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  • World Cup 2023: ICC appoints Sachin Tendulkar as global ambassador for the World Cup

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named India’s legendary batsman and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar Has been made the global ambassador for Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The Master Blaster has a remarkable record of participating in six 50-over World Cups in his career. Sachin men’s cricket before the inaugural match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad world Cup Will walk out with the trophy, and announce the opening of the tournament. After this honor from ICC, Sachin said, ‘From becoming a ball boy in 1987 to representing the country in six editions, the World Cup has always held a special place in my heart. Winning the World Cup in 2011 is the proudest moment of my cricket journey.

    Sachin Tendulkar further said, ‘So many special teams and players are ready to compete hard in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 here in India. I am very excitedly waiting for this wonderful tournament. Major events like the World Cup plant the seeds of dreams in the minds of the youth. I hope that this edition will also inspire young girls and boys to take up sports and represent their country at the highest level.

    Many greats will be present

    The biggest Cricket World Cup ever will also be attended by a wide range of ICC ambassadors. This includes West Indies legend Vivian Richards, South Africa’s AB de Villiers, England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, Australia’s Aaron Finch, Sri Lanka’s great spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, New Zealand’s Ross Taylor, India’s Suresh Raina and former captain Mithali Raj and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will also be included.

    The audience will get a great experience

    Cricket legends will lend their support and enhance the viewership experience by putting fans at the center of the action. Bringing them closer to the game than ever through meet and greets and sharing expert analysis that will be made available through the ICC Online Media Zone. He will also be seen present in selected matches across the country, which will further increase the excitement of the much-awaited World Cup.

    Fans will get complete entertainment

    Cricket legends will lend their support and enhance the viewership experience by putting fans at the center of the action. Bringing them closer to the game than ever through meet and greets and sharing expert analysis that will be made available through the ICC Online Media Zone. He will also be seen present in selected matches across the country, which will further increase the excitement of the much-awaited World Cup.

    Fans will be given information about everything

    ICC General Manager, Marketing and Communications Claire Furlong said: “It is a real honor to have Sachin as our global ambassador as we celebrate the ODI game and the biggest men’s cricket World Cup we know is coming. He is joined by nine fellow legends of the game who will bring fans closer to the action and we can’t wait for it all to start.

    India is a strong contender

    The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin on October 5 with the match between defending champions England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. A total of 48 matches will be played at 10 venues, which will conclude on November 19 in the world’s largest cricket stadium. On this day the world will get a new champion of cricket. India is a strong contender for World Cup 2023. India has also won the World Cup trophy at home in 2011.

  • These players have played the longest international cricket, know who is included in the list

    Sachin Tendulkar

    Sachin Tendulkar (India): 22 years 91 days

    Considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Sachin Tendulkar had an illustrious ODI career that spanned two decades. He made his ODI debut on 18 December 1989 and played his last ODI on 18 March 2012. Sachin played 463 ODIs for India and scored 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83, which included 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries. All these are world records even today.

    Sanath Jayasuriya

    Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 21 years 184 days

    Jayasuriya was an excellent all-rounder and explosive left-handed batsman. His ODI career started on 26 December 1989 and he played his last ODI on 28 June 2011. Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka in 445 ODI matches, scoring 13,430 runs at an average of 32.13. He was also an excellent left arm spinner and took 323 wickets in ODIs.

    Jawed Miandad

    Javed Miandad (Pakistan): 20 years 272 days

    Miandad, a great Pakistani batsman, also enjoyed a long ODI career, which began on 11 June 1975 and ended on 9 March 1996. This is a period of approximately 21 years. Known for his impeccable technique and innings-building ability, Miandad played more than 233 ODI matches and scored 7,381 runs at an average of 41.47.

    chris gayle

    Chris Gayle (West Indies): 19 years 337 days

    The self-proclaimed “Universe Boss” had an illustrious career. The former flamboyant opening batsman made his debut on September 11, 1999 and ended his illustrious career on August 14, 2019. Gayle played 301 ODI matches in which he scored 10480 runs at an average of 37.7. His ODI career lasted for about 20 years.

    shoaib malik

    Shoaib Malik (Pakistan): 19 years 245 days

    One of the most influential ODI players of Pakistan and world cricket, Shoaib Malik was a brilliant batsman who started his ODI journey on October 14, 1999 and ended it on June 16, 2019. Malik played 287 ODI matches in his career. In which he scored 7534 runs at an average of 34.56, with 9 centuries in his name. His ODI career also lasted for almost 20 years.

    Aravinda Silva

    Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka): 18 years 352 days

    Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, who also played in English county cricket. He made his ODI debut: vs. New Zealand, Moratuwa, on 31 March 1984 and played his last ODI: vs. Australia, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, on 18 March 2003. Aravinda de Silva captained Sri Lanka in 18 One Day Internationals.

    jacques kallis

    Jacques Kallis (South Africa): 18 years 184 days

    Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take more than 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket. He also took 131 ODI catches. He scored 13,289 runs, took 292 wickets and 200 catches in his Test match career. Kallis won 23 man-of-the-match awards, the most by any player in Test history.

    Shahid Afridi

    Shahid Afridi (Pakistan): 18 years 169 days

    Shahid Afridi, popularly known as Shahid “Boom Boom” Afridi due to his explosive batting style, is a former Pakistani cricketer and also the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team. Shahid Afridi’s career had a promising start, showing signs of early brilliance. Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket.

    Graham Thorpe

    Graham Gooch (England): 18 years 137 days

    Graham Gooch is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation. In his career that lasted from 1973 to 2000, he became the most prolific run scorer of all time. He has 67,057 runs to his name across first-class and limited overs games. Gooch is currently the batting coach of England.

    sean williams

    Sean Williams (Zimbabwe): 18 years 129 days

    Sean Williams is a Zimbabwean international cricketer and currently captains the national team in Test cricket. In April 2019, in the ODI series against the United Arab Emirates, Williams scored the fastest century for a Zimbabwean batsman in an ODI. Done in 75 balls.

  • Asia Cup 2023: This unwanted record has been registered in the name of Rohit Sharma, equaled Virat Kohli

    Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

    Team India captain Rohit Sharma has made an unwanted record in his name in the match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super Four. He was out for zero in this match. This was Rohit’s 15th wicket in his ODI career of 249 matches.

    Rohit and Kohli

    The interesting thing is that in ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma has been out as many times without scoring runs as Virat Kohli has also been out. Whereas Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya (34) tops the list of most dismissals for zero in an ODI career.

    Sachin Tendulkar

    When it comes to Indian players, the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been out on zero 20 times. He is on the top in the list of Indians. Javagal Srinath (19) is at second place. The names of Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh (18) come at third place. Harbhajan Singh (17) is at number four.

    Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

    The name of Sourav Ganguly (16) comes at number five in the list of Indian batsmen who were out on zero. Zaheer Khan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been out on zero 15 times each in ODIs.

    Shubman Gill

    Talking about India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match, Shubman Gill’s brilliant inning of 121 runs and Axar Patel’s 42-run inning went in vain as Bangladesh defeated India by 6 runs. However, this defeat had no impact on India’s position in the tournament.

    Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka

    Chasing the target of 266 runs, India collapsed for 259 runs in 49.5 overs. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets, while Mahedi Hasan and Tanzeem Hasan Shakib took two wickets each. This was the first international match of right-arm fast bowler Tanzeem and he impressed a lot with his bowling.

    Shubman Gill

    Earlier, with the help of half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan (80) and Tovid Hridoy (54), Bangladesh scored 265 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Indian captain Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which Gill’s sensational century while chasing the target put India ahead.

    Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka

    But a big upset was seen with the wicket of Gill. Akshar fought well till the end but he could not lead India to victory. The credit for this goes to Bangladesh who kept their composure well in the tense end.

  • IND vs PAK: Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record, became the fastest batsman to score 13000 runs.

    Virat Kohli

    Virat Kohli has become the batsman to complete 13,000 runs in the shortest innings in One Day International cricket. He broke the 19 year old record of his ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar. He has become the fifth batsman in the world and second batsman from India to complete 13,000 runs in ODIs.

    Virat Kohli

    Tendulkar became the first batsman in the world to reach this milestone on 16 March 2004 against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. He achieved this feat in the 321st innings of 330 matches, while Kohli reached this milestone in the 267th innings of the 278th match. Kohli also holds the record of scoring 8,000 runs, 9,000 runs, 10,000 runs, 11,000 runs and 12,000 runs in the fewest innings.

    Virat Kohli

    This star batsman achieved this special feat during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. He needed 98 runs to complete 13,000 runs before this match and he was successful in scoring the 47th century of his career.

    Virat Kohli

    Kohli, playing the 278th match of his career, extended his innings by eight runs on Monday and scored an unbeaten 122 runs. During this time, he made an unbroken partnership of 233 runs for the third wicket with KL Rahul (111 not out), who had returned from injury, due to which India was successful in scoring 356 runs for two wickets.

    Virat Kohli

    Before Kohli, Tendulkar had completed 13,000 runs in ODIs for India. Tendulkar tops the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in this format with 18,426 runs. Apart from Tendulkar and Kohli, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (14,234) and Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting (13,704) have scored more than 13,000 runs in ODIs.

    Virat Kohli

    Kohli, who made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008, has so far scored 13,024 runs in 267 innings of 278 matches in this format at an average of 57.26, which includes 47 centuries and 65 half-centuries.

    Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    Kohli has scored the maximum 2503 runs against Sri Lanka. After that comes West Indies (2261) and Australia (2172). He has managed to score more than 1,000 runs in seven calendar years.

    Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

    Out of his 13,000 runs, Kohli has scored 5,447 runs on home soil, 5,333 runs on the opposing team’s grounds and 2244 runs on neutral venues. He has scored 1,349 runs in England and 1,327 runs in Australia. During this innings, he also made a record of scoring more than 1,000 runs in ODIs in Sri Lanka.