ICC ODI World Cup 2023 news

Back in 2011, after India clinched the World Cup, the iconic actor, along with his son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, led a celebratory march through the bustling streets of Mumbai.

The injury, sustained during a fielding mishap in March, initially seemed to jeopardize Williamson's chances of leading New Zealand in the upcoming ODI World Cup.

Rohit faces the daunting task of informing at least three out of the 18 core group members that they won't be part of the exclusive 15 for the World Cup.

The board is exploring various options to hire a qualified and experienced psychologist ahead of the team's departure for the mega event.

The former skipper also spoke about how familiarity was key at this kind of tournament — each of the last three World Cups has been lifted by the hosts.

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The World Cup is tentatively scheduled to begin on October 5, with 46 matches to be played across 12 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Delhi, Indore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Dharamsala.

Sethi briefed the media on the hybrid model he had presented to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) officials for the Asia Cup to end the impasse that had been created following the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to not send its team to Pakistan.

A hybrid model for this year's Asia Cup is being looked at as a solution. Pakistan is the original host of Asia Cup this year, but India is likely to play their matches at a neutral venue.

The issue arose when the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jay Shah, made it clear that India would not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup and called for the tournament to take place in a neutral venue.

On Saturday in Raipur, Shami was at his vintage best, scything through the New Zealand batting line-up with seam movement to pick 3-18 in six overs and set the base for a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Ashwin said since the 2011 World Cup, all teams have managed to win their home World Cup (Australia in 2015 and England in 2019) and with a 14-4 win/loss record, India are first favourites to win the title.

The issues of player availability, workload management and fitness parameters were also discussed during the meeting along with the roadmap to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

BCCI President Roger Binny also said that touring Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 is not the board's call, but they will rely on the government's decision.