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World Cup 2023: India put up a fighting total against England

Sunday, 29-Oct-2023, 12:35 PM
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Having been put into bat, India experienced a bumpy start to their innings in their World Cup match against England on Sunday at Ekana Cricket Stadium. India’s top three batters Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer lost their wickets in a quick succession which put the team into a problematic situation. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma stood firm to bring the team out of trouble with his much needed 87-run knock. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav played crucial innings of (39) and (49) respectively to help the team put up a total of (229/9) in (50) overs. For England, David Willey took three wickets while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid returned with two wickets each. Mark Wood took one wicket. 

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“Looks half the bowler”: Ex-Indian player’s views on Indian pacer Auqib Nabi

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Indian pacer Auqib Nabi was in good rhythm during the second ODI against New Zealand in Wellington, returning with two wickets for 31 runs to help India bowl New Zealand out for 134. Despite that powerful show, Nabi has come under scrutiny from former India opener Aakash Chopra, who believes the young pacer needs to improve his...


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NZ vs IND, ODIs: Lockie Ferguson ruled out of final two ODIs

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New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the final two matches of the ongoing five-match ODI series against India. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed that Ferguson has not made a full recovery from a minor tear in his right calf.

He picked up the injury during the T20I leg of the tour and has been unable to regain full fitness in time for the remain...


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NZ vs IND: Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi to stay back for Test preparations following third ODI

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Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has confirmed that pacers Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi will remain with the squad as part of the team's preparations for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. The trio will stay back with the team following the third ODI of the ongoing five-match series. 

“I think three bowlers – Gurnoor, Nabi and Arsh (Arshdeep) is also stay...


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“Selection not in my hands”: Babar Azam

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Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam, ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Monday, touched upon the thinking behind the team selected for the series, admitting that he did not have much of say in making the final selection decisions. However, he maintained that the squad was selected keeping in mind Pakistan’s next World Test Championship (WTC) cyc...


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Marnus Labuschagne dropped for Test series against New Zealand

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Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne has been left out of the selectors’ plans for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand, paying the price for a poor run of form. Labuschagne has had an extended period of disappointing performances, with the former world No. 1 Test batter struggling to rediscover the consistency. Selection chair George Bailey c...