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Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in the opening match of the 2023 Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad on Friday. Shubman Gill top-scored with 63 as GT chased down 179 in a chase that went down to the final over of the match. 

Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan also scored important runs in an excellent chase for Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings who have won the title four times.

Pakistan threatened to not take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India later this year if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would not allow the Men in Blue to participate in Asia Cup 2023, as per a source.

Pakistan wants to play their World Cup matches in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, according to a source.

The World Cup 2023 is slated to take place in October-November this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is yet to announce the detailed schedule.

Mumbai Indians' head coach Mark Boucher said on Wednesday that he will have no problem in resting Rohit Sharma during the league stage of IPL 2023 provided the captain is able to find form with the bat.

Mumbai Indians will be desperate for a turn around after a poor show last year when they finished last in the 10-team IPL.

With Mumbai Indians starting their IPL 2023 season with an away clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, April 2, the focus will also be on the workload management of the players and especially Rohit, who will lead India in the ODI World Cup later this year in October-November.

A lot of eyes on the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be on India's prospects for the 2023 World Cup as players aim to get the selector's eyes on them with impressive performances. One of the key players looking to make a name for himself will be Sanju Samson, who is not far away from making the spot his own in the team.

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Shikhar Dhawan has been a mainstay in the Indian cricket team for the last decade. Having solidified his position as India's main opening batsman alongside Rohit Sharma during the 2013 Champions Trophy, Dhawan now finds himself in limbo over his national selection. The emergence of youngster Shubman Gill has more or less hammered the final nail in the Dhawan innings for the Men in Blue.

In an interview with Sports Tak, Dhawan opened up on his election future in the Indian team, even suggesting that it was fair that the selectors, captain, and coach picked Shubman Gill over him in the ODI side. In fact, Dhawan said that he himself would've done the same if he was the selector.