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Pakistan vs Nepal Asia Cup 2023

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Pakistan are coming into this match on the back of a clinical performance against Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series. They will be looking at this tournament as a preparation ground for the World Cup 2023 while eyeing a third Asia Cup title. Babar Azam led team will try to put on a strong display in the very first match and announce their early arrival. Nepal, on the other hand, have been a competitive team in the recent past. However, with the cricketing class in Pakistan's repertoire, they will be happy if they can evade Pakistan's victory until the 80th or 90th over of the game. Check all the details given below regarding the match:- Pakistan vs Nepal Match Details Match: Pakistan vs Nepal, Match 1, Group A, Asia Cup 2023 Captains: Babar Azam is going to lead Pakistan Cricket Team Rohit Paudel will lead Nepal Cricket Team When: August 30th, 2023, Wednesday Match is going to start at 3:00 p.m. IST Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Head to head of these two teams: Bot...

Asia Cup 2023 will provide a full package, including returning players, World Cup preparation, and three Indo-Pak matches

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Cricket fans might get three possible India versus Pakistan matches along with a final chance for the five nations to put their respective houses in order before the World Cup starts. It is a tournament that has often struggled to find relevance in the middle of mushrooming bilateral contests over the last decade. Along with the waning popularity of the T20 Cricket World Cup 2023 edition, which is going to start on Wednesday, it has occupied a large slice of the mind space of all team thinking tanks. This is going to be the final stop for five of the six teams except Nepal to find answers to some nagging questions before the global event, which is going to start on October 5. There is no doubt that there are also going to be some bilateral and practice matches before the World Cup 2023, but the Asia Cup, which is going to be played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will give the teams the atmosphere of a multination tournament. Many star players like K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, ...

Rohit Sharma led Team India are all set to leave for the Asia Cup on August 29

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The Indian Cricket Team continues their Asia Cup 2023 training camp in Alur. While the players enjoyed a break on Sunday, they took an active part in team meetings. But the main focus of attention was on KL Rahul, who is on the road to regain full fitness. The Indian cricket team is ready to leave for Sri Lanka on Tuesday, August 29th. KL Rahul, who had hamstring surgery, is recovering and returning to full fitness. Despite undergoing some grueling keeping practice sessions, the 31-year-old complained of some distress and is already ruled out of the India vs. Pakistan match. However, reports claim that the team and the medical unit are satisfied with KL Rahul's improvement. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer has also recovered well from his back injury. The Chairman of the BCCI Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar, previously made it clear that Rahul is going to miss the IND vs. PAK clash with a small niggle, and therefore, in his place, Ishan Kishan is going to be the wicketkeeper. Indi...

No betting ads during the World Cup 2023 as BCCI and Star Sports face Centre Diktat

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a strict warning against advertising for betting sites during the 2023 World Cup. With betting and gambling likely to increase around the global event, the government of India has advised caution. Failure to do so could lead to severe consequences. On Friday, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, it advised "all stakeholders, including media entities, online advertisement intermediaries, and social media platforms", to immediately refrain from showing advertisements and promotional content on betting or gambling in any form. The statement is unlikely to deter any form of advertising for fantasy platforms. Dream11, which is the new Team India sponsor, will feature on the sleeve of the Indian kit. Similar to other fantasy platforms, it is clear that they will advertise their brand and product during the tournament. The clampdown is only on websites that encourage gambling and betting. The m...

Shadab Khan of Team Pakistan is left stunned as an Afghanistan star runs him out at the non-striker's end

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On Thursday in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, The second ODI match between Pakistan and Afghanistan went down to the wire in Hambantota. At the end, Pakistan won the match by one wicket to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, but not before there was enough drama on the field. While chasing a target of 301, Pakistan reached the target in 49.5 overs in a tense chase. With Pakistan needing 11 runs in six balls, the game saw a contentious moment when bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi of Afghanistan showed extreme game awareness. Watch the  video  here. Player of team Pakistan, Shadab Khan, who was running amok, scoring 48 off 35 balls, was backing up too far on the first ball of the last over. Farooqi, while bowling the first delivery, ran him out. Though Afghanistan started celebrating the Shadab wicket, the TV umpire agrees that it was indeed a run out. However, a few balls later, Naseem Shah took Pakistan home. Visit:  App Store   ||  Play Store

Former opener of team India shreds the theory for solution to No. 4 issue

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Former head coach of Team India Ravi Shastri had recently suggested a radical move of demoting stalwart Virat Kohli to the No. 4 spot. It is a position that Kohli used to play regularly in the early part of his career in ODI cricket before he came to be recognized as the best No. 3 batsman in the world. No. 4 is also where Kohli plays for India in Test cricket. However, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has said that demoting Kohli to any position would only play into the opposition's hands. Chopra said on his YouTube channel, "Where should Virat bat? Everything has two or three sides to it." He further said that, "The first thing is, assuming it is an India-Pakistan match, you have Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Shadab Khan, a good bowling attack in front of you; what do you want as a Pakistan or an Australian team?" "When would they want Virat to come to bat? The fewer overs there are left, the better it is. They will want Virat Kohli to co...

Venkatesh Prasad, critical of KL Rahul is now secretly praying for him with Suniel Shetty

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A few months ago, Venkatesh Prasad, who is the former cricketer of Team India, created a huge storm as he criticized KL Rahul for his poor performance. After Rahul had a torrid season earlier this year, Prasad took to social media to blast the batter. After a poor series of performances in a Test series against Australia at home, Prasad was severely critical of Rahul.  Prasad tweeted, "And the torrid run continues. It has more to do with the rigidity of the management's persistence with a player who just hasn't looked the part. No top-order batsman in at least the last 20 years of Indian cricket has played this many tests with such a low average. His inclusion is deliberately denying talented guys, in particular, an opportunity to be in the 11." Prasad also said, "Shikhar had a test average of 40+, Mayank has a test average of 41+ with 2 double hundreds, Shubhman Gill is in sublime form, and Sarfaraz never ends his wait. Many domestic performances are constantly ...

Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane mentors students from Salaam Bombay Foundation’s Fitness Program

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A mentoring session was organized by the Salaam Bombay Foundation Sports Academy with Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane for its ‘Fitness Monitors, adolescent students studying in municipal or government-aided schools who are trained under the Fitness Program of the academy and handpicked for their long-term interest in fitness. As part of the session, the students had the opportunity to interact with Mr. Rahane, where they learned about his journey of fitness on his way to becoming one of India’s top cricketers. Fun activities involving both Rahane and the students that combine aspects of cricket, fitness, and motor skill development are also held. Padmini Sekhsaria, who is the founder of Salaam Bombay Foundation, said, "We are honored to have a youth icon such as Ajinkya Rahane mentor our students and inspire them to reach for the stars. We work with underprivileged adolescents from difficult backgrounds who have little or no access to physical activity and sports. At Salaam Bombay...

Jasprit Bumrah says, "I was preparing for the ODI World Cup during my rehab"

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After an 11-month absence due to a lower back stress fracture, Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is ready to rejoin the team. He will be stepping out on the field for the T20I series against Ireland, marking his long-awaited comeback since September 2022. visit : Daddyscore.com He was even Implementing practice routines in preparation for the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup, events requiring intense 50-over spells. Bumrah is more excited and determined than ever. During his rehabilitation period, Bumrah practiced extensively as his focus remained on longer, one-day competitions rather than short-term T20 matches. On the eve of the first T20I against Ireland, in the press conference, Bumrah said, "We were mindful of the fact there is no Test cricket till the ODI World Cup. In my rehab as well, I was not preparing for a T20 game. I was always preparing for the World Cup competition." He also said that "I have been bowling 10, 12, and even 15 overs. So I have bo...

Former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra Weighs in on the Injury to Prithvi Shaw

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Aakash Chopra, a former batsman of the Indian cricket team, has said that it is difficult to fight luck at times while talking about the recent injury of India batter Prithvi Shaw. Shaw picked up a knee injury while playing for Northamptonshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra said it seemed like Shaw had turned a corner but has picked up an injury and will be traveling back to India. Shaw was the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 429 runs in four innings before injuring himself while fielding against Durham. Chopra said, "It seemed like Prithvi Shaw had turned a corner. He had gone to play county cricket and was trying to do well there. He batted extremely well, but now he has a knee injury. When everything was going fine, he was scoring runs. He injured his knee, and now he will be heading home." He further said that Shaw has seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in cricket, while insisting that it is difficult to f...

Former stars advise the Inclusion of these players, as Rahul Dravid admits to the long-tail problem of Team India

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In T20 cricket, the Indian cricket team is still battling the long-tail problem. Even the head coach of Team India, Rahul Dravid, admitted that there is a shortage of all-rounders in the team. In the 5th T20 between India and the West Indies cricket team, Tilak Varma even bowled and cooked the wicket of Nicholas Pooran. Although Varma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been backed to bowl more often by the Indian team management, even former cricketers are backing this approach by the Indian team. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra said that Team India should push batsmen who can bowl and give youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma a long rope and encouragement to bowl as often as possible. He also called for spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar to become a part of India's scheme of things in the T20I format. Chopra said in a tweet on X, Considering that most of the current Indian batters don't bowl even a couple of overs, the Indian team must start pushing for batter...

Kapil Dev expresses his opinion on Hardik Pandya playing Test cricket, saying that it "doesn't look like he will."

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All-rounder Hardik Pandya won't be playing too many Tests in the near future, according to former India icon and World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev. The 64-year-old believes Pandya can help team India in red-ball cricket, but he does not anticipate it occurring. According to Kapil Dev, it "doesn't look like he will," in an interview with TOI." Today, I noticed his picture on a billboard. He appeared to have one of the best physique we have in the nation, regardless of whether they did any touch-up work. He should play cricket more often because he is so talented. He should play Test cricket as well if he is well, he continued. Pandya is one of the best all-rounders in the game of cricket, but injuries have hampered his ability to play Test matches throughout his career. Pandya has asserted that he is still dedicated to playing Test cricket and that he is diligently regaining his physical fitness. Whether Pandya can overcome his injury issues and establish hims...

Sachin Tendulkar extends Independence Day greetings: "I love my India..."

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legend of Indian cricket team Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday, greater people on 77th Independence Day. Tendulkar said in a tweet, "I love my India. Wishing all my fellow Indians across the world a very happy Independence Day." Sachin Tendulkar has represented India in 664 international matches, which include 200 test matches, 463 one-day internationals, and one T20 international. The master blaster stands at the top of the list of most runs in ODI with a total of 18426 runs, including 49 centuries and 96 half centuries. During his long career, the former batsman of Team India represented the country in six World Cups. He was also a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning squad. There are a lot of historic milestones that he has achieved. He has also scored 100 international centuries and holds the record for registering the most centuries in test and ODI cricket. He was also the first batsman to score a double century in the 50-over format. App Store || Play Store

Venkatesh Prasad rips into the Indian Cricket Team after the WI Series loss

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After losing the first T20 matches in the T20I series against the West Indies, the Indian team produced an amazing turnaround to make it 2-2 by the end of the 4th T20I. But the fifth T20I loss put across the same challenges within the team that had seen them lose the first two matches. In what was a rare T20I series defeat for the Indians, critics have come out all guns blazing, hitting out at the manner in which the Indian team conducted their on-field affairs. Venkatesh Prasad, a critic of the team, ripped into the Hardik Pandya-led men, suggesting they are living in an illusion. visit: daddyscore.com Prasad, in a fiery post on X, said that the team had no hunger or fire. He wrote in the tweet, "India has been a very ordinary limited overs side for sometime now. They have been humbled by a West Indies side that failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup a few months ago. We also lost to Ban in the ODI series. I hope they introspect instead of making silly statements." Further,...

Team India captain Rohit Sharma finally reviews why he and Virat Kohli are not playing in T20Is

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The two superstars of the Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, have not played a single T20 international for the National Cricket Team this year. Hardik Pandya is leading the shortest format of Team India, while both Rohit and Kohli have been sitting out of the matches in the shortest format. The situation is the same for some other veterans like Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, etc. In an interview, when captain Rohit was asked about the absence of him and Virat from T20Is, the India captain gave an answer that left the reporter surprised. Rohit explained his and other senior players' absence, saying last year was the same, as the players decided not to play ODIs as there was a T20 World Cup scheduled. While giving a response to the reporter's questions, Rohit said, "Last year also, we did the same thing the T20 World Cup was there, so we didn't play one-day cricket. Now we are also doing the same; the ODI World Cup is there, so we are not playing T20s....

Sanjay Manjrekar Picks the real match winner of the third T20I, and it’s not Suryakumar Yadav

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In the 3rd T20I match against the West Indies, the Indian cricket team returned to winning ways after losing the first two matches. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma impressed everyone with the bat, but it was Kuldeep Yadav's 3-wicket haul that left a bigger impression on former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar. In fact, Manjrekar feels it was Kuldeep who was the 'real match-winner' for Team India. For the record, the player of the match award went to Suryakumar for his explosive 44-ball 83 on Tuesday. After a number of misses, Suryakumar finally gave a big hit performance, guiding Team India to an important 7-wicket win. But, for Manjrekar, the foundation was laid by Kuldeep, whose three wickets in the match prevented the West Indies from crossing the 160-run mark. While praising the left-arm spinner, Manjrekar wrote, "Surya was brilliant again, but Kuldeep was the real match-winner for me. Restricting WI to 159 by taking three top-order wickets, including that of Poor...

Suryakumar Yadav's blistering 83 helps India defeat West Indies by seven wickets

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Hardik Pandya (20*) hit six off Romario Shepherd to end things off in style as India comfortably chased a 160-run mark with seven balls to spare, while Tilak Varma stayed undefeated on 49* off 37 balls.India has won their opening match in the five-match series, preventing the Windies from building a historic 3-0 unassailable lead.   Earlier, West Indies scored 159/5 in 20 overs thanks to skipper Rovman Powell's unbeaten 40* from 19 balls and Brandon King's 42. After the West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first, Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets for India, while Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar each took one.  WI 159/5 (20) IND 164/3 (17.5)

A bold claim by a former Star says, "Hardik Pandya needs support that Rahul Dravid doesn't provide…."

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 The captain of Team India in the T20I series against the West Indies, Hardik Pandya, is getting a lot of criticism after the team lost the T20Is. The batting unit of the team has punched quite below its weight, inviting a plethora of reactions from the cricketing spectrum over the nature of the experiments' that are being done. The decisions of captain Hardik Pandya and the selection of players haven't been immune to criticism either. For former India cricketer Parthiv Patel, Hardik needs a 'supportive' captain like Ashish Nehra at the Gujarat Titans to deliver, not Rahul Dravid. When it comes to the Indian T20 team, Parthiv feels Hardik isn't getting the type of support he needs from head coach Dravid. After the defeat of Team India in the 2nd T20I, Parthiv said that "There have been a couple of instances about Hardik Pandya's captaincy that have been glaring mistakes. The first was giving that over to Axar Patel in the first game when Nicholas Poor...

West Indies Won By 2 Wickets, Take 2-0 Lead In Series

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On Sunday, August 6, India's second T20I match against the West Indies ended in yet another devastating loss for India. At Providence Stadium in Guyana, Nicholas Pooran hit an incredible fifty to assist West Indies defeat the opposition by two wickets when needing 153 runs to win. The visiting team won the toss and decided to bat first because they had failed to score 149 runs in the previous game. The hosts didn't alter, but young Ravi Bishnoi replaced injured spinner Kuldeep Yadav.  Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav's early wickets gave West Indies a promising start. Even though Ishan Kishan scored 27 runs off 23 balls, he had trouble playing aggressive cricket. Tilak Varma, though, hit his first international fifty to assist India reach a difficult total.  Hardik Pandya scored 24 runs off 18 balls but Sanju Samson failed to contribute for the second consecutive inning. For the Caribbean team to dominate Indian hitters, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, and Romario Shepherd e...

Hardik Pandya-led Team India aims to improve Batting in death overs

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The most sought-after IPL stars of Team India will have a reputation to defend and parity to restore when they take on a quality West Indies side in the second T20 International of the five-match series on Sunday.  In the opening game in Tarouba, where the West Indies prevailed on a slow batting track, a boundary was the difference between the two teams, with an impressive bowling effort at the back end. The T20I series is of little consequence in an ODI World Cup year, but Captain Hardik Pandya and his vice captain Suryakumar Yadav would expect to put on a far improved batting show both individually and collectively. The duo, along with Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, and Sanju Samson, are all looking at the ODI World Cup, but no one would mind a few good knocks, which will give them some confidence before the Asia Cup. Visit :  Fast Live Line

On August 5, before the ODI World Cup 2023, the ICC is going to inspect Eden Gardens

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The officials from both the ICC and BCCI are going to visit Kolkata Eden Gardens for inspection before the ODI World Cup 2023. They may come to the venue on Saturday as a routine visit to check on the preparations for the upcoming mega event that is going to take place in India. The representatives of the ICC will be inspecting all the fields where the matches of the World Cup are going to be held. They had already gone to Dharamshala and will now come to Kolkata on August 5. This time, Eden Gardens will host five World Cup matches. One of the matches is between India and South Africa. Along with that, there will be a semi-final at Eden Gardens. The matches between Bangladesh and Pakistan will also be held in Kolkata. Apart from these five matches, Eden may get another high-voltage match between India and Pakistan if both teams qualify for the semis. On the same note, CAB president SnehasisGanguly said that "We are prepared for every challenge. And if an India vs. Pakistan match i...

Former Indian Star Sharp takes on the experiment of Team India against the West Indies

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Former batsman of the Indian Cricket Team Mohammad Kaif feels that India's ongoing tour of the West Indies was taken lightly because a lot of experimentation was done and many chances were given to youngsters, especially in the ODI series, although Team India won the ODI series against the West Indies by 2-1. Seniors like Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma were rested, and youngsters or non-regular players like Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, JaydevUnadkat, etc. were given chances to play. Kaif spoke to the media on the sidelines of the Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket book launch and said, "This West Indies Tour was taken very lightly, and we would not judge the team based on this tour. The West Indies are struggling a lot. They could not qualify for the World Cup. I do not know what the team management is trying to do, but the main tournaments for me will start with the Asia Cup.  I would want them to display their best eleven in the Asia...

Hardik Pandya slams the West Indies Board for not making basic arrangements for Team India

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Post-match presentations after the final ODI of the series and Indian captains seem to be a fiery combination. After women’s team captain Harmnapreet Kaur got heavy criticism and also attracted a two-match suspension for her behavior during the third ODI against Bangladesh and her words against the umpires in the post-match presentation.  It was the men’s team’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya who questioned the arrangements made by the West Indies Cricket Board during their tour. After Team India’s victory by 200 runs against the West Indies, Hardik Pandya slams the West Indies cricket board for not making basic arrangements for the Indian cricket team. Hardik made no attempts to hide his displeasure about the travel plans and other arrangements. Captain Hardik Pandya praised the stadium by calling it “one of the nicest” venues, but he was quick to highlight the shortcomings of the West Indies Cricket Board during India’s tour. Hardik went on to complain about not having “basic nec...

Ricky Ponting demands an investigation into the Ball Change Controversy

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After the end of the match, Australian legend Ricky Ponting expressed his frustration while saying that the replacement ball used in the 37th over wasn't a match for the ball that was being replaced. Ponting said, "The biggest concern I have is the big discrepancy in the condition of the ball that was chosen to replace. There's no way in the world you can even look at those two balls there and say in any way that they are comparable. If you are going to change the ball, you want to make sure that you get it right so that it is as close as you possibly can to the one that you're changing it from. If you had a look in that box, there weren't too many older-condition balls in there. There were some older ones that were picked up; the umpires looked at that and threw them back." He also said that "The conditions were better for bowling this morning. But what I saw last night that ball there I'll put my hand up and say I've got absolutely no doubt at a...