Samson was a travelling reserve player in India's 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023. KL Rahul, who had missed the first two matches -against Pakistan and Nepal- in the Asia Cup after he picked up a niggle, joined India and practised with the team's nets on Thursday.
The head coaches of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka voiced their misgivings over the decision of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to add a reserve day for the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup Super Four stage.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer took a hilarious dig at Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cricket teams after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced a reserve day specifically for the India and Pakistan Super Four clash.
As per ACC, if adverse weather suspends play during the India and Pakistan game, the match will continue on September 1 from the point it was suspended.
Lanning sat out in Australia's recent Ashes series in England due to medical reasons and will remain sidelined through a pair of three-match white-ball contests against the West Indies at home at the start of next month.
The bypoll results are seen as a test for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA ahead of the five state assembly elections scheduled later this year and the crucial Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
The Blue Colts went to toe against Iraq but ended up falling short in the end in a nerve-racking penalty shootout which ended 5-4 in favour of the Lions of Mesopotamia.
Australia's depth showcased its worth as it registered a three-wicket victory leaving South Africa stunned at the Mangaung Oval in the first ODI match of the five-match series on Thursday.
Amid the 'India vs Bharat' debate, which followed a formal invite from the "President of Bharat" to foreign delegates for a G20 dinner, BJP leader Aparna Bisht Yadav on Thursday claimed had Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav been alive, he would have supported the renaming of I
"Constitution allows us to use India as well as Bharat. We want to know why the chief minister is misleading the people... We do not know what is their motive," BJP's state General Secretary MT Ramesh said.