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Pakistan have made five changes in their XI for the do-or-die Asia Cup Super Four match against Sri Lanka to be played on Thursday (September 14). The winner of this match will meet India in final. In case there is no result, Sri Lanka will make the cut on better run rate. Two of the five changes Pakistan have made are forced. Injuries have sidelined pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah. Mohammad Wasim Jr and Zaman Khan have taken their places. Rauf and Naseem sustained injuries during the big defeat against India. Spin bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has replaced seam-bowling…

13th September 2023, Kolkata: In an official ceremony held earlier today, Rugby India announced the final team that will be competing at the 19th Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China from the 23 September to 8 October 2023. Placed 7th on the final list of teams that are going to be participating in the event held every four years, the Indian team is looking to showcase their ability on the biggest sporting stage in Asia. “At the end of this 50 day camp, Rugby India can confidently say this is the best prepared squad of athletes…

Right-arm fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who has not featured in an ODI since early 2021, finds a spot in Afghanistan’s squad for the World Cup in India. All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who missed the Asia Cup due to a side strain, has also returned to the side. Naveen has played seven ODIs, the last of them against Ireland on January 26, 2021. He holds an impressive record of 14 wickets with an economy rate of 5.78. Afghanistan have made four changes to the squad picked for the Asia Cup. Their reserve players include all-rounders Gulbadin Naib and Sharafuddin Ashraf. Both were part…

Talismanic Indian batter Virat Kohli reached another ODI milestone by securing his 47th century. He is two short of Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 49. He also set a record by becoming the quickest to reach 13,000 runs in this format. These feats came in the Asia Cup Super Four clash against Pakistan in Colombo. By reaching 13,000 runs in his 267th ODI innings, Kohli bettered Tendulkar’s record of 321 innings. With many more ODIs coming up, fans would expect Kohli to become the first man to hit 50 ODI centuries before the year is over. Batting at No 3,…

Shubman Gill, India’s opening batter, has admitted that his big goal is to inspire India to victory in the World Cup, which begins on home soil in October. Having won the Under-19 World Cup as a junior, Gill – like Virat Kohli before him – is one of the few to have made a seamless transition to the senior ranks. “The most important goal for me as a player right now is to win World Cup 2023,” he told Star Sports. “I recall being young when India won the World Cup in 2011. The mindset is to swiftly read the…

Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, emphasised the significance of his team’s convincing win over Bangladesh on Wednesday, stating that it had provided a timely confidence boost. He also dismissed any notion of feeling pressure ahead of their high-profile Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours encounter against India on Sunday. “No, not really,” he responded at the post-match media interaction, when asked if his side would feel the pressure. “This win will give us confidence, we are always ready for a big match. We will give our 100 percent in the next match.” Their impressive seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh was powered by…

Former opener Gautam Gambhir has thrown his support behind Ishan Kishan as his choice in the Indian XI in the upcoming World Cup, ahead of KL Rahul. “Ishan Kishan has done everything he needs to be a frontrunner. Just because he is Ishan Kishan and hasn’t played a lot of international cricket, you’re saying that KL Rahul should play before him. But if Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma were in place of Kishan, would Rahul be able to replace them? The answer is ‘no’,” Gambhir said while speaking on Star Sports. Kishan secured a spot as the wicketkeeper in…

Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s white-ball cricket captain, is set to be part of the 15-man World Cup squad, despite currently undergoing rehabilitation from knee surgery following a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament sustained during the IPL 2023 season. “Kane has applied phenomenal dedication to his rehabilitation and has been supported by a strong group of experts around him,” said Gary Stead, New Zealand’s coach (quoted by the ICC). “He’s left no stone unturned in trying to get back playing cricket at the highest level. We are delighted to be in a place to select him. At the same time, he’s…