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  • India schedule for ICC World Cup: Fixtures listing and venues for India matches

    Hosts India will likely be favourites coming into the 2023 World Cup and can begin their marketing campaign towards five-time champions Australia in Chennai. The final time the event was held within the sub-continent in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh underneath the captaincy of MS Dhoni India lifted the trophy after 28 years.

    This time round underneath Rohit Sharma the expectations from the followers could be the identical. Coming into the event the Men in Blue are in gorgeous type profitable the Asia Cup 2023 and outplaying Australia within the three-match ODI sequence and profitable it 2-1. Another huge optimistic for India is all of the gamers who’re making a comeback into the aspect are wanting in good contact and have had adequate recreation time forward of the showpiece occasion.

    However, the World Cup is an extended event the place Rohit’s males will play a round-robin league. Across 9 venues India will face all the opposite remaining 9 groups within the event. The hosts have to complete within the prime 4 to achieve the semi-finals of the event. It is the same format to the one performed in 2019 the place India misplaced to New Zealand within the semifinals in Manchester.

    R Ashwin replaces injured Axar Patel within the 15-member squad.

    We want Axar a speedy restoration 👍 👍#WorkforceIndia’s ultimate squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is right here 🙌#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/aejYhJJQrT

    — BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2023

    Let us take a look at India’s fixtures for the World Cup

    October 8: India v Australia, Chennai, 2 pm

    October 11: India v Afghanistan, New Delhi, 2 pm

    October 14: India v Pakistan, Ahmedabad, 2 pm

    October 19: India v Bangladesh, Pune, 2 pm

    October 22: India v New Zealand, Dharamsala, 2 pm

    October 29: India v England, Lucknow, 2 pm

    November 2: India v Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 2 pm

    November 5: India v South Africa, Kolkata, 2 pm

    November 11: India v Netherlands, Bengaluru, 2 pm

  • World Cup: For 63-yr-old, India-Pakistan match about assembly granddaughter for first time

    LIYAKAT KHAN, a retired Block Development Officer from Haryana’s Nuh district, can’t await the India-Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, and his causes aren’t simply cricketing. The most-watched match of the mega occasion will give him an opportunity to carry his two-year-old granddaughter in his arms for the primary time.

    It’s been 4 years since Khan’s daughter, Samiya, bought married to Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali in Dubai in 2019. After her wedding ceremony, she wasn’t in a position to make the journey throughout the border — until now.

    “My wife went to Pakistan in 2021 when my daughter was expecting her first child. We will meet again, hopefully, in Ahmedabad. I can’t wait to hold my grandchild,” says Khan, 63, who lives in Chandeni village.

    Before the Pakistan crew’s go to to India, there have been days clouded by uncertainty over the long-awaited household reunion.

    First, there have been questions in regards to the crew’s journey to India, and later, Hasan Ali wasn’t named within the provisional World Cup squad. It was solely after Naseem Shah suffered an damage throughout final month’s Asia Cup, that Ali was named as a late substitute.

    Considering the hype across the India-Pakistan match and the political rigidity, Khan is cautious to weigh his phrases. Recalling the day his daughter expressed her need to marry Ali, he brings thinker Rumi into the dialog.

    “I lived my life on one of Rumi’s quotes that I read during my college days in Rohtak. ‘Apne dil ki suno, bheed ki nahi (listen to your heart, not to the crowd)’. My daughter was working as a flight engineer with Emirates airline and met Hasan in Dubai through a mutual friend. She told me about him and I never doubted her decision,” he says.

    “What is the point of education if I force my decisions on her? She is educated, independent. Who cares what a few people say behind our backs? I told her it doesn’t matter who she is getting married to as long as she is happy. We have our extended families in Pakistan, who went there during Partition. Hasan is kind with a beautiful heart,” he says.

    Asked if he faces an inner battle throughout India-Pakistan matches during which his son-in-law is taking part in, he says: “I have seen Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammed Azharuddin, but I am a Virat Kohli fan. Mujhe mohabbat hai Virat Kohli se (I am in love with Virat Kohli),” he says, bursting into laughter.

    “I don’t think there is anyone better than Virat Kohli in this era. Yes, there was a slump in form, but he is back — still not at his best, but far ahead of the rest. I have this feeling that he will end up being the leading run-getter of the World Cup. When I meet Hasan, I will request him to help me meet the players of my team (India) as well. I want to take a photo with Virat Kohli, and give my regards to Rahul Dravid,” he says.

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    For Kohli too, Khan borrows well-known phrases. This time, he quotes George Bernard Shaw when speaking about Kohli’s interval of hunch. “Shaw said ‘the secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people’. This explains what happened with Virat Kohli when people were criticising him during his lows. He is a great, probably the greatest Indian cricketer,” he says.

    Khan says there isn’t a day when he doesn’t pray for higher relations between India and Pakistan. “Meri Allah se yahi guzarish rehti hai ki dono mulkon ke rishte sudhar jaaye (My prayer to Allah everyday is for improved ties between India and Pakistan). We can live peacefully as brothers,” he says.

    And, like several father or mother, he hopes to see his daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter at his residence in Chandeni. “I want more cricket series between India and Pakistan. Hopefully, Hasan will play in Delhi some day, and we’ll be able to host him at our home. My daughter can come and stay at her house. Is this too much to ask for a father,” he says.

  • ICC unveils names of World Cup mascots as Blaze and Tonk after fan vote

    The International Cricket Council on Saturday introduced that their two World Cup 2023 mascots will likely be generally known as ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ after majority of followers voted for these two names.

    The duo had been unveiled again in August and followers from across the globe had been requested to assist identify them, with Blaze and Tonk rising because the winners.

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    The feminine mascot will likely be known as ‘Blaze’, who in line with the ICC press launch said, “will be bowling at rapid pace, leaving batters in sheer awe. She is a fast-bowling sensation due to her pinpoint accuracy, unmatched reflexes, boundless flexibility, and unwavering determination. She is adorned with a belt carrying six power cricket orbs, each meticulously prepared for various game-changing tactics.”

    Introducing BLAZE & TONK! 📢 👫 🏏

    You spoke, we listened, the ICC mascots are named and able to interact and entertain younger followers beginning with the #CWC23 🤩

    More 👉 https://t.co/inSvWrrw21 pic.twitter.com/J640DFUwqF

    — ICC (@ICC) September 30, 2023

    “Tonk is a male mascot, with icy-cool composure, making him a batting champion. His range of shots sizzle and leave the crowds electrified, with finesse and power on display in equal measure. Tonk has an electromagnetic bat and versatile shot repertoire, lighting up the grandest stage,” the discharge added.

    This time round, the organizers went for a extra new age vibe with the characters, straying away from their typical animal and different associated designs when representing the 50-over extravaganza in India like Stumpy the Elephant in the course of the 2011 World Cup and the Googlee cricket ball which had legs and arms and was wearing a helmet, gloves and pads in 1996.

    The marquee 50-over extravaganza will start on October 5 with a heavyweight conflict between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. The matches will likely be performed throughout 10 venues and can conclude on November 19, culminating within the last conflict on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

  • Ishan Kishan: From honing his cricket in MS Dhoni’s neighbourhood in Ranchi to starring in opposition to Pakistan

    “Kahaan khel rahe ho? (Where are you batting),” Satyam Kumar texted his pal Ishan Kishan a day earlier than India’s match in opposition to Pakistan. The reply from Ishan was “Neeche shayad paanch pe (Down the order maybe at No 5). Ishan’s reply prompted Satyam to call his friend and his former roommate at Sports Authority of India (SAIL) hostel in Ranchi, to encourage him since he was playing out of his position.

    “Fight karenge bhaiya… scoring against Pakistan at No 5 might prove to be a game-changer for me,” Ishan instructed Satyam over the cellphone from Kandy.

    “He has always been a very positive boy. I have known him for the past 13 years. Ishan, Monu Kumar (Jharkhand seamer) and myself, we have spent so much time together. I was the one who taught him how to cook Maggi,” laughs Satyam.

    Ishan was 12 when he shifted to a SAIL quarter in Doranda, Ranchi. He shared the flat with two others twice his age. “They used to cook food and Ishan, who had no clue about cooking, was given the job to clean the utensils,” recalled Satyam. “One day I asked him what had for dinner, he said ‘chips and coke.’ Then I taught him how to cook Maggi. It became his staple diet after that.”

    Read the primary hand account of Venkata Krishna B from Pallekele of Ishan Kishan stepping up on the large day in opposition to Pakistan

    On Saturday, when Ishan Kishan walked out to bat at No 5, it was a somewhat unfamiliar job for him however throughout his knock of 82, he confirmed he can adapt to any place.

    Satyam factors out the rationale why the method was so seamless. “He has played all his cricket on a matting wicket, be it Patna or Ranchi. In Bihar and Jharkhand, only Jamshedpur used to have turf wickets because of the Keenan Stadium. In Ranchi, the first turf wicket was at JSCA International Stadium, which was inaugurated in 2013. He is not as elegant as some left-handed batters. He is not pleasing to the eye but he is destructive and knows how to score runs. That’s the DNA of Ranchi cricket. Mahi bhaiya bhi aise hi khelte tey (MS Dhoni also used to play like this),” he mentioned.

    There is one thing in regards to the locality Doranda in Ranchi. The space has produced two wicketkeepers for India. One is former India captain the peerless MS Dhoni and the opposite is Ishan Kishan, who on Saturday confirmed he belonged at this degree. Dhoni’s cricketing journey began at MECON cricket stadium. Ishan’s began at SAIL’s cricket floor, a km away from Dhoni’s house.

    Twelve years in the past, when MS Dhoni hit the profitable six at Wankhede, round 1740 kms far in Patna, a 12-year-old boy was packing his baggage in Patna and was on the point of transfer to Ranchi in the hunt for a greater cricketing future.

    Arun Vidyarthi, a cricket coach in Ranchi, who performed an important position in bringing Ishan to Ranchi from Patna, says individuals at SAIL laughed at him when he mentioned the child would possibly play for India sooner or later.

    “Ranchi se ek Dhoni kaafi hai (One Dhoni from Ranchi is enough). They taunted me. It was not their fault also, they had not seen him bat. It took me a week to convince them that Ishan is good. They said okay we will give one match. I remember he batted at 7 and remained unbeaten on 28. The knock helped him earn a contract from SAIL, and a stipend of Rs 3000,” mentioned Vidyarthi.

    Satyam and Monu made life simple for Ishan in Ranchi. Vidyarthi helped him get a contract. But it was Santosh Kumar, a cricket coach in Patna, who stored on calling Vidyarthi and stored asking him to come back and see him play as soon as.

    “Bihar cricket was banned by BCCI. There was no cricket in Bihar. When Arun bhai called me once that SAIL is looking for a wicketkeeper-batter, i told him about Ishan. But he didn’t seem excited, citing his age. But when he came and saw him bat and keep, he told me to bring him to Ranchi and I will take care of everything,” reminisced Santosh.

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    The proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is apt for Ishan’s cricketing journey. It began round 19-years-ago when he accompanied his elder brother Raj Kishan to the Bihar Cricket Academy on the Moin-ul-Haq Cricket Stadium in Patna. Uttam Mazumdar, who was the pinnacle coach on the academy, rejected him due to his tender age. Raj insisted that he let him play a number of balls in any other case, he would begin crying.

    “I can’t believe I rejected him once. Now look at him. What a knock he has played. He has earned his place now,” mentioned Mazumdar, who relies in Noida. “I still feel he should open or bat at 3, but this boy has the tenacity of a boxer. He will never back down,” he added.

    Ishan Kishan isn’t MS Dhoni and nonetheless has an extended strategy to go, however this knock in opposition to Pakistan, batting at No 5 should have triggered deja vu within the Indian cricket followers. Someone from Ranchi has saved India from many troublesome positions, and right here’s one other from the identical metropolis, the identical locality, who has proven promise.

  • Netherlands to reach in India in early September for follow matches

    In a major increase to Netherlands’ preparation for the ICC World Cup 2023, the Dutch outfit will arrive right here within the second week of September for a couple of warm-up matches.

    The particulars of the matches, like dates and venues, are nonetheless being labored out, as these might be performed a couple of days forward of the scheduled pre-tournament warm-up matches.

    “Yes, we might be arriving (in India) a couple of days earlier and we are going to play some matches (in Bengaluru) earlier than coming into the official warm-up video games.

    “These matches are important for us because we are yet to play any competitive matches after getting qualified to the World Cup earlier last month,” a Netherlands cricket affiliation (KNCB) official instructed PTI.

    After the follow video games in Bengaluru, the Netherlands will journey both to Hyderabad or Thiruvananthapuram for official warm-up matches.
    However, Hyderabad is the popular vacation spot of the Dutchmen as a result of they may play their first two World Cup matches within the metropolis.

    Netherlands will open their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Pakistan on October 6 on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, whereas on October 9 they may tackle New Zealand on the similar venue.

    The busy schedule for Netherlands forward of the quadrennial showpiece assumes significance as a result of their coach Ryan Cook had made an emotional plea to allot them some matches within the sub-continent to get acclimatised to the circumstances.

    “This is a call-out to anyone who wants to play us. We’d love to have a fixture or two. Our guys have not been to the sub-continent many times before so it would be good to have some fixtures somewhere in the sub-continent as well,” Cook had mentioned put up their World Cup entry.
    This might be Netherlands’ fifth look within the World Cup, however first one since 2011.

  • Rahul Dravid will a giant function in bringing out finest in gamers amidst hectic World Cup schedule: Virender Sehwag

    By India Today Sports Desk: Virender Sehwag has stated that India coach Rahul Dravid could have a giant function in figuring out the important thing points associated to the squad and bringing out the most effective in them in the course of the World Cup this 12 months.

    India could have a busy schedule in the course of the World Cup at house, as they’re set to play 9 matches at 9 completely different venues within the World Cup 2023. It is probably the most by any of the ten groups within the upcoming championship.

    Also Read: Cricket World Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 15

    Dravid has been below stress after India’s loss within the WTC Final as their drought in ICC occasions continued. Sehwag identified how Gary Kirsten, India’s coach throughout their 2011 World Cup win, used to permit the gamers to follow based on their liking. The former opener stated that Dravid could have a giant function in figuring out points like who ought to follow for the way lengthy, who wants breaks to get the most effective out of the squad.

    “The good thing in our time was Gary Kirsten allowed us to practice as we wanted. It is not important that Virender Sehwag plays like Sachin Tendulkar and faces a lot of deliveries.”

    “So to identify that, will be important for the Indian team management and their staff. So Rahul Dravid will have a big role in identifying these aspects like who should practice how much, who needs breaks and how I can get the best out of my players,” stated Sehwag.

    Sehwag additionally stated that the popularity of Dravid as a coach shall be within the palms of the gamers and identified how the WTC Final losses are talked about extra slightly than India reaching the summit clashes back-to-back.

    Sehwag claimed that coaches are made by the gamers and identified how Kirsten was made by the Indian workforce with the 2011 World Cup triumph.

    “Because once a player gets on to the field, the coach’s respect is in the hands of the player. So if he plays well, the coach will be praised and if that doesn’t happen, the coach will be criticized. We reached the final of the WTC and no one is talking about reaching the final being a big achievement and that too back-to-back. Everyone is talking about the loss.”

    “Rahul Dravid has been a great coach and a player, but at the end of the day, he can’t go and play. If the player performs well, then Dravid will be praised.”

    “The coach doesn’t make anyone. The coach is made by the player, like we made Gary Kirsten at the 2011 World Cup by winning it. Kirsten has gone to many other places and hasn’t won anything after that, except the IPL with GT and that also he had Nehra with him,” stated Sehwag.

  • Three marquee World Cup video games at Narendra Modi stadium – Opening tie, Indo-Pak & last

    Proud second for India! Hosting the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for the third time is an unimaginable honor. With 12 cities because the backdrop, we’ll showcase our wealthy variety and world-class cricketing infrastructure. Get prepared for an unforgettable match! #CWC2023 @ICC @BCCI pic.twitter.com/h6n69htSHX

    — Jay Shah (@JayShah) June 27, 2023

    Rohit Sharma & Co’s subsequent two fixtures are towards Bangladesh in Pune on October 19, earlier than they head to Dharamshala to face New Zealand in a difficult fixture on October 22. They can have a six-day break earlier than taking over England at Lucknow. Their final three fixtures are on November 2, 5 and 11 at Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. While they face South Africa on the Eden Gardens, Mumbai and Bengaluru will see the hosts taking over Qualifier I and II.

    According to the schedule, in case India make it to the semifinals, they may play the fixture on the Wankhede Stadium. However, in case it’s India vs Pakistan, then the semifinals might be hosted by Eden Gardens due to safety causes.

    After an extended delay, with 100 days to go for the World Cup, the International Cricket Council introduced the fixtures for the match set to be performed in India from October 5 to November 19. The World Cup, a 10-team occasion, will start in Ahmedabad with 2019 finalists England and New Zealand that includes within the opener at Narendra Modi Stadium. The venue can even play host to the ultimate on November 19 with Wankhede Stadium and Eden Gardens internet hosting the semifinals on November 15 and 16.

    In all of the World Cup might be performed in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Pune. Among the venues that have been in competition and to overlook out embrace Nagpur, Mohali and Guwahati.

    Pakistan, who’ve expressed their reservation about taking part in India in Ahmedabad, play their different league matches in Hyderabad (two), Bengaluru (Australia), Chennai (Afghanistan and South Africa), Kolkata (Bangladesh & England) and Bengaluru (New Zealand).

    India schedule for ICC World Cup 2023

    India vs Australia, October 8 – Chennai
    India vs Afghanistan, October 11 – Delhi
    India vs Pakistan, October 15 – Ahmedabad
    India vs Bangladesh, October 19 – Pune
    India vs New Zealand, October 22 – Dharamsala
    India vs England, October 29 – Lucknow
    India vs Qualifier 2, November 2 – Mumbai
    India vs South Africa, November 5 – Kolkata
    India vs Qualifer 1, November 11 – Bengaluru

  • R Ashwin shares his ideas on Sanju Samson’s inclusion in India’s 50-over World Cup facet

    India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his ideas about whether or not his Rajasthan Royals franchise captain Sanju Samson ought to get an opportunity in India’s 50-over World Cup facet for the upcoming ICC 50-over Cricket World Cup in October.

    Speaking on his Youtube channel, Ashwin mentioned, “We received many comments. Anyway, Wasim Jaffer has mentioned that we are backing many players, and in the same way, we should start trying Sanju Samson, also. Even the fans are asking for his comeback. You are asking to back everyone. Why don’t we back Sanju Samson enough?”

    “I am not here to tell who should be backed or anything. I want India to win the World Cup. We should give all the positive vibes for that to happen. That is my thought process,” mentioned the India off-spinner,” he added.

    Surya has not scored a single run within the not too long ago concluded three-match ODI sequence towards Australia in house circumstances. The batter struggled to place the bat on the ball in all his outings.

    In the third ODI in Chennai, Surya, who batted at quantity 4 within the first two ODIs, was demoted to quantity seven. However, the change in batting place didn’t change the luck of the batter as he accomplished a hattrick of geese within the sequence.

    Many followers and specialists thought Sanju Samson ought to have been given a run within the facet. Surya scored 433 runs in ODI at a mean of 24.05. On the opposite hand, Samson scored 330 runs from 11 video games at a mean of 66. Samson has finished nicely for India in ODI cricket in his restricted alternatives.

  • I might have chosen Shubman over me, says Shikhar Dhawan

    Indian star opener Shikhar Dhawan stated if he was the selector of the Indian aspect, he would have picked Shubman Gill over himself as an opener in ODI’s and in addition stated he felt he might be out of the crew after Ishan Kishan slammed a double ton in opposition to Bangladesh.

    Speaking to Aaj Tak Dhawan stated, “If I was the selector then definitely would have given the chance to Shubman. Would have selected Shubman over Shikhar.”

    “I feel the way Shubman is (playing at the moment). Like he was playing two formats and performing well in Tests and T20s. He was playing more matches in the international circuit and I wasn’t.” he added.

    Ishan Kishan scored a double ton in December as an opener in opposition to Bangladesh talking of it Dhawan stated, “When Ishan Kishan slammed a double century against Bangladesh, then for a moment I thought I could be out of the team.”

    The southpaw additionally stated that he had the total backing of captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid and he was dropped after his kind hit a dip. “When Rohit took over the captaincy he, along with Rahul Dravid backed me enough. They told me they wanted me to focus on my cricket and that my vision should be the next World Cup,” he stated.

    “2022 was excellent for me, I used to be constant in ODIs. But there may be this younger man who has been doing properly in two codecs, and when my kind dipped in a collection or two then they gave an opportunity to Shubman and he has lived as much as their expectations.

    “This is not something new in cricket. Or this happened just with me, plenty others have met with same fate. There are times when you play well throughout the year and then your form drops for one month or two, sometimes that becomes bigger than your performance throughout the year. When a captain, coach and selector take a decision they put plenty of thoughts into it,” stated Dhawan.