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Men's ODI WC: Australia’s challenge will be to get out Babar, Rizwan, says Paine
“In terms of Pakistan now, they are a hard team to read. They've got so much talent, they're extremely unpredictable, but with that, they are seriously dangerous. They've got the number one ranked ODI batsman in the world Babar Azam, he's on fire and his record against us is pretty good.”
Men's ODI WC: Bowlers keeping pressure on batters in middle overs is a big difference for us, says Shubman Gill
Bangladesh had ended first power-play at 63-0, before India staged a comeback in the middle-overs, led by spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, for the fourth straight time by picking five wickets and conceding only 126 runs to ensure the visitors’ never really recovered from the setback, making only 256 in their allotted 50 overs.
Tennis: Djokovic, Swiatek headline United Cup team event ahead of Australian Open
Five of the world’s top 10 women and nine of the world’s top 20 men will feature at the exciting innovative mixed-team event in 2024, with the draw to be revealed on October 23, the tournament organisers said. Team Poland, led by four-time major champion Swiatek and 11th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz, have been named as the top seeds for the 2024 edition after the entries from the top 16 countries were confirmed.
KL Rahul reveals why Virat Kohli avoided singles in ODI century chase
The 34-year-old's hundred is his third at ICC Cricket World Cups and the 48th of his ODI career, but it looked all the world like he was going to full short of reaching triple figures when India required 19 runs to win with Virat Kohli himself still 19 short of the landmark.
IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians rope in Lasith Malinga as bowling coach
Malinga, who was previously the bowling coach of IPL side Rajasthan Royals for 2022 and 2023 seasons, joins the Mumbai Indians coaching team led by Mark Boucher, and his former teammate, Kieron Pollard, who is serving as batting coach.
Men's ODI WC: Hardik Pandya to not travel to Dharamsala for New Zealand match due to ankle injury, says BCCI
As a result, he will now miss India’s clash against New Zealand at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday. “The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team,” said the BCCI in a medical update.
Men’s ODI WC: Rohit Sharma overtakes Brian Lara, becomes 4th highest scorer in ODI World Cup history
However, he missed out on his 54th half-century by two runs, getting out at 48 off 40 deliveries. With this innings, Rohit overtook Lara (1225) to become the fourth-highest scorer in the history of ODI World Cups. He now has 1243 runs in World Cups and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (2278 runs), Ricky Ponting (1743 runs), and Kumar Sangakkara (1531 runs).
Men's ODI World Cup: Virat hits his 48th ODI hundred, first ODI World Cup century after 8 years
With this century Kohli inched closer to Indian legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI century. He is now one century short of the iconic landmark. Kohli was immaculate in India’s 257-run chase again Bangladesh and got to his century in 97 balls. The former India captain scored 103 run off 97 deliveries, smashing six boundaries and four sixes.
Men's ODI World Cup: It was a dream start for me, says Virat Kohli after his first century in World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh
“I wanted to make a significant contribution. I've had a few 50s in the World Cup, and I haven't really converted them. So, I just wanted to finish the game off this time around and hang on till the end, which is what I've done over the years for the team," said Kohli after the match
Men's ODI World Cup: Kohli hits unbeaten ton as India outplay Bangladesh for 7-wicket win
Kohli, playing a well-controlled inning, raised 44 runs for the second wicket with Shubman Gill (53), who also scored a half-century and an unbeaten 83-run partnership with KL Rahul, who scored a run-a-ball 34 as India reached 261/3 in 41.3 overs after restricting Bangladesh to 256/8 in 50 overs.
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