The sports fraternity took to social media on Thursday to laud the Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri, who announced his retirement from international football after India's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kuwait on June 6.
In the aftermath of Zimbabwe's failure to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024 through the Africa Region Qualifier, Zimbabwe Cricket formed a three-member committee chaired by Lloyd Mhishi, to probe into the causes of the World Cup qualification failure. Zimbabwe had lost to Uganda and Namibia
While World Cup qualification remains a distant goal, the performances of the Indian Football Team consistently ignite hopes for a brighter future. With that in mind, let us take a look at some of India's best results in the World Cup qualifiers.
On Saturday, Scotland orchestrated one of the biggest upsets in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, defeating two-time World Champions West Indies in a Super Six clash by 7 wickets. This defeat marks the first time since 1975 that Caribbeans failed to seal World Cup qualification.
After their bowlers had bowled out Nepal for 167, Max O'Dowd & co. ensured that there were no slip-ups in the Dutch batting effort. With this Netherlands has qualified for the Super Six, while Nepal's World Cup qualification hopes have ended. With this win, the Netherlands are in third p
As teams aim to prepare for the event in Zimbabwe, it is vital to note that finishing as high as possible in the group phase will go a long way to ensuring World Cup qualification, with points against other advancing teams carrying over to the Super Six stage of the competition.
The victory ensured South Africa claimed the three-match series 2-0, but more importantly moved past the West Indies and into the eighth and final spot on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings
Matt Henry (3/14), Henry Shipley (3/32) and Daryl Mitchell (3/32) were all outstanding with the ball, as Sri Lanka struggled to cross the 150-run mark.
The top eight sides in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings qualify directly for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The five remaining teams will participate in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, all set to be played in Zimbabwe in June-July 2023.
As per Article 16.12.2 of the Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, Sri Lanka lost one point from their points tally. This deduction along with a washout in Christchurch means that Sri Lanka now have 81 instead of 82 points.