India to play all three formats on South Africa tour
South Africa's sizzling top six set the standard at World Cup
"I really love the game, but most importantly, I want to win another World Cup for Australia."
Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will take over the captain's role for the first time in his career as regular skipper Kane Williamson continues to recover from a knee injury, and his deputy Tom Latham has been rested for the series.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground will turn 'Blue for Bob' on Saturday, Day 3 of the opening match of the Ashes to commemorate England's legendary cricketer.
Former captains Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder were not available for selection, while all-rounder Keemo Paul missed out with injury, Cricket West Indies said in a statement on Monday.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said the massive 238-run win over Nepal in the Asia Cup opener will give his side confidence.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
India were also heavily fancied to beat New Zealand at the same stage of the 2019 edition, only to lose by 18 runs at Old Trafford.
De Kock combined with Markram (60) in a 131-run stand to steady the innings before he and Heinrich Klaasen tore apart the Bangladesh attack plundering 142 runs from 87 balls.
Markram added that Heinrich Klaasen, who scored a blistering 109 from 67 balls in the win over England, was working hard to be back up to speed after looking spent while batting in hot and humid conditions in Mumbai.
Pakistan tailender Naseem Shah cut down Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi in the final over of a cliff-hanger once again on Thursday.
Bangladesh vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto says the team is hoping to benefit from the inputs it is receiving from technical consultant Sridharan Sriram in the World Cup matches, including Friday's game against New Zealand.
'I was a bit nervous this morning, don't normally get nervous at all.'
Klaasen smashes ton as South Africa thump England at World Cup
Henry Shipley claimed a career-best 5/31 to dismantle Sri Lanka as New Zealand steamrolled the tourists by 198 runs in the first ODI.
Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday.
Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to lead Australia to a five-wicket win
Markram ton and spin twins see South Africa to ODI win over Australia
Hardik Pandya doesn't mince words when he says that as an 'all-rounder', his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler.
The reversal opens the door for Ben Stokes to play in England's 50-overs World Cup title defence in October and November.
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Seamer Mohammed Shami claimed career-best figures of 5-51 and India's frontline batters gave a good account themselves to secure their five-wicket victory against Australia in the opening One-Day International on Friday.
Australia's new Twenty20 International captain Mitch Marsh scored a second successive unbeaten half century to lead his side to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over hosts South Africa on Friday and claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
'There will be an extended period of time out and we're just going to weigh whether that time falls potentially with an option to carry him through the front half of the World Cup.'
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first One-Day International.
We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta.
'That's a standard we want to keep going with for the rest of tournament.'
IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and South Africa played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
West Indies' decline a long time coming, says Brathwaite
''He took India to new heights in Test cricket. I haven't seen someone who has adapted so quickly. '
South Africa look to balance last of their World Cup preparations
India became the first team in the history of One-Day Internationals to win by a margin of 300 runs or more as they thrashed Sri Lanka by 317 runs in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday.
The 30-year-old De Kock, who has already retired from Test cricket, confirmed he will not play One-Day Internationals beyond the World Cup.
Virat Kohli not only hammered his 47th ODI ton, but also crossed 13,000 runs in ODI cricket.
The duo skipped the second ODI where Hardik Pandya led the side that went down to the West Indies by six wickets.
All-rounder Marco Jansen shone with bat and ball as South Africa won the fifth and final One-Day International against Australia by 122 runs.
Record Stokes ton leads England to huge win over New Zealand
If Stokes plays two months of IPL till the end of May, then he would be spending close to five months in India, which might not be feasible for him.
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