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What will be ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson's future was a question floating around as the burly New Zealander was nowhere to be seen during pitch preparation 48 hours ahead of the World Cup final between India and Australia. It is learnt that Atkinson had already left the country as his assignment is already over.
Englishmen Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will stand as on-field umpires in the World Cup summit clash between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. This will be the second outing for Kettleborough, who also stood in the final of the 2015 World Cup. His partner on that occasion was Kumar Dharmasena. More than 93,000 spectators watched the 2015 final at the MCG. However, that number will be trumped as a three-figure crowd is expected on Sunday as the host nation will look to replicate their 2011 triumph on home soil.
Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier and his dance partner Dianne Buswell have said they were left 'panicked' by Tess Daly's move during the last results show. The EastEnders star was seen performing an American smooth to Ghost Of You by 5 Seconds Of Summer during week eight of the BBC One dance contest.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday named the country's former fast bowler Wahab Riaz as their new chief selector, a week after accepting the resignation of legendary batter and ex-captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. Inzamam had on October 30 resigned as the chairman of the national selection committee after the PCB initiated an inquiry to probe if his association with a company that manages a number of national team players amounted to conflict of interest. The 38-year-old Riaz's first assignment will be to select the squads for the Test tour of Australia and the T20I rubber in New Zealand.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team made it ten wins out of ten in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, hammering New Zealand by 70 runs in semi-finals on Wednesday. Rohit couldn't get his fifty against the Kiwis but his explosive start gave India a strong launchpad in posting a mammoth total of 397/4. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said although he was disappointed to see Rohit missing out on a big knock, the India captain deserves a lot of credit for for his fearless batting.
The Indian Air Force's aerobatic team Surya Kiran on Friday rehearsed for the air show it is scheduled to perform ahead of the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedbad on November 19, reported PTI. The Surya Kiran team held a grand rehearsal at the stadium and will also rehearse on Saturday before the final show, added the agency in the report quoting Gujarat Defence PRO. The visuals of the rehearsal have gone viral on social media.
The Indian cricket team dressing room was a happy space on Wednesday as the Rohit Sharma-led side comprehensively defeated New Zealand in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final to book berth in the title clash. It is after 12 years that the Indian cricket team is in the ODI Cricket World Cup final. One more win and Rohit Sharma will join legendary Indian cricket team skippers like Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni in lifting the ODI Cricket World Cup trophy.
Hotel room tariff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and airfares to the city have skyrocketed in view of the soaring demand from people who want to witness the cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on the coming Sunday. As the fever for the world cup final is reaching its peak, hotel room tariffs for the night of the match have gone up as high as Rs 2 lakh in top five-star hotels in the city, while other hotels have also increased their rates by five to seven times.