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ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 tickets set to go on sale on Aug 25

Tickets for the World Cup which will see top-class entertainment featuring some of the global superstars of the game will go on sale at 20h00 IST on Friday 25 August

ODI World Cup: India's 18-member squad for Asia Cup to undergo fitness test

India's 18-member squad for the Asia Cup will undergo extensive fitness and medical tests when Men In Blue will be in Alur for a camp ahead of the continental event.

World Cup: BCCI confirms BookMyShow as official ticketing platform

Earlier in the day, ICC had announced the schedule of the warm-up matches. Tickets for all 58 matches will be up for sale on BookMyShow with exclusive benefits to Mastercard holders

ODI World Cup: Official warm-up games announced, India to face ENG and NED

ICC announced the schedule of the official warm-up matches for the ODI World Cup in which hosts India are slated to play England and the Netherlands

ODI World Cup: NZ employ Fleming, Foster, Bell as part of coaching staff

New Zealand have roped in the services of former skipper Stephen Fleming and the English duo of Ian Bell and James Foster as part of their coaching staff in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup in India

We should have 15 players for World Cup from Asia Cup team only: Gavaskar

An annoyed Sunil Gavaskar pleaded with those questioning the Indian team selection for the upcoming Asia Cup and asserted that this 17-man squad should form the nucleus of the 15-member World Cup side

Asia Cup will be big part of India's preparations for World Cup: Southee

India announced an extended 17-member squad for the Asia Cup starting August 30, including Sanju Samson as travelling stand-by player

World Cup: BCCI tells HCA that no further change in schedule possible

The Indian cricket board on Monday officially turned down the request of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to change the ICC World Cup 2023 schedule

India Asia Cup squad 2023: Iyer, KL return; Tilak gets maiden call-up

Agarkar informed during the press meet that Shreyas Iyer is declared completely fit. While KL Rahul is still having some niggle, he would be declared fit in a few days' time.

Suryakumar the loose end Indian needs to tie before World Cup: Manjrekar

Terming Suryakumar Yadav "a big temptation", Sanjay Manjrekar said deciding on the prolific T20I batter's selection is "one loose end" the home team will need to tie up before the ODI World Cup.

World Cup: Rajiv Shukla says schedule change not possible on HCA demands

Hosting two World Cup games in as many days is not ideal for an HCA official on Sunday. But BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla was clear that any further tweak in the schedule is "unlikely".

World Cup: ICC unveils timeless mascots, fan vote to decide their names

In an event held in Gurugram, International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the mascots for the Men's ODI World Cup 2023 to be hosted in India. Their names would be decided by fan votes

World Cup: HCA informs BCCI of security challenges for back-to-back games

Hyderabad Cricket Association has alerted BCCI about the challenges that have risen due to late changes in the World Cup 2023 schedule

Boom Boom is back! Bumrah makes India comeback after long injury break

Jasprit Bumrah underwent surgery in March 2023, and after four months of rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, he made India comeback as a captain.

Smith, Starc eye India ODIs for comeback after missing South Africa tour

Injured Australian stalwarts Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc will miss the limited-overs tour of South Africa but are expected to be fit for the ODI series in India ahead of the World Cup

World Cup: Shastri, Sandeep Patil back Tilak Varma for Indian middle-order

Former stars Ravi Shastri and Sandeep Patil on Friday batted for the inclusion of the talented Tilak Varma in India's middle order for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan best for middle-order, feels Saba Karim

Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has backed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as the best replacement options at number 4 and 5 if first-choice players are not fit for the Asia Cup and World Cup

IND vs IRE: Bumrah kept thinking about World Cup prep throughout injury

After spending 11 months away from the game, a fit-again Jasprit Bumrah is back hungrier than ever and says he is ready to bowl long spells for India in the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup at home

World Cup: New Zealand to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs for preparations

New Zealand will tour Bangladesh for the first time in 10 years when they travel to the country for a split ODI and Test series in September and November

IND, PAK will struggle to match power hitting skills of other teams: Latif

The one area where I feel Asian teams will struggle to match these sides are particularly in the middle overs when a fast strike rate is required even in 50-overs, says former wicket-keeper batter