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Modern-day spin bowling great Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings will make a bid for veteran World Cup-winning all-rounder Ben Stokes in the upcoming Indian Premier League auction. For the 2023 mini-auction, to be held in Kochi on December 23, the current England Test captain has set his base price at Rs.2 Crore. Rajasthan Royals last paid Rs.12.5 Crore for Stokes in 2018, although he hasn’t participated in the Premier League in the past two years. Due to a knee injury, the Englishman withdrew from the 2021 season and did not sign up for the…

Gareth Southgate’s England will face off against Aliou Cisse’s Senegal side in what promises to be an exciting pre-quarterfinal encounter. England finished on top of their group on the back of some good league stage performances from the likes of Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford, while Senegal coped well despite the absence of talisman forward Sadio Mane. The Africans were considered to be dark horses entering into the tournament after a disciplined performance in the AFCON took them to glory in the competition. Mane was a central figure in their success, as he was in Liverpool’s Champions League final run.…

According to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja, Pakistan may consider boycotting the 2023 Asia Cup if their hosting rights are revoked because India won’t be visiting the nation. The Asian Cricket Council president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah had previously stated following the Indian board’s annual general meeting in October that “the Asia Cup 2023 will be conducted at a neutral venue” because India couldn’t travel to Pakistan. Anurag Thakur, former president of the BCCI and India’s sports minister, stated that the Indian side’s visit to Pakistan will depend on the guidance of the home ministry a few days after Shah’s remarks.…

Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana will be sidelined from the five-match T20I series against Australia that will begin on December 10. Vastrakar was listed as being unavailable owing to an undisclosed injury in the BCCI announcement announcing the squad, while Rana’s absence was not explained. Meanwhile, left-arm seamer for Railways, Anjali Sarvani received her first national call-up after topping the Inter-State Women’s T20 competition with 17 wickets at an average of 5.70 and an economy rate of 3.34, as well as the Inter-Zonal T20 competition with 10 scalps at an average of 10.80 while conceding at just 4.50. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram…

India’s hunt for an ICC trophy continues with yet another World Cup exit. The 2011 World Cup champions have now gone nine years without winning an ICC championship. MS Dhoni has retired, and a lot of changes have taken place in Indian cricket since 2013. The legendary skipper handed over captaincy before his retirement, Virat Kohli has emerged as one of the modern-day greats, while Rohit Sharma has taken over as captain. Rahul Dravid has been promoted to the position of head coach. However, despite the passage of time, India’s wait for another World Cup victory continues. Future prospects are promising as India ushers in a…

Fresh reports suggest that football’s governing council FIFA is considering conducting pre-match penalty shootouts in the 2026 edition of the World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States. This is reportedly being considered to avoid complicated tiebreak systems in the event that two teams are drawn on points in the group stages. The shootout prior to the game will award a bonus point to the winner, which could result in a drastic change to the way the group stages of the tournament are played. It has already been finalised that the 2026 World Cup will…

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal was unaware that Bangladesh had qualified for the 2023 ODI World Cup before to the start of the three-match home series against India on Sunday. After the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan finished without offering a result at Pallekele, Bangladesh was one of seven teams to earn direct qualification for the World Cup. Under Tamim’s leadership, Bangladesh have won five of their previous six ODI series, with their first series triumph in South Africa in March of this year being the highlight. Tamim now has the highest winning percentage of any Bangladeshi skipper in ODIs…

While Cameroon’s chances of advancing further in the World Cup are still slim, Tite will rotate his Brazil team for their last Group G match. The five-time world champions have already advanced to the knockout round and will win the pool unless Switzerland wins with a big goal swing and they lose to Cameroon. Nevertheless, the African side still has a great deal to play for as they must win to have any chance of making it to the second round for the first time since 1990. Brazil are unbeaten in final group stage games at the World Cup, while…

In a 3-0 victory over Wales that also gave England first place in Group B and set up a matchup with Senegal in the round of 16, Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden made the most of their opportunities as starters to help England knock Wales out of the World Cup. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1597712255092592640 Wales did well to contain their opponents in the first half at Al Rayyan Stadium in Doha but never really threatened to spring the upset necessary to take them through to the next round. The Red Dragons needed a win and a positive outcome in the other group game…

Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will face off in the opening match of the International League T20 in the United Arab Emirates on January 13.  The Dubai International Stadium will host both the tournament’s opening game and its finale which will take place on February 12. There will be a total of 34 games in the tournament—30 in the league stage and then the four playoff games. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will play host a total of 16 encounters. Further 10 games will be held at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium, while the remaining eight games will…