ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Men’s ODI WC: Big scores are the name of the game for South Africa, says AB de Villiers
South Africa come into the tournament on the back of a 3-2 series win over Australia back home, though they lost pacers Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala to injuries before arriving in India.
Men's ODI WC: Skipper Temba Bavuma to join South Africa squad on Tuesday, says CSA
Cricket South Africa in a statement said Bavuma "will travel back to India on Monday" and "will join up with the squad in Delhi on Tuesday".
Men’s ODI WC: Hope Kohli scores many hundreds and ends up as tournament’s leading run-getter, says Sehwag
Kohli is all set to play in his fourth Men’s ODI World Cup after participating in last three editions - in 2011, 2015, and 2019, first of which gave him a winner’s medal. In the 2019 World Cup, Kohli made 443 runs in nine innings, averaging 55.37, including five half-centuries.
Men's ODI WC: Former India captain Ajay Jadeja named Afghanistan’s team mentor
Jadeja captained India in 13 ODIs, and overall played 196 matches, becoming its eighth-highest run-getter in the format by scoring 5359 runs while averaging 37.47 with six hundreds and 30 fifties against his name, apart from playing three World Cups.
Men’s ODI WC: We genuinely believe that we can do something special, says South Africa’s David Miller
South Africa come into the tournament on the back of a 3-2 series win over Australia back home. The Proteas, yet to win the most coveted trophy in Men’s ODI cricket, will open their World Cup campaign against 1996 champions Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on October 7.
Men’s ODI WC: Nasser Hussain unsure how England fit Harry Brook in their batting line-up
England included Brook in its final 15-member squad for the World Cup, with experienced opener Jason Roy being excluded to accommodate him at the eleventh hour. Brook had been out of England’s provisional 15-man squad, with many asking for his inclusion based on his red-hot form in shorter formats.
World Cup 2023 warm-up: Williamson helps steer New Zealand to impressive victory over Pakistan
The Black Caps captain is still recovering from a knee injury and has been ruled out of the opening game of the tournament against England next Thursday. However, he gained crucial time in the middle against Pakistan and looked in fine touch in Hyderabad, where Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Mark Chapman also passed 50 in the run chase.
Men’s ODI WC: Want us to be really aggressive, take the game on and always look to be positive, says Jos Buttler
After leading England to Men’s T20 World Cup glory in 2022 in Australia, Buttler will be looking to add one-day success to his T20 crown when England try to retain their title in India from October 5 to November 19.
I congratulate the Indians for arranging a reception of this kind: PCB chief Zaka Ashraf
Earlier, Zaka had allegedly made an indirect reference to India as an "enemy country" on Wednesday evening as the Pakistan cricket team arrived in Hyderabad, to participate in the ICC World Cup 2023.
Men’s ODI WC: Irfan Pathan chooses India, while Sunil Gavaskar picks England as his favourites
“I'm very excited to see how India performs and I really think they are one of the favorites, for sure because especially last couple of series, like Asia Cup, and the way India played against Australia as well in the home conditions. I think they are ticking all the boxes.”
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