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"Despite Winning World Cups...": Indian Blind Cricket Team Captain Opens Up On Funding Struggles

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023, are due to take place between August 18 till 27 in Birmingham. Ajay Kumar Reddy, captain of the Indian Blind Cricket Team said, despite winning so many world cups,"we are struggling with funding." The sports taking place during the event are Archery, Chess, Cricket, Blind Football, Partially Sighted Football, Women's Football, Goalball (Male/Female), Judo, Powerlifting, Showdown, Ten Pin Bowling, and Tennis.

Watch: Rahul Dravid, Hardik Pandya Ask Yuzvendra Chahal To Return. Rules Made That Impossible

The spectators at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba were witness to a sort of comedy of errors involving Yuzvendra Chahal and Mukesh Kumar during the first T20I encounter between India and West Indies on Thursday. Kuldeep Yadav was clean bowled by Romario Shepherd on the first ball of the 20th over and with 10 runs needed off 5 balls, Chahal came out to bat. He had already made it all the way to the pitch when he was called back and it looked like the team management wanted Mukesh Kumar to bat at No. 10. However, it was too late as Chahal had already entered the pitch and he was deemed to be the legal batter. India were not able to salvage the situation as they slumped to a four-run defeat.

"Ravi Shastri Said What Have You Done?": Ex-BCCI Selector On 'Kuldeep Yadav 2.0'

Struggling to break into the Indian team about a year ago, Kuldeep Yadav has returned to the fold as a reliable spinner once again. The left-armer, who once formed a formidable partnership with Yuzvendra Chahal, went through a poor period of form in the Indian team but is looking like his old self again. Be it on the national circuit or in the Indian Premier League, Kuldeep seemed to be losing his touch but then former BCCI selector Sunil Joshi decided to work with the left-arm spinner and make some important tweaks in his bowling.

"If You Lose Wickets In...": Hardik Pandya's Honest Confession After 1st T20I Defeat

The Indian cricket team started off the 5-match T20I series against West Indies on a losing note, suffering a 4-run defeat on Thursday. The thrilling encounter saw the Indian batting unit underperform, with no batter barring the debutant Tilak Varma managing to play with the sort of confidence that was expected from the Indian team. After the game, skipper Hardik Pandya admitted that the fact that the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals, without putting in decent partnerships, made things difficult for them.

Watch: 2 Wickets In 3 Balls! Yuzvendra Chahal Bamboozles West Indies Batters During 1st T20I

Yuzvendra Chahal left everyone impressed as the veteran spinner took two wickets in the first three balls of his spell during the first T20I encounter between India and West Indies on Thursday. He struck on the first ball of the fifth over as Kyle Mayers was completely fooled by his spinning delivery and the ball crashed into his pads. The umpire had no hesitation in raising his finger and even the batter decided to not go for a review. Two balls later, it was another LBW and this time, it was Brandon King who missed a straighter delivery and ended up gifting his wicket to Chahal.

"Even If He Scores 1000 Runs...": Ex-Pakistan Star's Interesting Take On Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan was the standout performer for the Indian cricket team in the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies with 184 runs. He scored a half-century in all three matches of the series and his consistency earned him praise from experts and fans alike. However, when it comes to the ICC World Cup 2023, Kishan is likely to be used as a middle-order option if he makes the team as a replacement for Rishabh Pant. As a result, there is a chance that Kishan can have very less practice in that particular slot despite flourishing as an opener. Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt was not impressed by the decision taken by the team management and said that Kishan needs assurances from the side.

"Always There As Perfect Team Man": Ex-India Star's Big Praise For Sanju Samson

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim is might impressed with Sanju Samson. The 28-year-old got chances to feature in two of the three-match ODI series against West Indies and fared pretty decently. While Samson was dismissed for nine runs in the second ODI, he scored 51 runs off 41 balls in the third and final ODI that India went on to win by 200 runs. While praising his most recent ODI knock, Karim termed Samson a "gifted player". Samson's fifty was laced with two fours and four sixes.

IND vs WI, 1st T20I: Jason Holder Guides West Indies To Narrow Win Over India In Series Opener

Tilak Varma looked very much at home on his international debut before India made a mess of a modest run-chase to lose the opening T20 International against the West Indies by four runs in Tarouba on Thursday. Rovman Powell (48 off 32) played a captain's knock to take West Indies to 149 for six after the hosts opted to bat at the Brian Lara Stadium. With 37 needed off the last 30 balls and six wickets in hand, India self-destructed to end at 145 for nine in 20 overs.

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"Despite Winning World Cups...": Indian Blind Cricket Team Captain Opens Up On Funding Struggles

Watch: Rahul Dravid, Hardik Pandya Ask Yuzvendra Chahal To Return. Rules Made That Impossible

"Ravi Shastri Said What Have You Done?": Ex-BCCI Selector On 'Kuldeep Yadav 2.0'

"If You Lose Wickets In...": Hardik Pandya's Honest Confession After 1st T20I Defeat

Watch: 2 Wickets In 3 Balls! Yuzvendra Chahal Bamboozles West Indies Batters During 1st T20I

"Even If He Scores 1000 Runs...": Ex-Pakistan Star's Interesting Take On Ishan Kishan

"Always There As Perfect Team Man": Ex-India Star's Big Praise For Sanju Samson

IND vs WI, 1st T20I: Jason Holder Guides West Indies To Narrow Win Over India In Series Opener