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Morocco ready to cause yet another 'upset', says Atlas Lions coach Regragui
"We will show great desire and try to pull off an upset," said Morocco coach Walid Regragui at the pre-match conference on Tuesday. "We aren't satisfied with the semi-final and being the first African team to do that. We want to go further. Why not reach the final of the World Cup?" Morocco have already made history as the first African team to reach the last four, and the Atlas Lions "crazy" dream
Alvarez's brace, Messi's goal guides Argentina into final with 3-0 win over Croatia
The Argentina captain, who will be playing his second World Cup final on Sunday, having finished as runner-up in the 2014 final to Germany, will be keen to hold aloft the trophy on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium. The 35-year-old and his teammates will await the winner of Wednesday's second semi-final between defending champions France and rank outsiders Morocco to see whom they will take on in the title clash.
PKL: Bharat, Vikash Kandola Shine as Bengaluru Bulls decimate Dabang Delhi KC to qualify for semis
Vikash Kandola pulled off a SUPER RAID in the third minute as the Bulls took a massive lead at 7-1. Moments later, Kandola effected another brilliant raid and helped his team inflict an ALL OUT. Bharat also stepped up his game as the Bengaluru side continued to extend their lead.
IPL 2023: Player Auction on Dec 23 to begin with batters set; Curran, Stokes, Green listed in second set
Initially, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of 991 players. Thereafter, thirty six additional players were requested by teams, which are added into the final list which makes a total of 405 players which will be presented at the IPL 2023 Auction, a media release from the league said.
Ian Chappell calls David Warner "too old" for captaincy role; sees no point in lifting leadership ban
Last week, Warner had withdrawn his application for removing the lifetime leadership ban, saying that the independent review panel wanted to make it "a public lynching." Now, Chappell feels Warner wanted his captaincy ban to be lifted in order to captain Sydney Thunder in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL).
IND v BAN: Injury-hit India aim for aggressive play against Bangladesh as race to WTC final returns
As India, hit by multiple injuries of late including to captain Rohit Sharma, aim to play aggressive cricket, as said by stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul, against Bangladesh in the Test series opener at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, the race to make it to the WTC final for them also returns in a phase where Test cricket is happening from the sub-continent to the southern hemisphere.
"No chance for him with Rahul, Gill set to open," says DK on Abhimanyu Easwaran's chances for first Test v Bangladesh
Abhimanyu is a classical batsman who plays for Bengal in the domestic circuit and has been knocking on the selectors' door for the last couple of seasons and has been named as standby for a couple of series.
Wins against Bangladesh, Australia needed for India to reach World Test Championship final
India, the runners-up in the inaugural edition of the WTC, are currently in fourth place on the WTC standings with 52.08% points, behind table-toppers Australia (75%), South Africa (60%) and Sri Lanka (53.33%). But against Bangladesh, they will be without injured skipper Rohit Sharma (left thumb) at least for the first Test.
Ben Stokes looks at the 'big picture' after eighth win in nine matches as captain
By winning the second Test, England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series with Pakistan. It was also won eighth win for England in nine Test matches since the new team management of Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum took charge in May 2022. The victory in the Multan Test also secured for England a historic series win on their first visit to Pakistan in 17 years.
K.L Rahul promises "aggressive cricket" from India ahead of Tests against Bangladesh
The two Tests between India and Bangladesh are a part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle, where India are currently placed fourth with 52.08 percentage points. With them needing to win Tests against Bangladesh and Australia, stand-in captain K.L Rahul has promised that India will play aggressive cricket in the upcoming series against the Shakib Al Hasan-led side.
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