West Indies vs Ireland

West Indies vs Ireland ODI series to resume on Thursday The second ODI, originally scheduled for Tuesday, will be played on Thursday after a total of five positive cases and injuries in the Ireland camp left them depleted.

The second ODI will be played on January 13 and the third and final game of the series takes place on January 16.(Twitter/Windies Cricket)The One Day International series between West Indies and Ireland in Kingston will resume on Thursday, both teams said in a joint statement, after the second match was postponed due to Covid-19 and injuries in the visiting squad.

The second ODI, originally scheduled for Tuesday, will be played on Thursday after a total of five positive cases and injuries in the Ireland camp left them depleted and led to the contest being called off.

The third and final match moves from Friday to Sunday, with West Indies leading the series 1-0 after their 24-run victory in the first ODI on Saturday.

The one-off Twenty20 international scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled to avoid disruption to West Indies' travel plans and subsequent fixtures, the statement added.

West Indies will host England in a five-match T20 series from Jan. 22-30 before their white-ball tour of India in February.

The second match will be played on January 13, Thursday, while the final game will be played on January 16, Sunday at Sabina Park. The necessity to make changes arose after the emergence of five positive cases coupled with injuries in the Irish camp.

“The rescheduling occurred following five COVID-19 positive cases, as well as injuries in the Ireland camp leaving the squad depleted ahead of the 2nd CG Insurance ODI which was originally was scheduled for Tuesday, 11 January.“

“As a consequence, the one-off CG Insurance T20 International has been cancelled to allow for this revised schedule and to avoid impact on the teams’ travel plans and subsequent fixtures,” the statement from CWI read.

The matches are part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2023 which will determine the direct qualifiers for the 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India. The top-8 teams will

The Windies side leads the series 1-0 after a close encounter in the first ODI held last Saturday. Shamarh Brooks won the man of the match award for his 89-ball 93 that included nine fours and three maximums.

The revised schedule for West Indies vs Ireland ODI series:

Thursday 13 January: 2nd CG Insurance ODI (9:30 am local time, 2:30 pm in Ireland)

Sunday 16 January: 3rd CG Insurance ODI (9:30 am local time, 2:30 pm in Ireland)

Hrithik Roshan reacts to parents Rakesh Roshan, Pinky Roshan's birthday wishes for him

 Hrithik Roshan reacts to parents Rakesh Roshan

On Monday, actor Hrithik Roshan's parents Rakesh Roshan and Pinkie Roshan wished him on his 48th birthday. Check out their posts here.

Actor Hrithik Roshan turned 48 on Friday. Hrithik's parents, father film-producer Rakesh Roshan and mother Pinkie Roshan penned heartfelt birthday posts for him.Rakesh posted a picture of himself with Hrithik and wrote, “Happy birthday Duggu my sun keeps shining as always, you are my pride and joy a son after my own heart.@hrithikroshan."

Hrithik commented on the picture and wrote, “Love you, papa." Many fans reacted to the picture and wished Hrithik. One person wrote, “Happiest Birthday Duggu bhaiya. Keep rocking all year long." Another fan said, “Such a lovely picture. You guys have the same eyes. HBD."

Hrithik's mother, Pinkie also shared a picture with him on her Instagram handle. She captioned it, “The moon the son the mother and her son. Happy birthday, Duggu. You were born to give life to others you live to see people live better. Your hands never take only give, your eyes can bring out emotions in everyone."

She added, "Your heart is so pure that lead people to follow the path of truth, your speech problem was a challenge to overcome. You are an institution in yourself you inspire millions and millions. Love you right back. Stay blessed always is my earnest prayer to the universe. Happy birthday. A star was born 10-1-74."

Hrithik commented on Pinkie's picture and wrote, “My dear mama. You are the best.” Fashion designer Sandeep Khosla commented, “Happy Happy Happy Birthday."

On his birthday, Hrithik received a lot of love from the film industry. Actors Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and many more wished him on social media.

Hrithik started his birthday by sharing his first look from his upcoming film, which will be a Hindi remake of Tamil hit Vikram Vedha. The film will also star actors Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte.