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LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has made rapid progress from a knee injury and will be "battle-ready" for their Twenty20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals India this month, the country's cricket board chief, Ramiz Raja, said.
India had their first training session here on Friday and will be playing two warm up games on October 10 and 13 before they travel to Brisbane for the ICC organised practice matches ahead of their World Cup opener against Pakistan in Melbourne on October 23. "The upcoming 8-10 days are very crucial for us leading into the World Cup and I can't thank the management and BCCI enough to get these 8 days because we always feel we are rushed into the big tournaments playing so much cricket as Indian team.
Jos Buttler has declared himself fit for Sunday's opening Twenty20 international against Australia but Liam Livingstone's ankle injury makes the all-rounder doubtful for their World Cup opener later this month. Buttler, recovering from a nagging calf injury, watched from the sidelines as England beat Pakistan 4-3 before flying into Australia, where they play three 20-overs matches against the world champions. "I'm back to 100 percent," Buttler told reporters in Perth on Saturday.
India's strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai feels the team is often "rushed" into big tournaments and the ongoing preparatory camp ahead of the T20 World Cup will give the players much needed time to unwind as well as work on their specific skills to deal with Australian conditions. India had their first training session here on Friday and will be playing two warm up games on October 10 and 13 before they travel to Brisbane for the ICC organised practice matches ahead of their World Cup opener against Pakistan in Melbourne on October 23.
England captain Jos Buttler has declared himself fit for Sunday's opening T20 against Australia but Liam Livingstone's ankle injury makes the all-rounder doubtful for their World Cup opener later this month.
MELBOURNE : England captain Jos Buttler has declared himself fit for Sunday's opening Twenty20 International against Australia but Liam Livingstone's ankle injury makes the all-rounder doubtful for their World Cup opener later this month.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt feels star pacer Shaheen Afridi should not play the upcoming T20 World Cup if he is not a 100 per cent fit to take part in the mega event in Australia. Shaheen, who is out of the action due to a knee injury, is currently in London for his rehabilitation. It is not known as to whether Shaheen will take part at the showpiece event in Australia. However, Butt suggested that the World Cups will come and go, but it's important to preserve Shaheen, in order to prolong his career.
India vs Bangladesh, Women's Asia Cup, Live Score Updates: Team India will be facing off against Bangladesh in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup on Saturday. The side would look to brush aside the defeat against Pakistan and would look to return to winning ways. On Friday, the side stumbled to a disappointing loss and the experimentation with the batting order costed them dearly. India are currently at the top spot in the points table with three wins in four games while Bangladesh are at the third spot with two wins in three games. (LIVE SCORECARD)