
By the way, the century that Jahangir scored against Nepal was really special. Because he came for batting at number 7. When Jahangir came out to bat, five wickets had fallen. Even after this, Jahangir continued batting in a stormy manner and hit a century with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Shayan Jahangir is originally from Pakistan. He was born in Karachi. He has also played for Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team. But, did not get a chance in the senior team. After that he shifted to USA and after that he started playing cricket for America. Shayan has also played in the Caribbean Premier League. He has so far scored 235 runs in 9 ODIs at an average of over 33.
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Tags: cricket news, ODI World Cup, USA
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 22, 2023, 07:46 IST
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