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BCCI, ICC reject Pakistan's request to swap venues for World Cup 2023

ICC and BCCI rejected PCB's request to swap group-stage match venues against Afghanistan and Australia to be played at Chennai and Bengaluru respectively, in World Cup 2023.

CWC Qualifier Day 3 Report: ZIM win courtesy 'Razball', Nepal thanks to KC

Commentators coined the term 'Razball' after Sikandar Raza hit a 54-ball 100 and took 4/55 to win the second game for Zimbabwe in CWC Qualifier. Karan KC did the job for Nepal against the USA

CWC Qualifier Day 4 preview: Ireland seek recovery, Oman second victory

After losing to Oman, Ireland would look to get past neighbours Scotland to keep their hopes of reaching the super six alive. Oman would be seeking another win they face neighbours UAE

CWC Qualifiers: Madushanka, Wellalage, Arachchige added to Sri Lanka squad

Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday announced that Dilshan Madushanka, Dunith Wellalage, and Sahan Arachchige will fly to Zimbabwe to join the squad as stand-by players for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

CWC Qualifier Day 2 Report: Hasaranga rattles UAE, Oman upset Ireland

Playing as expected, Lanka breezed past UAE in their first match of the CWC Qualifier. Hasaranga took 6 wickets for the South Asian side. In another game, Oman upset the Irish with a brilliant win

CWC Qualifier Day 3 preview: Depleted Dutch face Zimbabwe, Nepal take on US

After registering a fantastic win in their first game, hosts Zimbabwe would take on a depleted Netherlands. Nepal and USA will also face each other today. Both teams lost their opening matches

CWC Qualifier Day 2 preview: Sri Lanka take on UAE, Oman challenge Ireland

After a thrilling opening day in group A of the Cricket World Cup qualifier, the focus now shifts to group B as the action moves to Bulawayo from Harare. Sri Lanka take on UAE while Ireland face Oman

CWC Qualifier Day 1 Report: Williams-Ervine thrash Nepal; Windies beat USA

Craig Ervine and Sean Williams hit centuries as Zimbabwe chased down 290 against Nepal. West Indies won by 39 runs even as US' Gajanand Singh hit a century against the country of his origin

CWC Qualifiers group B: Scotland, UAE, Oman challenge IRE for top 3 finish

CWC Qualifiers: Sri Lanka are the hot favourites to go through this group. However, two more spots are remaining from the group and four teams fight for them

CWC Qualifier Day 1 preview: Hosts Zimbabwe take on Nepal, Windies face US

On the first day of the most important tournament in the Associate calendar, hosts Zimbabwe would take on Nepal to begin the Cricket World Qualifier 2023. West Indies will play the United States

CWC Qualifier group B: Sri Lanka favourites, will Ireland make it as well?

Cricket World Cup Qualifier- In group A there are two clear contenders, group B only has Sri Lanka as the favourites. Ireland being a permanent member of ICC are favoured to go through, but can they?

CWC Qualifier group A: Dutch miss key players; Nepal, USA pose great threat

In group A of Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier 2023, West Indies and Zimbabwe are favourites. The fight for the third place gets interesting with the Netherlands, USA and Nepal fighting for it

BCCI appeals to ICC over 'poor' rating for Indore Test pitch: Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has filed a formal appeal with International Cricket Council (ICC) over the 'poor' rating given to the pitch of the Indore Test by match referee

We need to be patient with youngsters, says Dravid on next T20 World Cup

Head coach Rahul Dravid has called for patience as the Indian team goes through a rebuilding phase for the next cycle of the T20 World Cup and the youngsters in the side get some experience. Dravid felt inexperience was one of the main reasons for India's 16-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the second T20I here. The former India captain pointed out that while the visitors had a pretty sorted playing XI, the hosts fielded a completely different side than the one which played the T20 World Cup less than two months back. "They (youngsters in the team) are very skilful, but as they are learning, it's a tough (job). It's not easy learning in international cricket and you have to learn on the job. So, we've got to have a little bit of patience with these guys," Dravid said at the post-match press conference on Thursday. Dravid said the team was in the rebuilding phase, given the "next cycle of the T20 (World Cup)" had started. He added that youngsters will be handled patiently and will continue

Mithali Raj predicts India-New Zealand in cricket T20 World Cup final

Mithali Raj has predicted an India-New Zealand final in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The former India captain's semifinalists include South Africa and either England or defending champions Australia. "My predictions for semi-final spot, that is four spots will be India and South Africa from Group 2. From Group 1, it will be New Zealand and a toss-up between England and Australia. And the finalists, there is no doubt, India has to be there, and New Zealand, she told Star Sports. Mithali, who retired from international cricket after a glittering career, made her commentary debut with the India-South Africa clash on Sunday. With two wins in three games, India are placed second in Group 2 behind South Africa. The final will be played at the MCG on November 13.

IND vs SA T20 WC preview: India eye semi-final berth with win over Proteas

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2022 preview: The Indian team is looking to seal a semi-final berth as a win over the Proteas would mean easygoing in the last two games

Australians top ICC T20 Cricket World Cup ticket purchases, Indians at No.3

Sales made to residents in 82 countries, UK tops among overseas markets

T20 WC: A Melbourne potboiler, starring Kohli and those useful byes

India at the top of the table in the group with 2 points and a net run rate of +.050

Duleep trophy incident highlights the very masculine art of sledging

West Zone captain Rahane sent his teammate to the dressing room because of sledging at a recent match

Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers: Kuwait vs Hong Kong; timings, weather and pitch

Underdogs Kuwait to face Hong Kong in the Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers. When will the match start? Who has an upper hand? How's the weather and pitch? Read this article to know everything