Even though India lost the final to Pakistan, the young Men in Blue did very well as a set of players with zero international cricket experience. While other teams had squads featuring international-level players, with Pakistan having atleast a handful of such players, India had the experien
The ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to be played in India between October and November 2023. While Men in Blue possess a number of big names, they have had a mixed run in the format of late. Since December 2022, they have won two and lost two ODI series. Shastri supported the inclusion
The 21-run win takes Australia marginally ahead of India at the top, with the visitors racking up 113.286 rating points compared to the Men in Blue's 112.638. Before the start of the final ODI, India was on top with 114 rating points to Australia's 112.
Mitchell Starc produced one of the best bowling spells as he dismantled the Indian batting line-up, bundling Men in Blue for 117 in the second ODI match. Starc completed his five-wicket haul by picking up wickets of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Siraj and Suryakumar Yadav.
New Zealand leads the three-match T20I series 1-0. They had defeated Men in Blue in the first match by 21 runs, which saw a fighting half-century from all-rounder Washington Sundar go in vain. They will be looking forward to downing Men in Blue in their own territory and win the series
India got off to a poor start as in the very first over of the innings Michael Bracewell dismissed Ishan Kishan for 4. In the second over of the game, Men in Blue lost their second batter as Rahul Tripathi returned to the pavilion
Stand-in captain KL Rahul chose not to enforce the follow-on as the men in blue walked out to bat for their second inning after bowling Bangladesh out for 150. KL Rahul and Shubhman Gill took India to 36/0 at lunch as the team dominated the first session of the third day. Rahul was unbeaten