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Men’s ODI WC: Under lights South Africa might be the best fast bowling unit, says Aakash Chopra
Chopra also made a mention of young pacer Gerald Coetzee, who picked 3-62 for the Proteas against Bangladesh. “Lungi Ngidi did not play and instead Lizaad Williams was given a chance who is a very consistent wicket-taking bowler. And I honestly think under lights this might be the best fast bowling unit in this tournament.”
Men's ODI WC: 'He is free-spirited, You never want to clip his wings', Aiden Markram hails Quinton de Kock
De Kock, who will retire from ODIs after the conclusion of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, is in supreme form in the tournament as he hit an inspired 174 against Bangladesh in Mumbai on Tuesday, leapfrogging Virat Kohli (354 runs) to become the leading run-scorer in the tournament after five games with 407 runs to his name.
Men’s ODI WC: We know everything is a must-win; have to get our confidence and perform well, says Moeen Ali
England come into Thursday’s match against 1996 champions Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on the back of suffering losses to Afghanistan and South Africa, with their overall record at one win and three losses.
ICC ODI Rankings: Gill inches closer to top-ranked Babar; Kohli rises to fifth
Babar's lead at the top of the Rankings with 829 points has been reduced to just six rating points as Gill closed him with 823 points.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Scoring three hundred in five innings is a pretty special effort: JP Duminy on De Kock
Earlier in the tournament De Kock has scored century against Sr Lanka 100, and 109 against Australia.
ODI Men's World Cup: Maxwell, Warner smash tons as Australia post 399/8 vs Netherlands
Maxwell reached one of the most entertaining ODI centuries of all time in just 40 balls, breaking the previous record held by Adien Marken (in 49 balls) at the same ground.
Men’s ODI WC: Australia’s Glenn Maxwell smashes fastest century in ODI World Cup
Through his whirlwind knock, he broke the record of fastest ODI World Cup century held by South Africa’s Aiden Markram, who reached three-figure mark off just 49 deliveries against Sri Lanka at the same venue and co-incidentally at the same pitch on October 7.
Asian Para Games: Sumit Antil wins gold with new world record; Pushpendra takes bronze in men’s javelin F64 event
Sumit pocketed the gold with a remarkable throw of 73.29 meters, setting new World, Para Asian and Games records. Another Indian in action, Pushpendra Singh bagged a bronze with a throw of 62.06 meters. Sri Lanka’s S Arachchige Kodithuwakku won silver with 64.09m.
Men’s ODI WC: Australia's game against Netherlands not to be underestimated, says Ian Healy
Australia enter Wednesday’s match with two consecutive wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan after losing to India and South Africa in the tournament. The Netherlands, on the other hand, lost to Sri Lanka in Lucknow after upstaging a more-fancied South Africa in Dharamshala.
Men’s ODI WC: It has always been my motto to chase betterment, not excellence, says Virat Kohli
With India set to return in action when they face defending champions England at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on October 29, Kohli has given an insight into how the motto of chasing betterment over excellence is fueling his drive to win matches for the team.
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