Ganguly, who turned 51 on Saturday, named five teams that could be in contention for a semi-final spot at the World Cup in India later this year.
In the other game of the tournament, Brandon McMullen began this tournament with a five-wicket haul, and he now has a maiden ODI hundred after firing Scotland to a 76-run win over Oman.
World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: West Indies, Sri Lanka in separate groups
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, in New Delhi, on Monday.
Following Pakistan's forgettable World Cup in India, Babar Azam stepped down as skipper of the national team.
After their colleagues had departed following breezy fifties on a good M Chinnaswamy Stadium track, Iyer (128 not out) struck his fourth ODI ton before Rahul (102) exploded as the duo lit up the stage on the Hindu festival of Diwali to get India to 410-4.
Australia at least on paper, can't be rated ahead of India and England during this edition of the tournament.
'It's all about, I think, going out in the middle and playing your game, playing with freedom. That is very important. I'm really happy for him.
Gary Kirsten has no doubts they will bounce back and be challenging for One-day cricket's most coveted trophy next year.
Gibbs back India, England as contenders for ODI World Cup
Kane Williamson admitted that chances of him playing in the ICC World Cup 2023 in India remain 'slim'.
Having already played their opening encounters in the ongoing cricket World Cup, it is time for New Zealand and the Netherlands to venture deep into the tournament as they face each other in Hyderabad on Monday.
South Africa will look to fix their chasing troubles before the semifinals while Afghanistan will back themselves to beat another top team
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
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.
Sachin Tendulkar has no hesitation in terming India as favourites going into the World Cup but what makes him happier is the team's ability to be competitive 'in any part of the world and on any surface'.
India will play New Zealand and Bangladesh in their warm-up matches leading up to the ICC ODI World Cup starting May 30 in England.
BCCI tells Hyderabad CA that no further change in schedule possible
How do teams get to the semi-finals? Will there be a reserve day for the final? How much will teams get for winning each round robin game?
Lead men's team selector Desmond Haynes said Holder and Joseph are key players for the West Indies and the decision was taken in the best interest of the side.
United Arab Emirates secured a surprise three run win via the Duckworth/Lewis method to end Zimbabwe's hopes of reaching the 2019 World Cup on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands are in the race to secure two qualifying spots
It tests your character and personality: Hardik Pandya ahead of Indo-Pak clash in Asia Cup
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said he was pleased to confirm two iconic venues for the next two cycles.
Prasidh Krishna made a comeback to competitive cricket at the RSI grounds in Bengaluru on Monday during the KSCA T20 tournament.
Pakistan expected to give all in must-win World Cup clash against Bangladesh
Rassie van der Dussen conceded that South Africa needs to improve chasing runs after Afghanistan's bowlers made things difficult for them in the middle overs in their World Cup match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
England's batters have failed miserably in the World Cup and need to read situations better as the team looks to bounce back from the brink, says assistant coach Marcus Trescothick.
Dawid Malan, England's lone soldier in a disastrous World Cup campaign, feels the match against Pakistan on Saturday could be his "last" ODI.
'To be able to then just work through it, and you could see there definitely was a shift after the second game just from his own performance, you'd see there's a little bit of extra intensity in him after that.'
Check out the group standings at the ICC World Cup 2015.
It was a carnival atmosphere outside Lords as England and New Zealand fans made their way into the ground for the Cricket World Cup Final.
PCB's interim chief Najam Sethi said he will not seek a permanent position in the PCB after pulling out of the race to be its next chairman.
West Indies have turned their attention to theTest series as the twice champions missed out on this year's Cricket World Cup
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Pakistan are traditionally good against spinners but Babar Azam and Co. would take the likes of promising Dunith Wellalage and company lightly at their peril.
Angelo Mathews criticised Bangladesh's decision to dismiss him via a 'time out' as 'disgraceful'
Bangladesh would like to exploit those chinks in England's armour
Bangladesh might not look too threatening in the World Cup but their record against the Proteas
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