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"Was Not Trusting Other Batters": Pakistan Great Slams KL Rahul After India's Loss In World Cup Final

Former Pakistani skipper Misbah-ul-Haq hit out at Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul following his 66-run knock against Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final match on Sunday. While speaking on a Pakistani-based channel, A Sports, Misbah said that Rahul did not trust the other batters in the first inning of the game. He further added that the 31-year-old was thinking of reaching the 250-run mark for his team and it got difficult. However, the former cricketer also praised the Indian right-handed batter and said that he played very well against spin bowling.

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC

Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be able to play international women’s cricket under new gender eligibility regulations announced by the International Cricket Council.

Afghanistan To Tour India For Three-match T20I series Starting From January 11

Afghanistan men's cricket team will tour India for a three-match T20I series in January, announced the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday. The series will start on January 11 and will go on till January 17. "Afghanistan Cricket Board confirms that the Afghanistan National Cricket Team will tour India for a three-match T20I series in early January 2024. The three T20I matches are scheduled for the 11th, 14th & 17th of January," said a statement from ACB.

ICC Moves Men's U-19 World Cup From Sri Lanka To South Africa

The ICC Board on Tuesday shifted the next year's men's Under-19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa, 11 days after the world governing body provisionally suspended the cricket body in the island nation due to government interference. In fact it was Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that had reached out to ICC and notified about the government interference in the running of cricket in the country. SLC and the Sports Ministry have been at loggerheads for some time. The government has accused SLC officials of being involved in corruption and mismanagement. "The U19 World Cup has been shifted to South Africa from Sri Lanka due to SLC's suspension. In fact, participating nations were apprised some days back after SLC got suspended. South Africa hosted the U19 WC in 2020. The decision got approval at ICC Board meeting in Ahmedabad," an ICC Board member told PTI.

BBC ‘rests’ Top Gear for ‘foreseeable future’ following Freddie Flintoff crash

Top Gear will be “rested” for the “foreseeable future” following a crash during filming last year, which left host Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff seriously injured, the BBC has announced. Production of the popular motoring show has been halted since former England cricket captain Flintoff was taken to hospital in December 2022.

"Cricketers Who Have Experienced Male Puberty...": ICC's Big Rule Change On Gender Eligibility

In a major policy decision, the ICC on Tuesday barred cricketers, who have been through any form of male puberty, from competing in international women's game regardless of whether or not they have undergone surgery or gender reassignment treatment. The ICC said it was taking the decision to protect the integrity of international women's game and the safety of players. In a statement, the ICC said, "The ICC Board approved new gender eligibility regulations for the international game following a nine-month consultation process with the sport's stakeholders. "The new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority), protection of the integrity of the women's game, safety, fairness and inclusion, and this means any Male to Female participants who have been through any form of male puberty will not be eligible to participate in the international women's game regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken." Gender reassignment and treatment have been a hotly-debated topic in world athletics for years.

2011 Cricket World Cup Winner Provides 'Very Shocking Stat' That Turned India's Final vs Australia

The Cricket World Cup 2023 final loss of the Indian cricket team still rankles the heart of the fans. After 20 years, the Rohit Sharma-led India cricket team had a chance to avenge the loss of Sourav Ganguly's side to Australia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup final. Instead, it was the Australian cricket team yet again which trumped India in the final of a ODI Cricket World Cup. Going into the final, the Indian cricket team was the favourites on the back of a 10-match winning streak. But Australia saved their best for the final game to first restrict India to a below-par total of 240 and then reached the target with seven overs to spare.

Sri Lanka free to compete internationally but U-19 World Cup moved to South Africa

Sri Lanka are free to compete internationally but next year's Under-19 Cricket World Cup will now be hosted by South Africa, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the terms of suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday.

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"Was Not Trusting Other Batters": Pakistan Great Slams KL Rahul After India's Loss In World Cup Final

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC

Afghanistan To Tour India For Three-match T20I series Starting From January 11

ICC Moves Men's U-19 World Cup From Sri Lanka To South Africa

BBC ‘rests’ Top Gear for ‘foreseeable future’ following Freddie Flintoff crash

"Cricketers Who Have Experienced Male Puberty...": ICC's Big Rule Change On Gender Eligibility

2011 Cricket World Cup Winner Provides 'Very Shocking Stat' That Turned India's Final vs Australia

Sri Lanka free to compete internationally but U-19 World Cup moved to South Africa