Saudi Arabia beat Indonesia by 8 wickets at 2023 ACC Men’s Challenger Cup
Saudi Arabia’s national cricket team have beaten Indonesia by eight wickets in their ODI at the 2023 ACC Men’s Challenger Cup taking place in Thailand.
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"23 Tests Since Virat Kohli Scored A Century," Tweets Iceland Cricket. Fans Don't Like It
Virat Kohli, after a couple of years when he could not score a ton, is back among run in the white ball formats. Since the 2022 Asia Cup, Kohli has been scoring well in limited overs cricket. However, the same cannot be said for the Test format. He has not scored a half-century in his last 13 Test innings. His scores in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy reads - 44, 20 and 12. The former Indian cricket team skipper's last Test ton came against Bangladesh in November, 2019. Iceland Cricket highlighted this aspect in a tweet recently.
Long-term broadcast deal will be in jeopardy if India-Pakistan clash doesn't happen in Asia Cup: Source
Asia Cup.The Asia Cup has been allotted to Pakistan but due to the prevailing political tensions between the neighbours, BCCI has said India will not send its team for the tournament in September and would rather want the continental event be moved to the UAE or Sri Lanka.However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has so far not agreed to the demand, leading to a stalemate.In the event of India withdrawing from the Asia Cup in Pakistan, the tournament will lose its sheen and the broadcaster could incur heavy losses with no riveting India-Pakistan clashes.
Shahid Afridi's take on Asia Cup stand-off: 'Even ICC won't be able to do anything in front of BCCI'
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that even the International Cricket Council (ICC) won't be able to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the issue of Pakistan being the hosts for the 2023 Asia Cup, which is now likely to move out of the country. The BCCI has made it clear that the Indian team won't travel to Pakistan for the tournament because of the tense political relations between the two countries, and the Pakistan Cricket Board reacted by threatning to boycott the ODI World Cup to be held in India later this year.The continental tourney is significant as it is scheduled just before the ODI World Cup, which India is hosting and Pakistan has threatened to boycott in a tit-for-tat riposte."I have no idea, will India visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup? Will we boycott the ODI World Cup in India? But we need to take a stand at some point or the other," Afridi told 'Samaa TV'.
"ICC Won't Be Able To Do Anything In Front Of BCCI": Pakistan Great's Strong Comment On Asia Cup Controversy
The confusion over the host venue for the 2023 Asia Cup does not seem to end. While Pakistan is the designated host, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head, last year said that India won't be travelling to the country for the continental event. While the decision over the venue of the Asia Cup has been put off in the latest ACC meeting, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently gave his take on the topic. Ashwin, in a video on his YouTube channel, doesn't think it is possible for Pakistan to skip the ODI World Cup in India if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refuses to travel to their country for the Asia Cup.
Sri Lankan Umpire's Valentine's Day Post With Sourav Ganguly, Ramiz Raja Leaves Internet Baffled
Sri Lankan umpire and former cricketer Kumar Dharmasena left social media baffled with a Valentine's Day post on Facebook. Dharmasena shared two pictures - one with former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and the other with Pakistan board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja - and captioned it "Happy Valentine's to all of you". The pictures seemed to have been taken during a 'World Cricket Commitee' meeting when both Ganguly and Raja were heading the respective cricket boards. Dharmasena found Valentine's Day 2023 as the perfect occasion to share these pictures on his Facebook profile.
Asia Cup Fate To Be Decided in Asian Council's 'Emergency Meeting': Report
Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) emergency meeting on Saturday in Baharin called by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi will decide the fate of Pakistan hosting the 2023 Asia Cup. According to a source to ANI, "PCB newly elected chief Najam Sethi wants an urgent meeting with ACC chief and members and he expressed this wish in front of ACC members during ILT 20 opening ceremony in Dubai. Now the meeting will be in Bahrain and the main agenda of the meeting is to decide the fate of the 2023 Asia cup, whether it will be held in Pakistan or not. Most likely it will be held in another country rather than Pakistan."
BCCI Shortlists 20 For 2023 World Cup, Injury-Prone Players Told To Skip IPL: Sources
With an eye on the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, the BCCI has shortlisted a pool of 20 players, sources told NDTV. Also, top players could be asked to skip the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the BCCI wanting players to focus on ICC events, and to avoid injury problems. The decision was taken during BCCI's performance review meeting, which took place at a seven star hotel in Mumbai. In attendance were coach Rahul Dravid, Captain Rohit Sharma, NCA chairman VVS Laxman, ex Chief selector Chetan Sharma. Board President Roger Binny joined through video conferencing.