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IND vs AUS | Cricket fans gather outside Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of World Cup 2023 Final

Cricket fans gather outside the Narendra Modi Stadium on the eve of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023’s final match between India and Australia, in Ahmedabad, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian supporters from across the country have gathered outside the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of the 2023 World Cup Final, set to take place on Sunday (November 19) between India and Australia.Fans are hopeful that India will win the historic tournament. Speaking to ANI, a supporter expressed that India would win the World Cup final match and repeat the historic feat of the 2011 World Cup."With the form, we are in I don't think Australia will be able to defeat us," said a cricket fan Arun from Ahmedabad.Editorial | Summit clash: On India, Australia and the world cup c...
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ODI World Cup: Why Team India’s batsmen have looked like an all-conquering force during the league phase

While India has once again dominated the league stage of an ICC event the question remains if the same level of domination will be replicated in the semi-finals and finals of the tournament.On a sultry evening at Chennai, not more than 20 minutes into the chase Rohit Sharma’s men were three down for nothing against Australia in the side’s opening game and it felt like Deja Vu. It was a narrative that the Indian fans had seen before on a gloomy Manchester morning in 2019 and a bright afternoon from the Oval in 2017. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the current edition, upcoming World Cup fixtures and the points table on the site. “We have to prep...
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David Willey speaks after last hurrah: ‘I’ve called time on my career… but it is with deep regret’

England pacer David Willey cut an emotional figure after England’s last league match against Pakistan in Kolkata. The medium pacer, who had already announced his international retirement, then talked about the circumstances that led to this decision, in an emotional post-match press conference on Saturday. “My time is done because I’ve called time on it, but it’s with deep regret. I think anybody looking in has probably looked at the way I’ve gone about my business and probably playing the best cricket of my career. I’m 33, as fit as I’ve ever been. So, one of the reasons that I wasn’t offered a contract was them going in a different direction after the World Cup, I don’t know why.,” he said, when asked if there was any frustration of walking out of the team way ahead of his time. Foll...
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World Cup: No miracle at Eden as Pakistan’s sorry campaign ends with a 93-run loss to England

Few outcomes in cricket are influenced so much by a mere toss of a coin. But when England won the toss and Joss Buttler elected to bat, the already-improbable chances of Pakistan making it to the semifinals looked even unlikelier.And when three-and-a-half hours later, England batsmen returned to the dressing room setting a mammoth target of 337, thanks largely to Ben Stokes’ fireworks, Pakistan’s fate was sealed. They had to chase down the total in just six over to displace New Zealand from the fourth spot and sneak into the last four. Even with Pakistan’s unfailing ability to surprise all, this was one miracle too many. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-t...
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Hardik Pandya may miss more World Cup matches, continues his recovery at NCA

Hardik Pandya receives medical treatment after being injured during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Bangladesh in Pune on Oct. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to sit out of India's next two World Cup matches as he is yet to recover from his ankle injury that rendered him out of action last week. Pandya had slipped in his follow-through while playing against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19 and missed the clash against New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22. The Baroda player had reported to National Cricket Academy on Monday in Bengaluru for injury management. "Hardik is still under medication. While the swelling on his left ankle has subsided considerably, he will start bowling only towards the weekend. Right now, importan...
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Cricket World Cup: Afghan globe-trotters, with T20 franchise experience from around the world, best prepared to excel in subcontinental conditions

Afghanistan is yet to play an international fixture at home. Lack of cricketing infrastructure and facilities means they train in the UAE. Yet the team that upset world champions England looks a well-prepared side that has been quick to adapt to conditions. It doesn’t come as a surprise when one traces the cricketing journeys of various individuals in this exciting squad. Afghanistan has a handful of players with vast experience and exposure of playing in different countries and conditions. Every T20 league around the world has a liberal sprinkling of Afghan players. Sharing the dressing room with the game’s greats, learning from the best cricketing minds and using the best facilities across the globe; franchise cricket has helped shape a team of travellers. In Rashid Khan, they have a ...
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Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: We face Rashid, Nabi, Noor & Mujeeb at nets and can play spin better

Spinners have been Afghanistan’s strong suit over the years. In Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad they have arguably one of the most potent spin attacks in this World Cup. Thanks to the army of spinners they have in their ranks, they are fancied to cause an upset here and there at the World Cup. But before that, their bowling unit will need some support from the batsmen. In their first match against Bangladesh, a familiar opponent, Afghanistan lost six of their wickets to spinners Shakib al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. And on Wednesday they face hosts India, who have in their ranks three world-class spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. However, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi feels the Afghan batsmen are one of the finest players o...
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How Kusal Mendis walloped Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf and why he went for a six on 94 against Pakistan

Whenever Kusal Mendis reaches the vicinity of a hundred, the idea of a six enters his mind. His childhood coach Jayanith Aponso, who died a few years ago, once explained the reason: “He happened to watch Aravinda reach the milestone with a six and since then, he always tries to hit a six to his hundred.” The trait has irritated his coaches and teammates over the years. “I used to tell him to take a single, and get to the hundred and then hit sixes,” the coach had then said. But Mendis would not listen. It was the only advice he did not heed to, at the Moratuwa Sports Academy on the suburbs of Colombo where he honed his skills. His second highest Test score is 196; the third highest 194. Both times he perished slogging to the midwicket fence, and both times against Bangladesh. “I would t...
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Shubman Gill discharged from hospital after being admitted for drop in platelet count

Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: ANI India opener Shubman Gill, who is currently down with dengue, has been hospitalised in Chennai after his platelet count dropped below 100,000 but has been subsequently release as he still remains a doubtful starter for the marquee World Cup clash against Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14.Gill, who tested positive for dengue upon his arrival in Chennai last week has been down for the past week and will also miss India’s second game against Afghanistan on Wednesday.“Shubman Gill was on drip at the Chennai team hotel for the last couple of days. However his platelet count dropped to 70,000 and as it is a case with dengue patients, once the count is below 100,000, you are admitted to a medical facility as a precautionary measure. He was admitted for...
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R Ashwin reveals Indian dressing room mood during chase vs Australia: ‘When Virat Kohli skied that ball, I was like what’s happening here…’

When Virat Kohli miscued a pull on 12, it wasn’t just the Indian fans who had their hearts in their mouths. In the dressing room, R Ashwin says he was agonised for a moment and wished they had bowled Australia out for 20-runs less. “When you get older, the recovery time seems to take longer! It was so hot today, (after our bowling) I was in an ice bath and by the time I ate, the umpires had already gone in. Then soon Ishan Kishan fell. Then two more! When Virat skied that ball, I ran to the [adjoining] Bell’s road (laughs). I was like, ‘Dei! what’s happening here da, maybe we should have got them out for 20 runs less!” Ashwin said on Star Sports Tamil. “And when he [Mitch Marsh] dropped the catch I went, ‘yabbaaa, (phew!) and came back!” The former India opener S Ramesh and comment...
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Cricket World Cup: Rachin Ravindra, marked for greatness at 15, comes of age

Hyderabad: A story in Wellington cricket circles goes that one morning, Cricket Wellington’s youth development coach Ivan Tissera tagged a 10-year-old boy to the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt Wellington for a nets session with the U-15s. The boy, barely four and a half feet, was asked to pad up against Henry Walsh, a nearly six-foot tall left-arm seamer, then touted as the next big thing in Wellington cricket. Walsh’s parents grumbled over their son having to bowl at a nine-year-old. But in barely 20 minutes, they were wondering why their son was being subjected to this humiliation by a boy who was just a little taller than the stumps. He not just batted emphatically but unpacked an array of strokes that left the spectators stunned. Among the marveled audience were then internat...
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World Cup 2023: New Zealand win one-sided opener, stadium far from full: Is ODI dying? question fans

“Oi! Jimmy! Your teacher is here!” Went a cry from the stands, near the sight-screen, and the fan from New Zealand, who was referred to as the teacher, hushed the fellow Kiwi who was shouting.Turns out Bryce Bevin not only taught Kiwi all-rounder Jimmy Neesham in Grammar school but is friends with his father and also coached Spain’s national rugby team in the 1990s. A rugby coach who loves cricket and is following New Zealand this World Cup on his first visit to India. Early in the afternoon with the sun beating down, Bevin looks around the largely-empty 1.33 lakh-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium, the venue for the opening England vs New Zealand game, to draw a conclusion. “This ODI format is dying, eh? I believe cricket is a religion in this country, but I can’t blame them for not tur...
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World Cup 2023 Captains Day LIVE: Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam speak on India vs Pakistan match

Self-made captain Rohit Sharma opens up: ‘Whatever I have created today, it’s because of myself… I didn’t expect anything from anyone’ For someone who overhauled his game on his own, course-corrected, and has become India captain, Rohit Sharma has a couple of regrets. (PHOTO: PTI) Rohit Sharma is about 11 years old, staring angrily at a group of boys. Behind him, a couple of his teammates have fled. Rohit hears their panicked departure, but stands his ground, still angry at the opponents for brazenly cheating during their cricket game. “I remember saying it isn’t fair what you guys did.” Outnumbered, he was whacked. “At that time, I would do a lot of maara-maari over this and that.” But he was “scared” to go home with a bruised face. “What will my uncles and grandparents say?” Next da...
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Babar Azam is applauded, Shaheen Afridi admired, as Pakistan settle into warm hospitality of Hyderabad

A gasp of disbelief first and an applause of admiration next met every stroke of Babar Azam, as he purred along, pulling, driving and even slogging with stupefying grace. When he retired at 90 off 59 balls the crowd embraced an awkward silence before they rang in the applause as if to say, “Welcome to India.” Later, after the warm-up match was over, Australia winning by 14 runs, the crowd massed near the stands behind Pakistan’s dugout and screamed Babar’s name until he left the area. It could be that India might not be playing a game in Hyderabad, but the audience are past the phase of mourning and beginning to soak in the World Cup fervor, putting aside allegiances and rivalries. Not just Babar, but his colleagues too might have felt the blanket of adulation. None more than Shaheen A...
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Virat Kohli, the Wild West Delhi boy

As the World Cup caravan is set to roll across the length and breath of India, a pertinent question arises: how does a place and its social milieu shape a cricketer and influence their game? Could Virat Kohli have been the same man and player were he born in Guwahati East and not in West Delhi? Or what would have happened to Kuldeep Yadav had he been from Colaba in Mumbai? We find out in this seven-part series.Couple of months ago at Reddit India, internet’s Wild West, a post popped up: ‘Why is Delhi so unplanned? Everything is unorderly, especially West Delhi’. Surprisingly, the West Delhi responders didn’t see it as rhetoric and waded into the mess: from traffic crawls, dust, open drains, claustrophobic streets, illegal construction, corrupted system, and even partition-refugee camp h...
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Ravichandran Ashwin’s route-map to WC: Axar Patel’s injury, experience, tricks, and being an off-spinner

Ravichandran Ashwin has replaced Axar Patel in India’s World Cup squad as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sent its updated list of players to the International Cricket Council on Thursday. The Indian Express understands that Axar, who suffered a quadriceps injury during the Asia Cup, will take another couple of weeks before he resumes bowling and following discussions with the team management, the selectors decided to include Ashwin, who alongside Virat Kohli, will play his second World Cup on home soil and third overall.Although the injury to Axar has made the switch easy, India have been keeping their tabs open on Ashwin. Even when the selectors met the team management that includes skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid before naming the squads for Asia Cup...
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Rajkot lessons: Full-strength Australia lays bare India’s limitations

There were quite a few lessons for India to take home from Rajkot, where they endured a 66-run defeat at the hands of Australia in a dead-rubber game. For a series that has acted as a perfect preparation just before the World Cup, there have been plenty of positives for India. But on a day where Australia fielded their near full-strength team, India showed how their limitations in certain aspects could after all be the big difference that could stop them from being the favourites to lift a third World Cup title. Their lack of depth in the batting and a one-dimensional attack in the middle-overs where a lot depends on Kuldeep Yadav, is already well documented. Right through their victorious Asia Cup campaign after starting off on a troublesome note, they managed to hide these holes. When...
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Tanveer Sangha: From troubling Andre Russell in BBL and impressing Ricky Ponting to getting picked in Australia’s initial World Cup squad

Despite being a sportsperson, Joga Sangha never had any interest in cricket. He says he was one of the few in the Indian diaspora who never watched India play at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). But he started following the sport once his son, whom he wanted to become a volleyball player, won the player of the tournament in an U-12 event.Tanveer Sangha, a 21-year-old leg-spinner, has been named in Australia’s extended 18-player squad ahead of the ODI World Cup to be held in India. If he gets to play against South Africa on the upcoming tour, he will become only the second Indian-origin cricketer after Gurinder Sandhu to play for Australia.“I wanted him to play volleyball. He was pretty good at it. But then he was good in so many sports. He is a brilliant athlete. He was equally good in ...
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India-Pak World Cup game in Ahmedabad: Date to change, not venue: Jay Shah

The date for the India versus Pakistan encounter at the upcoming Cricket World Cup will change but the venue for the crunch clash will still be Ahmedabad, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced on Thursday. The Indian Express had reported on Wednesday that the India-Pakistan World Cup clash was likely to be rescheduled from October 15 as it clashed with the first day of Navratri. Since Navratri festival is celebrated with great pomp and with mass participation at garba nights across Gujarat, security agencies had reportedly advised the BCCI to tweak the itinerary. Late last month, when the ICC announced the World Cup schedule, the nearly 1-lakh-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium got four marquee games – the tournament opener between New Zealand and England, India vs Pakistan, England vs Austra...
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​Top ICC ODI World Cup records which might never be broken

​Most matches as captain The former Australian skipper, Ricky Ponting holds the record for most matches as a player and captain in World Cup history. As skipper, Ponting holds a tremendous record in the World Cup. In 29 matches as captain, Ponting won 26 times, lost twice and one match was canceled. Source link