Winter cricket in SA? Proteas could have answer to diluted Test roster
That could be the answer to South Africa's limited red-ball commitments between now and the end of the ICC's Future Tour Programme (FTP) in 2027.
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That could be the answer to South Africa's limited red-ball commitments between now and the end of the ICC's Future Tour Programme (FTP) in 2027.
Snehasish Ganguly, the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), said on Tuesday that the preparations have started for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and added that an India vs Pakistan match at Eden Gardens would be a dream match. The schedule for CWC 2023 was announced on Tuesday. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will square off at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 this October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The opening game of the World Cup is scheduled to place at the same venue on October 5 with a match between defending champions England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad, the ICC announced on Tuesday.
ICC announced the schedule for the ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. The defending champions England will take on the runners-up of the 2019 World Cup, New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament in Ahmedabad. The most-awaited clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. After a lot of debate regarding the venues, the schedule has finally been announced as Pakistan Cricket Board had made certain requests with the ICC. On their request, the second semi-final of the tournament has been kept in Kolkata and they will be playing their first match on October 6 against the team of Qualifier 1 in Hyderabad.
Sunil Chhetri worked his magic but India had to split points with Kuwait after an acrimonious 1-1 draw in their last group match in the SAFF Championship on Tuesday. Chhetri had put India on the road to victory with an injury-time strike in the first half but an own goal by Anwar Ali in the added time of the second half spoiled the home side's march. This was also the first goal India conceded in nine matches. The result meant that India and Kuwait ended up on seven points but the latter topped Group A on better goal average. India will play Lebanon in the semifinal while Kuwait will take on either Bangladesh or Maldives. Already qualified for the semifinal, both India and Kuwait pressed forward from the whistle, giving some entertaining moments.
India will host Pakistan for the first time in seven years after the schedule for the 2023 men's ODI World Cup was released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday.
Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Suresh Raina revealed that MS Dhoni is the trickiest bowler he has faced at the nets. In a recent interaction with Jio Cinema, Raina said that the legendary Sri Lankan duo of Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralidharan are the toughest bowlers he has faced but quickly added that playing Dhoni at the nets was extremely difficult. He explained that Dhoni came up with a lot of variations while bowling and even joked about how he justified bowling front foot no-balls.
ICC announced the schedule for the ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. The defending champions England will take on the runners-up of the 2019 World Cup, New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament in Ahmedabad. India will be playing their opening match on October 8 against Australia in Chennai. Afghanistan will be opening their campaign against Bangladesh on October 7 in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. With the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and others, Afghanistan will be eying their maiden ODI World Cup title.
Defending champions England will open the 2023 men’s ODI World Cup when they face New Zealand in Ahmedabad, India on October 5. The two sides contested the dramatic 2019 final at Lord’s which England won on boundary count after a tied finish.