The Sri Lanka team’s ICC World Cup 2023 campaign hasn’t gotten off to a good start. Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga, two of their top players, were injured at the beginning. The Lankan Lions let up the most World Cup points ever against South Africa as a result. In their opening World Cup 2023 encounter, South Africa crushed them, scoring 428/5 with Delhi batting first.

Despite their best efforts, Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka were unable to successfully pursue the target. With only 326 runs, Sri Lanka fell short and suffered a 102-run defeat. Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored magnificent centuries to lead Sri Lanka to 344 runs after they batted first in their subsequent game against Pakistan in Hyderabad. However, with centuries from Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan was able to chase down this highest total ever and set a World Cup record in the process.

One of the most anticipated games of the ODI World Cup 2023 took place on Saturday, October 14, between India and Pakistan. At the enormous Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the two Asian heavyweights were anticipated to mesmerize cricket fans. With seven wickets in hand, India yet cruised to victory after chasing down a meager 192-run goal in just 30.3 overs.

This ended up being Pakistan’s second loss to India in as many months. In September, the “Men in Green” were defeated by Rohit Sharma’s team in the Asia Cup 2023. Babar Azam’s future as captain has drawn a lot of attention since the World Cup defeat by seven wickets.

Some believe the 29-year-old should be given more time, while others believe the right-handed hitter has outrun his usefulness as the captain of the national team. Babar should step down as captain, according to Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik, who remarked that Babar could offer more simply as a batter following the team’s most recent defeat. Malik is a former captain of Pakistan. Additionally, he thinks it can work wonders for the team.

“Look, I’ll give you my frank assessment of this. Babar should step down as captain, as I have already stated in earlier interviews. This is just my opinion, but there is a lot of research to support it. Babar is a player who can accomplish miracles for himself and the team, according to the former Pakistan captain.

On Sunday, October 15, in a thrilling match in Delhi, Afghanistan defeated the reigning champions England by 69 runs to deliver the tournament’s first significant upset. Additionally, this was Afghanistan’s first triumph over England in general. The Afghan spinners took advantage of the conditions while defending a goal of 285 runs and gave England a lot of trouble.

With eight wickets between them, the spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Mohammad Nabi excelled. Although the Arun Jaitley Stadium’s pitch was not turning squarely, the spinners received enough support, and their talent was evident. In addition to congratulating Afghanistan on their historic victory, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar noted that England’s hitters erred by attempting to read the spinners off the track rather than from the hand.

“Afghanistan put in a fantastic all-around effort, with @RGurbaz_21’s good knock serving as the catalyst. @ECB_cricket had a bad day.
The England hitters failed to read quality spinners from their hand, which is a requirement when facing them. Instead, they were read off the field, which I believe contributed to their demise,” Tendulkar wrote in his piece.

IShowSpeed, a well-known YouTube streamer, has at last arrived in India. The devoted Virat Kohli and Cristiano Ronaldo fan has won many people over with his antics on stream.

Speed has met a number of well-known people during his stay in India and has even been seen playing cricket on a field. The 18-year-old streamer, on the other hand, most recently made headlines after meeting the renowned Indian musician Daler Mehndi.

The renowned “Tunak Tunak Tun” singer was photographed catching up with the American streamer. It’s important to note that Speed garnered a lot of support from the Indian community after playing a song by Daler Mehndi on his stream—a clip that has circulated widely on social media.

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Rohit Sharma, the captain of Team India, broke the records of Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Kapil Dev in the ODI World Cup by scoring a century against Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma sits at the top of the standings with this century, which is his eighth of the competition. He had previously been tied with Sachin Tendulkar for the most hundreds with six, but he played an outstanding century against Afghanistan to reach this landmark.

In addition, Rohit Sharma scored his century in just 63 balls, making him the fastest Indian to do so at the ODI World Cup. The previous holder of this mark was Kapil Dev, who completed a World Cup century in just 72 balls. To celebrate Rohit Sharma’s amazing accomplishment, the Arun Jaitley Stadium crowd in New Delhi stood up.

Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, was born on October 15, 1994, in Lahore, Pakistan. He is currently one of the most productive and reliable batters in international cricket. With his steady achievements across all formats over the past few years, the right-handed batter is currently regarded as one of the greatest players of the modern era, along with Virat Kohli of India, Steven Smith of Australia, Joe Root of England, and Kane Williamson of New Zealand.

In 2015, the Men in Green’s one-day international encounter against Zimbabwe in Harare marked the 28-year-old’s debut for the team. He played against England the following year in Manchester in the shortest international format for the first time. Against the West Indies in Dubai (DSC), Babar wore the White Jersey for the first time that year.

Babar Azam simply kept getting better after making his ODI debut, eventually joining that team as a permanent member. He consistently scored runs, which made him one of the most important and necessary players in the lineup. Despite having established himself early in his ODI career, Babar’s 360-run performance against the West Indies in a three-match bilateral series in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 was his most memorable accomplishment.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 action will continue on Tuesday, October 10 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, as Pakistan and Sri Lanka square off in Match 8. Pakistan entered the match having defeated the Netherlands in their opening match by a score of 81 runs.

Early in the innings, the Babar Azam-led team was in trouble as they were reeling at 38/3 after 9.1 overs. However, courageous runs by Mohammad Rizwan (68 off 75) and Saud Shakeel (68 off 52) helped their side to 286. Haris Rauf shone with the ball, tallying 3/43 in nine overs.

In contrast, Sri Lanka was thoroughly defeated by South Africa in their opening game, losing by a huge margin of 102 runs. The bowling attack of Sri Lanka was decimated by the combination of Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, and Aiden Markram, who also recorded the highest team total in World Cup history (428/5).

At Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Game 6 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 pits New Zealand against the Netherlands. New Zealand scored a staggering score of 322/7 in their allotted 50 overs after being given the opportunity to bat first by Netherlands captain Scott Edwards. Rachin Ravindra (51 off 51), Tom Latham (53 off 46), and Will Young all struck half-centuries for the Kiwis.

Mitchell Santner contributed a late surge to the innings as well, scoring 36* off 17 balls in a magnificent cameo that included three fours and two sixes. The southpaw made the most of Bas de Leede’s final over of the innings by hitting him for back-to-back sixes off the final two deliveries. As he crushed a soaring full throw for a maximum over deep point in his opening six, the crowd was on the edge of their seats. The delivery was flagged as a no ball because it was beyond waist height, giving Santer a free hit on the following ball.

The tailender took full advantage of it by whistling it over long on for another enormous six to finish things off in style. Paul van Meekeren jokingly thanks Daryl Mitchell for not hitting him during NZ vs. NED game.

Former England cricketer Steve Harmison has attacked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for only allowing nations to name 15 players for the current ODI World Cup roster restriction. For instance, England took the difficult decision to bench starter Jason Roy in favor of Harry Brook.

Steve Harmison contends that each team should have had access to at least 18 players for their squad and that each team ought to have been compelled to play a minimum of nine games in ten different stadiums. The famous pacer anticipates that England would need to deploy more than 15 players during the competition because teams are permitted to use reserves if an injury stops a regular player from competing.

“A squad can only contain 15 men, and I find it to be a mystery. With internal flights, hotels, and all the other associated expenses, England has nine games scheduled in eight different locations. England will require more than 15 players, according to Harmison.