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Asia Cup 2023: Axar ruled out with injury, Washington Sundar comes in for final against Sri Lanka
Axar Patel suffered a left quadriceps strain during India's Super Four match against Bangladesh on Friday. India slumped to a narrow, six-run defeat in their final Super 4 stage match.
They don’t play fearless cricket enough, says Simon Doull on India failing in ICC events
Talking to Sky Sports, Simon Doull said, “Fearless cricket is their issue. They don’t play fearless cricket enough. They play statistics-driven cricket, and they are too worried about their stats too often. And to me, that is the one area I am concerned about their batting side."
Asian Games: Akash Deep, Pooja Vastrakar picked as replacements in men's, women's cricket squads
Akash Deep has been included in the men's team while Pooja Vastrakar comes into the women's squad, the BCCI informed on Saturday.
Davis Cup: Sasikumar Mukund retires with cramps as India lose first singles to Morocco
The Chennai-born Sasikumar, hampered by severe cramps, retired from the match against Yassine Dlimi, with the score reading 7-6(4), 5-7, 1-4 in his opponent's favour.
Babar, Shaheen get into a verbal spat after Pakistan's Asia Cup exit: Report
According to reports, both players indulged in a heated exchange of words after Babar’s comment ‘Players are not playing responsibly’ during the post-match presentation after the shocking last-over defeat on Thursday, knocked Pakistan out of the tournament.
Asia Cup 2023: Gill’s class, his timing, his form, is very important at the top of the order, says Hayden
On a tough pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium where very few of his teammates clicked with the bat, Gill stood tall against Bangladesh’s four-man spin attack to hit a sparkling 121 off 133 balls. He used his feet and crease well and was reliant on strike rotation too while hitting eight fours and five sixes, though it went in vain as India lost by six runs.
'Anyone' can win the World Cup, India need to be 'best at every moment': Rohit Sharma
The stylish opener also said the Men In Blue need to be the "best" in the business to leave all "strong" teams behind in the quest for the World Cup trophy. The ODI World Cup has once again returned to India after a gap of 12 years and will start on October 5.
ODI WC: India play stats-driven cricket, too worried about their stats too often, says Simon Doull
India, the 1983 and 2011 champions, will open its 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup campaign against Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram in Chennai.
La Liga: Four things to look out for in Spain's Matchday 5
Jude Bellingham, despite his hefty price tag of over 100 million euros, has emerged as the season's revelation in Spain. His stellar club form was evident during England's international break matches.
Asia Cup: Shubman Gill’s fifth ODI century in vain as Bangladesh edge India by six runs
After captain Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy hit half-centuries before the lower-order batters stepped up in carrying Bangladesh to 265/8, Tanzim Hasan Sakib took 2/32 on debut before the four-man spin attack relied on turn and bounce from the pitch to apply the choke on India.
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