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India's Matches In WTC 2023-25: Away Challenge Against Australia, West Indies And South Africa

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the World Test Championship schedule for the third cycle (2023 - 25) of the event, beginning from the Ashes contest between hosts England and Australia this month. The Indian cricket team, who finished as the runners-up on the last two occasions of the event, face a stiff away challenge against teams like Australia, West Indies, and South Africa in this cycle.

Watch: R Ashwin Puts Aside WTC Final Snub, Hits The Ground Running in TNPL

Ravichandran Ashwin is arguably one of the finest all-rounders India ever-had. Despite his heroics in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, earlier this year, he was not named in the Playing XI against the same opponent for the World Test Championship final at The Oval. However, Ashwin seemed to have moved on from the snub as the 36-year-old spinner is currently playing in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023 for the Dindigul Dragons and took his side to victory over Ba11sy Trichy on Wednesday.

On Claims Of Virat Kohli Stepping Down Himself From Test Captaincy, Ex Pakistan Star's Counter

The manner in which Virat Kohli's captaincy stint in the Indian team ended was truly regrettable. While the talismanic batter had himself decided to leave India's T20 captaincy, he was subsequently removed as the ODI skipper. Not long after, Kohli announced the decision to step down as the team's Test skipper too. Though the decision of leaving captaincy in the longest format came from Kohli himself, former Pakistan batter Salman Butt thinks that such a situation was gradually built and the star player didn't have any other option but to quit.

Ishan Kishan Skips Duleep Trophy One Month Ahead Of West Indies Tests

There was a clamour for his selection in the Indian playing XI for the WTC final against Australia but Ishan Kishan seems to be reluctant about a possible Test career as he opted out of the East Zone team for the Duleep Trophy tournament with a series in the West Indies within a month's time. India A skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran will be leading the side while former India spinner Shahbaz Nadeem will be his deputy.

BCCI Invites Tender For National Team's Lead Sponsor Rights

The BCCI invited tender applications from interested business houses for national cricket team's lead sponsorship rights after Ed-Tech major BYJUs left the scene at the end of the last financial year. BYJUs, which had cut down on its branding, had a USD 35 million deal for the most visible space on the Indian men's team jersey — the front.

"Siraj Threw Ball Towards Smith...": Ganguly Explains What India Missed At Start Of WTC Final

Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the final of the World Test Championship to claim their maiden title last week. The game was dominated by the Pat Cummins-led side and India barely had their moments of joy. Australia ended Day 1 with a score of 327 for 3 and that put the side well ahead in the game. India did make a good comeback on the following day, but it was certainly late for them as the batting side still managed to post 469 runs on the board.

"Hope He Is Listening": Sourav Ganguly Issues 'Test Cricket Plea' To India Star

India's failure to go the distance in the ICC World Test Championship final 2023 has attracted opinions from all across the globe. While some have blamed the coach-captain pairing of Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma for the loss, others feel it's time for some veterans to make way for younger players. Sourav Ganguly, former India captain, giving his opinion on India's loss, feels there are many youngsters who can be gradually brought in. But, Ganguly also issued a plea to all-rounder Hardik Pandya to start playing Test cricket.

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match

Cricket is an amazing game! From batting masterclass to sensational bowling to breathtaking fielding, it certainly has everything to impress the spectators. Besides the performance of the players what adds more fun to the game is the external factors. Sometimes it is the decision of the umpires, sometimes it is the action of the crowd and sometimes it is the bizarre events like cows invading the playing area. Yes, you read it right! Not every cricket match could be provided as good security as the international games and that gives room to the occurrence of such incidents.

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India's Matches In WTC 2023-25: Away Challenge Against Australia, West Indies And South Africa

Watch: R Ashwin Puts Aside WTC Final Snub, Hits The Ground Running in TNPL

On Claims Of Virat Kohli Stepping Down Himself From Test Captaincy, Ex Pakistan Star's Counter

Ishan Kishan Skips Duleep Trophy One Month Ahead Of West Indies Tests

BCCI Invites Tender For National Team's Lead Sponsor Rights

"Siraj Threw Ball Towards Smith...": Ganguly Explains What India Missed At Start Of WTC Final

"Hope He Is Listening": Sourav Ganguly Issues 'Test Cricket Plea' To India Star

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match