Ireland's ODI with England at Headingley abandoned due to rain
Ireland and England Metro Bank ODI has been abandoned due to poor weather conditions at Headingley.
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'He's gone': Family devastated as dad's ashes are 'stolen' after garage is 'broken into' in the early hours
A family have been left devastated after their dad's ashes were reportedly stolen when their garage was broken into in the early hours.
Asia Cup 2023 - "Only Question Mark Would Have Been...": Sunil Gavaskar On KL Rahul's Comeback
The Asia Cup 2023 was a successful campaign for the Indian cricket team as it claimed its record-extending eighth title and so was the case with KL Rahul. The wicketkeeper-batter didn't have a good start to the tournament. He was making a return to international cricket after a long gap due to a thigh injury that saw him get under the knife, but a niggle forced him to miss the first two matches of Asia Cup as well. However, Rahul bounced back brilliantly with a 111 not out against Pakistan in the Super 4 match.
Ravichandran Ashwin vs Washington Sundar: Story Behind An Unexpected Cricket World Cup 2023 Trial
A month and half back, Ravichandran Ashwin was eloquently explaining on his Tamil YouTube channel, why a talent like Tilak Varma should be seriously considered for the ODI World Cup. One of India's greatest match-winners in Test cricket wouldn't possibly have envisaged that in six weeks time he would be summoned for a two-match trial against Washington Sundar -- nearly a decade and half junior to him. Close selection calls are par for course when it comes to World Cup squads. But just two weeks before the mega event, the Indian team management has called the two off-spinners for the three-match series against Australia to keep a ready back-up option in case Axar Patel's quadriceps tear doesn't heal on time.
Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Headline Team India's World Cup Campaign "3 Ka Dream"
With just days to go before the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 begins, India's jersey sponsor, Adidas launched a new campaign for Rohit Sharma & Co, named '3 Ka Dream'. As per Adidas, the campaign is an ode to Team India's never-give-up attitude and unites India in its shared dream of witnessing the 3rd ODI World Cup victory. The film features some of the biggest stars of Indian cricket, including skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav. In the background, plays an original track sung by famous Indian rapper Raftaar who has tried to capture the emotions through powerful lyrics composed by Creativeland Asia.
"Don't Think Virat Kohli Wants Power Or Leadership. He Just...": Ex-India Star's Blunt Remark
Star batter Virat Kohli in undoubtedly one of the greatest sportspersons in the history of cricket. From being a world-class batter to one of the fittest fielders, Kohli has ticked all the boxes. The 'Run Machine' Kohli is also inching closer to surpass India legend Sachin Tendulkar in the list of most ODI hundreds scored by a batter. Tendulkar had registered 49 ODI centuries in his phenomenal 24-year-old long career and Kohli is just three tons behind from dethroning him. The 34-year-old batter smashed his 47th ton during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan.
England vs Ireland 1st ODI, Live Updates: Toss Delayed Due To Rain
England vs Ireland, 1st ODI, Live Updates:England will be squaring off against Ireland in the first ODI of the three match series on Wednesday at Headingley in Leeds. The Three Lions will be led by Zak Crawley in this series, which will be the final dress rehearsal, before the ODI World Cup in October. England will be coming to this side after clinching a three-match ODI series 3-1 against New Zealand. On the other hand, Ireland will also be putting their best foot forward in order to clinch victory. (Live Scorecard)
New Zealand To Decide Tim Southee's Cricket World Cup 2023 Fate After Surgery
Black Caps paceman Tim Southee's participation in next month's 50-overs World Cup will be decided after his surgery for a fractured and dislocated thumb, New Zealand Cricket said Wednesday. Southee faces an operation on Thursday and his World Cup fate will be decided early next week, but New Zealand coach Gary Stead is hopeful the bowler can recover in time. "We've got our fingers crossed the surgery goes well for Tim," Stead said. Southee, New Zealand's Test captain, will have pins or screws inserted in his thumb, Stead said. "Providing the procedure is a success, it will be a matter of ensuring Tim can tolerate the pain and manage the actual wound when returning to train and play," Stead added.