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  • World Cup: When Sehwag took revenge for the 2007 defeat in 2011

    2007 World Cup: On March 17, 2007, for the first time the teams of India and Bangladesh faced each other in the World Cup. in the Indian team Sachin TendulkarThere were great batsmen like Ganguly, Sehwag, Dravid, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj, all were sure about India’s victory. In this match played in Port of Spain, India won the toss and decided to bat first. The Indian innings collapsed at 191 runs in front of Bangladesh bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza (four wickets), Abdur Razzaq (three wickets) and Mohammad Rafiq (3 wickets). Only Ganguly played an inning of 66 runs and Yuvraj played an inning of 47 runs. Sehwag returned to the pavilion after scoring two runs, Uthappa Nauschin seven, Dravid 14, Dhoni zero runs. Bangladesh won the match by scoring 192 runs for five wickets in 48.3 overs with the help of half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan. Due to this defeat, the Indian team was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup.

  • SA vs NED: Netherlands’ bowler used to deliver food, became a ‘hero’ in a big upset of the World Cup

    Paul van Meekeren Delivery Boy Netherlands Upset in World Cup 2023: It is said that dreams come true with determination. Netherlands cricketer Paul van Meekeren has achieved the feat of making his dream come true with the same zeal. On Tuesday, Netherlands caused the second major upset of the World Cup 2023 by defeating South Africa, which had achieved two big wins. This included 2 wickets in 9 overs from Paul van Meekeren. Paul bowled Aiden Markram for 1 and Marco Jansen for 9 runs. The special thing is that this bowler once used to do food delivery work in Uber Eats.

    In fact, in November 2020, Paul had revealed that he used to work as a delivery boy in Uber Eats to earn his livelihood during the Covid pandemic. He was aiming to play for England after gaining UK citizenship. However, this is not the first time that Paul has done a big feat. Many big records are already registered in his name.

    Who is Paul Van Meekeren?

    Paul Adriaan van Meekeren was born on 15 January 1993. He is a Dutch cricketer who has played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He has played for Somerset and Durham in English county cricket at domestic level and for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in T20 franchise cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler.

    Van Meekeren made his T20 debut on 20 April 2013 against Kenya. About a month later, on 31 May, he made his ODI debut in the one-off ODI against South Africa, where he took the wicket of Hashim Amla. In the first round of the 2016 World Cup 20, he took 4 wickets for 11 runs against ICC full member Ireland. Which is his best performance in T20 International.

    Have made the record of batting at number 11

    In January 2017, Van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. Against Hong Kong, he broke the record of the highest score by a number 11 batsman in T20 International by scoring 18 runs in 11 balls. He is the only person to hit multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in T20.

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  • SA vs NED: Netherlands’ bowler used to deliver food, became a ‘hero’ in a big upset of the World Cup

    Paul van Meekeren Delivery Boy Netherlands Upset in World Cup 2023: It is said that dreams come true with determination. Netherlands cricketer Paul van Meekeren has achieved the feat of making his dream come true with the same zeal. On Tuesday, Netherlands caused the second major upset of the World Cup 2023 by defeating South Africa, which had achieved two big wins. This included 2 wickets in 9 overs from Paul van Meekeren. Paul bowled Aiden Markram for 1 and Marco Jansen for 9 runs. The special thing is that this bowler once used to do food delivery work in Uber Eats.

    In fact, in November 2020, Paul had revealed that he used to work as a delivery boy in Uber Eats to earn his livelihood during the Covid pandemic. He was aiming to play for England after gaining UK citizenship. However, this is not the first time that Paul has done a big feat. Many big records are already registered in his name.

    Who is Paul Van Meekeren?

    Paul Adriaan van Meekeren was born on 15 January 1993. He is a Dutch cricketer who has played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He has played for Somerset and Durham in English county cricket at domestic level and for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in T20 franchise cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler.

    Van Meekeren made his T20 debut on 20 April 2013 against Kenya. About a month later, on 31 May, he made his ODI debut in the one-off ODI against South Africa, where he took the wicket of Hashim Amla. In the first round of the 2016 World Cup 20, he took 4 wickets for 11 runs against ICC full member Ireland. Which is his best performance in T20 International.

    Have made the record of batting at number 11

    In January 2017, Van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. Against Hong Kong, he broke the record of the highest score by a number 11 batsman in T20 International by scoring 18 runs in 11 balls. He is the only person to hit multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in T20.

    Also read: SA vs NED: This Time For Africa…Wasim Jaffer enjoyed the upset of Netherlands.

  • Pakistan made this complaint to ICC, accused of ‘improper conduct’ during World Cup match

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) In a post on its official This match will be held in the world’s largest cricket stadium. Narendra Modi Stadium Played on 14 October. India had defeated Pakistan badly in this match. PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf was also present in Ahmedabad to watch the match. Ashraf has returned back to Pakistan. The PCB did not reveal the exact nature of the incident and what it was unhappy about.

    Pakistan played its first match in Hyderabad

    Pakistan team played its first match in Hyderabad. When the Pakistani team reached Hyderabad before the World Cup 2023, it was given a warm welcome. All the players of Pakistan as well as the PCB were overwhelmed with this kind of welcome. But after the defeat against India, Pakistan is making various excuses. The PCB also said it was lodging a ‘formal protest’ over the delay in visas for Pakistan journalists wishing to cover the World Cup.

    PCB confirmed

    PCB said in its official post, ‘Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged a formal protest with the ICC over the delay in visas for Pakistani journalists and the absence of a visa policy for Pakistan fans for the ongoing World Cup 2023. The PCB has also filed a complaint regarding inappropriate conduct targeted at the Pakistani team during the India vs Pakistan match to be held on 14 October 2023.

    Zaka Ashraf complained

    Earlier, according to a report by news agency PTI, PCB’s Cricket Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf returned to Pakistan amid speculations that the PCB is considering filing a protest with the ICC over some incidents during the World Cup match. A board source said Zaka Ashraf returned on Monday and is holding several meetings with senior board officials to discuss his India tour.

    PCB officials decided

    The source said that Zaka Ashraf himself was present in Ahmedabad for the match against India and witnessed some of the incidents. He said that the Chairman is currently discussing his visit only with his senior colleagues. Pakistan’s team director and head coach Mickey Arthur also spoke about the crowd’s behavior and its impact on his team after the loss to India. After this, ICC President Greg Barclay replied that the world governing body of the game is trying its best to organize the World Cup successfully.

  • Bowler forgets wicketkeeper, people laugh after watching VIDEO

    ODI World Cup 2023. The 15th match of the World Cup 2023 is being played between South Africa and Netherlands in Dharamsala. In this match, the Netherlands team is presenting a tough challenge to the African team. During the match, a moment was seen which made everyone laugh. Actually, during the Netherlands’ batting, Gerald Coetzee brought the 12th over of the innings for the African team. Meanwhile, he bowled the ball wide in his very first over. This ball was so far outside that even the wicketkeeper could not reach there. Meanwhile, Heinrich Klaasen, posted in the first slot, however, caught the ball and did not allow the team to suffer much damage. Seeing this incident in the match, for a moment it seemed as if two wicketkeepers were fielding in the field.

    Coetzee managed to take one wicket against Netherlands:

    Gerald Coetzee failed to impress people much while bowling against Netherlands. He bowled a total of eight overs for his team. Meanwhile, 57 runs were given away with an economy of 7.12. During this period he got only one success. Coetzee was the most expensive bowler for his team.

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    Coetzee International Cricket Career:

    Coetzee has played a total of 12 international matches for South Africa so far. Meanwhile, he has got 26 successes in 14 innings. Coetzee has nine successes in Test cricket, 14 in ODI and three in T20 International cricket.

  • World Cup 2023: No leave for Rahul Dravid, Team India was resting and ‘Deewar’ was working

    Rohit Sharma Team India led by has reached Pune for its next assignment. The team had reached Pune on Sunday itself, where it is going to face Bangladesh in its fourth match of the World Cup on 19 October. The players have been given rest before this match. Team No. did not practice even on Monday. He reached Pune on Sunday afternoon amid a warm welcome and went straight to his hotel room. BCCI confirmed that the team will hit the nets on Tuesday evening itself. The Indian team defeated Pakistan badly in front of the biggest crowd of this World Cup in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Even though the players have been given two days leave, the head coach Rahul Dravid There was no holiday for. Dravid was on duty even when all the other team members were in their rooms on Monday.

    Rahul Dravid reached the stadium to inspect the pitch

    As soon as the Indian team stepped on the soil of Pune, Rahul Dravid went straight from the hotel to the venue MCA Stadium to see the pitch. Dravid spent some time with the curator and ground staff discussing the nature of the pitch. This move of Dravid assumes more significance because this will be the first match of this World Cup in Pune and naturally there can be some factors which can affect the match.

    More than 300 runs have been scored in 8 out of 14 innings

    So far, out of 14 ODI innings, the team has crossed the 300-run mark in an innings 8 times at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Last time when an ODI match was played here, both teams India and England had scored more than 300 runs and India defeated England by seven runs. The funniest thing was that no batsman had scored a single century.

    Rohit Sharma can break the record of sixes

    Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul will be hoping that they will get a similar pitch on Thursday. So that the process of scoring runs continues. Rohit is on a mission to hit sixes so far in this tournament. He has hit 11 sixes in just three innings of the tournament. It is being speculated about the Pune pitch that if it is a red clay pitch then the bowlers will get extra turn. At the same time, if there is a pitch of black soil then there will be rain of runs.

    Bangladesh is worried about Shakib Al Hasan’s injury

    India and Bangladesh have had completely different starts in this tournament. India has won all its three matches against Australia, Afghanistan and Pakistan very convincingly and till the time of writing the news is on top of the points table. On the other hand, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan in their opening match but had to face defeats against New Zealand and England. Bangladesh will be concerned about the fitness of captain Shakib Al Hasan. He suffered an injury during his last match against New Zealand. Overall, India will try strongly to win its fourth match also.

  • World Cup 2023: These players from Salman Khan’s ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’

    ODI World Cup 2023: These days, the excitement of ODI World Cup 2023 is being seen all over the world. All the fans are supporting their respective teams. At the same time, this time Team India is being considered a strong contender for the World Cup. Team India’s journey so far in the World Cup has been quite spectacular. Looking at the performance of Team India, it is not wrong to say that the team captained by Rohit Sharma will win the World Cup this time. Due to its brilliant performance, Team India is ruling the hearts of millions of fans these days. Bollywood actor Salman Khan is also crazy about the World Cup.

    During an interview with Star Sports, Salman was asked about his views about Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. So Salman praised Virat Kohli a lot. His fitness and hard work has been greatly appreciated by Salman. Salman further said, “Virat Kohli is very fit physically, very strong mentally. He is very dedicated and takes his work seriously, I like his work style.”

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    When Salman was asked to draw a similarity between Virat and one of his iconic film characters, Salman immediately described Virat as the ‘Dabangg’ of the Indian cricket team. It is noteworthy that the comparison made by Salman perfectly fits the character of Chulbul Pandey in ‘Dabangg’, Virat shows his charisma, confidence and comedy touch on the field. Which makes them quite different.

    When former Indian team cricketer Mohammad Kaif asked Salman to name the character which matches with Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. Salman’s reaction was equally interesting as he named Rohit as ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. According to Salman, the two characters who shoot the characters of his films in the Indian team are Virat Kohli (Dabangg) and Rohit Sharma Bajrangi (Bhaijaan).

    Let us tell you, especially in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, the character played by Salman was defined by his calm and collected demeanor and his ability to unite people from different backgrounds. Which fits Rohit Sharma by Salman.

  • World cup: India is Afghanistan’s first home ground

    afghanistan Due to tension and war like situation in India, no international competition has been held till now. Because of this, the Afghanistan team has been playing all its home matches in other countries. Afghanistan has recently earned a good name in cricket. The team has even achieved Test playing status. t-20 cricket Its players play in leagues around the world. India has made a big contribution in this development. The Afghanistan team, which played its first ODI against Scotland on April 19, 2009, made its home ground in India in 2015. Played matches against many countries in Greater Noida, Dehradun and Lucknow.

    Afghanistan Board was formed in 1995.

    The history of cricket in Afghanistan is believed to date back to 1839, when British troops played some matches in Kabul. But till the 1990s there was an atmosphere of unrest in the country. Playing cricket in such a situation was not easy. Meanwhile, the Afghan refugees who reached Pakistan showed courage and formed the Afghanistan Cricket Board in 1995. In 2013, the Afghan team also became an associate member of ICC.

    Played World Cup for the first time in 2015

    The Afghan team could not qualify in the 2011 World Cup, but it achieved ODI status before the next i.e. 2015 World Cup and then entered the World Cup as well.

    The victory plan was prepared by England cricketer Trott.

    The plan to win against England in the World Cup was laid by Jonathan Trott, born in South Africa and who plays international cricket for England. He is the coach of Afghanistan team. Coach Trott was aware of Team Butler’s weakness against spin due to playing from England and through this he devised a strategy to register victory.

    India had announced to build two stadiums

    India had also taken steps towards building two cricket stadiums in Afghanistan. These stadiums were being built in Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. The Government of India had approved assistance of 1 million dollars in 2014. Now that Taliban has returned, there is little possibility of cricket matches being held there in future.

    Has also defeated Sri Lanka and West Indies

    Afghanistan has the best spin attack like the Indian team. This team has spinners like Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammad Nabi and Mojeeb, the team also has good batsmen like Gurbaz. Before England, Afghanistan team has defeated Sri Lanka thrice, Bangladesh six times and West Indies thrice.

  • Changes in points table after Australia’s victory

    ODI World Cup 2023. The 13th match of the World Cup 2023 was played between Sri Lanka and Australia in Delhi on Monday. Both teams needed their first success of the ongoing season. Here the Kangaroo team was successful in hitting the ground. They got a big win against Sri Lanka by five wickets with 88 balls remaining. After the match, some changes are visible in the points table.

    After its first win, Australia has dropped to eighth position with two (-0.734) points. Whereas the Sri Lankan team is at ninth position. Sri Lanka has played three matches in the ongoing tournament till the time of writing the news. Meanwhile, he has faced defeat in every match. Sri Lanka has zero (-1.532) points.

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    After 14 matches of the World Cup 2023, the Netherlands team is at the lowest position. Netherlands has played two matches in the ongoing tournament. Meanwhile, he has faced defeat in both the matches. Netherlands is at 10th position with zero points (-1.800).

    The host team India occupies the first place. India has won all three of its matches. The team has a total of six points (+1.821). New Zealand team is in second place. New Zealand also has six points (+1.604).

    All the teams in the points table are as follows:

    1. India- 6 points (+1.821)
    2. New Zealand- 6 points (+1.604)
    3. South Africa- 4 points (+2.360)
    4. Pakistan- 4 points (-0.137)
    5. England- 2 points (-0.084)
    6. Afghanistan- 2 points (-0.652)
    7. Bangladesh- 2 points (-0.699)
    8. Australia- 2 points (-0.734)
    9. Sri Lanka-(-1.532)
    10. Netherlands-(-1.800)
  • World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia gets booster from first win, takes a big leap

    one day cricket world cup 2023 Australia has returned. On Monday, the Kangaroos registered their first win in the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. five times world champion It had placed itself at the bottom position in the points table, as it had to face defeat in both its initial matches. However, the Australian cricket team gave its full strength against Sri Lanka and registered an easy victory. With this victory, Australia has reached eighth place in the World Cup points table. He has two points in three matches with a runrate of -0.734.

    India tops the points table

    India continues to top the World Cup points table while New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan are the other top four teams. India has 6 points after three matches and its net run rate is 1.821. Second number team New Zealand also has 6 points, but the net run rate is less than India at 1.604. Whereas South Africa is at third place in the table with the highest net run rate of 2.360 and four points. He has played only two matches so far and has registered tremendous victories in both.

    Pakistan at number four

    Pakistan team is at fourth position in the points table. It has lost one out of three matches to India and is ranked fourth with four points. Now let’s talk about the former champion of England. England is looking like the most helpless team. It has faced crushing defeats at the hands of New Zealand and Afghanistan. New Zealand is at fifth position in the table with two points after winning one out of three matches.

    World Cup 2023 Points Table

    Afghanistan made a big upset

    Afghanistan team has made a big upset and has reached sixth position from the last position. The team’s points are two after three matches. With the same number of points, Bangladesh team is at seventh position due to slightly poor net rate. Australia has reached eighth position in the final table after winning Monday’s match. The most pathetic situation is in Sri Lanka and Netherlands. Sri Lanka has lost all its three matches and Netherlands has also not got success in even one of its two matches. Both the teams are at the last position.

    Team India’s great start

    India has won all its three matches brilliantly so far. First of all, India defeated five-time champion Australia. Indian bowlers had bowled out Australia for 199 runs. In reply, Australia also took three wickets of India on the score of two. But KL Rahul and Virat Kohli ensured victory. After that India also defeated Afghanistan and Pakistan badly.

    Adam Zampa became the hero of the match

    Talking about the Australia and Sri Lanka match, Adam Zampa, Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh performed well when their team needed them the most. Leg spinner Zampa took four wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for 209 despite half-centuries from Kusal Perera (78) and Pathum Nissanka (61). Sri Lanka’s batsmen, who were moving towards a score of more than 300, kept getting out in strange manner. All 10 wickets of Sri Lanka fell within 84 runs.

    Josh English’s first World Cup half-century

    Inglis (58 runs) scored his first World Cup half-century. Marsh (52 runs) and Marnus Labuschagne (40 runs) again performed strongly with the bat, helping Australia achieve the target in 35.2 overs. Due to this his net run rate increased. Where Australia reached eighth place in the table with its first win of the tournament. At the same time, the defeat has dealt a deep blow to Sri Lanka’s chances of reaching the semi-finals. They are in ninth place with three losses.