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Asia Cup 2023 Hit By Covid Scare After Two Sri Lanka Stars Test Positive

Sri Lanka on Friday suffered a major setback as four of their cricketers, including pacer Dushamantha Chameera and leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, were rendered doubtful for the upcoming Asia Cup because of injuries and COVID-19. Chameera could be ruled out of the Asia Cup because of a shoulder injury that he suffered during the recent Lanka Premier League (LPL). Leading spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who picked up a thigh niggle ahead of the LPL final, could miss at least two matches of his team in the Asia Cup, ESPNCricinfo reported. Sri Lanka will begin their Asia Cup campaign with a match against Bangladesh on August 31 at Pallekele. Adding to the Lankan woes, batters Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando have been tested positive for COVID-19.

Asia Cup 2023: Virat Kohli Not The Fittest Indian Cricket Team Star! This Young Gun Beats His Fitness Test Score - Report

The Asia Cup bound India team has hit the ground running with the closed-door camp in Alur, where the squad members are undergoing routine fitness tests ahead of the continental event beginning August 31. The various fitness and medical tests are being conducted along with the mandatory Yo-Yo test which young opener Shubman Gill has topped with an impressive score of 18.7. All the cricketers who have so far appeared for the YoYo test have passed the cut-off level of 16.5 with Virat Kohli also putting up an impressive 17.2 as per his Instagram story. Save the five cricketers -- Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (reserve member for Asia Cup) and KL Rahul, all have undergone the test.

Former Australia Test Captain Tim Paine Joins Adelaide Strikers As Assistant Coach

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has joined the Big Bash League (BBL) outfit Adelaide Strikers as an assistant coach ahead of the new season. Former Australia pacer and Strikers coach Jason Gillespie feels Paine, who retired from first-class cricket at the end of last season, can turn out to be beneficial for the franchise. "Tim has all the skills to be a fantastic coach. The experience he will bring is sure to help our players in all facets of the game and bring more positive elements to the way we play," Gillespie said in a statement by Adelaide Strikers on Friday.

Luis Palma transfer climax as Celtic target on verge of Aris exit and bold prediction is put to the test

In-demand Luis Palma was no show at Aris training on Thursday with Celtic namechecked as his most likely destination.

Virat Kohli Shares His Yo-Yo Test Score, BCCI Sends Players 'Confidential Matter' Reminder

Gearing up for the Asia Cup 2023, Virat Kohli took to Instagram to share his Yo-Yo test score on Thursday. The ace Indian batter, who is widely considered one of the fittest players of his generation, scored 17.2 in the fitness test, well above the reported acceptable mark of 16.5. While fans were thrilled to see Kohli acing his fitness tests at the age of 34, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bosses were not entirely happy seeing the player post a piece of confidential information on social media.

"People Were Focusing On Test": Pat Cummins On Controversial Stumping In Ashes 2023

Rewinding his thoughts to Alex Carey's controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the recent Ashes, Australian captain Pat Cummins said the whole episode prompted fans to get actively involve in Test cricket. During Day 5 of the second Test at Lord's, England's Bairstow had dodged a bouncer from pacer Cameron Green and inadvertently walked out of the crease, and Carey hit the stumps at Bairstow's end. The on-field umpires, Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney, went upstairs, and TV umpire Marais Erasmus declared the Englishman out.

UAE men’s cricket team sets example for non-Test-playing nations

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Virat Kohli Aces Yo-Yo Test Ahead Of Asia Cup 2023, Shares His Score

Gearing up for a busy period where the Indian team will be involved in the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli aced the Yo-Yo test score. Taking to Instagram, the talismanic Indian batter shared a picture of him on the ground right after the fitness test. With the picture, Kohli also revealed his Yo-Yo test score which came out to be 17.2. As per reports, the BCCI demands at least a score of 16.5 from players in Yo-Yo tests. Kohli is happily quite ahead of the mark.

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Asia Cup 2023 Hit By Covid Scare After Two Sri Lanka Stars Test Positive

Asia Cup 2023: Virat Kohli Not The Fittest Indian Cricket Team Star! This Young Gun Beats His Fitness Test Score - Report

Former Australia Test Captain Tim Paine Joins Adelaide Strikers As Assistant Coach

Luis Palma transfer climax as Celtic target on verge of Aris exit and bold prediction is put to the test

Virat Kohli Shares His Yo-Yo Test Score, BCCI Sends Players 'Confidential Matter' Reminder

"People Were Focusing On Test": Pat Cummins On Controversial Stumping In Ashes 2023

UAE men’s cricket team sets example for non-Test-playing nations

Virat Kohli Aces Yo-Yo Test Ahead Of Asia Cup 2023, Shares His Score