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The ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final between India and New Zealand set a new world record by delivering the highest ever concurrent views on Hotstar with a peak of 25.3 million. The previous record was at 18.6 million

The team management is likely to be asked as to why MS Dhoni was sent at number seven after the team had been reduced to 5/3 in a chase of 240 in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli said he was disappointed after losing the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final to New Zealand by 18 runs in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). He said 40 minutes of India’s batting at the start changed the game. The ‘men in blue’ faltered in the 240-run chase at Old Trafford despite a rearguard action by Ravindra Jadeja (77) and MS Dhoni (50).

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli defended Rishabh Pant’s shot selection and said the left-hander will learn from his mistakes and emerge stronger after India’s 18-run loss to New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). Pant got out playing a big shot when the team required him to stay at the wicket in the chase of 240 after losing four early wickets. Kohli said some of the shots played by India batsmen could have been better.

Manchester: India topped the league phase of the ICC World Cup 2019. However, in the knock-out semi-final game on Wednesday (July 10), they exited the tournament, losing by 18 runs to New Zealand. After the match, India captain Virat Kohli was asked whether there should be change in format like play-offs to give a second chance to the table toppers. Here is what he said.

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli hailed Ravindra Jadeja (77) for playing his “best knock” of his ODI career as he counter-attacked New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). Kohli also said that Jadeja played with a lot of passion after what had happened to him in the past week, when asked about the criticism from former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, who called him a “bits and pieces” cricketer.

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli yet again defended MS Dhoni on his batting strike rate after he did not accelerate in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). India lost by 18 runs to exit the tournament. Kohli also faced a question on Dhoni’s retirement and also explained why the wicketkeeper-batsman was sent in at No. 7 in the 240-run chase.

'Absolutely. Bits and by pieces, he ripped me apart today,' Sanjay Manjrekar said in a video shared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on its official Twitter handle after the World Cup 2019 semi-final

After topping the ICC World Cup 2019 points table, India lost to New Zealand in the first semi-final at Old Trafford. Fans were heartbroken and here is how they reacted (explained by MyNation through a meme)

Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik were sent ahead of MS Dhoni after India were reduced to 5/3 and then 24/4 in their World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand

While a few players are set to return to India, some others are expected to stay back or leave for different destinations for a two-week break after being on the road for past seven weeks

India and New Zealand played off each other in the semi-final of the ICC 2019 World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester. While India was to chase a target of 240 with 3 wickets gone at 5 runs, all hopes were pinned on MS Dhoni. Twitter however, seems divided on the former captain’s performance.

'I think we are sad but we are not, you know, devastated because the kind of cricket that we played in this tournament. We know where we stood as a team and today we were not good enough and that is the nature of this tournament. A bad day in the knockout stage you are out of the tournament,' said Virat Kohli after India's semi-final loss to New Zealand at the ICC World Cup 2019

'All those first three wickets, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, were outstanding international wicket-taking deliveries and got rid of players who were in brilliant form. They literally finished off the backbone of the Indian side,' wrote Kris Srikkanth

Virat Kohli was asked whether MS Dhoni had spoken to the team about his retirement as India are schedule to travel to the West Indies next