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Watch: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube Collide While Taking A Catch During India's 2nd T20I vs Ireland

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube collided with each other while taking a catch during India's second T20I match against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. On the final ball of the third over of Ireland's chase against India, Lorcan Tucker mistimed a pull shot on the bowling of Prasidh Krishna. The duo of Gaikwad and Dube collided while going for the catch, however, the former managed to hang onto the ball despite that. Luckily, both the players escaped unhurt and it ended with smiling faces.

Yuzvendra Chahal's Cryptic 'Sun Will Be Out Again' Post After Being Ignored For India's Asia Cup 2023 Squad Has Internet Talking

The Indian cricket squad for the Asia Cup 2023 was announced on Monday. Most of the squad inclusions were on expected line with KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah being named after a length injury break. Rahul is still nursing an injury and hence Sanju Samson has been kept as the backup. However, one notable omission in the squad was that of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. He was part of the ODI and T20I sides that toured West Indies recently. Chahal came up with a cryptic post on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the selection.

Stellar line-up set for DP World ILT20 Season 2

DUBAI: Some of the world’s biggest cricket stars will represent the six DP World ILT20 franchises in Season 2 of the UAE’s biggest cricket league — the second most-watched in India.

Watch: "Pagalpanti Nahi" - Rohit Sharma Pulls Batting Order Query Out Of The Park

The Indian cricket team squad for Asia Cup 2023 was announced on Monday and during the press conference following the reveal, skipper Rohit Sharma faced a lot of questions regarding the possible team combinations and how the batting order can look against Pakistan in the first match of the competition. However, the veteran batter was completely unfazed by the queries and he came up with a straight yet hilarious answer. He explained that most slots in the batting order are already decided with No. 4 and 5 being the slots where some flexibility is possible. He further explained that youngsters will be shuffled in different positions and joked that the team will not indulge in 'madness' like "sending a opener to bat at No 8".

ILT20: Pakistan’s Shadab and Azam Khan to join Shaheen Afridi at Desert Vipers

Shadab Khan and Azam Khan will join Shaheen Afridi at Desert Vipers for the second season of the DP World International League T20.

"One Batting Slot Does Not Make Much Of A Difference": Sourav Ganguly On Number 4 Position

Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said India have a lot of options for the No 4 position in their ODI side, and stressed that one position alone will not win important tournaments like the World Cup. Ganguly said the team management should zero in on one player and give him a long rope at the No 4 slot. “India has enormous talent. I keep hearing about this...we don't have this or that but we have too much and that is the problem that we cannot decide.

"Namaskar Modi Ji": South African Legends Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten Welcome Indian PM Ahead Of BRICS Summit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to South Africa for the 15th BRICS Summit, Proteas' cricketing legends Gary Kirsten and Jonty Rhodes released video messages welcoming PM Modi to the country. PM Modi will visit South Africa's Johannesburg from August 22 to 24 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit at the invitation of South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. Rhodes recalled having spent two 'wonderful' weeks with his family in 'Incredible India'.

"Everyone Creates Hype...": Ruturaj Gaikwad On Captaincy Style, Namedrops MS Dhoni

Ruturaj Gaikwad feels leading a side is a complicated affair but he will try to make it simple like his Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni when he captains India at the Asian Games next month. Gaikwad will captain a side full of youngsters in Hangzhou with the main team busy with World Cup preparations at the same time. "Leadership role is a very complicated thing to be honest. What Mahi bhai (Dhoni) always says is to take it one game at a time, don't worry about the future. "Everyone creates hype and whatever it is. I am not the kind of person who tracks social media and hear things about what anyone is saying about me. "I think this is one of the traits that I have learned at CSK. I am pretty much clear about giving my best in the field, coming back home, chilling with my friends," he told reporters after India's 33-run win over Ireland in the second T20 on Sunday.

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Watch: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube Collide While Taking A Catch During India's 2nd T20I vs Ireland

Yuzvendra Chahal's Cryptic 'Sun Will Be Out Again' Post After Being Ignored For India's Asia Cup 2023 Squad Has Internet Talking

Stellar line-up set for DP World ILT20 Season 2

Watch: "Pagalpanti Nahi" - Rohit Sharma Pulls Batting Order Query Out Of The Park

ILT20: Pakistan’s Shadab and Azam Khan to join Shaheen Afridi at Desert Vipers

"One Batting Slot Does Not Make Much Of A Difference": Sourav Ganguly On Number 4 Position

"Namaskar Modi Ji": South African Legends Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten Welcome Indian PM Ahead Of BRICS Summit

"Everyone Creates Hype...": Ruturaj Gaikwad On Captaincy Style, Namedrops MS Dhoni