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"Don't Know How It...": Kapil Dev, India's 1st World Cup-Winning Cricket Captain, On Rohit Sharma-led Team's Chances At Marquee Event

India will enter the ICC World Cup 2023 as obvious favourites, and former captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday said the home side should tame the pressure of expectations to regain the trophy. Two-time champions India will be keen to add another title to their cabinet after a hiatus of 12 years during the October 5-November 19 tournament. "I don't know how it will pan out. They are yet to announce the team for the World Cup. India will always enter a tournament as favourites as it has been the case for a long time," said Kapil on the sidelines of the launch of Golf Fitting Centre here at the Karnataka Golf Association.

Shikhar Dhawan Returns, No Place For Yuzvendra Chahal: Ex-India Star's Picks For ICC World Cup 2023 Squad

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes that Shikhar Dhawan could be a good addition for the ICC World Cup 2023 but excluded spinner Yuzvendra Chahal while picking the likely squad for the tournament. Jaffer also included KL Rahul and Sanju Samson as his wicket-keeping options but Ishan Kishan was missing from his list. In the bowling department, Jaffer picked three spinners but all of them were left-arm options with Kuldeep Yadav potentially making a comeback in his selected squad. India will play their first game of the competition against Australia on October 8 in Chennai.

In Three Words, Rohit Sharma Captures Emotions Of Rain-Marred 2nd Test

Rain played a spoilsport on Monday as the entire Day 5 of the second Test between India and West Indies got washed out. As a result, the second Test ended in a draw and the Rohit Sharma-led side clinched the two-match series 1-0. Team India had an upper hand over the hosts in the entire game as the Caribbean side needed 289 runs on Day 5 with eight wickets in hand. However, the weather prevailed over India's hopes as the day concluded without a single ball being bowled.

India's test transition begins smoothly in West Indies

India would be reasonably pleased with the smooth start to the transition of their test team against the West Indies, even if a 1-0 series victory against a side seven rungs below them in the official rankings may not sound impressive.

"Don't Want Anyone To Lead...": Rohit Sharma's Intriguing Take on 'Spearhead' Mohammed Siraj

The Indian team is in the right place, said skipper Rohit Sharma after the 1-0 series win over the West Indies and praised Mohammed Siraj for stepping up in the absence of senior pacers. Siraj picked up his maiden Man-of-the-Match award in the traditional five-day game after grabbing 5 for 60 in the West Indies' first innings of the second Test, which ended in a draw after relentless rain washed out the fifth and final day's play at the Queen's Park Oval.

Final day washout sees India wrap up series win over West Indies

India clinched a fifth consecutive series triumph in the West Indies on Monday when the second and final Test of their series ended as a draw with no play possible because of rain on the final day.

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Rain Ruins India's Plans As Rohit Sharma-Led Side Settles For 1-0 Series Win

An Indian team in transition will feel robbed of an opportunity as torrential rain came in its way of potentially winning the second Test against West Indies and completing a 2-0 series whitewash in Port of Spain on Monday. Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India called the shots here too and set the hosts an imposing target of 365. But the match ended in a draw after the fifth and final day's play was washed out. Having taken two wickets to leave the beleaguered West Indies trailing by 289 runs by the end of the fourth day's play, the Indians would have certainly fancied their chances of emerging victorious and grabbing a full 24 points in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle.

"Ravichandran Ashwin Will Run Through...": Mohammed Siraj Fires Day 5 Warning To West Indies

India pacer Mohammed Siraj is confident spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will prove to be more than a handful for the West Indies batters on the final day of the second Test in Port of Spain on Monday and help the visitors make a clean sweep of the two-match series. India, after setting a 365-run target for the hosts to level the series, had West Indies struggling at 76/2 at stumps on day four with veteran spinner Ashwin taking both the wickets on Sunday. The Caribbean side still has to score 289 runs to achieve an improbable win on Monday with the wicket assisting spinners.

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"Don't Know How It...": Kapil Dev, India's 1st World Cup-Winning Cricket Captain, On Rohit Sharma-led Team's Chances At Marquee Event

Shikhar Dhawan Returns, No Place For Yuzvendra Chahal: Ex-India Star's Picks For ICC World Cup 2023 Squad

In Three Words, Rohit Sharma Captures Emotions Of Rain-Marred 2nd Test

India's test transition begins smoothly in West Indies

"Don't Want Anyone To Lead...": Rohit Sharma's Intriguing Take on 'Spearhead' Mohammed Siraj

Final day washout sees India wrap up series win over West Indies

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Rain Ruins India's Plans As Rohit Sharma-Led Side Settles For 1-0 Series Win

"Ravichandran Ashwin Will Run Through...": Mohammed Siraj Fires Day 5 Warning To West Indies