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World Cup in India is less than a month away and will feature some of the cricket's very best players and teams. This tournament is set to hold a lot of significance in larger cricket history, as the modern day 'Fab Four', consisting of batting greats — Virat Kohli (India), Steve Smith (Australia), Joe Root (England) and Kane Williamson (New Zealand) will have their 'One Last Dance' together. This tournament could be the final time that these four legends play an ICC Cricket World Cup or matter of fact, any major ICC tournament together.

Wankhede Stadium, where MS Dhoni's iconic winning shot for a six during the 2011 World Cup final landed. As per TOI report, these two seats, now famously known as the '2011 World Cup Memorial seats,' are set to be auctioned for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup matches. Announcing this, the MCA has posted on its website under a section titled 'Request for proposal for buyout of Hospitality Package for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches at Wankhede Stadium' that the «Cricket World Cup 2011 Victory Memorial Stand (2 seats) to be auctioned.» It is expected that the auction of these seats will attract substantial bids, given the sentimental value that Indian cricket fans attach to that historic shot played by MS Dhoni. Earlier this year, there were reports suggesting that the MCA planned to create a 'memorial' at the very spot in the stand behind long-on, where the ball had landed after Dhoni's memorable six against Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara sealed India's victory on April 2, 2011.

New Delhi: Meta Platforms-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of WhatsApp Channels in India and over 150 countries. These will deliver private updates from organizations, sports teams, artists, and thought leaders that people can follow. WhatsApp Channels are a one-way broadcast tool within the app, the company said in a statement.

ACC chairman and BCCI supremo Shah apparently reacted strongly to some of the comments made by the PCB official at the meeting. (With PTI inputs)

upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 has been building up for some time. Fans across India are hoping that ‘conservative’ India can lift the trophy after 12 years on home soil. India triumphed over Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Reliance's Campa gearing up for a 'second summer' to coincide with the cricket season, after the peak quarter of April-June got washed out because of unseasonal rains. PepsiCo is roping in cricketer Hardik Pandya for its Gatorade sports drink brand, while Reliance, which launched the Campa Cricket drink last week, is planning to advertise extensively on the World Cup by leveraging its own Mumbai Indians team. Coca-Cola, meanwhile, is investing in sponsorship deals for both the Asia Cup and the World Cup. «With Hardik, we aim to actively engage with the fitness and active lifestyle community, and help them in being rehydrated, replenished and refuelled,» Ankit Agarwal, associate director, hydration & energy at PepsiCo India, told ET.

Kane Williamson will lead New Zealand at next month's one-day World Cup and Trent Boult will spearhead the pace attack but opener Finn Allen and fast bowler Adam Milne have missed out on the squad for India. Boult returned to action with three wickets in a 79-run defeat by England in Southampton on Sunday and was duly named in the 15-man squad to be led by Williamson, despite the batter's ongoing recovery from a long-term knee ligament injury. New Zealand were runners-up to hosts England at the 2019 tournament, losing a classic final at Lord's on boundary count after the teams could not be separated by a tie-breaking Super Over. Will Young beat out Allen for the opening batsman slot which has been contested since Martin Guptill's release last year. «We just felt that we looked through what the potential game-plan was looking like in India, looked at the grounds, and also looked at the form of the two players as well,» head coach Gary Stead told reporters. «We felt that Young was the right guy to go with.» Jimmy Neesham, who all but batted New Zealand to victory in the 2019 final, has also been included, despite joining Boult in opting out of his national contract last year. «I think you always have the need for all-rounders and I guess with Michael Bracewell dropping out, that also opened up an option for another all-rounder there,» Stead said of Neesham's selection. Boult, Williamson, Neesham, fast bowler Tim Southee and wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham form a strong core of World Cup veterans but the squad also includes six players looking to make their debut at the 50-over tournament. Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips were selected in their first one-day World Cup squad, having featured in

Ahead of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, former Indian cricket star Virender Sehwag has shared his dream ODI XI, comprising five exceptional players. Known for his aggressive style, Sehwag amassed 8273 runs and 15 centuries in 50-over cricket. He played a pivotal role in India's 2011 World Cup victory.

NEW DELHI, MUMBAI : For Rahul Sharma, 40, an ardent Indian cricket fan living in Singapore, the eager excitement of watching Team India’s performance at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in his home country has slowly turned into frustration. Despite having booked flights to India for himself and his family months in advance, his quest to secure tickets, especially for the coveted India matches from BookMyShow, the Indian cricket board’s official ticketing partner, has been fruitless. All he has managed to pick up so far: Tickets for two non-India matches, leaving him still in pursuit of prized India match tickets.

change India's name to 'Bharat' in the special session of Parliament which is scheduled from 18 to 22 September. The proposal to change the name of the country to ‘Bharat’ comes as the government is moving on the path to break away from the shackles of colonial legacy.

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International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. The match had to be halted after India posted a total of 266 runs when the rain returned. Ishan Kishan performed admirably, notching up a splendid 82 off 81 deliveries, while Hardik Pandya contributed 87 runs off 90 balls.

Sri Lanka Cricket has temporarily suspended all domestic tournaments run by it with immediate effect, according to a report. «Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to immediately halt all board-conducted domestic tournaments,» a report in ESPNcricinfo states.

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India-Pakistan Asia Cup encounter to be played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka. The match is scheduled to start at 3 pm. This will be be the first OCI encounter between the two sides since the 2019 World Cup.

The recently launched Super 11 Fantasy League, is a fantasy platform that gives fans a chance to engage with the sport, in newer and more exciting ways. Commenting on their partnership with the Asia Cup, Omar Khan, CEO Super 11 said, “It is with great pride that Super 11 has signed on to be the Title sponsor of the Asia Cup. The growing popularity of cricket tournaments like the Asia Cup allow fans to see the best teams battle it out in the longer format of the game. Already the buzz around the Asia Cup and the India vs Pakistan games is at an all-time high and we are confident that this association will help in bringing fans closer to the game that we all love."They were unveiled as title sponsors at an event in Dubai on 29th of August, in the presence of the legendary Wasim Akram who is the Brand Ambassador of Super 11 Fantasy League.The Asia Cup 2023, will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from the 30th of August onwards with the Final to be played on the 17th of September, The Championship will see 6 teams divided into two sets, Group A, consisting of Pakistan, India, and Nepal and Group B, with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

₹20 and a shareable 500ml pack priced at ₹30. “The introduction of Campa Cricket is a testimony to RCPL’s vision of offering a wide range of high-quality and innovative products to Indian consumers at compelling price points.

₹5963 crore. It will pay ₹3101 crore for digital rights which is ₹35.23 per match and for TV, it will pay ₹2862 or 32.52 crore per match.

Viacom18 has won BCCI media rights for Rs 67.8 crore per match h outbidding Sony Pictures Networks India and Disney Star, sources tell Economic Times. The total value of the deal is Rs 5966 crore, sources added. The e-auction for the bilateral cricket media rights was held today. As per the tender released by the BCCI on August 2, the board had set a base price of Rs 20 crore per match for Package A, which comprises the TV rights for the Indian subcontinent. Package B, which includes global digital rights and the rest of the world TV rights, had a base price of Rs 25 crore per match. The media rights tender was floated for five years (2023-28), covering 88 matches. At Rs 45 crore per match, the overall base price worked out to Rs 3,960 crore. While lowering the base price, the BCCI has set a threshold of Rs 60 crore per match, or Rs 5,280 crore for the 88 matches.

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BookMyShow's website and application, the pre-sale of tickets were sold and were out in a matter of minutes, leaving the fans disheartened. ALSO READ: Cricket fans ‘deserve better’: Frustration over failure to book ODI World Cup 2023 tickets; booking app crashes However, with excitement for the match on Mount Everest, fans may not need to loose hope, as the the general sale of tickets will begin on 3 September at 8:00 PM IST on BookMyShow. The site said that it may likely open the sales around 8:00 pm IST, whose price would begin at ₹2,000 and the the maximum price for one ticket may reach ₹1,00,000, reported Sportkeeda. This will be the final round of online sales and the chance for an offline sale for the tickets after the online ticket sales will be small.