Shreyas Iyer sweats it out in Indian cricket team nets
Shreyas Iyer is likely to play on Sunday.
Although Ishan Kishan has been filling in the middle-order in his absence, Iyer’s comfort when training would have been a breather for India. With this being an optional net session, apart from Iyer, only Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma had turned up. But all eyes, including that of the support staff, were trained on the former. (READ MORE)
India vs Bangladesh Weather Report
India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Weather: Ground personnel stand on the field as the Asia Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is delayed due to a wet outfield in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday. (PTI)
India’s last Super 4 fixture against Bangladesh on Friday could see brief stoppages in play because of showers as a washout looks highly unlikely as of the morning forecast. According to AccuWeather, there is a chance of thunderstorm and rain between 5-6 pm and beyond that the conditions are expected to be ideal in Colombo. (READ MORE)
Indian bowling at its best in time for World Cup
Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj from left to right. (agencies)
Despite all the riches they have in batting, this is a team that has soared high thanks to a strong bowling unit that takes the conditions out of the equation. In an era where most have built their teams around batsmen, India have gone the other way round, as they believe bowlers win matches in a format loaded in favour of the bat. It is the module according to which they built their Test team and just in time for the World Cup, India seem to be replicating the same in the 50-over format. (READ MORE)
