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Rahul Dravid and Shreyas at the nets: How did Shreyas Iyer train against bouncers in the Mumbai nets before the India vs Sri Lanka game?

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  He had two sessions against the bouncers – one at the far end with the left-arm thrower Nuwan Seneviratne and later at the nets, closer to the main pitch, with the coach Rahul Dravid joining in with the throws. Shreyas’s approaches at the two nets were contrasting. Not long after he faced the bowlers in the nets close to center pitch in Mumbai on Tuesday,  Shreyas Iyer  took strike on the nets pitched on the other side to face the throw-down specialist. It was exclusively against bouncers. The mechanical side-arm throw wasn’t used but the balls were repeatedly flung short with the left-arm. Before we get to how he tackled them, let’s rewind to his quote from earlier this year about the short-ball issue: “If I can leave or keep it down, I definitely won’t have a problem”. In the games this World Cup, he has certainly not tried to leave them. On occasions, he has tried to keep them down but hasn’t quite been able to roll his wrists over the ball and ride the bou...

ODI World Cup 2023: Match 27, Australia vs New Zealand Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between Australia vs New Zealand?

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  Game 27 of the ongoing  ODI World Cup  2023  will feature a clash between New Zealand and Australia at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Saturday, October 28. Both sides are in good form and would look to continue their dominance in the event. New Zealand took on India in their previous game; however, they succumbed to a loss against the host, losing the game by four wickets. On the other hand,  Australia  took on the Netherlands in their previous game, where they won the game by a whopping 309 runs. NZ vs AUS Match Details: Match New Zealand Vs Australia,  ODI World Cup 2023 , Match 27 Venue Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Date & Time Saturday, October 28, 10:30 AM (IST)  Live Streaming Details Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar app and website Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Pitch Report and Conditions: The surface at the beautiful stadium in Dharamsala is generall...

ENG vs SL Live Streaming, World Cup 2023: When and where to watch England vs Sri Lanka live?

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  England vs Sri Lanka  World Cup  2023 Live Streaming:  England will get a chance, perhaps a final one, to drag their shipwreck of a World Cup campaign, marked by batting and bowling downtime, to less stormy shores when they face fellow strugglers Sri Lanka on Thursday. The defending champions have two points from four matches, similar to their opponents, and are ninth on the table. A win here will not push them too far ahead on the chart, but it may give them that tiny bit of motivation against teams like India and Australia ahead. But a defeat against Lanka will take away even the benevolence of mathematics, which is currently scaffolding their hopes. If  England  lacked clarity on several fronts, Sri Lanka is giving them a close run. They brought in veteran Angelo Mathews as Pathirana’s replacement when they had a like-for-like pacer in Dushamantha Chameera available among the traveling reserves. It looks like a serious brain fade as Sri Lanka’s main he...

Cricket World Cup: After Virat Kohli, Naveen hug it out, Gautam Gambhir asks fans to be ‘better ambassadors’

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  As  Virat Kohli  and Naveen ul Haq shared a warm embrace and exchanged pleasantries in the middle of India’s win over Afghanistan at the ongoing Cricket World Cup on Wednesday, they earned praise from former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir as well. Kohli and Naveen were involved in a spat during the Indian Premier League (IPL) five months ago, which led to a football-style clash between Lucknow Super Giants ( LSG ) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Even Gambhir, who was the mentor of LSG, got involved in the argument at one point with Kohli. The bickering gave rise to many viral videos and memes. So when India was to take on Afghanistan on Tuesday, there was a lot of hype about what would happen if Naveen bowled to Kohli in the game or if they met in the middle. But the duo buried the hatchet, embracing and joking with each other during India’s innings. At one point,  Kohli  also looked at the crowd at Feroz Shah Kotla and asked the New...

Cricket World Cup: Ajay Jadeja named Afghanistan’s team mentor

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  The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has hired former India captain Ajay Jadeja as a team mentor for the ICC ODI  World Cup   in India. Ajay Jadeja has played 15 test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.18 with 4 half-centuries to his name and a best of 96. Jadeja has also represented India in 196  ODI s, scoring 5359 runs at 37.47 with 6 hundreds and 30 fifties to his name in the format. He has also been part of 111 first-class matches, Jadeja has amassed 8100 runs, while in 291 List-A games, he has scored over 8300 runs. Afghanistan managed just a solitary win against Scotland in their first 2015 World Cup and lost all nine matches in the 2019 tournament. Afghanistan managed just a solitary win against Scotland in their first 2015 World Cup and lost all nine matches in the 2019 tournament. Reserve Players:  Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, and Farid Ahmad Malik BET NOW ON:  MOTABET.COM