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The PCB said it has set up a five-member fact-finding committee to look into the allegations of conflict of interest from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QGPtO3K

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FcuHOUf

Max O’Dowd, in an interview with The Hindu, reveals that the Dutchmen spent a lot of time on spin camps and spin bowling in the lead-up to the World Cup; the opener says the team is massively proud of the progress it is making and hopes that it will raise the profile of cricket back home from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bIaDzBX

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Chasing a small target of 230 runs against Netherlands on October 28, Bangladesh folded inside 43 overs, managing a mere 142 to see their World Cup campaign as good as over from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BS2MjlC

Head, who started opening six years after his 2016 One Day International (ODI) debut, set the tone for the highest-scoring match in World Cup history by hitting 109 off 67 balls from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TXqNdvo

peaking about England, Sunday’s opponent in the World Cup, Rahul said: “It is important that we keep doing what we have been doing and focus on our strengths. England is the defending champion. They may not have had a few results going their way but they are still a very dangerous team.” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5cxX3vT

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Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and R. Ashwin stayed back in the team hotel after turning up on Thursday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/whB1JrL

On that Manchester evening when Dhoni walked back to the pavilion being run out by Martin Guptill, not many would have thought that it was his last game for India. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z23Sfeu

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Shakib returned home on October 25 to work with his mentor Nazmul Abedeen to settle batting issues he felt during the ongoing World Cup in neighbouring India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hxtP4kZ

Buttler’s men come into the contest after the big loss against South Africa while the Islanders tasted success versus Netherlands in their last outing from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wlWcGka

The 24-year-old, who became the fastest batter to reach 2000 ODI runs in their World Cup match against New Zealand on Sunday, has improved to 823 ratings points from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Pl3FRfD

Politics being in the mix when Pakistan and Afghanistan, with a lot of history, play a high-octane match is a given; however, for the Chepauk spectators, the day was about enjoying the game of cricket and the lucky lot would have left the cauldron with nothing but memories to cherish from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mHnrBdM

Cricketing tradition, even in ODIs, often expected openers to wear down fast bowlers before the middle-order stars swaggered in from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RM6kfez

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Pakistan’s chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7N0tQeW

David Warner and Marsh forged a 259-run stand for the opening wicket but a late collapse saw them eventually finish at 367 for 9 against Pakistan. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3ZhKLXk

The bereaved family also thanked everyone for remembering the late cricketer and celebrating his "grit, humour and giant heart" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CW1IiF5

The Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was all praise for the way his side dominated the game against Pakistan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mtD9Kcg

Babar Azam top-scored for Pakistan with 74; Noor Ahmad was the most successful Afghan bowler with figures of 3/49 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wAL3gQZ

Bedi, a prominent part of India’s famous spin quartet claimed 266 wickets in 67 Test matches from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qEb4CvO

That the pace attack at Babar’s disposal has tended to drift whenever Afridi failed to nail early wickets will be a cause for concern for the team; Shahidi’s men will have to improve their catching a lot if they want to make a match out of it from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/B7Ddlb2

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The game against Pakistan is a must-win of sorts for Afghanistan if they want to keep their fate in their own hands. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zjyP9vl

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Klaasen, regarded as one of the finest players of spin, smashed a 67-ball 109 against England from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kuNVblw

Warner is seventh in the list of most run-getters at the quadrennial event from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lPfNO6A

In ODIs, the two teams have met 69 times so far, with South Africa winning 33 times from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5NBXaY2

After recording one of the biggest upsets in cricket World Cup history, the Netherlands must be hoping to put up another great show from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PhwlcbA

A team spokesperson reiterated that the medical team was ‘monitoring’ Hardik while ‘awaiting the scan results’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wexL4JI

The former will hope that Smith, Labuschagne and Maxwell regain their wonted mojo while the latter will be eager that left-arm pacer Afridi and leggie Shadab get back their striking powers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fkU5M7v

Bangladesh’s struggle in the batting department is quite evident as they continue to struggle to put up competitive scores against top teams in the World Cup from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XPzHeDt

The Netherlands has proven that it has the game to surprise much stronger rivals in the ODI format; after playing in the ODI World Cups in 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011, the side arrived in India looking to ruffle a few feathers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9wtuNWn

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Bangladesh’s victory over Pakistan in 1999 remains the unlikeliest of underdog victories from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0FNpMed

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The pacer from Gujarat has the required tools to trouble top batters across the world but needs to be mindful of his body as India’s WC campaign and many other battles rest on his lightning strikes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wyqKSxr

Shah was the chief of ICC’s working group that dealt with the International Olympic Committee before cricket was formally inducted into the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 on Monday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ijDeQKa

Rohit’s ODI record is superlative, but his World Cup performances have been even more other-worldly — he has scored 1,195 runs in 20 matches with an average of 66.4 and strike rate of 101.96 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eS87Ubu

The final choice of which sports are on the 2028 programme was voted today at the IOC session in Mumbai from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rM6SwCg

Rashid said that many Afghans were struggling after the recent earthquakes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/adAkK1q

Australia were crushed by hosts India in their opener before stumbling to a 134-run defeat to South Africa on Thursday. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZAqOv4p

The inexperience of the minnows, who have lost 14 successive matches in the World Cup since 2015, stands exposed on the big stage, especially against the elite teams; Buttler’s batters will be eager to get a good hit from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mzPHov4

‘I am conscious of the challenges ahead, the biggest being to be very consistent in the ATP circuit’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gd2IDZx

After registering two back-to-back wins, India, riding on high confidence will face traditional rival Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/d9LImRN

The two protagonists did not meet each other in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, crashing out in the league stage itself. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RXvhl5u

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson came in for Will Young while Mahmudullah replaced Mahedi Hasan for Bangladesh from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wEH8iFu

India and England will face each other at Lucknow on October 29. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J8QkPtr

Stoinis was adjudged caught behind off a Kagiso Rabada delivery despite the batsman's bottom hand looking to be off the bat as the ball struck his glove. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gELCM6S

The Bharat Army started with four members in 1999 and now has 1,60,000 registered members from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QLKYs74

While Australia made two changes to their side, South Africa only one change in the playing XI. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xGrH8f1

During the match against Afghanistan, Rohit hammered five sixes to reach 556 maximums across three formats, three more than the West Indian left-hander. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BChzWQM

Rohit broke the tie with Sachin Tendulkar for most World Cup hundreds with his seventh ton in just 19 innings across three editions. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cUW9iE8

The 33-year-old batted for nearly an hour in the nets at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PpLDez0

Rohit (Sharma) finished it fast and it was a surprise. There was no discussion of NRR in the dressing room at all, Bumrah mentions from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Hb4XDUt

‘Playing in Hyderabad felt like playing in Rawalpindi,’ said the Pakistan keeper-batter as he scored an unbeaten 131 off 121 balls in the highest successful run-chase in World Cup history from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gRDphrB

The accused had allegedly sent an email claiming that there will be a blast on the stadium, an official said without elaborating from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/l83oinN

Malik, who is 15 ODIs and 28 T20s old in his Afghanistan career, had played a major role in the win over Pakistan in the low-scoring semifinal with figures of three for 15 in three overs. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Gr389Km

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India’s batting coach says Shubman Gill is recovering well in Chennai from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xXvcgSs

Kishan could get another chance at the top of the order to redeem himself; Shahidi stresses on the importance of the middle-order, including himself, coming good to complement the openers and the spin department’s efforts from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8OGUmTe

Both Bangladesh and England made one change in their playing eleven from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VXb0Ejz

Indian opener Shubman Gill remains doubtful for World Cup clash against Pakistan on October 14 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IVx97BF

Saurabh Walkar, roped in by New Zealand Cricket as Performance Analyst for the ongoing Men’s ODI World Cup, had been part of the Afghanistan set-up in the T20 World Cup held in UAE in 2021 and has had a successful stint with Manchester Originals in The Hundred from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I0X4BHl

Cricket has been played in the Olympics only once before, in Paris in 1900, when England and France battled for the gold medal. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7D4SJ0j

England’s training session, ahead of its second ODI World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh on Tuesday, had a proper British vibe going, with Dua Lipa, Sheeran, and Harry Styles providing the ideal background score from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/j8FAZ0I

Sunday’s fixture against Australia, at Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, may have eventually looked like a walk in the park but this was a tussle with enough tipping points that could have tilted the game either way from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ViCh1Qq

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Starc has taken his 50 World Cup wickets in just 941 balls, becoming the fastest to reach the milestone in terms of balls taken from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ef7XmxY

Fans throng the stadium in huge numbers as the host kicked off it’s campaign against Australia on Sunday despite the sweltering heat and humidity from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PnhUOXq

The World Cup has brought some relief to this beautiful region of Himachal Pradesh, located at the foot of the Himalayas from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fYtchwr

The allrounder had missed England’s World Cup opener against New Zealand due to a hip niggle; ICC pitch consultant happy with Dharamshala outfield which had raised safety concerns from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DZeJjdI

For his part, Roelof van der Merwe of The Netherlands said they had reviewed the game and understood where they needed to improve. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2vAEbPT

Both seamers missed the opener against England due to injuries, Williamson continues to be on the sidelines, the Dutch eye improved show with the bat from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/S47f3aP

This is the fourth time the Englishman, considered as a nuisance across all venues in the U.K., has managed to breach security in a match involving India. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lOVrzZQ

Warner achieved the landmark in 19 innings to better Sachin Tendulkar and former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6qFc9OE

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With the team chasing its first ICC title in a decade, the skipper conceded it is unfinished business for many players from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JDGfuQn

At Chepauk, India have won seven out of 14 ODIs with six defeats and one game abandoned. Australia have in fact won five out of their six ODIs at this venue. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8VZ5fTI

South Africa are fielding four pacers and one specialist spinner in Keshav Maharaj while Sri Lanka have gone with three fast bowlers and as many all-rounders. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NRahVWG

India were declared winners under an Asian Games-specific rule where the higher-ranked team takes the honours if the match cannot be finished from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/36rcEvl

Bangladesh has won the toss and chose to bowl against Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup at Dharamsala, India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/doiwDSk

The 33-year-old dreamt of featuring on the biggest stage for New Zealand. But he ended up playing an instrumental role in the Netherlands booking its flight to India for the pinnacle event from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nKC7Imx

They have locked horns 12 times across all editions of the tournament, with the team from Down Under coming up trumps in eight games, two of them by one-run margins from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a92W43T

Awaiting India’s young side in Saturday’s title-decider will be Pakistan or Afghanistan, who meet later from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cJDAOuX

Ishan Kishan could be in line to open in case Gill is ruled out from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/piw0xZN

The Australian skipper says that with the experience of playing in the IPL, these won’t be foreign conditions for the players from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uh06Lra

Babar Azam has to lead from the front if Pakistan were to make an emphatic statement and will also need the other big names to strike it rich from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DSCNFiZ

Rahul practises sweeps, reverse sweeps and slog hits; the intensity was high among all the batters despite the hot conditions from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/28bYwfp

As World Cup 2023 gets underway, Australian captain Pat Cummins chats about the India-Australia cricketing rivalry and why he watches sports documentaries from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5BuDib2

Cummins will banking on his "aggressive" opener David Warner, "key player" Glenn Maxwell to guide Australia to victory in their opening World Cup match against India in Chennai from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZC54KJo

Amol Karhadkar joins us to share his opinions, predictions, and what we must look out for in the men’s cricket tournament. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1koeijA

Google Doodle today celebrates World Teacher’s Day and Cricket World Cup opening day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TrIW7vF

Absence of Williamson, injury cloud over Stokes have taken the gloss off the WC opener, Brook likely to replace the talismanic all-rounder, Bairstow against Boult should be a fascinating duel= from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/53v9dBg

The hosts, yet to win any ICC silverware since 2013, will have to cope with enormous pressure in the long-drawn showpiece event; mercurial Pakistan and shrewd New Zealand can cause upsets too from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OaQYhEo

Kaverappa says he is working on bowling faster and hopes it materialises soon from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Dg0PLCZ

P Unnikrishnan, Palghat R Ramprasad and Sikkil Gurucharan have teamed up for ‘Cricket Endraal Bharatham’, a Carnatic cricket anthem from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V5h9nZr

The Indo-Aussie lore at Chennai’s Chepauk stadium always has immense recall value from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s1hLgZ9

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Chasing 255, though, Saurashtra was tasered, tied-up, and gagged in the third session as it was bowled out for 79, courtesy left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gcRUPLh

Hopefully the word ‘choke’ that shadows India in global championships would be consigned to the sidelines from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6EiDoPr

Believes the Super Over heroics against the Windies in the qualifiers is just the beginning and is keen to give his best at the showpiece event from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ivf2yjJ

The South Africa batter says that the team has found a nice blueprint on how to go about in different conditions in India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/muIqCJc

CRICKET | Skipper Shanaka, meanwhile, is expected to be available for the game against South Africa slated to be played in New Delhi from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kACE5sH

CRICKET | The opener has become an indispensable part of the Kiwi set-up across formats and will also bank on his IPL experience with CSK to deliver the goods from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J4dH5o8

Rinku Singh once again revelled in his role as finisher with 37 off 15 balls, including 20-odd in the final over which made the difference in the end from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Rlci2H0

Chasing a DLS-adjusted target of 197 runs, England came out all guns blazing from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FBAztyj

The pacer bowled on or around the off-stump at a nagging length; tweakers chip in by picking up six of the nine wickets to fall on the day; Vasavada wages lone battle from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AXNlPij

South Africa appeared to be on course when rain stopped play and Proteas fell short by 7 runs under DLS method. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zd1aWBx

Cummins’ limited game-time is a concern; the team is also left with only one frontline spinner from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IVsS2xl

In the days since the cricket side landed in Hangzhou, the players have been watching athletes of other disciplines from the stands and mixing with them in the athletes’ village from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k3eUt0P

Come October 5, New Zealand will look to put the ghosts of the previous two final defeats behind when it kick-starts the 2023 World Cup against England from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ETdrgLk

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The coach says the Dutch team wants to make it to the semifinals and that it is going to be an open World Cup from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/khId5zw

The spinners dominates in the second session, which yielded four wickets for 79 runs from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9C4FXIx

Pujara undoubtedly will be the bedrock of the Saurashtra batting that boasts of the second highest run-getter in the 2022-23 Ranji season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/acEYjLq

The island nation has developed the knack of discovering unlikely match-winners and the Asia Cup title in 2022 was testimony to this ability from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SXq95oe