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South Africa and Australia play the first of five One-Day Internationals on Thursday at Bloemfontein in the lead-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup, which starts October 5 in India.

Selectors are likely to prefer KL Rahul, especially with India's openers struggling to provide strong starts.

The Ireland squad will be led by opener Paul Stirling and will play matches against England at Headingley (Leeds), Trent Bridge (Nottingham) and The Seat Unique Stadium (Bristol).

 Ten teams will feature in this biggest Cricket World Cup ever, to be played across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament opener and the final.

And ahead of the marque clash, Pakistani bowlers are working tirelessly to prepare and counter Kohli's threat.

While there will be another round of general sale for the India-Pakistan match on September 3, there is a chance that there would be a complete sell-out within hours, like it happened on Tuesday for all the Mastercard holders

Just before the tournament begins, India will face Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram. Each World Cup team will have two warm-up matches, and all 15 players can participate.

Addressing his audience on his YouTube channel 'AB de Villiers 360,' a former IPL teammate of Kohli expressed, "The discussion about India's No. 4 batter is ongoing."

The BCCI and ICC had opted for a staggered sale process to offer a smooth experience to the fans.

India have picked a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup and the selectors decision to omit premier leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has raised many eyebrows.

The Rohit-Gill duo will return to the field to face their biggest challenge against the fierce pace bowling attack of Pakistan in the Asia Cup on September 2.

The England cricket board's decision to include Stokes for the New Zealand series had come at the expense of Harry Brook, indicated Paine.

Bumrah, who last played in September 2022 before lower-back stress fractures pushed him on the sidelines for the "biggest break" of his cricketing career, is making his much-anticipated comeback with the T20 series in Ireland.

Mandeep Mor will lead the Indian Men's Hockey Team as Captain, with Mohd Raheel Moudeen serving as the Vice Captain.

Citing Kohli's achievements at the fourth position, where he scored an impressive 1767 runs with an average of 55.2, Shastri highlighted that his aim was to enhance versatility across the top four slots.

Australia is the first and only team to reveal their squad for this year's World Cup, with the five-time champions disclosing an initial 18-player lineup earlier this month.

If Stokes plays two months of IPL till the end of May, then he would be spending close to five months in India, which might not be feasible for him.

The elegant right-hander, with 6,555 runs from 161 ODIs at 47.85, remains uncertain about returning for New Zealand's series against Bangladesh in late September.

The much-awaited encounter between India and Pakistan in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 has been rescheduled to a different day.

It is great injustice to the fans who follow Pakistan and Indian cricket a lot, said Former Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq