Put to bat first by Australia, India lost Ruturaj Gaikwad (8) to Josh Hazlewood after he was caught behind by Alex Carey. India was 16/1 in 3.4 overs. But from then, a carnage followed.
India's final assignment before the World Cup at home will be a three ODI series against Australia from September 22 onwards. After this, they will play WC warm-up games against England (September 30) and the Netherlands (October 3). India will then start its World Cup campaign on October 8
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma feels Ravichandran Ashwin's lack of game time won't be a concern for him in their upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia.
Following their victory in the Asia Cup 2023, India's captain Rohit Sharma revealed on Sunday that batter Shreyas Iyer is nearing full fitness, rating him as "99 per cent" match-ready, signalling his probable availability for upcoming matches.
Iyer featured in India's Group Stage games against arch-rivals Pakistan and Nepal in the Asia Cup, scoring 14 runs against Pakistan. However, a back spasm ruled him out of Super Four clashes against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, both won by India, which took them to the final.
BCCI said on the X (formerly known as Twitter) that "Shreyas Iyer is feeling better but is yet to fully recover from back spasm. He has been adviced rest by the BCCI Medical Team and has not travelled with the team to the stadium today for India's Super 4 match against Sri Lanka."
India batter Shreyas Iyer's latest setback has raised some questions about India's middle order setup or could have potentially answered the question that head coach Rahul Dravid has been seeking for so long.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif gave his take on the ongoing competition between KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as the Men in Blue continue with their preparations for next month's ODI World Cup.
During the start of India's crucial Asia Cup clash against Nepal, Indian team dropped some easy catches. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, among India's best and most agile fielders and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan dropped these catches.
During the high-octave clash between two-arch rivals, India was in a troublesome situation at 66/4 after losing its key anchors like skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. But Ishan and Pandya maintained their calm and guided India to normalcy, one delivery, one shot at a time
shan Kishan on Saturday became the second India wicketkeeper-batter to score four successive scores of fifty or more as he made a doughty 82 to bring India out of trouble during Asia Cup 2023 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at Kandy