Author: Issac Mathew

Tickets for the Upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 will be available to buy from August 25th, The sale of tickets will be in a phased manner to manage the rush. Ticket Sale Stage/Day: Sale of tickets for all the non-Indian warm-up matches and all non-Indian event Matches to begin from 25th August. Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum to start from 30th August. (Both are India’s Warm-Up matches) Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at (Chepauk) Chennai, Delhi and Pune to start from 31st August. (Match on 8th October against Australia, 11th against Afghanistan at Delhi…

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PCB Announces Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup and the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan, The team will play under the leadership of Babar Azam. An 18-player squad will take on Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from 22 till 26 August and it will be trimmed to 17 players for the Asia Cup, which begins from the Multan Cricket Stadium on 30 August when Pakistan plays Nepal. As quoted by the PCB. Pakistan squad: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha,…

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Former Indian Star Irfan Pathan took to X to criticize Hardik Pandya after he hit a six of Powell’s ball and denied the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. Irfan Wrote: “Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai…” Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 9, 2023 Never seen a SELFISH Player like Hardik Pandya, Tilak was batting at 49 in hisa third game & Hardik finished the match with the six,this is how the LEADER should be? #HardikPandya#indvswi Pathetic!…

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Former Indian Cricketer and Commentator Aakash Chopra criticised Indian T20I Skipper Hardik for hitting a six, India required 2 runs off 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and was at 14 of 14 balls and Tilak Verma in non-striker end at 49 of 37 balls, Hardik hit a six of Powell’s ball due to which the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. “You needed 2 runs off 14 balls, and he (Hardik) smashed a six”. Aakash Chopra on his official YouTube channel: “Tilak Varma, outstanding. First Indian to get 30+ scores in his first three international innings. He scored a fifty in…

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India defeated West Indies in the 3rd T20 match by 7 wickets in a do-or-die match at Providence Stadium on Tuesday, Chasing the Target of 160 runs the openers couldn’t perform well and India lost their 2 early wickets, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma made the chase look easy, SKY scored 83 of 44 balls and Tilak Verma Scored unbeaten 49 of 37 balls. Hardik came to bat at 4 when India was down to 121/3. India needed just 2 runs to win and had 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and hit a six of Powell’s ball while the…

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Suryakumar Yadav became the fastest Indian player to hit 100 sixes his record came during the 3rd T20I match against the West Indies, Suryakumar Yadav played a Sensational innings in which he scored 83 off 44 balls with 10 four and 4 sixes,  Surya achieved this in just 49 innings which made him the fastest Indian to do so. SKY Said: “I think I didn’t do anything different, I have been batting the same way in the last two years. Today was also the same day, I just had to go out and express myself the way I have been…

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Cricket Australia on Monday announced their squad for the upcoming World Cup 2023 in India, The team will play under the leadership of Pat Cummins. The World Cup will start from October 5th  to 19th November.  The five-time World Cup champions Australia will open their World Cup against India on 8th October at Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) Chennai. All the teams who are qualified for the World Cup 2023 must finalise their 15-player squads before September 28 any replacements after the allotted time will require approval from the ICC. Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan…

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West Indies Skipper on Monday found guilty of breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct during the second T20 match against India at Guyana, The 27-years old held accountable for publicly criticizing the onfield Umpire for having to use up a player review for a decision in which he thought was not out. What do the ICC rules say about the player’s misconduct during and after the match? Level 1 offence: Warning/reprimand/or the imposition of a fine of up to US$ 2,000/ Max penalty is 50% of match fees. (relates to public criticism concerning an incident occurring in an international match.)  and…

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Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his opinion on the selection of players in the Indian Squad for the Upcoming World Cup 2023, The 36 years old said Sanju Samson is in good form and has performed wherever he has been given the chance, He continued to say that the Opening position is fixed for Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma and Virat is fixed at 3 and Shreyas and KL are also absolute certainties for 4th position if they are fit. Sanju will need to play at 5 and also as a backup Wicket-Keeper. Ashwin on his Official Youtube: “The other player…

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Former India batsman and Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra said Shubman Gill place is not permanent and he will have to leave if doesn’t perform, He continued to say that Gills position is like a rented house where you have to pay the rent (Perform in the match) and if you don’t pay then you have to vacate. Gill scored 7 of 9 balls in the second T20 match against West Indies at Providence Stadium where India lost the match by 2 wickets. The 23 years old has scored total 10 runs in 2 matches. West Indies is leading the 5-series…

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Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis in an interview with Cricket Pakistan revealed the current Pakistan team handles the pressure well against the other cricket teams and also against India, The former skipper said “We used to choke against India in the World Cup match” and the pressure would be immense and tripled when the match is between India and Pakistan. He continued to say “We have match-winners, we have individuals that can win you matches single-handedly, including Babar himself, Shaheen, Fakhar and just the matter of putting things together and handling pressure”. Waqar Younis Said: “In our times, the pressure…

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English cricketer and T20 World Cup champion Alexander Daniel Hales on Friday announced his retirement through his official social media handle. He wrote, “Just a note to announce that I have decided to retire from international cricket”. The right-handed opening batter made his ODI debut against India in August 2014 and made his Test cricket debut against South Africa in December 2015. Alex Hales played his last Test match on 11-14 August 2016 at The Oval against Pakistan. He has played 11 Tests and has scored 573 runs in 21 innings with a strike rate of 43.84. He played his last ODI match on 2nd March 2019 at Gros…

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Cricket Ireland on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 3-match T20I series against India, The Irish team will be led by Paul Stirling, The match will start from August 18th to 23rd August it will be played at Malahide, Dublin. Andrew White, Ireland Men’s national selector, said: “The recent qualifying campaign in Scotland was the first stage of our strategic planning for next June’s T20 World Cup. We currently have around 15 T20 Internationals scheduled between now and the World Cup, so it is important that we use each of these to continue to build on areas that…

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Former Indian selector Sunil Joshi revealed he was surprised to see that nobody came to help Kuldeep when he was dropped from the team and was going through tough days. The 28-year-old, who once was the most destructive bowler along with Yuzvendra Chahal was going through a bad form and trying his way back into the Indian team. Kuldeep Yadav has become the most successful wicket-taker for India in 2023 so far with 22 wickets. Sunil Joshi Said: “I was part of the selection committee when Kuldeep Yadav got dropped. Who came to the rescue? None of the coaching staff, I was the…

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In the first T20I match against West Indies during the second innings when India was batting Kuldeep Yadav was bowled by Romario Shepherd in the first ball of the 20th over India required 10 runs off 5 balls with two wickets remaining. Suddenly Chahal entered the ground but was called by coach Rahul Dravid and captain Hardik Pandya as they wanted Mukesh Kumar to go for batting, The leg-spinner is least known for his batting tried to walk back but he was stopped by the Umpires. What does the ICC Rule 25.2 say? According to the rules, if a batsman enters the field to play, he can’t go…

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Indian captain Hardik Pandya praises Tilak Verma for his amazing performance in his debut match against the West Indies on Thursday, He said “You can see the confidence and the fearlessness they have” he also said his talent will do wonders for India in the coming days. Tilak started his debut for India in the field with a stunning catch to dismiss the dangerous Johson Charles off the bowling of spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Tikak Verma then started his debut by smashing two back-to-back six in Alzarri Joseph’s balls, he continued to score 39 of 22 balls and was the highest run…

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The Caribbean on Thursday defeated India by 4 wickets in the first T20I match West Indies is leading by 1-0 in the five-match series. Jason Holder said the 16th over was the turning point of the game and from there the match came very close which helped them win the game. Earlier West Indies set a target of 149 runs for India to chase, India lost their 2 early wickets and couldn’t form a good partnership and couldn’t chase the required target in the remaining balls and lost the match by 4 runs, Tilak Verma who made his debut for…

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