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ICC World Cup, IND vs AUS Preview: Confident India ready for Australia

Rohit Sharma, one of the most revered cricketers of his generation, would carry the audible expectations of a billion people when his Indian team starts its high-stakes World Cup campaign against Australia here on Sunday. For the sports aficionados, the Asian Games campaign with 100-plus medals was a juicy appetiser and they are bracing up for exotic main course from country's most followed sports team. Led by a genial Pat Cummins, Australia are a tough yet likable bunch, who are ready for a good scrap at the Chepauk where both the teams have had some epic battles in the past be it the tied Test of 1986 or the close Reliance Cup game the next year or the 2001 Test series-decider. If India's batting is world class, Australia's pace attack is top notch but does it have the legs to survive the cruel Chennai heat will be a million-dollar question. There are 15 different men, with different shades of character coming together for a common cause. A skipper, who at 36, knows that his lega

Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia, Cummins wary of Indian spin challenge

Australian captain Pat Cummins said negating Indian spinners on a Chepauk pitch that is expected to offer turn and grip in plenty would be the biggest challenge for his batters in their World Cup opener here on Sunday. India could be fielding three spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin against the Aussies. They're a good bowling line-up, especially in home conditions. So, they're going to be challenging, Cummins said in the pre-match press conference here on Saturday. However, Cummins hoped that past experience of playing against the Indian spinners would stand them in good stead. The good thing is that we've played them a lot. So, our batters will have their own plans. We've had success against them a few times. They've bowled well against us a few times as well, said Cummins. Cummins also banked on the IPL experience of some Australian players to come up trumps against the tweakers. It's a ground (MA Chidambaram) we've played quite often. It feels l

ICC World Cup: Stoinis' fitness in spotlight, Australia sweat on playing 11

Australian captain Pat Cummins said the team management is keeping a close watch on the fitness of all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who has picked up a hamstring injury, ahead of their World Cup match against India here on Sunday. Cummins said Stoinis would be put through his paces in the next few hours before taking a final call on the Western Australian cricketer. "We'll announce a team tomorrow at the toss. Stoinis, yeah, still touch and go. He's going to have a run out soon, but probably up against it. He's got to jump through a few hoops. Yeah, we'll see," said Cummins on Saturday during his pre-match press meet. However, Cummins was not really perturbed because his side has a wonderful array of all-rounders who can step in for Stoinis. "I think in one-day cricket more than any other formats you need all-rounders -- you've got to try and find 50 overs. "So, we feel really blessed to have people like Cam (Cameron) Green, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell in the side. They're like gold. It

Cricket World Cup 2023: Team-wise schedule, 10 teams squad, match timings

Check the squads of all 10 teams participating in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India and their match timetable here

Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up games full schedule, India matches streaming

Just a week before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, all 10 teams will be up against each other in the warm-up games, with each team playing two matches. The warm-up matches start on Friday, Sept 29

Cricket World Cup 2023: Winners list, prize money, venues, mascot, telecast

In World Cup 2023, 10 teams - Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka- will vie against each other for ICC title

India seal series after sublime hundreds from Gill, Iyer script 99-run win

Shubman Gill showed his insatiable hunger for runs with fifth hundred of the year while Shreyas Iyer hit a timely ton under pressure to set up a series sealing 99-run win for India in the second ODI against Australia here on Sunday. Gill (104 off 97 balls) and Iyer (105 off 90 balls) shared a stroke-filled 200-run stand off 164 balls before Suryakumar Yadav (72 not out off 37 balls) unleashed carnage to fire India to 399 for five, the hosts' highest total against Australia in ODIs. Skipper K L Rahul chipped in with 52 off 38 balls. Rain stopped play for the second time in the game when Australia were 56 for two in nine overs. With the revised target of 317 in 33 overs, they fell further behind in the game and ended with 217 all out in 28.2 overs. David Warner (53 off 39), who batted right-handed against R Ashwin (3/41), and Sean Abbott (54 off 36), had a good hit in the middle. The series win without their five main players in the squad was a big boost for India ahead of the World

Surya, Iyer and Gill guide India to highest ODI score against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav's blistering knock added with tons from Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill took India to 399/5 in 50 overs. This is Men in Blue's highest ODI score in history against Australia

I love to put myself in challenging situations: KL Rahul after win over AUS

India's stand-in captain KL Rahul believes it is always good to put himself in "challenging situations", especially after returning from a long injury lay-off. Leading the side in the first two ODIs against Australia in absence of Rohit Sharma, Rahul struck an unbeaten 58 as India won by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match dress rehearsal series before the World Cup. "Not the first time, always happens with me. I'm used to it, I love it," Rahul said about leading the side in place of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. "I think the intensity in the afternoon was great, after Colombo this felt like heaven at the start but it was really hot and humid. It gets tough and physically challenging, but we've all worked on our fitness and that's showing on the field." Rahul said it was imperative to build a partnership with Suryakumar Yadav (50) once set Shubman Gill (74) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (71) departed. "After Shubman got out, it was a bit tricky with the set batter out. But ..

You shouldn't feel low if you are not in playing XI: Shami after fifer

"When I was playing regularly, there must have been someone, who had to sit out and I wasn't guilty. So you can't feel low if you are sitting out because the team is winning," a pragmatic Mohammed Shami said when asked about the sporadic chances he has been getting in 50-over cricket of late. The Indian team management has indicated that when it plays full strength during the upcoming World Cup, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will be the two front-line pacers. But after his match-winning figures of 5 for 51, Shami said that rotation isn't a bad thing when you play so many matches on the bounce. "This is the team's plan and it is important to stick with it. You can't be always in the playing XI because a lot depends on the team combination," Shami said. "If you are playing, well and good and if you are not in the playing XI, then you should be supportive of those, who are playing. I think there is no point feeling low and I am ready to play the role the team gives me," Shami said

1st ODI: Surya's form, Shami's fifer, key highlights of IND's win vs AUS

While Shami did the destruction in the first innings, claiming five wickets, Suryakumar displayed brilliant batting skills, hitting most shots down the ground

India vs Australia 1st ODI Playing 11: Ashwin, Shreyas, Ruturaj in the XI

India decided not to play Sundar ahead of Ashwin in the 1st ODI vs Australia. Shreyas, Ruturaj and Suryakumar made comeback

India vs Australia ODIs full schedule, live match time, squads, streaming

Sports 18 HD/SD will live telecast India vs Australia ODI matches in India. The live stream of the IND vs AUS will be available on the Jio Cinema application and website.

IND vs AUS: Rohit, Kohli rested for first 2 ODIs; Ashwin, Sundar called up

Washington Sundar and Ravichandran Ashwin have been called up as India is in search of an off-spinner ahead of the all-important ODI World Cup 2023

IND vs AUS ODIs: Smith, Starc, Maxwell return to Australia 18-man squad

Top-order batter Travis Head missed out after suffering a fracture on his left hand in South Africa and has been replaced by Matthew Short, who is yet to make his ODI debut.

Cricket Australia makes neckguards mandatory at domestic, int'l level

The Cricket Australia (CA) has advocated the use of neck protectors since the demise of Phillip Hughes in 2014

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 format, teams, venues, match rules, winners list

Every team will play against the other nine teams in a round-robin format, which comprises 45 matches in total. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semifinals

IND vs SL 2023: India end Sri Lanka's 13-match winning streak in ODIs

Sri Lanka had 13 straight ODI wins, dating back to June 2023 till the game against India in Asia Cup 2023.

Australia back at top of ICC ODI rankings following win over South Africa

The Australian men's ODI team, after being briefly dislodged by Pakistan, is back at the top of the ICC rankings following its second successive win over South Africa in Bloemfontein. Fine centuries by David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne set up a 123-run victory for Australia in the second ODI on Saturday, helping them take a 2-0 lead in five-match series. Australia smashed 392 for 8, their third highest ODI total, and bowled out South Africa for 269 with 8.1 overs to spare. The visitors had beaten South Africa by three wickets on Thursday and can clinch the series if they win the third ODI at the same venue on Tuesday. Australia, with 121 rating points following the win, overtook Pakistan by one point. India, with 114 rating points, are third on the ICC rankings. Australian, after a few hiccups late last year, have been the dominant ODI side. They lost a closely-fought series against Sri Lanka away from home in 2022, which was followed by a humbling defeat to Zimbabwe in a dead ..

Stats Alert: Warner breaks Tendulkar's record of most centuries as opener

Warner has gone past Tendulkar, who has scored 45 centuries in international cricket as an opener. All of Sachin's centuries as an opener have come in ODIs.