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Yashpal Sharma's Birth Anniversary: Look At Late Cricketer's Top Batting Performances

A new chapter in the history of cricket was written in 1983 after India defeated West Indies to clinch their maiden World Cup title. Even after 40 years, all the fans look back to that day with big smile on their faces. The Kapil Dev-led side registered a 43-run victory over West Indies in the summit clash on June 25, 1983 at Lord's in England. With Kapil leading from the front, the likes of Mohinder Amarnath, Sunil Gavaskar, and Roger Binny also contributed in team's victory. Apart from them, one player who played a major role in the entire tournament was batter Yashpal Sharma. On the occasion of his 69th birth anniversary, let's have a look at his career.

Could Tilak Varma Play In 2023 ODI World Cup? Rohit Sharma Answers The Big Question

The emergence of young batter Tilak Varma has given the Indian cricket team and its fans plenty of hope. The left-handed batter did wonders for the team in the first three T20Is against West Indies, playing a responsible yet attractive style of batting. His success made many wonder whether the 20-year-old batter can be considered the No. 4 spot in the Indian team for the ODI World Cup 2023. India skipper Rohit Sharma, when asked about the same, didn't shut the doors on his Mumbai Indians teammate.

"More Than 50% Dot Balls": Ishan Kishan Sees His T20I Approach Being Questioned

Despite performing really well in the ODI series against the West Indies, Ishan Kishan failed to take his impressive batting form to the T20I series against the Carribean side. With 184 runs across 3 matches, the southpaw was the highest run-scorer in the ODI series. His performance included hat-trick half-centuries. However, in the first two T20Is against West Indies, Kishan scored 33 runs with a strike rate of 103.12. That saw the player being dropped for Yashasvi Jaiswal in the third T20I.

Fire Broke Out At Eden Gardens Amid ODI World Cup Preparations, Confirms Association President

The preparations for the ODI World Cup 2023 are going thick and heavy, with there being roughly two months' time before the mega event begins. Eden Gardens, one of the most iconic cricket venues in the world, witnessed a hurdle in its preparations for the tournament after a fire broke out on Thursday. The Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehashish Ganguly confirmed that such an incident did take place, although he was happy that no major damage was done and the situation came under control before things could go out of hand.

Virat Kohli Named Instagram's Top Earner From India, His Extravagant Per Post Fee Is...

India's talismanic batter Virat Kohli might not be playing as much cricket this year as he usually does, owing to the change in dynamics in the Indian team, but he still remains the top-earning Indian on photo and video blogging platform Instagram. As per a report, Kohli charged a mind-boggling sum of INR 14 crore for every single sponsored post he put on Instagram in the 2023 list released. The list was topped by football great Cristiano Ronaldo, followed by his arch-rival Lionel Messi.

No. 4 remains a worry for India captain Rohit ahead of World Cup

NEW DELHI : Shreyas Iyer's lower back injury has left India without a settled number four batter in the one-day squad ahead of this year's home World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma said.

"Big Names But Their Fitness...": Ex-Pakistan Star Ridicules Indian Team's Chances At World Cup

India and Pakistan will be facing each other on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be an ODI World Cup contest between the sides. While both the teams will be equally eager to register a victory in the game, former Pakistan bowler Aaqib Javed feels that Pakistan will be the stronger side among the two and the match will be a "great chance" for the team to beat India on latter's soil as their "fitness and form is not up to the mark". India and Pakistan last played a bilateral series back in January 2012. It was Pakistan's tour to India.

"Even I Am Not...": Rohit Sharma On Team India's Asia Cup Squad Selection

Several new players have made their senior international debut in the Indian team since the conclusion of the 2022 T20 World Cup. While the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been away from the T20 format entirely, they were even kept away from the ODI side in the recent showdown against West Indies. With the Asia Cup being Team India's next big event, skipper Rohit Sharma suggested that even he isn't an automatic selection in the squad at the moment. Rohit also hinted that there will be pressure on some players to perform at the Asia Cup with World Cup spots up for grabs.

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Yashpal Sharma's Birth Anniversary: Look At Late Cricketer's Top Batting Performances

Could Tilak Varma Play In 2023 ODI World Cup? Rohit Sharma Answers The Big Question

"More Than 50% Dot Balls": Ishan Kishan Sees His T20I Approach Being Questioned

Fire Broke Out At Eden Gardens Amid ODI World Cup Preparations, Confirms Association President

Virat Kohli Named Instagram's Top Earner From India, His Extravagant Per Post Fee Is...

No. 4 remains a worry for India captain Rohit ahead of World Cup

"Big Names But Their Fitness...": Ex-Pakistan Star Ridicules Indian Team's Chances At World Cup

"Even I Am Not...": Rohit Sharma On Team India's Asia Cup Squad Selection