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In the 19th Apex Council meeting held on Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided that the upgradation of cricket stadiums across the country will go forward in two phases, with the first phase dealing with all venues announced for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in the country in its entirety for the first time ever.
India's squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies was announced on Wednesday with youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma, getting their maiden national call-ups. Interestingly, newly appointed BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has retained Hardik Pandya as the T20I captain with senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested. Both the players have been missing out on the shortest format of the game since the T20 World Cup 2022 and Hardik has been leading the team in the T20Is.
Rishabh Pant has been active on social media for quite some time now and keeps on sharing updates on his health and recovery with his fans. The explosive India wicketkeeper-batter has been out of action since December 2022, after he sustained injuries in a horrific car accident. Currently, the 25-year-old cricketer is at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, where he has been working on his rehabilitation. Talking about social media, Pant has made his debut on the newly launched Threads app on Instagram.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has pointed out a flaw in England's batting. Backing his opinion with stats, the former England international highlighted that the England batters are falling to pul shot during the ongoing Ashes series against Australia. The Pat Cummins-led side leads the five-match Test series 2-0 after winning the first two games by two wickets and 43 runs, respectively. While England have given a good fight to the visitors so far in the series, they have failed to win any game.
England captain Ben Stokes's dynamic 80, his latest dashing innings kept the hosts' Ashes hopes alive before Moeen Ali struck twice in quick succession in the third Test against Australia at Headingley on Friday. Australia were 116-4 in their second innings at stumps on the second day, a lead of 142 runs, as they looked to go 3-0 up in the five-match series and secure a first Ashes campaign triumph in England since 2001. Mitchell Marsh, who had already marked his first Test in nearly four years with a brilliant run-a-ball 118 in Australia's first-innings 263, was 17 not out, with Travis Head unbeaten on 18.
West Indies have included uncapped left-handed batsmen Kirk McKenzie and Alick Athanaze in their squad for the first match of their two-test series against India later this month.
Shabnim Ismail and Anrich Nortje were named SA Women's and Men's Player of the Year at the annual Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards on Friday evening.
The Women's World Cup takes place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand.