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Virendra Sehwag wants 'Bharat' branded on cricketers' jerseys for world cup

The official invitation sent to delegates of G20 referred to the head of state as 'President of Bharat', sparking controversy

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

Not True, says star batter Virat Kohli on reported social media earnings

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Saturday clarified that a report of his earnings from his official Instagram handle is "not true".With around 256 million followers, Kohli is one of India's and the world's popular sportspersons in terms of his online presence.He often updates fans about his life and cricket through pictures/videos that potray him of sweating it out in nets or matches, pictures with his wife Anushka Sharma, who is a Bollywood actress and inspires many through the pictures and videos of his tough fitness regime. This popularity makes him an extremely dependable face for various brands and Kohli is often involved in brand promotions/advertisements on his social media pages. The earnings through these promotional posts has always been a curiosity for his fans.Recent media reports suggested that he had made crores of rupees -ranging from Rs 9 crore to Rs 15 crore per post through his social media accounts.On Saturday, Kohli took to 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) to post, .

India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 match likely to be rescheduled; here's why

The India vs Pakistan World Cup match date might be changed as security agencies have alerted BCCI to change the date

India vs Pak: Why are cricket fans booking hospital beds in Ahmedabad?

Fans are now making their way to hospital rooms in Ahmedabad to catch the India-Pakistan World Cup showdown on October 15

ICC announces equal prize money for men's and women's teams at ICC events

Teams will now receive equal prize money for the equivalent finishing position at comparable events as well as the same amount for winning a match at those events

Reduce ODIs to World Cups, one-year of bilateral cricket post-2027: MCC

MCC wants ODIs to be played only in the World Cup year and a year preceding that internationally while it is in favour of the 50-overs being part of the domestic fixtures of the countries

CWC Qualifier preview: Scots face the Dutch challenge for a World Cup berth

Scotland who beat permanent ICC members Ireland, West Indies and Zimbabwe, will face the Netherlands, another team that played in the ODI Super League. A win here would send the Scots to the World Cup

CWC Qualifier: Sole reason for Zimbabwe's misery, Scot march continues

Chris Sole took three wickets in the powerplay and Zimbabwe never recovered from it as they failed to chase down 235 and crashed out of the World Cup race once again

CWC Qualifier preview: Zimbabwe face Scotland, World Cup berth up for grabs

Zimbabwe, who lost for the first time in this tournament in their last game against Sri Lanka, would look to bounce back and win the tie against Scotland to qualify for the World Cup

CWC Qualifier: Netherlands go past Oman easily, keep World Cup hopes alive

The Netherlands beat Oman, thanks to Vikramjeet Singh's century and Wesley Baressi's 97. They scored their Baressisecond-highest ODI total and defended it easily to keep World Cup qualification hopes

CWC Qualifier preview: Netherlands face Oman in a must-win super-six game

The Netherlands have two points from three games and in their remaining two games, they must win to have any hopes of making it to the ODI World Cup 2023. Oman are already out of the reckoning

CWC Qualifier: Sri Lanka brush aside Zimbabwe, book place in ODI World Cup

Sri Lanka were professional in their approach as they brushed aside the Zimbabwean challenge in the CWC Qualifier, beating the hosts by nine wickets and confirming their birth in ODI World Cup 2023

CWC Qualifier preview: Zimbabwe eye historic win against in-form Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe have won seven matches on the trot to equal their longest winning run-in cricket history. They would eye another win to create history and boost their qualification chances

CWC 2023 venues to get upgrades: Red soil pitches, new outfield, and more

Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will be refurbishing its seating and washrooms along with upgrading the ticketing software

CWC Qualifier preview: Red-hot Zimbabwe face Oman in super six opener

Zimbabwe who have won six matches back-to-back, will be targeting two points as well as their longest winning streak in ODI history as they face Oman in super six opener

CWC Qualifier Day 10 Report: Sterling Stirling stuns UAE, SL pin Scotland

Sri Lanka, even after being bowled out for 245, managed to win by 82 runs against Scotland in their last group game. Paul Stirling scored 162 as Ireland beat UAE by 138 runs to finish on a high

CWC Qualifier Day 10 preview: SL, SCO fight for four wins; IRE for first

With all teams decided for the super six stage in Group B, Sri Lanka and Scotland would fight to get to the numero uno position on the table. Ireland would look to avoid wooden spoon as they face UAE

CWC Qualifier Day 9 preview: Zimbabwe eye streak, Windies win against NED

Zimbabwe stand on the verge of creating their longest winning streak in ODIs in 21st century. West Indies eye win in their last group game to have a stronger chance of reaching the 2023 ODI World C

CWC Qualifier Day 7 Report: All round Raza earns crucial win for Zimbabwe

Sikandar Raza, the most flamboyant and in-form player was at his best again, scoring a fifty and picking crucial wickets as hosts Zimbabwe earned a crucial win against West Indies in CWC Qualifier