Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott admitted Saturday that his team "get it 70-80% right" but need to find an extra gear quickly if they are to end a demoralising run of 14 successive World Cup defeats.

After suffering heavy defeats in consecutive matches against England and New Zealand, Bangladesh now have a brief window to do some self-reflection about what went wrong in those games before their next match in the ICC ODI World Cup against hosts India on October 19.

"To be honest I never thought that I would play a World Cup because I have come from so low (background)," Hyderabad native Siraj, son of an auto-rickshaw driver, told reporters.

Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur was upset by the lack of their fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday but would not blame the team's comprehensive defeat by India on the absence of support from the stands.

India skipper Rohit Sharma heaped praise on his bowlers' "grit" for inspiring Saturday's seven-wicket World Cup rout of old rivals Pakistan.

Shakib felt some discomfort near his left quadriceps while batting during the team’s ICC ODI World Cup match against the Kiwis in Chennai.

Shanaka injured his right thigh muscle during Sri Lanka’s match against Pakistan on Tuesday.

Skipper Rohit Sharma's 86 and an inspired bowling display helped India hammer Pakistan by seven wickets in their high-profile World Cup clash at the 132,000-capacity Ahmedabad stadium on Saturday.

The Argentina women’s cricket team smashed the record for the highest total in Women’s Twenty20 internationals, hammering Chile for 427-1 at the St Albans Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday.

India bowled out Pakistan for just 191 in their high-profile World Cup clash on Saturday after their bitter rivals lost their last eight wickets for just 36 runs.

If you had been following the reports from local media leading up to the match, you most likely would have presumed that this was the result of spinners once again ruling the roost in Chennai.

Dhaka opener Rony Talukdar starred with his 11th first-class century to help his side beat Rangpur by 23 runs in the 25th edition of the National Cricket League (NCL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

Pakistan reached 79-2 in 15 overs in front of a crowd dominated by Indian spectators after delays in visas for Pakistan fans.

The Bangladesh team reached Pune earlier today on a chartered flight. 

The most anticipated match of the 2023 World Cup will begin today when hosts India take on archrivals Pakistan at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the largest cricket stadium in the world.

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday said the team remains confident going into a "massive" World Cup clash with arch-rivals Pakistan at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

Defiant Pakistan captain Babar Azam declared Friday that "records are meant to be broken" as his team looks to break free of India's World Cup stranglehold when the bitter rivals clash on Saturday.

Soft dismissals, unforced errors have led to the demise of the Bangladesh top-order in recent times, and it was no exception against New Zealand in their third ICC World Cup fixture in Chennai yesterday.

As the much-anticipated World Cup clash between India and Pakistan unfolds in Ahmedabad today, cricket fans, regardless of their allegiances, are poised to savour every sumptuous bit of action.   

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was taken for a scan after his match against New Zealand in the ICC World Cup at the Chepauk in Chennai on Friday.