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Indian health experts cautioned fans against attending sports events in the capital Delhi where toxic levels of air pollution have continued to blanket the city and cause a public health emergency.
The Indian team bus left for hotel from airport but head coach Rahul Dravid and his coaching staff took a detour to Eden Gardens on Friday to get a first-hand look of the track allocated for Sunday's World Cup game against South Africa. It is expected to be a batting belter but the kind of pace attack the Indian team has at its disposal, even the best of batting tracks can turn into a pacer's paradise. It's a classic Dravid trait and in most cities, the head coach will find some time to get a feel of the 22-yard strip upon arrival. The entire outfield sans two tracks were under cover as the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) didn't want to take a risk with forecast of unseasonal showers in next two days.
The Bangladesh cricket team was forced to cancel its training session ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against Sri Lanka due to extreme levels of air pollution in New Delhi. Bangladesh, who have been eliminated from the World Cup, arrived here on Wednesday following the defeat against Pakistan in Kolkata. They were supposed to have their first training session on Friday evening but the team management decided against it considering the high pollution levels. Delhi's air quality plummeted to the "severe plus" category on Friday even as the central government deferred the implementation of stricter measures under the air pollution control plan.
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah made well-compiled fifties and veteran Mohammad Nabi produced a stifling spell as Afghanistan continued their dream run in the World Cup, registering a smooth seven-wicket victory over Netherlands to keep their semifinals hopes alive in Lucknow on Friday. In the battle between two giant-killers of this showpiece, Afghanistan rode on their spinners and brilliant fielding to restrict the Dutch to 179 all out and then chased down the target in 31.3 overs.
Defending champions England are not having the best of time in India and up next, they face arch-rivals Australia in Match 36 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Before the tournament began, England were touted as one of the favourites alongside India to win the tournament. However, almost everything has gone wrong for them. After a defeat to New Zealand in the opening match by a thumping margin, England registered a big win against Bangladesh to get back on track.
Netherlands off-spinner Aryan Dutt has expressed his desire to dismiss star India batter Virat Kohli, adding that it would be the best gift of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023. Netherlands and India square off on November 12 in Bengaluru. The match will mark the end of the group phase of the tournament. While Kohli has been in sublime form in the World Cup so far, scoring 354 runs in six games at an average of 88.50, Dutt has emerged as a future prospect, bagging eight wickets in six games.
A star-studded England line-up has fallen well short of expectations in defence of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup title they famously won in 2019. Former captain Michael Atherton identifies what has gone wrong. England's title defence is on the brink of collapsing well short of the knockout stages at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. A sixth defeat coming at the hands of arch-rivals Australia on Saturday, or in one of their other remaining matches against Netherlands and Bangladesh, will confirm what already seems most likely - England's title defence is over before it truly began.
New Zealand will face Pakistan in Match 35 of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 on November 4 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India. The match will start at 10:30 AM IST. The New Zealand men's cricket team heads into the upcoming match on the back of a three-match losing streak. The Kiwi side, which initially won four matches in a row at the start of their campaign, now faces a critical situation where they must secure a victory against Pakistan.