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"They Use This Strategy...": Ravichandran Ashwin On Rivals Calling India Favourites For World Cup

It is quite common for experts and cricketers to hail the Indian cricket team as ‘favourites' ahead of any major International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament. The situation is not much different with the ICC World Cup 2023 just around the corner and considering the fact that India are the hosts this time, it comes as no surprise that most people are counting them as major title contenders. However, veteran India skipper Ravichandran Ashwin had a rather interesting point to make regarding the ‘favourites' tag. He believes that it is a tactic used by cricketers around the world to reduce the pressure on themselves and put the Indian team under the spotlight.

'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

India head coach Rahul Dravid has seen many questions being raised over his position in the team, especially in T20Is. Even when India made a plethora of changes in the ODI series against West Indies, Dravid had found himself in the line of fire. After the Indian team lost the first two T20Is against West Indies, Hardik's captaincy credentials also came into the line of fire. The expectations from Hardik are to repeat the sort of success he has had with the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. But, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria feels the Hardik needs someone like Ashish Nehra to do that, and not Rahul Dravid.

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif asserted on Monday that the Indian team has the capability to win the World Cup at home this year and it should not be judged on the basis of two T20I losses in the West Indies. India, after winning the two-Test series and ODIs in the Caribbean, are trailing 0-2 in the five-match T20I series, leading to criticism over the side's preparations ahead of two major competitions -- the Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the ODI World Cup at home. However, Kaif said at a function here that the fears of India under-performing in the World Cup were unfounded, although he indicated that pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah will have to be fully fit for the hosts to end the title drought.

Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants Mickey Arthur And Grant Bradburn To Continue With Pakistan Cricket Team: Report

Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn, the foreign coaches attached with the Pakistan cricket team, are likely to continue in their respective roles with new chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq conveying to the management that he is comfortable working with them. South African Arthur was appointed as Team Director in April this year by the PCB while Bradburn came as Head Coach in May. However there was speculation that their stints might be cut short in case the cricket technical committee, that includes Inzamam and Misbah-ul-haq, won't give a positive response on presence of foreign recruits on the selection panel.

Rohit Sharma Reacts To Tilak Varma's Adorable Gesture For India Skipper's Daughter

Tilak Varma was one of the few bright spots for India in the second T20I against West Indies on Sunday. He scored his maiden international half-century during the second T20I match between India and West Indies, where the visitors faced a defeat by two wickets. Opting to bat first, Team India could only post a total of 152/7 in 20 overs and West Indies bowlers brilliantly dominated them. Later, the hosts chased down the target in just 18.5 overs with Nicholas Pooran scoring 67 runs.

Pension Suspended Since 2017, Retired Pakistan Cricketer Gets Relief From PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restored the pension of former Test pace bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz, who had all his payments suspended since January 2017 after making unsubstantiated defamatory statements against former Chairman, Najam Sethi. The ex gratia payments were discontinued as a result of disciplinary proceedings initiated against Nawaz by the previous set-ups of the PCB over his violation of the Code of Conduct under the Players' Welfare Policy.

India's Predicted XI vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Will Sanju Samson Make Way For Yashasvi Jaiswal?

After facing two back-to-back defeats in the ongoing five-match series, Team India will be taking on West Indies in the third T20I match on Tuesday. India will need to bat with the fearlessness they often talk about as they look to avoid a series defeat. The slow pitches on offer have not been the best for batting but as skipper Hardik Pandya pointed out after the loss on Sunday, India should have a found way to score additional 10-20 runs.

Sharjah baseball prodigy sets heart on big leagues after meeting New York Yankees legend

Situated just a few blocks away from Sharjah Cricket Stadium, it is not a huge surprise to see people carrying bats and balls up to the second floor of Safari Mall in the city’s industrial area.

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"They Use This Strategy...": Ravichandran Ashwin On Rivals Calling India Favourites For World Cup

'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants Mickey Arthur And Grant Bradburn To Continue With Pakistan Cricket Team: Report

Rohit Sharma Reacts To Tilak Varma's Adorable Gesture For India Skipper's Daughter

Pension Suspended Since 2017, Retired Pakistan Cricketer Gets Relief From PCB

India's Predicted XI vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Will Sanju Samson Make Way For Yashasvi Jaiswal?

Sharjah baseball prodigy sets heart on big leagues after meeting New York Yankees legend