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"2011 Ka Badla": Shoaib Akhtar Sets ODI World Cup Target For Pakistan Team

The countdown for the 2023 ODI World Cup has begun, with India set to host the quadrennial tournament, hoping to end their trophy drought. However, there remain a number of other teams that are more than capable of lifting the title, one of them is the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team. In fact, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels it could be an India vs Pakistan final in the showpiece event. If that happens, Akhtar wants Pakistan to go the distance and avenge the 2011 result.

Rahul Dravid "Has An Advantage...": Ravi Shastri's Verdict On Legend's Tenure As Indian Cricket Team Coach

Current India head coach Rahul Dravid remains one of the most respected figures in the sport. Dravid came into the Indian team as the head coach after Ravi Shastri decided to step aside in 2021. Under Dravid's guidance, India have done well but failed to lift the ICC Trophy -- T20 World Cup 2022 -- that the country desperately desires. Speaking of Dravid's performances as the head coach of the Indian team, Shastri said that the former needs to be given more time.

Gone With The Wind! Hilarious Scene During New Zealand-Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Watch

Heavy winds impacted the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. It became difficult for the bowlers to bowl their lines on the opening day, and the fourth day of the match was no exception. On Monday, Sri Lanka had resumed their second innings at 113 for 2, after the hosts had enforced follow-on. In the 121st over, Michael Bracewell bowled a delivery towards the off-stump but the heavy wind caused the ball to outrageously drift away from batter Prabath Jayasuriya and go well out of his reach.

India vs Australia - Suryakumar Yadav "Has Not Played...": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Star's ODI Struggles

He is more than happy with the takeaways from the nine home ODIs that Indian team has played and has already narrowed his World Cup core team to 17-18 players, head coach Rahul Dravid said on the eve of the series decider against Australia. India are going into the decider having already played eight home games - three versus Sri Lanka, three versus New Zealand and three against Australia finishing on Wednesday.

"When It Comes To ICC Events, India Fail To Perform": Ex-Pakistan Captain

Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez feels that India are a tough side to beat in a bilateral series, but when it comes to big ICC tournaments, the team fails to perform. It is worth noting that India have not won any major ICC trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy. They reached the final of the T20 World Cup in 2014 where they lost to Sri Lanka. In the 2015 semi-final of ODI World Cup, they lost to Australia. India faced another semi-final defeat, this time in the 2016 T20 World Cup at the hands of West Indies. After that, the side also lost the Champions Trophy final to Pakistan in 2017, before being beaten by New Zealand in the semi-final of the ODI World Cup in 2019.

Stead calls for separate coaches for New Zealand test, white ball teams

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead says it is time for the Black Caps to have separate coaches guiding the test and white ball teams to help ease the demands on staff.

"Give Sanju Samson A Chance": Ex-India Batter On Suryakumar Yadav's ODI Struggles

Team India faced a big defeat against Australia in the second ODI as the Steve Smith-led side crushed them by 10 wickets. There was not a single moment in the entire match where the momentum was in the favour of the hosts. Batter Suryakumar Yadav turned out to be unluckiest as he got out for a golden duck once again. The ruthless T20I batter fell prey to Mitchell Starc's blistering pace, who trapped Suryakumar in front of the stumps in both the ODIs. After back-to-back failures, the reliable Suryakumar's position in the team is in jeopardy as many cricket experts are raising questions over his stance in the ODI format.

Start Of T20 League In US With IPL Investment Likely To Change Cricketing Ecosystem Forever

The world cricket's ecosystem is slowly seeing a paradigm shift towards franchise cricket and the entry of Indian Premier League franchises in the United States through the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket (MLC) could be a significant step in that direction. With Kolkata Knight Riders (Los Angeles), Chennai Super Kings (Texas), Mumbai Indians (New York) and Delhi Capitals (Seattle Orcas) taking ownership or making significant investments in four of the six franchises (the other two being Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns), the cricketing landscape is going to change forever.

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"2011 Ka Badla": Shoaib Akhtar Sets ODI World Cup Target For Pakistan Team

Rahul Dravid "Has An Advantage...": Ravi Shastri's Verdict On Legend's Tenure As Indian Cricket Team Coach

Gone With The Wind! Hilarious Scene During New Zealand-Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Watch

India vs Australia - Suryakumar Yadav "Has Not Played...": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Star's ODI Struggles

"When It Comes To ICC Events, India Fail To Perform": Ex-Pakistan Captain

Stead calls for separate coaches for New Zealand test, white ball teams

"Give Sanju Samson A Chance": Ex-India Batter On Suryakumar Yadav's ODI Struggles

Start Of T20 League In US With IPL Investment Likely To Change Cricketing Ecosystem Forever