Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma [Source: AP, AFP]Virat Kohli registered a rare failure against the West Indies in the third ODI of the series. In other news, Rohit Sharma punched out a thunderous knock in the same game and attained a huge world record in the process.Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Saturday, October 3. Abhishek Sharma-inspired India win Asian Games 2026 goldIndia defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in a high-scoring final to win the coveted gold at the 2026 Men’s Asian Games in Japan. Abhishek Sharma got his side off to a flier with a scorching 28-ball 61, before Tilak Varma fired 51* off just 22 balls to blaze India to 211-6 in 20 overs.Axar Patel and Washington Sundar kept Pakistan down to just 192-6 as the ‘Men in Green’ walked away with the silver medal. Also Read- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Becomes Youngest Indian Athlete To Win Gold In Asian Games HistoryTony de Zorzi ruled out of first Test vs AustraliaSouth Africa top-order batter Tony de Zorzi has been ruled out of the first Test of the upcoming home series against Australia, as per reports. The cricketer has suffered a hamstring injury, doing so while fielding during the third ODI of the series against Australia earlier this week.De Zorzi has now joined a long list of South Africa players to be ruled out of action, joining the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman and Kwena Maphaka.Virat Kohli flops vs West Indies in third ODIIndian run machine Virat Kohli registered a rare failure, doing so against the West Indies team in the third ODI of the series in Mullanpur. The legendary batter got knocked over by fast bowler Jayden Seales for a first-ball duck.It took a fighting 92 from Rohit Sharma and a thunderous 129* from KL Rahul to blaze India to 351-7 in 50 overs.Rohit Sharma achieves ODI world recordRohit Sharma completed 10,000 ODI runs as an opener through the course of his 92-run knock. The cricketer reached the landmark figure in just 202 innings, thus surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (214 innings) to become the quickest batter in the world to complete 10,000 runs in ODIs as an opener.Fatima Sana joins Perth Scorchers Women for WBBL 2026Pakistan captain and seasoned all-rounder Fatima Sana has been roped in by the Perth Scorchers Women’s team for the upcoming WBBL 2026 season in Australia. She has now become only the second Pakistan women’s cricketer in history to join the competition after Nida Dar played for the Sydney Thunder team way back in 2019.Also Read- When Will Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Play Next After IND vs WI ODI Series 2026?
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