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The Hardik Pandya-led Men in Blue succumbed to the West Indies side, losing the series 3-2. While it looked India was back in form, thanks to the brilliant performances from Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav and a few others, they failed to take this momentum in the all-important match, losing the fifth and final T20I of the series by eight wickets. While if this seems to be a heartbreak for some fans, good news too floated on Sunday.
In another big news, India is set to take on Pakistan in an exhibition match ahead of the start of US Masters T10 League. Here in this article, we’ll list down all the important news from the day.
India to take on Pakistan in exhibition match in the USA before US Masters T10 League 2023
The India vs Pakistan rivalry is set to get a new exciting matchup in 2023 as both these Asian giants will battle each in other an exhibition match in the USA. Organised by Australian event organiser Kamil Khan, the India Maharajas will take on Pakistan Badshahs in an exhibition fixture before the US Masters T10 League in August 2023.
WATCH: Prasidh Krishna bowls fiery spell in Maharaja T20 Trophy
Prasidh Krishna, the Indian right-arm fast bowler, delivered a fiery spell in the Maharaja T20 Trophy, ahead of his visit to Ireland for a three-match T20I series, starting on August 18.
England hopes Ben Stokes returns from retirement for ODI World Cup 2023: Matthew Mott
Matthew Mott, the head coach of England in the white-ball formats, has expressed hope that Ben Stokes will take back his retirement from 50 overs cricket to make a return to the ODI World Cup 2023, scheduled to be played in India. The current England captain in Tests, who was an instrumental factor for his team in winning the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup in 2019, bid adieu to the ODIs in July 2022.
Daniel Vettori is the perfect man to take Sunrisers Hyderabad forward: AB De Villiers
The former South African captain AB De Villiers took to his YouTube channel to praise Daniel Vettori, the former New Zealand captain, who was appointed as the new head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. The 39-year-old mentioned that he is the perfect man to take SRH forward after the franchise got last position on the IPL 2023 points table.
Rohit Sharma’s reply when asked to choose between Shaheen Afridi and Mitchell Starc goes viral
India’s star opener Rohit Sharma refused to pick between Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi and Australia’s Mitchell Starc, saying they are both equally dangerous bowlers. Sharma was asked to choose one of them in a rapid-fire round of questions during a video interview posted on the ICC’s social media handle.
BCCI loses gold tick on Twitter after changing profile picture for PM Modi’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lost the gold tick verification badge on their official Twitter account, after changing their profile picture as part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new social media campaign on August 13, Sunday. The 72-year-old launched the “Har Ghar Tiranga” movement ahead of the 77th Independence Day of India on August 15, wherein he requested everyone to change their profile picture on various social media accounts to help deepen their bond with the country.
WATCH: Rohit Sharma visits Tirupati Balaji with family ahead of Asia Cup 2023
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma, who is currently spending time with his family paid a visit to the Tirupati Balaji Temple on August 13, Sunday. With less than three weeks to go for the mega-continental event, Sharma, along with his wife Ritika Sajdeh and daughter Samaira, visited the holy shrine.
Ellyse Perry denies retirement rumours amidst knee injury scare
Australia’s legendary all-rounder Ellyse Perry has shut down speculations about her retirement from international cricket, saying she still loves being involved in the game. Perry, who has represented Australia in both cricket and football, suffered a minor knee injury during the second ODI against Ireland in Dublin last month.
However, the 32-year-old dismissed the reports, saying she was feeling fine and looking forward to playing more cricket. "It is pure speculation to know what happens in a couple years' time, but from my perspective, I still love being involved ,” she said as quoted by Cricket Australia.
Kohli wanted to win, but he was sacked: Rashid Latif blames Team India's internal politics
Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan wicket-keeper batter has made a big claim that the internal issues in Team India cost them the ICC tournaments, during the captaincy tenure of Virat Kohli. The 54-year-old also went on to state that Virat Kohli was sacked as captain in ODIs when he had a plan and desire to win ICC trophies for India.
Isuru Udana luckily escapes from snake in LPL 2023 match; video goes viral
The Sri Lankan left-arm fast bowler Isuru Udana had a lucky escape from a snake during the match 15 of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. On August 12, Saturday, the scary incident happened during the bowling innings of B-Love Kandy, when they were defending a formidable total of 178 against Jaffna Kings.
CPL introduces new red-card rule to check on slow over-rate
The members of the Caribbean Premier League and Women’s CPL on Saturday, August 12 introduced a new rule with the 2023 edition just round the corner. The CPL organisers announced strict penalties for teams for maintaining slow over-rate as they introduced the red card.
The organisers on Saturday, revealed a red-card rule, which will be implemented in the upcoming edition of the T20 tournament. As per the rule, if a team is bowling slowly, a player would be removed from the ground if the fielding side is behind the schedule at the start of the 20 th over.
