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IPL 2023: Player Auction on Dec 23 to begin with batters set; Curran, Stokes, Green listed in second set
Initially, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of 991 players. Thereafter, thirty six additional players were requested by teams, which are added into the final list which makes a total of 405 players which will be presented at the IPL 2023 Auction, a media release from the league said.
Ian Chappell calls David Warner "too old" for captaincy role; sees no point in lifting leadership ban
Last week, Warner had withdrawn his application for removing the lifetime leadership ban, saying that the independent review panel wanted to make it "a public lynching." Now, Chappell feels Warner wanted his captaincy ban to be lifted in order to captain Sydney Thunder in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL).
IND v BAN: Injury-hit India aim for aggressive play against Bangladesh as race to WTC final returns
As India, hit by multiple injuries of late including to captain Rohit Sharma, aim to play aggressive cricket, as said by stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul, against Bangladesh in the Test series opener at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, the race to make it to the WTC final for them also returns in a phase where Test cricket is happening from the sub-continent to the southern hemisphere.
"No chance for him with Rahul, Gill set to open," says DK on Abhimanyu Easwaran's chances for first Test v Bangladesh
Abhimanyu is a classical batsman who plays for Bengal in the domestic circuit and has been knocking on the selectors' door for the last couple of seasons and has been named as standby for a couple of series.
Wins against Bangladesh, Australia needed for India to reach World Test Championship final
India, the runners-up in the inaugural edition of the WTC, are currently in fourth place on the WTC standings with 52.08% points, behind table-toppers Australia (75%), South Africa (60%) and Sri Lanka (53.33%). But against Bangladesh, they will be without injured skipper Rohit Sharma (left thumb) at least for the first Test.
Ben Stokes looks at the 'big picture' after eighth win in nine matches as captain
By winning the second Test, England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series with Pakistan. It was also won eighth win for England in nine Test matches since the new team management of Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum took charge in May 2022. The victory in the Multan Test also secured for England a historic series win on their first visit to Pakistan in 17 years.
K.L Rahul promises "aggressive cricket" from India ahead of Tests against Bangladesh
The two Tests between India and Bangladesh are a part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle, where India are currently placed fourth with 52.08 percentage points. With them needing to win Tests against Bangladesh and Australia, stand-in captain K.L Rahul has promised that India will play aggressive cricket in the upcoming series against the Shakib Al Hasan-led side.
Don't know what the criteria is, K.L Rahul says on Pujara being named vice-captain for Bangladesh Tests
There was a little bit of surprise when the BCCI named Pujara as vice-captain for Tests against Bangladesh as the now-sacked selection committee had said Rishabh Pant and Rahul were being groomed as future leaders of the Indian team. Asked about the same, Rahul didn't go much into the specifics of the vice-captaincy change.
FIFA World Cup: Semifinalists show that possession is not everything in Qatar 2022
The Moroccan side had just 23 percent of the ball against Spain and just 22 percent in their 1-0 quarterfinal win against Portugal. The story is a little different from the group stage, where they had less than 35 percent of the ball against Belgium and Croatia and 45 percent against Canada. The irony is that Morocco conceded the only goal against them in this World Cup in the game where they saw most of the ball.
FIFA World Cup: Messi will continue to appear for Argentina much after Qatar 2022, hopes coach Scaloni
The Argentinian superstar had announced at the start of the tournament that he will retire from international football after Qatar World Cup but Scaloni feels there will be a change of heart and he will continue. "We will hope he continues playing. Let's see if he does. We will keep enjoying him, that's important for us and for the world of foo"ball."
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