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World Cup 2023, IND vs AFG: India not tempted to play KL Rahul at number 4

India would not be playing KL Rahul at number four to partner him with Virat Kohli, clarified batting coach Vikram Rathour ahead of the team's ICC Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan

World Cup 2023 India vs Afghanistan: Check Delhi Police's traffic advisory

Delhi traffic advisory today: There will be diversions and restrictions on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and JLN Marg

Cricket may return to Olympics for LA 2028 games, IOC to decide on Sunday

International Olympic Committee, the panel responsible for organising the games is expected to make an official announcement soon, the committee is also expected to add squash and lacrosse

There was lack of aggression from Aussie batters: Finch on World Cup loss

Australian batters lacked intent and failed to play an aggressive brand of cricket against India's world class spinners, said former skipper Aaron Finch, adding they will need to bring a change in their mindset to be at the forefront. Indian spinners seized six wickets as Australia were shot out for 199 on a track offering spin and grip during a six-wicket loss in their World cup opener on Sunday. Finch feels the Australian batters were a bit over-cautious and let the Indian spinners to dominate the proceedings at the MA Chidambaram stadium. "You can't allow Jadeja, Kuldeep and Ashwin to bowl how they want to bowl on a surface like that. They're so accurate and so highly skilled - Jadeja has done it to Australia so many times now," he wrote in his column for ICC. "Part of it comes down to how India bowled spin, but we also need to look at the way that Australia batted. There was a clear plan among the group to be proactive, to try to limit dot balls and rotate strike against what t

World Cup 2023, Ind vs Aus: ICC bans Jarvo from matches for invading pitch

Jarvo has a history of making such interruptions in cricket games. He has already been banned from English grounds for the same offence during India's tour of England

MRF to Meta: Brands bowl cricket fans over with ads, watchdog on its toes

Leading labels from diverse industries such as Coca-Cola, MRF, Royal Stag, Meta and Booking.com are running ad and marketing campaigns with catchy phrases

BCCI to release 14,000 tickets for India-Pakistan World Cup clash

The hype around the mega World Cup clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has forced the BCCI to release 14,000 tickets for the contest to be played on October 14 in Ahmedabad. India and Pakistan will clash at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad for which the demand for tickets has been at its highest. The Narendra Modi Sta dium is expected to be a full house as the two rivals will be taking on each other in India after their 2016 World T20 clash in Kolkata, which the hosts won. "BCCI announces the release of 14,000 tickets for the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan match to be held on October 14, 2023, at Ahmedabad," the board said in a statement late on Saturday. "The sale of tickets for the match will commence from 12 PM IST onwards on October 8th, 2023. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the official ticketing website," the statement added. The venue, which has a capacity of hosting more than 1,30,000, witnessed 47,000 people attending the opening match

Weekend Bites: RBI kills one bird with one stone, future of 50-over cricket

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Indian men's cricket team wins gold medal on its Asian Games debut

The Indian men's cricket team clinched the gold medal on its Asian Games debut after their final against Afghanistan was called off due to rain, and the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side was adjudged winners by virtue of being seeded higher in the continental showpiece on Saturday. Put in to bat, Afghanistan were 112 for 5 in 18.2 overs when persistent rain halted the proceedings at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, and the match never restarted from that point. The Afghans had a jittery start and were reduced to 12/3 inside four overs after their top-three -- Zubaid Akbari (5), Mohammad Shahzad (4) and Noor Ali Zadran (1) -- fell cheaply. Shivam Dube (1-0-4-1) got the first breakthrough when he had Akbari in his first over. Akbari perished going for a hook shot to a rising delivery by the Indian pacer. In the next over, wicketkeeper-batter Shahzad was caught behind off a delivery from left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh (3-0-17-1). The Afghans committed a harakiri when Zadran

Asian Games: India to hit a ton with medals from cricket and kabaddi

Day 13 ends with a hockey gold, multiple medals in archery, wrestling

World Cup 2023 India vs Pak: Railways to run special Vande Bharat trains

In a bid to counter exorbitant airfare, lack of accommodations, and high hotel rates, Indian Railways will operate special Vande Bharat trains

ICC World Cup 2023: Gill down with dengue, likely to miss IND vs AUS match

Physical recovery of dengue patients varies and it normally takes around 7-10 days to be up and match-ready

CWC 2023, PAK vs NED Preview: Pakistan seek to allay major concerns

Pakistan would be desperate to plug the gaping holes and hope their star players regain form when they open their World Cup campaign against a free spirited Netherlands here on Friday. Following a pre-mature Asia Cup exit and defeats in the two warm-up games, Pakistan definitely need to raise their game to go deep in the ODI showpiece. The problems begin from the top with the opening combination not looking the most threatening in the competition. Imam-Ul-Haq averages an impressive 50 in ODIs but on flatter decks in India, he need to better his strike rate of 82 by a few notches. Imam is expected to start against Netherlands but the team will need to choose between the destructive but out-of-form Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique who doesn't have the experience of world events. The big positive for the unpredictable team is that its number three and four, skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, are in sublime touch. Iftikhar Ahmed too has been getting the runs but it remains to b

'Sau baari...': Here's what Babar Azam said on Hyderabadi Biryani

World Cup 2023: India will clash with Pakistan in a much-awaited match on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium

Google Doodle celebrates opening of Cricket World Cup 2023. Details here

The World Cup 2023 will begin today, with the first match being played between England and New Zealand

MS Dhoni's new vintage look sets social media on fire, check it out here

Dhoni's new haircut is setting the internet on fire. Fans are loving the vintage look of MSD and comparing the former captain with Telugu actor Mahesh Babu

With cricket World Cup, ODIs will briefly return from no-man's land

The tournament that begins on October 5 will turn the spotlight on the 50-over format, which is facing an existential crisis in the T20-dominated ecosystem

ICC World Cup: Virat Kohli requests friends not to ask for match tickets

Virat Kohli took to Instagram and posted a story asking his friends not to request him for tickets at all through the tournament

Sports tourism market improves strike rate ahead of Cricket World Cup

FMCG majors too have cashed in on the frenzy, sealing sponsorship agreements with the mega event

Disney Star ropes in record number of sponsors ahead of ICC World Cup 2023

Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, Disney Star which has exclusive broadcast and media rights for linear and digital platforms, has roped in a record number of 26 sponsors and 500 advertisers so far, a top company official said on Wednesday. Several of these sponsors have opted for both TV and digital formats and some of them are sponsors only on TV or for digital, company's head for sports, Sanjog Gupta said. Disney Star is broadcasting all 48 matches of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup live on its TV channels and live streaming through its OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The company has custom-built packages for advertisers, which will serve their brand objectives. It is also giving a "big push" on the digital side this year, which allows advertisers to connect with specific audience cohorts. Moreover, the performance of the Indian team in the Asia Cup and the festive period, a time when there is a lot of buzz around consumers and spending in general from advertisers is coinciding with th