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Veteran Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was not included as skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. India went with three spin options in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. While Kuldeep was the only specialist spin bowling option, Axar and Jadeja…
Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid are two legends of Indian cricket. While Kumble has the most number of wickets among Indians in ODIs and Tests, Dravid’s batting and , to some extent, his wicketkeeping has made him a ever-respected name in Indian cricket. Dravid is currently the head coach of the Indian cricket team. On…
Despite rain prediction of varying intensity over the next fortnight here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials on Wednesday remained optimistic about keeping the R Premadasa Stadium ready for the Asia Cup Super 4 matches and the title clash. The Sri Lanka-leg of Super 4 stage will start with a match between the hosts and Bangladesh…
File photo of legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar© X (Twitter) The Indian cricket team squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 was announced on Tuesday and it did not include many surprises. Shreyas Iyer was added to the squad as a specialist batter while KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan were included as the wicket-keeping batter options….
Shubman Gill is the fastest player to score 1500 runs on ODI cricket.© AFP Young India opener Shubman Gill on Monday crossed the milestone of 1,500 runs in One-Day Internationals. Gill achieved the feat during an Asia Cup group game against Nepal in Kandy. He now has 1,514 runs in 29 ODI innings, making him…
Rajeev Shukla in a chat with media The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla arrived at Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar on Wednesday after concluding their visit to Pakistan. Binny and Shukla travelled to Pakistan following an invitation to members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and other cricket boards…
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The Asia Cup 2023 clash between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka turned out to be a thriller where the Afghans nearly pulled off a heroic victory to keep themselves in the race for a spot in the Super-4. However, it was the fact that they weren’t aware of the Net Run Rate Permutations that resulted in…
Pakistan take on Bangladesh in a crucial Asia Cup Super Four fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium© AFP Hosts Pakistan take on Bangladesh in a crucial Asia Cup Super Four fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan sealed a place in the Super Four after topping Group A with four points in two matches. Bangladesh,…
All-rounder Mohammed Nabi completed 5,000 international runs on Tuesday, becoming the first-ever Afghanistan player to do so. The 38-year-old reached this milestone during his side’s Asia Cup 2023 group stage clash against Sri Lanka. During his side’s chase of 292 runs, which they needed to get to in 37.1 overs to qualify for the Super Four stage,…
Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh was left surprised with the decision to not include Yuzvendra Chahal in the Cricket World Cup 2023 squad. The team management went with Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel as the spin bowling with Axar and Jadeja being all-rounders. There was extra focus on all-rounders in the…
