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ODI World Cup: Eye on Pakistan game, Shubman Gill back in nets for hour-long session | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian camp had a reason to be optimistic on Thursday as Shubman Gill, who was recovering from dengue, returned to the practice nets, fueling hopes of his possible comeback in Saturday's World Cup match against Pakistan.However, it remains uncertain whether the team would take the risk of including the recovering Gill in the high-stakes 'Battle Royale'.The 24-year-old had missed the first two games against Australia and Afghanistan, but there's a strong possibility of him featuring in the starting lineup for the much-anticipated clash against their arch-rivals.In fact, to facilitate a specialised practice session for Gill before the team's arrival in Ahmedabad, the Indian team had released their left-arm throwdown expert, Nuwan Seneviratne, a day earlier.Gill arrive...
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Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal: The spin twins will have important six months ahead of them | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: They were the toast of the nation going into the 2019 World Cup in England but in the last four years, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have seen more downs than ups.Kuldeep had a career-threatening knee surgery in 2021 while Chahal, has been repeatedly ignored for important T20 games and global meets. They would want to change their wheels of fortune.However with India's ODI World Cup preparations starting with the three-match series against Australia, starting Friday, the famed 'Kul-Cha' would love to serve a platter of googlies, leg-breaks and flippers which their fans would like to savour.Several members of the Indian cricket team including the stand-in captain Hardik Pandya on Tuesday began training at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday but all eyes were on the two wris...