Ahead of India's opening clash against Australia in the first game of the five-match T20I series, Washington Sundar and Tilak Verma visited and offered prayers at Simhachalam Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
India all-rounder Axar Patel believes it is time for the Men in Blue to "move on" from the heartbreak of the World Cup final defeat against Australia ahead of their first match of the T20I series against Australia.
The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 finalists will face title-winners Australia in a five-match T20I series, with the first game to be held on Thursday in Visakhapatnam
Even though India did not win the 2023 World Cup at home, the way they performed throughout the competition was nothing short of an extraordinary dream for the billions of Indian supporters.
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is unsure whether World Cup final Man of the Match winner Travis Head will be available for the opening game of the five-match T20I series against India on Thursday.
India will lock horns against Australia in the first T20I match of the five-game series at Dr Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
While Afghanistan and India have crossed paths in various Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and ICC events, this series marks the first time these nations will engage in a multi-match white-ball series.
CEC also endorsed a plan to accelerate the development of female match officials which includes equalising match day pay for ICC umpires across men's and women's cricket and ensuring there is one neutral umpire in every ICC Women's Championship series from January 2024.
Following Yuzvendra Chahal's snub from the India squad for the five-match Australia T20I series, the 'Men in Blue' spinner shared a cryptic post on social media that went viral.