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World Cup 2023 Final: India face Australia as Rohit eyes fairytale finish

Rohit Sharma, who did not get into the 2011 World Cup squad, could now lead India to a World Cup title 12 years later at the largest cricket Stadium in the World in Ahmedabad

IND vs AUS T20Is: Surya or Ruturaj to lead in absence of Hardik Pandya

Injured T20I captain Hardik Pandya is unlikely to be available for India's upcoming five-match series against Australia starting November 23 as the star all-rounder will require more time to recover from his left-ankle ligament tear. It is understood that the team for the home T20I series against Australia will be announced only after India's World Cup semifinal, which in all likelihood will be played in Mumbai on November 15. According to sources in the BCCI, a more practical scenario for Hardik would be to get fit by the time the South Africa T20 series starts from December 10 in Durban. "There is some time before Hardik can be declared fit and available for selection. It would be more practical for him to try and complete his rehabilitation with a possible 'RTP' (Return To Play) during SA series. It will certainly be NCA Sports science team's call," a senior BCCI source privy to the developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity. It is understood that either Suryakumar Yadav,

How was Smith dismissed in India's WC opener? Jadeja won't share his secret

In the post-match press conference, Jadeja refuses to give some insight into his variations, which got the wicket of Steve Smith, saying you will publish in English and everybody will know it then.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli wins Gold medal for best fielding vs Australia

Following India's thrilling six-wicket win against Australia in Match 5 of the ICC Cricket World Cup at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8, Virat Kohli was awarded the gold medal for best

World Cup 2023: Chennai's pitch was a Test match wicket - Ravindra Jadeja

Armed by the knowledge stemming from his over-decade long association with Chennai Super Kings, Ravindra Jadeja said he stuck to a stump-to-stump line against Australia on the Chepauk pitch that was a typical "Test match strip" during their World Cup opener here on Sunday. Jadeja took 3 for 28 in 10 overs and his dismissals of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne literally stopped Australia on their tracks at 199 in 49.3 overs which India chased down in 41.2 overs. Asked about his plan on a track where the ball turned and gripped, Jadeja said: The way I started the first over, the ball was stopping after it pitched. The wicket looked dry in the afternoon when it was hot. I thought the stump line would be good as some balls would dart in while some would turn. So, it won't be easy for the batsman. While a couple of balls stayed straight, the one that got Smith turned appreciably. My plan was to bowl on the stump and luckily the ball to Smith turned more. I thought this was a typical T

World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Highlights: Kohli, Rahul take India to famous win

India vs Australia Highlights, ODI World Cup 2023: KL Rahul unbeaten 97 and Virat Kohli 84 starred with bat while Ravindra Jadeja took 3/28 as India beat Australia by four wickets to get off the mark

ICC World Cup IND vs AUS: Rahul, Kohli withstand early onslaught to win it

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul added 165 for the fourth wicket to take India to a victory in a low-scoring game. India had lost three wickets for just two runs on the board chasing 200 for the win

ICC World Cup IND vs AUS: Indian spin troika checkmates Aussies at Chennai

Cricket World Cup 2023: Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav shared six wickets among them for just 104 runs in 30 overs to bowl Australia out for 199

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Playing 11, toss result, streaming

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against India on a pitch that is expected to assist spinners. Hotstar will live stream the India vs Australia World Cup match in India for free.

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: Rohit feels India can play 3 spinners with Hardik

The presence of a genuine quick bowler like Hardik Pandya will certainly allow India to explore options of playing three specialist spinners during the World Cup, reasoned skipper Rohit Sharma ahead of his side's opening game against Australia on Sunday. India have left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and slow left-arm orthodox Ravindra Jadeja in their rank and Rohit dropped hints that all three could feature in the playing XI at Chepauk, which at times could offer a tacky surface. Asked if he is game on playing the troika of slow operators, Rohit replied: Yeah, I mean that's the luxury we have where we can afford to play three spinners because I don't really consider Hardik Pandya as just a seamer," said Rohit in his pre-match press meet. He (Hardik) is a proper fast bowler, who can crank up good speed. So, that gives us an advantage. That gives us that luxury of playing three spinners and three seamers as well. So, there's a possibility of that, he

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: Gill down with dengue, Dravid to wait for 36 hours

The Indian team's worries ahead of its opening World Cup game against Australia have been compounded with in-form Shubman Gill suspected to be suffering from dengue and the batter is a doubtful starter for Sunday's match against Australia here. Ishan Kishan could open the innings in case Gill is ruled out. The BCCI is yet to confirm the nature of the illness but head coach Rahul Dravid did not want to throw in the towel yet with 36 hours still to go for the match. He is feeling better today. The medical team is monitoring him, and he is doing better," Dravid said during a press conference here on Friday. Further Dravid, who is known for being non-committal, played it safe. He is not technically out for the first game. The medical team is monitoring him and (we) will take the decision after tomorrow, Dravid said. Earlier, the BCCI said they were waiting for updates on Gill. He's under the weather, the medical team is closely monitoring him. We are hoping he gets better soon. We w

CWC 2023: Ashwin trains intensely, hints of his inclusion in IND playing 11

Giving a strong indication of him turning up in India's World Cup opener against Australia here on Sunday, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went through an engaging net session here on Thursday. Ashwin could be included as the third spinner behind Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav against the Aussies ahead of pacer Shardul Thakur considering a possibly gripping pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, and his hold over veterans David Warner and Steve Smith. Ashwin, who takes the ball away from the left-handers with his off-breaks, has had the measure of Warner in the past, dismissing him 11 times in the Tests. The Aussie had batted right-handed in the recent second ODI against India at Indore to counter Ashwin. Smith, a consistent run-scorer in ODIs, too had his struggles against the Indian maestro, especially in Test cricket. Hence, it would not be a big surprise to see Ashwin getting a nod ahead of Thakur in the first match at Chepauk. Ashwin, who replaced injured Axar Patel

World Cup 2023: Australia have a plan for Indian spinners, says Cummins

Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Thursday asserted that his team has a "plan" to tackle Indian spinners in the opening Cricket World Cup match, saying the victory in the third ODI at Rajkot had made the bunch a "confident" lot ahead of the blockbuster clash here on Sunday. India won the three-match series 2-1, but Australia won the Rajkot tie by 66 runs after notching a mammoth 352. Cummins indicated the confidence stemmed from the fact that the Australians had played Indian spinners in the past and done well. "It (preparation) starts with training for the next few days before the game. The Australian guys play a lot of spin. Our batting order had played a lot in India and done well, so they know most of the (Indian) bowlers and they have a plan (in place)." "We are really confident. We had a good win in the third ODI (in Rajkot), which is probably a bit closest to our strongest XI. We have had pretty good records in ODIs in India," added the skipper during a promotional event ...

Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur rested for third IND vs AUS ODI: Reports

Shubman Gill and Shardul Thakur have been rested ahead of the third ODI against Australia to give them much-needed rest ahead of the World Cup, claim media reports

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 ..