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World Cup 2023: India reach fourth final, one step away from third title

After beating New Zealand in the semi-final, India reached fourth final in the ICC Cricket World Cup. They will eye their 3rd title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19

SA vs AUS semis: A look at Australia's batting might in Cricket World Cup

Australian batters have combined to hit seven centuries in this World Cup. The team has one of the best batting lineups when it comes to showing intent

Pakistan cricket: Shaheen to lead in T20Is, Masood gets Tests captaincy

Former cricketer Mohammed Hafeez has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Pakistan

Shami becomes first Indian bowler to take 7 wickets in an ODI cricket match

Mohammed Shami also registered the best bowling figures in the ICC ODI World Cup knockouts and broke a 48-year-old record held by Australia's Gary Gilmour.

World Cup 2023: Proteas Bavuma confident of ending semifinal jinx

Temba Bavuma was aware that Australia are not a "Mickey Mouse" team, but the South African captain on Wednesday sounded confident of his side's ability to defeat the five-time champions and end the Proteas' World Cup semifinals jinx. Ahead of the last-four match here on Thursday, history is heavily stacked against the SA who have lost in the semifinals of the showpiece four times, with two of them coming against the Aussies. You know, we're not coming up against a Mickey Mouse team. Australia have a lot of experience and confidence in knockout games, so we've got to respect that, Bavuma said. Backed by some powerful batting performances, South Africa have been impressive in the league phase, but Bavuma said the semifinal would be a different ball game. I'd hate to say that we deserve to go through because of the way we played our cricket. I don't think that's the way things go. But I think from our performances, from the processes that we've followed to get to this point, we'll ..

World Cup 2023: Tendulkar lauds 'Virat' player fore reaching 50 ODI tons

Sachin Tendulkar penned a heartfelt congratulatory message to Virat Kohli, who made a 50th ODI hundred to break his record during the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand here on Wednesday. Tendulkar had owned the record for the highest number of ODI hundreds till this day with 49 centuries. Tendulkar recalled his first meeting with Kohli in a funny yet nostalgic tone, and how some of the then teammates made the young cricketer touch his feet. "The first time I met you in the Indian dressing room, you were pranked by other teammates into touching my feet. I couldn't stop laughing that day. "But soon you touched my heart with your passion and skill. I am so happy that the young boy has grown into a 'Virat' player," Tendulkar wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. The batting legend was quite chuffed by the fact that an Indian cricketer broke his mark. "I could not be happier that an Indian broke my record, And to do it on the biggest stage in the World Cup semi-final and

World Cup 2023:Pat Cummins feels Australia not weighed down by history

They know what it takes to win the 50-over World Cup, having won five of them in 12 editions, but Australia skipper Pat Cummins said they are never "weighed down" by history and will stick to basics against South Africa in the semi-final here on Thursday. The Proteas, on the other hand, are known as the 'perennial chokers' in the cricket fraternity. "Yeah, I don't think it counts for too much. You know, obviously you start from scratch every time you play," Cummins said on the eve of their match. "They're a team we've played quite a lot and know quite well. But as you said, this week it's probably going to be quite different to say the South African series that we just played against them a couple of months ago. "We've got a lot of guys that have been in this situation before that have won one day World Cup, T20 World Cup, various other tournaments in big moments. So, I think that really helps," he said. Having started off with two losses, Australia are peaking at the right time,

World Cup 2023 SF: Cummins confirms Maxwell's availability for semifinal

Glenn Maxwell, whose thunderous knock against Afghanistan acquired the status of an epic, is on the mend and is available for for the World Cup semifinal against South Africa, Australia skipper Pat Cummins said on Wednesday. Showing incredible will-power, Maxwell had battled severe and multiple cramps in his body to conjure up a magical unbeaten double century to take Australia past the finish line. Maxwell needed time to recover and had missed Australia's last match against Bangladesh on November 11 in Pune. "Glenn Maxwell is all clear. He is all good. He was a little bit sore yesterday. We get scans a lot of the time just to make sure that if there is something, we know what we're dealing with and fortunately it came back all okay. So he's fine," Cummins said ahead of the semifinal. Chasing 292-run target, Australia were struggling at 91 for seven in 18.3 overs when Maxwell took charge and lit up the Wankhede Stadium with his pyrotechnics on November 7. Cummins said that Austral

World Cup 2023: Kohli terms 50th ton stuff of dreams, too good to be true

His hero applauded, his wife blew kisses, and a football royalty watched in disbelief a packed crowd going bonkers, as Virat Kohli caressed his way into the record books with another significant cricketing milestone. The occasion was huge -- a World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at an iconic venue -- and Kohli came up with an apt description after he want past Sachin Tendulkar for his world record 50th ODI hundred here on Wednesday. Cheering him from the stands were, among others, Tendulkar himself, Kohli's actor wife Anushka Sharma, and football legend David Beckham. "Well, I'm feeling (pauses). Again, the great man just congratulated me. All this for me feels like a dream, it is surreal. It's too good to be true," said Kohli during the mid-innings break, having scored 117 off 113 balls. "I never felt that I will come here in my career, it is a semifinal, just glad that everything came together." After reaching the milestone, Kohli lifted his arms in the air, then sunk on the

World Cup: Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain from all 3 formats

Babar Azam resigned from captaincy of Pakistan in all three formats after they failed to reach the knockout stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

World Cup 2023 SA vs AUS: Proteas aim to put history behind at Eden Gardens

It will repeat of the 1999 World Cup semi-final, where both Australia and South Africa played a thriller, but the match ended in a tie.

Explained: IND vs NZ semis marred by pitch controversy in World Cup 2023

The reports emerged that the Indian team management had sought a 'slow pitch' for India vs New Zealand semifinal in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendlukar's record for most runs in one World Cup

Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup

World Cup 2023, IND vs NZ semifinal: Players' battles to look forward

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs New Zealand semifinal: Here are the top six battles that could decide who will play the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19 (Sunday)

World Cup: Virat scripts history, becomes 1st batter to hit 50 ODI tons

Virat Kohli crossed Sachin Tendulkar's 49 centuries record as he hit a century against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

World Cup, IND vs NZ SF: Kohli plays football with Beckham; watch video

Beckham was accompanied legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as he entered the ground. Kohli, who was warming up then, kicked the ball towards Beckham, who kicks the ball back to him

IND-NZ semis: How New Zealand could stop India's World Cup 2023 juggernaut

India aim to make 10 out of 10 when Rohit Sharma's men lock horns with their nemesis New Zealand in the semi-final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, but Kiwis stand in their way

World Cup 2023: Meet Aslam, the bat maker who shaped destinies of legends

While the ongoing ODI World Cup is exuding festive vibes, keeping fans in a cricket-mad country glued to their television sets, a batmaker and repairman from Mumbai is also basking in the euphoria

World Cup 2023: How New Zealand became the Men in Black you hate to hate

With Pakistan, it's war. With Australia it's a game of one- upmanship. With former Colonial rulers England, it's payback time. But one team that Indians find hard to hold a grudge against, of any kind, are the Blackcaps, the perennial "good guys" of the game. "Even if you want to think of revenge, these guys are so nice you cannot get into that zone," Virat Kohli had famously said before a T20 game in a bilateral series in New Zealand in 2020. "They are probably one side that has set the example for teams to play international cricket." Whenever captain Kane Williamson hits a regal cover drive boundary, there's hardly a stare-back at the bowler, the staple of most high-octane battles on the pitch; one would be hard pressed to find a single footage of sledging by fast bowler Lockie Ferguson after he has delivered a mean bouncer; Mitchell Santner after taking a breathtaking catch will only have a wide grin, whereas many others would gloat with vulgar glee. It's as if the team is mould

World Cup 2023, IND vs NZ SF: Gavaskar feels Williamson can tackle Kuldeep

On the rare occasions when India's menacing pace attack could not scythe through opposition line-ups in this World Cup, their spinners did the job in their own ways. However, that may not be the case when Kane Williamson leads New Zealand out in the first semifinal against the in-form hosts here on Wednesday, according to batting great Sunil Gavaskar. Highlighting Williamson's adept footwork and strategic approach, Gavaskar reckoned the Kiwis skipper will have no trouble negotiating the Indian spinners, especially the unorthodox Kuldeep Yadav. "He's such a great player; it doesn't matter if he's come out from a big break and he's scored runs. So, I don't think it's going to make much of a difference," Gavaskar said on Star Sports. "He uses his feet really well to go down the pitch to smother the turn if needed; he then goes and uses the crease as well. So, he's a very good player. I don't think he is going to be fussed about playing Kuldeep; he will know how to tackle him." Gavask