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"Not Even Me...": Rohit Sharma Sounds Warning, Says Nobody Assured of ODI World Cup 2023 Squad Spot

With the ODI World Cup 2023 fast approaching, the Indian cricket team is in its final mode of preparation. The team recently ended the ODI series against West Indies as winners, despite regular captain Rohit Sharma and ex-India skipper Virat Kohli not featuring in the fional two games. It looked like the Indian team management was preparing for a contingency plan. Now Rohit Sharma has said that nobody is assured of a place in the World Cup squad.

West Indies vs India: Tilak Varma On Cusp Of Surpassing Virat Kohli, KL Rahul In Elite T20I List

Tilak Varma has looked highly promising in his first three T20I matches for the Indian team. So far, the youngster has registered scores of 39, 51 and 49 not out in the first three T20Is against the West Indies. India now trail 1-2 in the five-match series after beating West Indies in the third T20I in Guyana on Tuesday. With India needing to win both matches in order to clinch the series, Tilak is on the cusp of surpassing Virat Kohli in an elite T20I list.

Sports Commentator Harsha Bhogle "Is Puzzled" By Discussion On Tilak Varma Missing 50 In T20I vs WI. AB de Villiers' Reply Is Gold

Hardik Pandya, who is the captain of the Indian cricket team in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies, was subjected to plenty of criticism on social media after the third T20I on Tuesday. Despite India winning comfortably chasing a target of 160 runs, Hardik has received a lot of flat for a strange reason. He hit a six on what turned out to be the last ball of the match to finish the chase, despite the fact that the non-striker Tilak Varma needed only 1 run to complete his half-century.

"When My Name Was Not There...": 'Shocked' Shikhar Dhawan Breaks Silence On Indian Cricket Team Snub For Asian Games

Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan was a "bit shocked" at his exclusion from India's Asian Games squad but remains determined to make a national comeback in the near future. With the first-choice players busy with preparation for the ODI World Cup at home, the BCCI named a squad full of youngsters for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October.

Trent Boult Returns To National Camp Ahead Of New Zealand's White-Ball Series Against England

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult has made a return to the national side training camp ahead of the white-ball series against UAE and England. Experienced pacer Boult and bowling all-rounder Kyle Jamieson have made a return to the New Zealand squad for the white-ball series against England starting September 8 onwards. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) took to Twitter to welcome back Boult back to the New Zealand side nearly a year after giving up his central contract for Kiwis.

"After Yuvraj Singh Nobody....": Rohit Sharma Admits Grim Situation Ahead Of Asia Cup, World Cup

The ODI World Cup 2023 in India is less that two months away but the hosts' team combination is nowhere close to being sorted. Much like the 2019 World Cup, the one slot which is bothering India is the No. 4 slot. No batter has succeeded in settling into the vital number four slot in the Indian ODI team since the retirement of Yuvraj Singh, captain Rohit Sharma said on Thursday, raising serious concerns before the World Cup. With the 50-over World Cup less than two months away, India are struggling to find a batter for the No. 4 slot, something that has also troubled them in the previous edition in 2019 in England.

"Definitely, We Will Get The Gold Medal In The Asian Games": Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Having missed out on the gold at the Commonwealth Games, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad is confident the Indian women's team can go the distance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China next month. The Indian team came close to winning the coveted gold on women's cricket's Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham last year but went down to Australia in the summit clash. It was the side's third defeat in a big final in recent years. The 'Women in Blue' have got a direct qualification to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games based on their ICC T20I rankings.

Ellyse Perry Extends Stay With Sydney Sixers, Signs Two-Year Deal

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has extended her stay with Sydney Sixers, signing another two-year deal with the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) club. "Long-term captain and fan favourite, Ellyse Perry, will continue her WBBL career after the star all-rounder re-signed for two more years with the Sydney Sixers," said the club in a statement. Perry will lead the Sixers onto the familiar grounds of North Sydney Oval again this summer, starting with the first match of WBBL season 09, on October 19, against the Melbourne Stars. '

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"Not Even Me...": Rohit Sharma Sounds Warning, Says Nobody Assured of ODI World Cup 2023 Squad Spot

West Indies vs India: Tilak Varma On Cusp Of Surpassing Virat Kohli, KL Rahul In Elite T20I List

Sports Commentator Harsha Bhogle "Is Puzzled" By Discussion On Tilak Varma Missing 50 In T20I vs WI. AB de Villiers' Reply Is Gold

"When My Name Was Not There...": 'Shocked' Shikhar Dhawan Breaks Silence On Indian Cricket Team Snub For Asian Games

Trent Boult Returns To National Camp Ahead Of New Zealand's White-Ball Series Against England

"After Yuvraj Singh Nobody....": Rohit Sharma Admits Grim Situation Ahead Of Asia Cup, World Cup

"Definitely, We Will Get The Gold Medal In The Asian Games": Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Ellyse Perry Extends Stay With Sydney Sixers, Signs Two-Year Deal