ICC learned a big lesson from the final drama

KARACHI: ICC has learned a big lesson from the final drama of World Cup 2019 as boundaries will not count for tie breakers this time.

The final played in England in 2019 ended in a very controversial manner, in which England was declared the winner against New Zealand, after the match was tied, the super over also remained equal due to the boundaries made by both teams. It was calculated that the English team was ahead, which led to them being declared champions, much to the dismay of Kiwi fans.

Taking a lesson from this controversy, this time the ICC clarified that not only the knockout, but if the score is equal in all matches, then there will be a super over, if the score is equal in this too, then there will be another super over. In this way, the series can continue until the winning side is determined.

Like the last World Cup, this time also all the teams will play 9 matches in the preliminary stage, 2 points for victory and 1 point for no decision, top 4 teams will play semi-final, if 2 or more sides are equal in points. Then only the teams with better run rate will be able to participate in the knockout match. A reserve day has also been set aside for semi-finals and finals.

It should be remembered that the World Cup in India is starting on Thursday, the finalist teams of the last mega event, England and New Zealand, will compete in the opening match. will

'Watch the match at home': Anushka and Kohli's advice to ticket aspirants

Mumbai: Famous Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and Indian cricketer Virat Kohli are fed up with those asking for tickets for the ICC World Cup 2023 matches and have advised them to sit at home and enjoy cricket.

 

Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has released a special message on his Instagram account for his friends who are asking him for tickets for ICC World Cup 2023 matches.

Virat Kohli said in his Instagram story that 'ICC World Cup has started so I want to request all my friends that please! Don't ask me for a ticket'.

He advised his friends to 'enjoy cricket at home'.

 

On the other hand, Anushka Sharma also released a statement on her Instagram account about the tickets, taking her husband's word forward.

Anushka Sharma said, "And I want to say that if there is no response from Kohli, please don't ask me for the ticket for the match."

 

"Thank you all for understanding our point," he added.

Remember that the World Cup in India is starting from Thursday, October 5, the finalist teams of the last mega event England and New Zealand will compete in the opening match.

It can't happen: Ali Zafar reacts to Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's World Cup anthem

Karachi: Pakistan's world-renowned singer Ali Zafar, comedian and self-proclaimed singer Fateh Ali Khan has reacted strongly to the Cricket World Cup 2023 and said that the problem is my opinion.

 

Ali Khan continues to be the anthem for Pakistanis winning on social media due to his unique approach to the Cricket World Cup 2023 which is quite popular in Pakistan.

Chahat Fateh Ali Khan has released an anthem titled 'Jeetenge Bhai Jeetenge', the video of which he has uploaded on social media website X (Twitter) and YouTube.

The lyrics of 'Jeetenge Bhai Jeetenge' have been penned by him, in the video he is humming in his unique voice while dancing, due to which his anthem has become the center of attention of users on social media.

While the social media users expressed an interesting reaction to this anthem, even the world famous singer Ali Zafar could not remain silent.

Aslaam O Alikum G
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Song ( released ) MashaAllah pic.twitter.com/r8EUNYs1o7

— Chahat Fateh Ali Khan (@chahat_fateh) October 3, 2023

Ali Zafar said that this cannot be done, they have taken advantage of my busy schedule, this is not good at all, and no one can compete with them.

The singer announced to the fans that "I will finish my performance and go to the studio and there myself will prepare the anthem for the Cricket World Cup 2023".

 

It should be noted that after the reaction of cricket fans to the World Cup 2023 anthem released by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Ali Zafar announced the creation of the World Cup anthem.

The singer gave good news to his fans and said that 'I have an idea under which I can prepare an anthem together with all of you'.

Ye nahin ho sakta. He took advantage of my busy schedule during the tours. Not fair. Can never match this.

Lemme get into the studios once I am done with performances. How’s the team looking ? #WorldCup2023 #worldcupanthem https://t.co/SSqJZOyFBW

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) October 3, 2023

 

In his video message, he invited the young music composers, writers and producers of Pakistan to join him in making Anthem together.

Later, Ali Zafar informed his fans that he has started working on the new World Cup anthem.

 

The singer had said that the title of the song will be 'Mazha Aya' while his co-producer Ali Mustafa, who also worked on his song 'Khel Jame Ga', will be working on the lyrics.

OK guys! A good news regarding the World Cup anthem ! Flight mein aik “aamad” huee hai.
Kaam start ho gaya hai. Anthem ka title aik dum se aaya….

“MAZA AAYA!”

Work started with my dear friend, co arranger/producer @djalimustafa who also worked with me on “Ab Khel Jame Ga”.… https://t.co/38Q8eMDZmU pic.twitter.com/AOTfnSEVlW

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) September 26, 2023

 

Last month on September 20, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the official anthem of the Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

Hello all,

Firstly thank you for the love and faith.

Keeping in mind your thoughts and wishes for the World Cup cricket anthem, I have an idea on how we can create a masterpiece together. Check out the link below.

It's an exciting experiment that can work wonders if done… pic.twitter.com/HqLyJxdSEE

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) September 24, 2023

Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh has performed the special song 'Dil Jashan Bole' released on ICC's social media accounts while the music is composed by Pritam.

Naseem Shah's absence is a big blow for Pakistan, Scott Styris

KARACHI: The role of the middle order in Pakistan's success in the World Cup has started to be considered important.

 

In a TV show, former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris and coach Mike Hesson detailed the green shirts' prospects, with Styris describing Naseem Shah's absence as a huge blow for the team.

He said that Pakistan will miss Naseem Shah more than people think, Green Shirts are more dependent on Babar Azam and Rizwan in batting, Fakhar Zaman performs very little, so if the team is to win. If so, strong performances will be required from the fourth to sixth ranked batsmen.

Hasan said, "I think Babar should be allowed to perform freely. Shadab will be important. If the tournament goes well for him, he can play a positive role at number six. If he bowls well, then the rival team can play a positive role." Can be under pressure.

David Warner's 'Pushpa Raj' style celebration of Fakhar Zaman's catch

Lahore: David Warner's "Pushpa Raj" style celebration of Fakhar Zaman's catch in the warm-up match against Pakistan went viral.

 

Australian opener David Warner, after holding Fakhar Zaman's catch off Glenn Maxwell, adopted the style of the popular Indian movie character Pushpa, which went viral on social media.

It should be remembered that Australian cricketers who often come to India for matches including IPL are also familiar with Indian culture and film roles.

 

David Warner showcasing his dance moves in Pushpa song on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium !

Warner + Pushpa + Crowd@davidwarner31#PAKvsAUS #PAKvAUS #WarmUpMatch #ICCCricketWorldCup pic.twitter.com/OAbvvhXh0d

— Vikrant Gupta 🏏 (@VikrantGupta75) October 3, 2023

World Cup: Pakistan lost in the second warm-up match as well

Hyderabad Deccan: Pakistan cricket team lost their second warm-up match in the ICC World Cup.

In the match played at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Australia defeated Pakistan by 14 runs. Batting first, Australia had given Pakistan a target of 352 runs to win, in response to which the national team could only score 337 runs in 47.4 overs. In the first warm-up match, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets.

Pakistan's opening pair failed again in the match against Australia. Fakhar Zaman scored 22 runs and Imamul Haq returned to the pavilion with 16 runs. Abdullah Shafiq could only score 12 and Shadab Khan 9 runs.

Four wickets fell for Pakistan's total score of 83, after which Iftikhar Ahmed and Babar Azam supported the team.

Iftikhar Ahmed returned to the pavilion after scoring 83 runs while Babar Azam was retired after scoring 90 runs. Muhammad Nawaz scored a half-century, apart from which no other Pakistani player could score remarkable runs.

 

Australia's Marnus Lebuschagne took 3, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh took 2 and 2, while Glenn Maxwell and Sean Abbott took one wicket each.

Earlier, Australia scored 351 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Opener David Warner and Mitchell Marsh provided a start of 83 runs, but Warner lost the wicket after scoring 48 runs while Mitchell Marsh was dismissed after scoring 31 runs. Among the other players, Steve Smith 27, Alex Carey 11 and Marins Lebuschagne scored 40 runs.

Glenn Maxwell showed aggressive batting with 77 off 71 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 4 fours while Josh Ingles played an innings of 48 runs off 30 balls.

 

On behalf of Pakistan, Osama Mir took 2 wickets while Muhammad Wasim Jr., Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz and Haris Rauf took one wicket each.

Australian captain Pete Cummins, who won the toss and elected to bat, said he would try to give all the players in the squad a chance to play.

Shadab Khan was entrusted with the captaincy for the match against the Kangaroos. On the occasion of the toss, captain Shadab Khan said that the effort will be to make a brilliant comeback in the match against Australia and give the best performance in all fields.

In the second warm-up match, captain Babar Azam came to bat but was not available for fielding. Similarly, Mohammad Haris was given a chance in place of Mohammad Rizwan.

 

Australian Squad:

Captains include Pat Cummins, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Lebuschagne, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Greene, Josh Ingles, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head.

Pakistan Squad:

Captain, Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Imamul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Wasim, Jr., Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz are included.

Hasan Ali's use of 'football skills' in fielding makes fellow cricketers smile.

Hyderabad Deccan: Hasan Ali's fielding in the warm-up match against Australia made fellow cricketers smile.

During the World Cup warm-up match against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Hasan Ali's unique display of fielding near the boundary line not only made his fellow cricketers smile but also the commentators.

In the 25th over of Australia's innings, the Australian batsman shot towards deep backward point off Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali came running to prevent the ball from crossing the boundary.

Hasan Ali realized that he would not be able to stop the ball with his hands so he used his football skills to kick the ball out of bounds.

Hasan Ali was able to save two runs thanks to his fielding, on which Shadab Khan, who captained in the absence of Babar Azam, smiled and appreciated his effort, while Haris Rauf also couldn't help but smile.

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Babar Azam will Score 3 or 4 Centuries in the World Cup, predicts the Former Indian Cricketer

Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir made a big prediction regarding Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam. Speaking on Indian TV Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir said that with the kind of technique Pakistan captain Babar Azam has, I think he will score three or four centuries for Pakistan in this World Cup. He hoped that the World Cup 2023 would prove to be great for both Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistani captain Babar Azam.

He said Rohit Sharma's record on home grounds is very impressive. He has scored 4148 runs in 80 matches in India at an average of 58.42. He also has three or four double centuries so I am sure he will be really eager to do something big in the World Cup.

It should be noted that Gautam Gambhir has predicted Babar Azam's performance in the World Cup even before. He had said in a statement recently that Babar Azam has all the qualities with which he can set fire to the World Cup.

CWC23: Sehwag wants Pakistan to Lose at the Hands of Afghanistan

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag expressed his desire regarding the Pakistani team. In an interview given to Cricket Buzz, former Indian opener Vender Sehwag says that there will be surprising surprises in this World Cup scheduled in India, which can surprise cricket fans.

The former opener said that he does not want any kind of difficulty for the Indian team in the World Cup, but if cricket fans want to be surprised, it should be that Afghanistan beats Pakistan in the mega event, New Zealand defeats Australia or South Africa beats England. The interest in this World Cup will increase.

Referring to India's superiority against Pakistan in the World Cup, Sehwag said that as an Indian, I want our record against the green shirts to be more stable.

It should be noted that the World Cup will start from October 5 with the match between England and New Zealand, but the national team will play its first match in the event against the Netherlands on October 6.

 

 The opening ceremony of the World Cup was cancelled, but why!

India has announced to cancel the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled in India will officially begin from October 5 with a match between the defending champions England and New Zealand, both teams will compete at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

According to Indian media reports, the Indian Cricket Board has canceled the opening ceremony without giving a reason, while the ICC has also been informed of this decision.

The colorful opening ceremony was scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM local time in India, in which famous Bollywood singers and actors were scheduled to participate.

Boards from other countries were also invited to the event, while Shreya Ghoshal, Arijit Singh, and legendary singer Asha Bhosle were scheduled to perform.

 

2nd Warm-Up Match: Australia's Batting Continues Against Pakistan

  

Australia scored 83 runs for the loss of one wicket in 13 overs in the warm-up match against Pakistan. In the match being played at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat. He said that he would try to give all the players in the squad a chance to play.

On this occasion, captain Shadab Khan said that the effort will be to make a brilliant comeback against Australia and give the best performance in all fields.

On the other hand, in the match against Kangaroos, Shadab Khan has been entrusted with the captaincy, while captain Babar Azam will come to bat but will not be available for fielding. Mohammad Haris has been given a chance to replace the same Mohammad Rizwan.

 

Australian Squad:

Captains include Pat Cummins, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Lebuschagne, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Josh Ingles, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head.

 

Pakistan Squad:

Captain, Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Imamul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Wasim, Jr., Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz are included.