Hello all, the Sport360 Team is in place, bringing you the latest news from the world of cricket on Friday.
It was a big day in the Asia Cup with India edging Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling final at the Dubai International Cricket stadium.
We will be bringing you all the reactions from that grand finale as well as all the other news from the world of cricket
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6:00pm – Kumar Sangakkara urges Sri Lanka not to hit the panic button
Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara believes it’s too early to hit the panic button after his nation’s dismal showing in the Asia Cup.
The Lions were eliminated in the group stages after humbling losses to Afghanistan by 91 runs and Bangladesh by 137 runs.
Read what the Sri Lankan batting great had to say upon being unveiled as an icon player in the T20X league here.
Kumar Sangakkara in action in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League.
5:00pm – Afghanistan-India tie among most memorable Asia Cup moments
With the Asia Cup now concluded, we take a look at the five most memorable moments from the action-packed tournament. Afghanistan’s dramatic tied match with India in the Super Four stage features high on that list.
Read more on that and other moments featured in the list here.
The Afghans were involved in plenty of close matches.
2:00pm – Ravindra Jadeja shows his worth to Indian team
The 2018 Asia Cup drew to a close with a fitting finale at Dubai as India edged Bangladesh in a last-ball thrilled. For India, it was the perfect end to an unbeaten campaign despite missing skipper Virat Kohli’s services.
There are plenty of lessons to take from India’s campaign, none bigger than the importance of Ravindra Jadeja to the squad.
Read more on that and more in our three things learned from India’s victorious campaign here.
Ravindra Jadeja showed he can still play a role in India’s ODI setup.
12:30pm – Rohit Sharma taking inspiration from MS Dhoni
Rohit Sharma’s excellent record as India captain continued with the team’s triumph in the Asia Cup final over Bangladesh on Friday. Following the thrilling last-ball win over the Tigers, Rohit credited stalwart and former skipper MS Dhoni for his leadership style.
Read what the openings batsman had to say about Dhoni’s influence on his captaincy here.
Rohit Sharma (l) and MS Dhoni (r).
12:00pm – Dale Steyn ready for white-ball return
Dale Steyn is eager to work his way into contention for South Africa’s 2019 ICC World Cup squad after being called up for the ODI series against Zimbabwe.
The Proteas pacer last played an ODI for his country in October, 2016 but a spate of injuries over the last two years has seen him sidelined for a long time.
Read what Steyn had to say ahead of his ODI return here.
Steyn is returning to ODI cricket after nearly two years.
11:00am – Kumar Sangakkara wants Angelo Mathews back in Sri Lanka’s limited-overs squad
Sri Lanka stalwart Kumar Sangakkara has called for Angelo Mathews and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to patch up their differences following the former’s ouster from the ODI and T20 squads.
Mathews was asked to step down as Sri Lanka’s limited-overs skipper following the team’s group-stage exit in the Asia Cup. He was subsequently dropped from Sri Lanka’s limited-overs squads for the upcoming series against England.
Read what Sangakkara had to say on this burning issue here.
Mathews (l) and Hathusingha (r) seem to be at loggerheads.
