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Kolkata, (UNI) International Cricket Council (ICC) Pitch Consultant Andrew (Andy) Atkinson on Friday visited this city and inspected the Eden Gardens, which would host five 2023 ICC Men’s 13th edition Cricket World Cup matches, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament. Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehashish Ganguly and Pitch Curator of iconic Eden…
Dublin, (UNI) Paul Stirling will lead a strong 15-member to England where Ireland will play three ODIs from September 20. All-rounder Curtis Campher will bat at No.3 in Ireland’s ODIs against England later this month. Meanwhile, Andrew Balbirnie will open the batting alongside Stirling in another prominent change as Ireland rebuild in the fifty-overs format…
Cape Town, (UNI) Cricket South Africa (CSA) have issued an injury update for three players during their ongoing white-ball series against Australia. Keshav Maharaj is on the brink of a comeback from injury, just in time for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in what would be a massive boost for South Africa. The…
Pallekele, Sep 1 (UNI) Ahead of their Asia Cup 2023 opener against Pakistan, India Captain Rohit Sharma played down India’s rivalry by saying that it is just another rival. “There are six very competitive teams in the Asia Cup and on a given day anyone can beat anyone,” the captain said at the press conference…
Pallekele, Sep 1 (UNI) The mania of India-Pakistan encounter is all set to bite the cricket enthusiasts again, and this time at Asia Cup, a prelude to the ODI World Cup to be played in India. India will open their campaign for 2023 Asia Cup on Saturday against their oldest rivals Pakistan at the Pallekele…
London, (UNI) Young gun Harry Brook did his chances of a late call-up to England’s squad for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup squad no harm with an impressive knock against New Zealand in the opening match of their T20I series at Chester-le-Street. Brook was a glaring omission from the preliminary World Cup squad…
Pallekele, (UNI) Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka’s half-centuries and 78 runs off 119 runs for fourth wicket partnership, helped Sri Lanka pull off a 5-wicket win in a Group B match against Bangladesh at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. Chasing a target of 165 runs, Sri Lanka faced early setbacks as openers Pathum…
Multan, (UNI) A gorgeous 19th ODI century by Babar Azam and a maiden ton by Ifthikar Ahmed helped Pakistan register a massive 238 runs victory over minnows Nepal in the Asia Cup opener at Multan Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Batting first, Pakistan set up a mammoth 342/6, riding high on a record 214-run opening…
Dhaka, (UNI) Bangladesh was on Wednesday dealt a severe blow even before beginning their campaign for the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with star wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das being ruled out for the entire duration of the tourney. Litton missed out on the prized tournament as he was unable to recover from a viral fever. He did…
Dhaka, Aug 30 (UNI) Participation of Bangladesh’s key bowler Ebadot Hossain in the fast-approaching ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is uncertain due to a severe injury blow. Hossain’s availability for the World Cup in October-November is in doubt due to a knee injury he sustained during the ODI series against Afghanistan in July. The…
