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Alan Hansen once proclaimed: "You can't win anything with kids". Well St Patrick's Athletic did when claiming Sunday's FA Cup final, with four teenagers on the pitch at full-time in their deserved 3-1 victory over Bohemians at the Aviva Stadium.
Talismanic India striker Sunil Chhetri believes his team is "strong" and "more prepared" than previous occasions to make it to the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers as the players have had good game time under their belts this year. The 39-year-old Chhetri will lead India into Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Joint Qualification campaign when they take on Kuwait in the opening away tie on Thursday. The stalwart said the fine performances against international sides at home had given the team a more settled look. "I think it is just the morale of the team, or what has happened in the last 6-8 months. A lot of boys have taken their places in the team. And that is why we are probably more prepared," Chhetri told AIFF on Monday.
Ahead of high-flying Team India's high-intensity semi-finals clash against New Zealand, India's first individual Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra has some solid advice for Men in Blue as the hosts gear up to take on the 2019 runner-up. Unbeaten in the tournament Rohit Sharma-led side will take on New Zealand in the semi-finals of the ongoing in the ICC World Cup 2023 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), Olympic gold medallist Bindra has penned a heartfelt note and suggested his view to India on handling pressure. Bindra suggested the players need to live in the present moment and stick to their routines as this will transform pressure into performance.
Lockie Ferguson believes New Zealand bowling attack remain a 'handsome bunch' despite losing fast bowler Matt Henry and have all bases covered for the World Cup semifinal against India in Mumbai on Wednesday. New Zealand were the last to qualify for the semifinals, having lost four games in a row after winning as many. They won their last league game against Sri Lanka to make the cut. Ferguson said they would not be troubled much with Henry's unavailability due to torn right hamstring.
India skipper Rohit Sharma continues his red-form in Cricket World Cup 2023. In the nine matches played in the league stage of the tournament, the right-handed batter scored 503 runs at an average of 55.89. He has hit one century and three half-centuries. Besides getting his name among the top-scorers in the tournament, Rohit also played a crucial role in providing India flying starts. On Sunday, the 36-year-old became the first ever Indian captain to score 500 or more runs in a single World Cup edition. While reaching the milestone, Rohit surpassed Sourav Ganguly (465 runs in 2003 World Cup) to become the Indian captain with most runs in a single edition of World Cup.
India will be nervous facing New Zealand in the World Cup, reckons Ross Taylor, drawing parallels from the campaigns of both teams in the 2019 edition. New Zealand had stopped India's dominant run four years ago when they beat the Virat Kohli-led side in the rain-hit semifinal at Manchester. Like 2019, India go into the semifinals as table toppers. New Zealand, who started the tournament well, finished fourth in the league stage with five wins in nine games. "As New Zealand prepare to take on India in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals, it is impossible not to look back at the parallels with 2019," Taylor, who was part of that semifinal in Manchester, told ICC.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam arrived in Lahore on Monday following the failed World Cup campaign, with the word going around that he will not voluntarily step down and wait for the the Pakistan Cricket Board to take a call. Babar, who was received by his family members at the Lahore International Airport, looked downcast as he came out of the building surrounded by security personnel. The insider word is that Babar will meet PCB chief Zaka Ashraf this week and will take a call on his all-format captaincy after the meeting. Pakistan, the 1992 champions, failed to make it to the semifinals after an unimpressive run where they lost five of the nine league matches. Babar was first made the white-ball captain in late 2019 and, in 2021, he also took over as the Test skipper. He has led Pakistan in two Asia Cups, two T20 World Cups and the ongoing ODI World Cup without winning any title.
DUBAI: Saudi driver and two-time world champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi has secured runner-up position in the 2023 World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas after finishing second at the Dubai International Baja, the last race of the season.