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Australia's tilt at a sixth men's ODI World Cup crown will begin with a blockbuster clash against India in Chennai, with fixtures released today Australia face a blockbuster clash with tournament hosts India to open their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign, with fixtures for the tournament confirmed today. The tournament will start with a rematch of the 2019 final between England and New Zealand on October 5 in Ahmedabad – 100 days from now – with Australia opening their campaign against India in

India will host this year's 50-over World Cup between October 5 and November 19, according to the schedule released by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. Defending champions England will play New Zealand in the opener at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final. Source Khaleej Time

Just hours before the unveiling of World Cup 2023 Schedule, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have made a last-minute change in venue. The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host one semifinal while Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the other. Earlier, the plan was to have the semis in Mumbai, Chennai or Bengaluru. WC 2023 Schedule will be announced on Tuesday. But as per a Cricbuzz report, there is a change. BCCI

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recently had a joyful reunion with his Team India mates at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Pant, who has been recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident last year, took to Instagram to share a heartwarming picture with the “gang”. “Reunion is always fun with the gang”, Pant captioned the post. The 25-year-old also shared a fun Instagram story in which Shardul was seen playfully grappling Yuzvendra Chahal. Pant has been making steady progress in his

Ireland's 133-run loss to Sri Lanka at the World Cup qualifying event in Zimbabwe has ended their hopes of making the showpiece 50-over tournament in India later this year. Ireland were dismissed for 192 in response to Sri Lanka's 325, condemning the men in green to a third successive loss in the qualifying event group stage. It is the second successive 50-over World Cup Ireland have failed to qualify for, after also missing out on the 2019 tournament in England and Wales when

New Zealand's star batter admits looking too far ahead is 'daunting' but continues to tick off minor milestones on his recovery from a major knee injury. Kane Williamson has not given up on playing a part in New Zealand's 50 overs World Cup campaign but says he is taking his recovery from a right knee injury on a week-to-week basis. The elite top-order batsman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have a rich history in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), and a part of that can be attributed to their focus on players from their home state. Murali Vijay is one of the greatest batters to have donned the yellow, while Subramaniam Badrinath isn't far behind when it comes to legacy at the franchise. In the bowling department, the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and L Balaji endured productive stints with the Super Kings. In recent times, though,

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday issued a noteworthy response to Zaka Ashraf after the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and soon-to-be chief of the same position said that he had rejected the hybrid model for Asia Cup (now approved) in the past, adding that he doesn't agree with it since Pakistan was given the hosting rights and it is only fair that the is event is held in their country. The ACC had announced that the Asia Cup, set to

The likely new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicized “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in September. “The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past itself – because I do not agree with it. The board of the Asian Cricket Council had decided that it should be held in Pakistan, then we

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins’ heroic late 44 runs took his team to a first Test victory at Edgbaston – one that he celebrated by embracing his father minutes after the winning runs were scored.

Cummins and Lyon unlikely batting heroes as visitors take first Ashes Test by two wickets in Birmingham dusk The ball was veering onto his body. Pat Cummins shuffled across and paused and opened the face of his bat to guide it to square third man. The ball was trickling to the fence, the outfield made heavy by the rain. Zak Crawley was galloping from his fielding station to stop the ball. But in the middle, Cummins and Nathan Lyon were running for their

The International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket, has announced a set of new rules that will come into effect from June 1. These rules, recommended by the Men's and Women's Cricket Committees, are expected to have a significant impact on the game. Let's see the details of the three rules: Removal of Soft Signal: Umpires will no longer be required to give soft signals while referring a decision to the third umpire or TV umpire. Previously, umpires would provide their

The 35-year-old Trinidadian off-spinner Sunil Narine became the third bowler to complete 500 T20 wickets after his recent English Vitality Blast match. On Wednesday (7 June), Narine’s Surrey faced Glamorgan at Cardiff. It was a high-scoring game where Surrey won by 65 runs. Sunil Narine completed 500 T20 wickets by dismissing Colin Ingram During that match, Narine had the bowling figures of 4-0-34-1. On the first ball of his second over of the game, the Trinidadian bowler took the wicket of Colin Ingram

The inaugural season of the Asia Cup was held in the year 1984. The Asia Cup has completed its 14th season. In this article, we take a look at top 5 highest run scorers in Asia Cup history. Asia Cup is a very important tournament for Asian nations as it acts as a preparatory tournament for the World Cups. In every edition of the Asia Cup, we have seen some of the top-class batting performances from players from both bat and ball. In

Hosts Zimbabwe started the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 with a strong victory against Nepal. During that tournament opener, Sean Williams recorded Zimbabwe’s fastest ODI century. Hosts Zimbabwe started the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 with a strong victory against Nepal. During that tournament opener, Sean Williams recorded Zimbabwe’s fastest ODI century. It was the first game of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 between Zimbabwe and Nepal at Harare Sports Club, Harare. After Nepal were sent

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took a career-best 6/24 as Sri Lanka opened their ICC World Cup Qualifier group league campaign with a crushing 175-run victory over minnows United Arab Emirates here on Monday. All the Lankan top-order players made half-centuries to post a huge total of 355/6 in 50 overs, with some late fireworks from Charith Asalanka and Hasaranga, who nicely warmed up with an unbeaten 23 off 12 balls. Then the RCB spinner came back to remove three of the UAE’s top five

The final moments of the fourth day produced riveting Ashes theatre. The bandana-draped Stuart Broad, all gliding limbs and giggling smiles, made the ball and script bend to his will. Steve Smith gasped and blew his cheeks in dismay. Jonny Bairstow leapt into the skies and punched the turf. Marnus Labuschagne hurled a volley of abuse at himself as he walked back to the dressing room. The final moments of the fourth day produced riveting Ashes theatre. The bandana-draped Stuart Broad, all gliding

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the team and timetable for the Asia Cup 2023. The tournament will be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Six teams, namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal, will participate in the Asia Cup 2023. The ACC has successfully resolved the issue regarding the venue for the Indian cricket team matches. The tournament will consist of 13 matches and will be held from 31st August 2023 to 17th September 2023. According to the

Priyank Panchal was made the captain of the West Zone for the Duleep trophy while Prithvi Shaw, who did not have a stellar Indian Premier League campaign, also found a place in the team. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harvik Desai were also included in the squad. Some other members of the squad are Saurashtra captain Arpit Vasavada, Atit Sheth, Shams Mulani, Chetan Sakariya and Arzan Nagwaswalla. Meanwhile, the 2022 U-19 World Cup winning captain Yash Dhull did not find a place in

Since India‘s humiliating 209 runs defeat in the WTC Final against Australia, Ravichandran Ashwin has been in the news because of his snub from the WTC Final. Several experts criticised Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma’s decision to leave R Ashwin out despite the off-spinner being their highest wicket-taker in the 2021-23 WTC cycle with 61 wickets. In recent events, Ashwin broke his silence on the matter and stated, “I would have loved to play the final against Australia, as I played a part