Month: September 2023

Probable Playing XI
Croatia
N Davidovic, D Svilicic, Jai Thakur, D Lambasa, J Jukic, Aman Maheshwari, Naseem Khan, Jared Newton (C), Petar Bosnjak (wk), Vedran Zanko, Alen Magdalenic
Bench :Sohail Ahmad-I, Christy Gabriel Obrien, Sam Houghton, Hari Satheedevi, Jawahar Danikula, Kresimir Kekez, Sushant Rana, Vigneshwaran Rathinasamy, Abhishek Awasthi, Wasal Kamal, Nigel Vincent, Samir Sukhdeo Shelke
Bulgaria
Vasil Hristov, Zain Asif, Zeerak Chughtai, F Hussain, Isa Zaroo, Zaid Soulat, Omar Rasool (wk), Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov, Hristo Lakov (C), Huzaif Yusuf, Delrick Vinu

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India will be brought to life by some of the most recognisable voices in the game.
Some of the most well-known cricket voices will grace ICC.tv’s coverage of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India, giving the fans an unforgettable experience.
ICC.tv’s coverage of the event will include a pre-match show, an innings interval programme and a post-match wrap-up. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and former England skipper Eoin Morgan will join the coverage. 
Elite commentary panel for World Cup revealed | CWC23
They will be supported by other World Cup winners Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalekar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden. 
The commentary box will mark the return of Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith and Ian Bishop, who called the memorable 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand.
Ricky Ponting recalls the 1999 Cricket World Cup
More international icons and former captains including Waqar Younis, Shaun Pollock, Anjum Chopra and Michael Atherton will also be calling the action live from the commentary box.
They will be joined in on the fun by former international stars like Simon Doull, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Sanjay Manjrekar, Katey Martin, Dinesh Karthik, Dirk Nannes, Samuel Badree, Athar Ali Khan and Russel Arnold.
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The panel will be rounded off some of the leading broadcasters in the world who have had their fair share of iconic calls, including Harsha Bhogle, Kass Naidoo, Mark Nicholas, Natalie Germanos, Mark Howard and Ian Ward. 
The tournament will get underway with the repeat of the 2019 final between New Zealand and England in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The final will take place at the same venue on November 19.

R Ashwin finds a place in World Cup Team, injured Axar Patel replaced

NZ vs PAK, ICC Cricket World Cup Live: New Zealand have lost two wickets in the chase of 346 against Pakistan. Earlier, fiery century from Mohammad Rizwan guided Pakistan to 345/5 in 50 overs against New Zealand in a ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match in Hyderabad. Apart from Rizwan, Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel scored 80 and 75 runs respectively. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner took two wickets while Matt Henry, James Neesham, and Lockie Ferguson took one wicket each. (Live Scorecard)
New Zealand (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson
Pakistan (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan (w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Usama Mir
Here are the Live Updates of the ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Match between New Zealand and Pakistan from Hyderabad

India will open their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. The two teams squared off in a three-match ODI series that concluded earlier this week giving them a final chance to tune-up ahead of the showpiece.
India on Thursday evening announced their final 15-man squad for the tournament with one big change. Ravichandran Ashwin has replaced Axar Patel who is injured and thus missed the bus having made the cut in the initial squad.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has picked his India playing XI for their world cup opener against Australia.
In any team, the top-three batters are quite important. A good start from the openers helps the others that follow to play freely. The contribution from the opening pair is going to crucial, Gavaskar said on Star Sports.
Gavaskar has gone with three seamers and two spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.
You may pick three fast bowlers Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. If they want to go with two seamers since they already have Hardik Pandya then an extra spinner can be included. You can have Ashwin in the eleven, he said.
Irfan Pathan agreed with the top-seven but added that India must play five proper bowlers since they may have to bowl under the lights meaning the dew factor will become an issue.
I agree with the top-seven. (But) I want the Indian team to go with proper five bowlers, Pathan said. You have Hardik as sixth bowler but you should go with bowlers having wicket-taking abilities. The pitches you will get now, theres a possibility of dew so then you need to have a solid bowling throughout the world cup.
So go with main bowlers be it three fast bowlers that include Siraj, Shami and Bumrah. If you want someone to team up with Kuldeep Yadav then go with a proper bowler in Jadeja if its on a turning track. Go with proper bowlers who only think about wickets. Your top-7 batters can take care of the runs, he added.
Sunil Gavaskars Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia win 3rd ODI, India win series

The Indian Men’s Hockey Team has displayed their top form at the ongoing 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, picking up three wins in three games so far.
While India began the contest with a 16-0 win over Uzbekistan in the Pool A match, the side led by Captain Harmanpreet Singh followed it up with a 16-1 win over Singapore. 
On Thursday, India faced their toughest challenge of the campaign against the 2018 Asian Games Gold medalist Japan and came out of the contest with a 4-2 win to keep their winning streak intact.
Now, on Saturday, India will take on their neighbouring rivals Pakistan in a crucial contest and will hope to add another win to their record.
Pakistan Team, like India, is also having a good run, having won all three games they have played so far. Pakistan began their campaign with an 11-0 win over Singapore and then went on to record a 5-2 win over Bangladesh and an 18-2 win over Uzbekistan.
Speaking about the upcoming game, India captain Harmanpreet Singh stated that the team has learned valuable lessons from their matches thus far in the tournament, which will come in handy against Pakistan.
“It has been a good start for us in the tournament so far, but the most important aspect so far is that with each opponent, we have learnt new things about our gameplay and about how we can improve our game. We have remained unbeaten, which gives us confidence going into our game against Pakistan that we are in good shape and rhythm, and now it is just about maintaining the momentum and implementing the lessons that we are learning every day,” he said.
Pakistan have also been unbeaten so far in the tournament, beating Singapore 11-0 in their first match, and then picking up a 5-2 win over Bangladesh in their second game. Pakistan beat Uzbekistan 18-2 in their third Pool A game on Thursday.
Harmanpreet also opened up on the mood in the dressing room ahead of the Pakistan clash and said that the team is eager to continue their winning run in Hangzhou. 
“There is always excitement in the dressing room whenever there is a match against Pakistan. The fans are always the loudest and make their voices heard. Pakistan have a solid team that has been doing really well, so we know we also have to be at our best against them to get a win. We are motivated by the results so far and we are eager to maintain our winning streak in the tournament,” he said.
The two teams last met in the Pool match at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 in August, where India won the match 4-0. Since 2013, India and Pakistan have faced each other 24 times, in which India have won 16 times, while Pakistan have won 5 times, and three games ended in a draw.
Chief Coach Craig Fulton said: “We have shown some tremendous progress in the first three games and we are happy with our performance. Of course, there are always some improvements that can be made, and it will be critical that we work on those ahead of the match against a strong team like Pakistan, which is also having a good tournament. We know what our goals are and are confident that we will achieve them on Saturday.”