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3rd ODI: India win toss, opt to bat first against West Indies
India, who are leading the series 2-0, made one change in their playing XI as Prasidh Krishna came in place of Avesh Khan for this game. "We will bat first. We would like to post a good score. The best thing is everything is performing, nice to see that. That's a big positive for us, happy with that. I feel that intent is important, but at the same time you need to be smart," said Dhawan at the toss.
Iyer, Dhawan move up while Rohit, Kohli drop a spot each in ICC Men's ODI Rankings
Dhawan, who scored a match-winning 97 in the first ODI against the West Indies, has moved up one place to joint-13th position while Iyer, who hit back-to-back fifties, is up 20 places to joint-54th spot in the rankings for the batters. Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj is in the top 100 of the bowlers' rankings.
CWG 2022: With tough India as opponents, Australia women could give opening ceremony a miss
With the tough game against India on July 29, Meg Lanning's side doesn't want to take a chance. Also, with the India team reporting two Covid-19 cases, including all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, the Australian team wants to take utmost precaution against the virus.
KL Rahul set to miss T20Is against West Indies due to post Covid-19 recovery: Report
In a video posted on July 26 by the BCCI on their Twitter account about T20I squad members like Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik among others joining the ODI team in Trinidad, netizens were curious about where Rahul was.
ODI World Cup in India next year will give format a huge boost: New Zealand coach Gary Stead
The coach of the reigning World Test champions, who recently returned from the three-match series against England, added that with India hosting the ODI World Cup next year, it is going to generate huge excitement and give a fillip to the format.
IPL monopolising global cricket is a 'little bit dangerous', says Australian great Adam Gilchrist
A report in The Australian has suggested Warner, 35, wants to skip Big Bash League this season and has sought permission to play in the inaugural season of the UAE T20 League, whose dates are likely to clash with the BBL early next year.
Nahuel Molina set to complete Atletico Madrid move
The 24-year-old flew to Madrid on Monday to take his medical, with the transfer expected to be completed soon. "I am very happy to be here and now I will wait for my medical to become a new Atletico player," Molina told press waiting for him at Madrid airport. The move is expected to see Nehuen Perez make his loan move from Atletico to Udinese last season permanent. Molina's arrival at Atletico allows the club to cover the departure of Sime Vrsaljko, whose contract expired at the end of June before he joined Greek club Olympiakos, reports Xinhua.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton looks back at 'incredible journey' to 300 races
With Ferrari's Carlos Sainz starting 19th, Hamilton capitalised on the retirement of pole-sitter Charles Leclerc and out-paced Sergio Perez to take his fourth consecutive top-three finish - while Russell managed to pass the Red Bull of Perez late on to ensure he would share the podium with Hamilton for the first time this season.
ICC Meet: Lord's to host WTC finals of 2023, 2025; FTP for next five years finalised
Lord's was also named the venue initially for the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (2019-2021) before it was moved to Southampton. During the conference, the ICC Board also approved FTPs for 2023-2027 for both men and women, with the calendar to be published in the coming days
India to host 2025 Women's World Cup
Apart from India, Bangladesh and England will host T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026 respectively, while Sri Lanka, subject to their qualifying for the tournament, will host the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy in 2027. The venues for the four marquee women's global events, which are part of the next cycle of the ICC's Future Tours Programme, were ratified by the ICC Board on Tuesday in Birmingham, on the final day of the global cricket body's annual conference.
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