Reportedly, Stuart Broad reached his teammates, James Anderson and Joe Root on Friday to inform them about his retirement decision. Stuart Broad recently picked up his 600th test wicket last week at Old Trafford in Manchester. He became the second bowler to achieve this feat after James Anderson, and the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the world.
Before declaring it officially, Stuart Broad claimed that he had been thinking about it for quite some time and retirement had been on his cards for a while now. Broad also added how he felt happy after finally revealing the decision to the England cricket team Captain Ben Stokes.
Stuart Broad on his sudden retirement decision
“I told Stokesy last night and told the change room this morning. And to be honest, it just felt like the right time. I mean, I thought a lot about it and, you know, even up until, like, eight o’clock last night, I wasn’t 50 to 50 but I was a little bit unsure,” said Stuart Broad during an exclusive conversation with Sky Sports.
“But once I actually went to Stokes’s room and told him, I just felt really happy ever since, really content with everything that I’ve achieved in the game, and ultimately the decision came down to I know I knew I wanted to leave the game loving cricket and my lasting memories being of a really enjoyable changing room,” said Stuart Broad.
“Ben didn’t you know, he really understood the decision. You know, I hadn’t talked a lot about it. I hadn’t mentioned it to him beforehand, but I wanted to make sure I was. I was clear in my mind. I wasn’t sort of going in for a negotiation. Really needed to be clear before I mentioned it to anyone,” added Stuart Broad.
]]>The tournament will be conducted across 10 venues spread in both the United States of America and the West Indies. It would be the first time that the USA will be hosting an ICC event across the country.
The venues include Lauderhill in Florida, Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas, Church Street Park in Morrisville, and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx in New York.
The Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, is the only venue in the USA that has gained international status and for the tournament to take place the other venues have yet to gain international status.
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Recently, the ICC officers conducted an inspection at multiple venues in the USA. The decision will be jointly taken by ICC, Cricket West Indies (CWI), and USA Cricket (USAC) together in the following months.
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Format
As per ESPNcricinfo, the format of the marquee tournament, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be slightly different than the previous editions of the tournament, as it will be the first time that approximately 20 countries will compete to win the title.
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the 20 participating teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8s. In the Super 8 stage, the eight teams will be divided into two groups with four teams each.
The top two in each group reach the semi-final stages of the marquee event with an ultimate final game between the top two teams to lift the title of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
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Australia’s tour of India will be split into two parts wherein the teams will first clash to play 3 ODI matches before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and five T20I matches after the marquee tournament.
“The home season will commence with India hosting Australia for a three-match ODI series ahead of the marquee ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The ODI series will be held in Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot. Following the 50-over World Cup, India will play a five-match T20I series against Australia, beginning on 23rd November in Vizag and concluding on 3rd December in Hyderabad”, said the BCCI Statement.
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“The start of the new year will see Afghanistan arriving in India for their maiden white-ball bilateral tour. The three-match T20I series will take place in Mohali and Indore, with the final to be held in Bengaluru, the venue where Afghanistan played their first-ever Test match”, added the BCCI Statement.
“Test cricket will then take over as India will host England for a five-match Test series starting on 25th January 2024. The exciting Test series will be played at Hyderabad, Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamsala”, concluded the BCCI Statement.
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BCCI Releases International Home Schedule for the Indian Cricket Team in 2023-24
Australia tour of India – 3 ODIs
1st ODI – Mohali – September 22, 2023, starts at 1:30 PM
2nd ODI – Indore- September 24, 2023, starts at 1:30 PM
1st ODI – Rajkot – September 27, 2023, starts at 1:30 PM
Australia tour of India – 5 T20Is
1st T20I – Vizag – November 23, 2023, starts at 7:00 PM
2nd T20I – Trivandrum- November 26, 2023, starts at 7:00 PM
3rd T20I – Guwahati – November 28, 2023, starts at 7:00 PM
4th T20I – Nagpur – December 1, 2023, starts at 7:00 PM
5th T20I – Hyderabad – December 03, 2023, starts at 7:00 PM
Afghanistan tour of India – 3 T20Is
1st T20I – Mohali – January 11, 2024
2nd T20I – Indore – January 14, 2024
3rd T20I – Bengaluru- January 17, 2024
England tour of India – 5 Tests
1st Test – Hyderabad – January 25 – January 29, 2024
2nd Test – Vizag – February 02 – February 06, 2024
3rd Test – Rajkot – February 15 – February 19, 2024
4th Test – Ranchi – February 23 – February 27, 2024
5th Test – Dharamsala – March 07 – March 11, 2024
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The most anticipated mega clash of the tournament between archrivals India and Pakistan was previously scheduled on 15 October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium (popularly known as Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad.
As per reports, the security forces have advised the BCCI and ICC to pre-pone the game on 14 October due to Navratri, an Indian festival which is largely celebrated across the country and majorly in Gujarat.
“We are mulling the options that we have and a decision will be taken soon”- BCCI Source
As the tickets for the game have not been released the BCCI and ICC have a right to change the venue. A close source to the BCCI recently got into a conversation with The Indian Express and confirmed the developments regarding the decision.
“We are mulling the options that we have and a decision will be taken soon. We have been told by the security agencies that a high-profile game like India vs Pakistan, for which thousands of travelling fans are expected to reach Ahmedabad, should be avoided since they will be stretched because of Navratri,” said an unidentified BCCI source.
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However, deciding the rescheduling of the match will be quite devastating for the fans who have months in advance booked the hotel rooms and tickets for the game. As witnessed earlier, the flight ticket prices and hotel room tariffs in Ahmedabad had gone up 4X times, as they had been previously booked.
]]>The last match of the ODI series took place on 22 July 2023 at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka and ended as a tie as both the teams scored 225 runs. However, the Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was not satisfied with the decision of the match ending as a draw and called the match to be umpire biased.
Earlier during the match, Harmanpreet Kaur was not satisfied with her dismissal decision by the umpire as the Bangladesh team got her for an LBW. She vented out her dissatisfaction about the umpire’s verdict by hitting the stumps with her bat.
Harmanpreet was also seen saying something animatedly to the umpire while making her way back to the dugout. Harmanpreet also called out the empires once again in the post-match ceremony by calling the level of umpiring, Pathetic.
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Nigar Sultana criticizes Harmanpreet Kaur for her antics
Reportedly, Harmanpreet Kaur’s actions have been called out and she has been charged 75% of match fees along with being awarded three demerit points. The report also states that the match referee Akhtar Ahmed has adjudged Kaur’s actions as a Level 2 offence.
“For the on-field incident (smashing the wicket) she will be fined 50 per cent of her match fee while for the way she represented herself in the presentation ceremony, she will be fined 25 per cent of her match fee,” said Akhtar Ahmed.
“It is totally her (Harmanpreet’s) problem. I have nothing to do with it. As a player, she could have shown better manners,” said Nigar Sultana, Captain of Bangladesh Women’s cricket team.
]]>The 50-over matches will begin at 1 PM (Pakistan Standard Time) and 1:30 for Sri Lanka and Indian Standard Time at 4 Venues, 2 in Pakistan (Multan and Lahore) and 2 in Sri Lanka (Kandy and Colombo).
The 16th edition of the Asia Cup will comprise six teams who will compete against each other in two stages of the continental tournament. The championship will comprise 13 matches played in a hybrid model. The top 2 teams finishing in both Pools will advance to the Super 4 Stage, and the top two winners will advance to the final match of Asia Cup 2023.
Asia Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan to lock horns on 2 September
Group A
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Group B
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Check out the full schedule of the Asia Cup 2023
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GROUP STAGE
August 30, Wednesday: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan, Pakistan
August 31, Thursday: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 2, Saturday: India vs Pakistan, Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 3, Sunday: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore, Pakistan
September 4, Monday: India vs Nepal, Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 5, Tuesday: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Lahore, Pakistan
Super 4s stage:
September 6, Wednesday : A1 vs B2, Lahore, Pakistan
September 9, Saturday : B1 vs B2, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 10, Sunday : A1 vs A2, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 12, Tuesday : A2 vs B1, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 14, Thursday : A1 vs B1, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 15, Friday : A2 vs B2, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 17, Sunday: Final, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Reportedly, the ACC has also preponed the Asia Cup 2023. Earlier, the tournament was set to commence on 30 August, but now the tournament will begin one day earlier from 29 August 2023 in Pakistan.
Recently the ACC accepted the hybrid model for the tournament as the games will now be conducted in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. However, the following schedule has not been officially declared by ACC yet and is yet to be presented before the officials as the final draft.
Asia Cup 2023: Venue and Time
The tournament will commence in Multan as the original host Pakistan will take on Nepal. The 50-over matches will begin at 1 PM (Pakistan Standard Time) and 1:30 for Sri Lanka and Indian Standard Time.
The tournament will comprise 13 games with India, Pakistan and Nepal in Group A and Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group B. The top 2 teams finishing in both Groups will advance to the Super 4 Stage, and the top two teams will advance to the final game.
If India and Pakistan defeat Nepal in there doing then both teams will encounter each other once again in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 10 September.
]]>The men’s cricket event in the Asian Games 2023 will be conducted in the T20 format from 28 September to 8 October 2023. The games will be held at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is scheduled in India from 5th October, and the squad members of the Asian Games 2023 are probably those who will not be able to take part in the prestigious tournament.
The squad members selected for the Asian Games 2023 are mostly young cricketers who have showcased spectacular performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Check out the Indian Team Squad
The team will be led by the Chennai Super Kings’ opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad. The squad also comprises destructive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh, with attacking bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Washington Sundar and Ravi Bishnoi.
Indian Team Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper).
Standby players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan
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On 13 July 2023, The second day of the first test match, Yashasvi Jaiswal made history as he became a member of the elite list of batsmen who have scored a test hundred on their debut match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal on his first Test Century
On the first day of the test match, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeatable 40 runs and continued to bat on the second day to score a test hundred in his first match. Currently, Yashasvi Jaiswal remains unbeaten as he still sticks to the crease with a score of 143* after playing 350 deliveries with a strike rate of 40.86.
“It is very emotional for me and my family. For everyone who has supported me in any way. It has been a long journey. I want to say thank you to everyone who has helped me. I want to dedicate this to my mother and father, they’ve contributed a lot. Thanks to god. I won’t say much now… I’m happy, this is just a start, I’ve a lot to do,” said Yashasvi Jaiswal on scoring a Test Century on his debut.
]]>After the meeting, it has been confirmed that the Indian cricket team will not be travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup and instead, all their matches will be conducted in Sri Lanka. Notably, eight, and the news for the Asia Cup have already been decided but are yet to be officially revealed.
The Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled from 31st August to 17 September. It has also been revealed that only four matches will be played in Pakistan and the rest of the tournament will be hosted by Sri Lanka. The most anticipated game of the Asia Cup, 2023, India vs Pakistan is speculated to be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Arun Dhumal on India’s Fixtures in Asia Cup 2023
“Our secretary met PCB head Zaka Ashraf and the Asia Cup schedule was finalised and it is on course as it was discussed earlier. There will be four games of league stage in Pakistan, followed by 9 games in Sri Lanka including both India versus Pakistan game and in case a third game if both teams play final,” said Arun Dhumal while having an exclusive chat with The Times of India.
“There was no such discussion held. Neither India is travelling to Pakistan nor our secretary will be travelling contrary to reports that have surfaced. Only the schedule was finalised,” he added.
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