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Long-serving Whitstable all-rounder John Butterworth is preparing to represent his country at a World Cup - alongside the brother of a former England Test captain!
Well before the names of the two teams in the Cricket World Cup 2023 were final, the 'pitch talk' had taken over the chatter around the tournament. From the semi-final onwards, there were plenty of discussions around the nature of the pitch that will be seen in the knockout matches of the World Cup. Seeing India pay the price of a slow and sluggish wicket at Ahmedabad in the final against Australia, the great Ricky Ponting called out the hosts' 'tactical blunder' when it comes to preparation of the pitch for the final.
The Indian cricket fans were left overjoyed on Wednesday after the Rohit Sharma and Co edged past New Zealand by 70 runs in the semi-final match of the ongoing ODI World Cup. Team India perfectly settled the scores with the Kiwis, against whom they had lost in the knockouts of the 2019 edition. With this win, the hosts have now entered the summit clash of the tournament, where they will be facing five-time champions Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Team India will now look to end their decade-long ICC trophy drought.
Pakistan's forgettable outing at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 ended with a loss against England on Saturday. With four wins in nine games, the Babar Azam-led side finished fifth in the 10-team competition. There was not much positive to be taken from the match for Pakistan. However, there was an awkward moment when former England captain Nasser Hussain was amused with the wicketkeeping of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan on one occasion.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain was all praise for Shreyas Iyer after the Indian batter silenced his critics with the bat during the Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Amid talks of his possible exclusion from the playing XI for the game, Iyer played a quickfire knock of 82 to take India to a big total of 357/8. He was the third Indian batter to miss his century on the night, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill also falling short early on.
There is no doubt that Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are among the greatest cricketers. Though both of them are the players of different eras, the fans, cricket experts and former cricketers could not keep themselves away from comparing the two batting giants. Tendulkar kicked off his international cricket career in 1989 and concluded it in 2013, while Kohli made his debut for the senior men's cricket team in 2008 and continues to be a crucial pat of the team.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh went on rant after multiple controversies hit the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and South Africa on Friday. Both Pakistan and South Africa were on the receiving end of some controversial calls by the technology. While South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen was adjudged LBW due to a DRS glitch, his teammate Tabraiz Shamsi survived a similar dismissal due to the umpire's call. Harbhajan asked for more consistency in such decisions, adding that the officials should either completely rely on technology or stick with the umpire's call.
England's dismal showing at the World Cup has been met with shock back home and marks the end of a brilliant era, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.