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The ICC believes the revised format will "enhance consequence, competitiveness and context" by reducing meaningless matches and ensuring teams remain under pressure throughout the tournament.

Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran, who was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), has died at the age of 38. Zadran, a left-arm fast bowler, played 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is for Afghanistan between 2009 and 2020. HLH is a hyperinflammatory syndrome which compromises the immune system. His death was announced by the Afghanistan Cricket Board on Tuesday. "With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran," the ACB wrote on X. The ACB said Zadran, a lanky bowler who was a part of some memorable wins, was "one of the foundation-laying figures of Afghanistan cricket". "Shapoor Zadran was one of the foundation-laying figures of Afghanistan cricket, whose dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment played a vital role in the rise and development of the game in our country," the ACB said. "He was among the proud cricketers who stood at the heart of ...

JioHotstar in India will stream the India vs Afghanistan third ODI match through its app and website

Skipper Shubman Gill has led the side from the front with an unbeaten half-century in the first ODI and a brilliant ton in the second ODI

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It will be an important game for the Indian skipper, who will be eyeing his first ODI series win as the full-time ODI captain

The two teams will now come face to face in the second ODI on Wednesday at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium

Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, on Saturday, credited India head coach Gautam Gambhir for his technical inputs after smashing a 51-ball 102 against the hosts in the opening ODI here. While Gurbaz lit up the HPCA Stadium here with his explosive stroke play around the wickets to hammer eight sixes and as many fours for a ninth ODI ton, no other Afghanistan batter could provide any resistance against the Indian bowlers as they were bowled out for 194. Gurbaz revealed that a chat with Gambhir, with whom he has shared the dressing room during his KKR days, proved to be fruitful. It happened after Afghanistan's innings and 300 run defeat in the one-off game at Mullanpur. "After the Test match, I had a very good conversation with Gautam Gambhir sir (and) that discussion really helped me," Gurbaz told the broadcaster. "I worked on those ideas in the nets, and I'm very grateful for the guidance. When the Test match ended, I told him that I wanted to improve my shot selection," he ...

As part of the preparations, India are planning to strengthen their bench strength as they will field two debutants in Dharamsala in the form of spinner Harsh Dubey and pacer Gurnoor Brar

According to the weather report, the first ODI between India and Afghanistan in Dharamsala could be heavily affected by rain, with the probability of precipitation highest in the early afternoon

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The ODI series vs Afghanistan will be crucial for the home side, who are still going through the process of transition with skipper Gill at the helm

Manav is now the tenth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut

India's win by an innings and 300 runs against Afghanistan is now their biggest victory in Test cricket by margin of runs

After declaring their first innings at a commanding 564/8, India struck regularly with the ball, with Suthar claiming three wickets and Prasidh Krishna adding two

Saleem, who went wicketless in his Test debut against Sri Lanka, performed with brilliant consistency and added big names like Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan to his wicket column in Mullanpur

Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant also dominated the Afghanistan bowling attack with brilliant half-centuries

Gambhir said teams should have every opportunity to complete matches rather than see valuable playing time lost to bad light

The last time the two sides played a Test match against each other was back in 2018, when India secured a mammoth innings-and-262-run win over Afghanistan

Battling demons of a horrendous home Test run in the not so distant past but nevertheless a formidable unit, India are pitted against a plucky Afghanistan in a one-off Test here that might help the hosts figure out a balanced combination, starting Saturday. In 2018, Afghanistan lost 10 wickets in a session between lunch and tea on the second day of the Test against India. The next 10 fell by the wayside between tea and end of day's play which also was end of the game. In 2026, Hashmatullah Shahidi would want his team to at least stretch the home side which is going through a tough transition phase and will be in experimental mode during this game trying different combinations. However, the Indians would not have forgotten the 0-2 drubbing handed by a meticulously prepared South Africa last year and would do well to not take the opposition lightly despite the gulf in experience. Sai or Dev? That's the question ==================== A stable No.3 and Ravindra Jadeja's potential succ