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Wanindu Hasaranga and the rest of Sri Lanka’s starry line up dealt a strong defeat to the UAE in their opening game of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bulawayo.
A Manchester United fan was fined and banned from football in the UK for four years on Monday, for wearing a replica shirt mocking the Hillsborough disaster. Police received a number of complaints about James White's shirt with the figure "97" and the words "Not Enough" on the back at the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium earlier this month. It referred to the 97 fans of United's arch rivals Liverpool who were victims of a crush during an FA Cup semi-final match at the stadium in Sheffield in April 1989.
The ICC World Cup Qualifiers began on Sunday with USA taking on West Indies and Zimbabwe facing Nepal in Harare. The teams are competing for a spot in the ODI World Cup 2023, which will be held in India in October this year. The qualifiers are going to be a tight affair as all the teams will be putting their best foot forward in order to make it to the main event. A brilliant example of tough competition was seen during the match between USA and West Indies, where a blistering delivery from Kyle Phillip rattled Kyle Mayers' middle stump.
Former Bengal and Railways cricketer Shyama Shaw was on Monday added to the senior women's national selection panel as she replaced compatriot Mithu Mukherjee. "The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik, Mr Ashok Malhotra, and Mr Jatin Paranjape, screened applications for the positions of one selector in the women's selection committee and junior cricket committee each, respectively," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.
Proteas skippers Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram and fast bowler Shabnim Ismail lead the nominees for the annual Cricket South Africa (CSA) awards after the 2022/23 season.
Reece Topley revealed he is hungrier than ever to be part of England's World Cup squad this autumn after injury heartbreak denied him a part of last year's T20 triumph in Australia. The Surrey left-arm seamer suffered an ankle injury tripping on a boundary rope on the eve of the T20 World Cup in October last year, before being dealt a further blow when his stint in the IPL was cut short following a dislocated shoulder. Ad But the 29-year-old insists the pair of setbacks have only made him more determined to ensure he is on the plane to India as England seek to defend the title they won four years ago.
David Gower is backing Bazball to emulate the impact of the 2005 and 1981 Ashes and lift the mood of the nation if England can regain the urn this summer. The most hotly-anticipated series for some time got underway at Edgbaston on Friday, with Ben Stokes' and Brendon McCullum's bold new side looking to win the Ashes back for the first time since 2017. Ad Pat Cummins' Australia dominated the last series Down Under but England have been on a transformative journey since then under the new leadership of captain Stokes and coach McCullum.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 had its fair share of controversies. While the incident involving Virat Kohli, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Gautam Gambhir topped them all, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Avesh Khan's helmet throw against Royal Challengers Bangalore was also a highly talked-about moment. Avesh was even handed a fine by the IPL for the action. In an interview, the pacer has opened up on the incident, admitting that he went a little overboard in the match and shouldn't have done that.