'We are very happy to be part of this historical Test match against India.'
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has delayed the announcement of its World Cup squad until late May due to fitness and performance issues with some players.
Their campaign back on track after the humiliating loss in the opener, title holders England would look for a dominating all-round effort against a battered Afghanistan in the World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday, with eyes firmly set on bettering their net run rate.
It is a tribute to a system so robustly meritocratic that this team represents India's diversity better than any other institution: The Union Cabinet, our chief ministers, the civil services, the leadership of our armed forces and security agencies, the judiciary and more than all of these, our typical newsroom. That is the biggest message from this breathless rise of Indian cricket, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi are a spin-bowling unit the equal of any in the world
Every player in this team is hungry for success: Babar Azam
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
Former Pakistan bowlers, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal have been appointed as the fast bowling and spin bowling coaches of the national squad for the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.
MI staged a coup on Day 1, by winning the bid for Trent Boult, bringing him back into the fold.
The PCB strongly denied recent speculations about any internal discord in the Babar Azam-led side.
Pakistan's young fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani was verbally cautioned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for his tweet after he was not considered for the one-day series against Afghanistan and the Asia Cup.
Calls have grown for Babar to be removed from 50-over captaincy following the shocking eight-wicket loss to Afghanistan in Chennai.
Pakistan, co-hosts of the Asia Cup, will take on Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday and will be in high spirits after their whitewash of Afghanistan.
This is purely cricketing invitation and shouldn't be mixed with politics: BCCI VP Shukla on Pakistan visit
Following Pakistan's forgettable World Cup in India, Babar Azam stepped down as skipper of the national team.
Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq was on Monday handed a 20-month ban from participating in the International League T20
Hardik likely to return for Afghanistan T20Is next month and Dravid's contract to be discussed after South Africa tour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told media on Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board had asked to move its match against Afghanistan from Chennai to Bengaluru and the game against Australia from Bengaluru to Chennai.
Naseem Shah has been ruled out for the remainder of the Asia Cup due to a shoulder injury.
Meanwhile, the sports ministry has asked the PCB not to offer a long-term contract to its incumbent director of cricket Mohammad Hafeez yet, who came into the role after the 50-overs World Cup last year.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam sent a strong message to his team as they go into a crucial set of matches ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup.
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali said that the pressure will be on India in the much-anticipated World Cup clash between the two traditional rivals in front of a packed house at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Pakistan are wary of playing Afghanistan on a spin-friendly pitch in Chennai against the likes of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, who did well for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023.
None other than India skipper Virat Kohli acknowledged Afghanistan's rapid rise in the last four years.
'My dream was to see them qualify for the T20 World Cup in Australia. This is like icing on the cake'
Eoin Morgan is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England in both ODI and T20I matches.
The PCB is still apprehensive about sending its team to India for the ODI World Cup but ICC is "confident" that the Babar Azam-led team will compete in the 50-over showpiece.
BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla have accepted the invitation of the Pakistan Cricket Board and will be in Lahore from September 4-7 during which they will watch a couple of Asia Cup games.
The Asian Cricket Council could accept PCB chairman Najam Sethi's proposed Hybrid Model for conducting four non-India Asia Cup games in Pakistan.
There is a possibility that the Asia Cup might be scrapped entirely this year and India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan could end up playing a multi-team event in 50-overs format before the World Cup.
Bangladesh are facing several injury concerns within the team.
Chappell believed that international cricket faces a real challenge of retaining players in the face of rapid expansion of T20 leagues around the world.
India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10
The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date of October 15.
Najam Sethi met with officials of the Asian Cricket Council and objected to the move to relocate the Asia Cup to Sri Lanka
Since his comeback after an injury lay-off in August 2023, Jasprit Bumrah has been a key figure in India's success.
With franchise cricket taking over a major part of the calender, MCC called for urgent intervention to save international cricket.
'There was no need to remove Babar from the captaincy. They have acted in haste'
Dushan Hemantha's four-wicket haul and Ahan Wickramasinghe's sensational fifty sealed Sri Lanka A spot in the final and brought an end to defending champions Pakistan A campaign to its unforeseen conclusion in the first semi-final match of the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.
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