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Security arrangements in Ahmedabad have been tightened ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup clash between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be locking horns against each other at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Ahead of this high-octane clash, drones have been deployed near the venue to keep an eye on any danger or anti-social elements.
Ahead of representing his country in coloured cricket for the first time before his home crowd, and, that, too, in the ongoing World Cup against traditional rivals Pakistan, India's bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah said he backs his strengths and skills and doesn't think much about the results. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the high-octane clash with Pakistan on Saturday, the tearaway said during India's previous match against Afghanistan, the ball was coming really well on the bat from the very first over, which is why the pacers tried to hit hard lengths in a bid to induce batters into playing "difficult shots".
Indian cricket team legend Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for Rohit Sharma after the veteran batter slammed a brilliant century to guide his team to victory over Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Rohit failed to score big against Australia in the tournament opener but the India skipper was in fine form against Afghanistan as he went on to score 131 off 84 deliveries. Gavaskar pointed out that Rohit has missed out on a number of centuries in the recent past and it was mainly down to his aggressive demeanor that is useful for the team. However, ahead of the crucial clash against Pakistan, a dominant century will do a world of good for the Indian cricket team star.
Team India is all set to face it's arch-rivals Pakistan in their next ODI World Cup 2023 match on Saturday in Ahmedabad. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be coming to this clash after thrashing thrashing Afghanistan by eight wickets in their previous match. On the other hand, Pakistan registered a stunning six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a high-scoring encounter. Ahead of the mouth-watering clash, former India opener Gautam Gambhir dismissed all the comparisons between the star pacers of both the teams- Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi.
India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli has surpassed cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to become the player with the most number of runs across both 50-over and T20I World Cups. Virat showed his elegance and remained unbeaten with a score of 55* against Afghanistan in the ongoing World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. During his decorated career, Sachin played 45 fifty-over World Cup games and scored 2,278 runs at an average of 56.95 with six centuries and 15 fifties. But he did not feature in T20I World Cups played.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the first Indian to score seven world cup hundreds, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar during their Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against Afghanistan in New Delhi. While Tendulkar recorded six centuries in as many editions of World Cups that he played -- 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011, Rohit achieved the feat in only three: 2015, 2019 and 2023. Rohit also holds the record of scoring most centuries (five) by any batter in a World Cup edition -- a feat that he achieved in 2019 in England.
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is a huge fan of Premier League side Manchester United and he pulled out a special celebration during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Bumrah provided the first breakthrough for India as he dismissed Ibrahim Zadran and he followed it up with a celebration that has become synonymous with United footballer Marcus Rashford. It was a short of the length delivery from Bumrah and Zadran ended up edging it straight to KL Rahul behind the stumps. Bumrah pointed his finger towards his temple - same way that Rashford celebrates.
Star India pacer Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq put their recent differences behind them with a warm embrace during their World Cup 2023 match in Delhi on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Kohli and Naveen were involved in a war of words during an IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. Following the aftermath of that incident, Naveen was often targetted by fans with pro-Kohli chants wherever he has played in India.