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Gautam Gambhir Questions Role Of BCCI's NCA On Shreyas Iyer Injury, Says Star Won't Be Part Of World Cup

Former India batter Gautam Gambhir feels Shreyas Iyer won't be part of the World Cup squad, having not played much cricket for the entirety of 2023. Iyer has been out of the side since March this year when he had suffered a lower back stress. He returned to the playing XI for the Asia Cup group stage match against Pakistan. However, later in the tournament, Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma said that he had a back spasm. Gambhir urged the management not to pick injury-prone players for a big tournament like World Cup.

Race For Number One Spot In ODI Ranking Heats Up Ahead Of World Cup

The fight to be the top-ranked ODI side at the start of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup heats up in the coming days as the Asia Cup concluded and India, Australia, two of the top three sides will compete in a bilateral series starting from September 22. Despite their early elimination and India's overwhelming triumph over Sri Lanka in the final, Pakistan stayed No. 1 at the end of the Asia Cup 2023. Australia, too, missed their chance to top the rankings with their series loss to South Africa. The Aussies led the series 2-0 before the hosts launched a remarkable comeback and won three straight games to secure a series victory on Sunday.

Asia Cup Final: Sri Lanka Fan's Shocked Reaction After Mohammed Siraj's 4-Wicket Over Goes Viral

The Asia Cup 2023 final between Indian cricket team and Sri Lanka cricket team turned into a one-sided affair for the Rohit Sharma-led team, thanks to Mohammed Siraj. The 29-year-old right-arm pacer bowled the spell of his career so far as he scalped six wickets for 21 runs. He is now only the fourth Indian to scalp six wickets in an ODI after the great Anl Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah and Stuart Binny. Siraj's fiery spell consisted one over in which he scalped four wickets - the first time an Indian has done so.

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah Produces Magical Delivery To Leave Sri Lanka Reeling In First Over During Asia Cup 2023 final

Jasprit Bumrah provided the Indian cricket team with a perfect start to the Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka as he dismissed Kusal Perera on the third ball of the match on Sunday. The ball pitched on the middle stump and sharply swung outside tempting Perera to push at it. The left-hander could not stop himself and ended up edging it back to the wicket-keeper. KL Rahul was alert behind the stumps and he pulled off a good catch by diving full length to his left. It was a a brilliant start to the game and Mohammed Siraj followed it up with six wickets, bundling out Sri Lanka for 50.

"Not Hot Favourites": Former Cricketer Atul Wassan On India's World Cup Chances

While India reigned supreme at the Premadasa on Sunday, humbling defending champions Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to lift their 8th Asia Cup, former international cricketer Atul Wassan said the 'Men in Blue' are not the "hot favourites" going into the ODI World Cup next month. The 50-over showpiece, to be hosted in India this year, will get underway in less than a couple of weeks from now. Weighing in on India's chances to claim their third world crown after 2013 when a certain MS Dhoni led his boys to glory, Wassan said he believed that much of the team's prospects in the tournament would depend on the nature of the surfaces they play on and whether they build on their success in the Asia Cup.

"Virat Kohli Faced It. Rahul Dravid Faced It In 2007": Gautam Gambhir's Warning For Rohit Sharma Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

The Indian cricket team received a massive boost ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 as the Rohit Sharma-led side defeated Sri Lanka comprehensively in the final to clinch the Asia Cup 2023 title on Sunday. The win made Rohit Sharma one of the most successful captains in Asia Cup history as it was his second title and 10th match win overall. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that there is no doubt currently over Rohit's captaincy but warned that a bad World Cup outing can change it.

India vs Sri Lanka: Mohammed Siraj's 'Siu' Lights Up Asia Cup Final As He Scripts Several Records

Mohammed Siraj was breathing fire under overcast conditions in Colombo, as he mercilessly ripped apart Sri Lanka's top order in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Courtesy of Siraj's dream opening spell, India ripped apart Sri Lanka for 50 in the Asia Cup 2023 final. Over the years, there have been some outstanding fast bowlers in Indian cricket, and the team's performance in the limited-overs format has been greatly influenced by their abilities. Several records were broken in the last 90 minutes as Siraj finished with 6 wickets to his name. Four of those wickets came in one over, and that's where he sealed the fate of the match.

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Gautam Gambhir Questions Role Of BCCI's NCA On Shreyas Iyer Injury, Says Star Won't Be Part Of World Cup

Race For Number One Spot In ODI Ranking Heats Up Ahead Of World Cup

Asia Cup Final: Sri Lanka Fan's Shocked Reaction After Mohammed Siraj's 4-Wicket Over Goes Viral

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah Produces Magical Delivery To Leave Sri Lanka Reeling In First Over During Asia Cup 2023 final

"Not Hot Favourites": Former Cricketer Atul Wassan On India's World Cup Chances

"Virat Kohli Faced It. Rahul Dravid Faced It In 2007": Gautam Gambhir's Warning For Rohit Sharma Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

India vs Sri Lanka: Mohammed Siraj's 'Siu' Lights Up Asia Cup Final As He Scripts Several Records

Shane Lowry: My entire 2023 season has been about Ryder Cup