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With both KL Rahul – India's preferred option for No. 5 as wicketkeeper-batter – and Shreyas Iyer on comeback trail, Rohit Sharma has said they will wait and watch how these two players go. "No one is an automatic (selection), even I am not. We have this thing where nobody is guaranteed a spot. We cannot say that 'you are there after all' or things like that," Rohit said.
Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has undertaken the renovation works that are essential prior to the quadrennial extravaganza that is being played across October and November. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host five matches during the World Cup. "After the ICC team's inspection a few days back, we have started the required renovation works such as refurbishing the stands, placing some new seats and renewing the toilets in the stadium.
Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan was a "bit shocked" at his exclusion from India's Asian Games squad but remains determined to make a national comeback in the near future. With the first-choice players busy with preparation for the ODI World Cup at home, the BCCI named a squad full of youngsters for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October.
The ODI World Cup 2023 in India is less that two months away but the hosts' team combination is nowhere close to being sorted. Much like the 2019 World Cup, the one slot which is bothering India is the No. 4 slot. No batter has succeeded in settling into the vital number four slot in the Indian ODI team since the retirement of Yuvraj Singh, captain Rohit Sharma said on Thursday, raising serious concerns before the World Cup. With the 50-over World Cup less than two months away, India are struggling to find a batter for the No. 4 slot, something that has also troubled them in the previous edition in 2019 in England.
MS Dhoni's six off Nuwan Kulasekara in the final of the 2011 World Cup is special for every Indian cricket fan. Then captain Dhoni smashed the winning six to help India defeat Sri Lanka and win the 2011 ODI World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium. The moment is still etched in all the fans' minds, with Dhoni sending a Nuwan Kulasekara delivery soaring for a six, and then standing still for a few seconds with his bat raised.
Amid renovation work at the Eden Gardens for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, massive fire broke in one of the dressing rooms of the iconic stadium in Kolkata, local media reported. Eden Gardens will be hosting several important games including the India-South Africa game on November 5. It will also be hosting the second semi-final on November 16. The fire incident at around 11:50 pm, according to a report in Sangabad Pratidin.
India captain Rohit Sharma is enjoying his time away from the game as he prepares to lead the team at the Asia Cup later this month. Rohit was with the Indian team in West Indies earlier this month, but left the Caribbean Islands after the conclusion of the ODI series. Rohit, Virat Kohli and other senior players have been rested for the West Indies and Ireland T20Is. Last week, Rohit launched his cricket academy in California, USA.
The Indian cricket squad for the Ireland Tour had to welcome additions - one was Jasprit Bumrah and the other one was Prasidh Krishna. Both were battling injuries. Krishna feels that injuries are a part of the fast bowler's journey as BCCI announced that he will return soon to on-field action for the Indian team after the spine injury in August last. Krishna who was one of the contenders for India's continent for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup went straight down the pecking order after suffering consecutive injuries.