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    Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi reclaims top spot in ODI bowlers rankings

    Afridi’s recent performance in Pakistan’s victorious series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets across three games at an impressive average of 12.62, helped propel him to the top spot once more Dubai: Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has reclaimed the No.1 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowler Rankings, a spot he initially held during last year’s Cricket World Cup in India. Afridi’s recent performance in Pakistan’s victorious series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets across three games at an impressive average of 12.62, helped propel him to the top spot once more. Afridi’s rise comes as part of a reshuffling in the rankings, with South Africa’s spinner Keshav Maharaj slipping to third and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan maintaining his position at second. Afridi’s dominance on the field, combined with Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s leading spot in the ODI batting rankings, makes Pakistan the only team with the No.1-ranked player in…
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    ‘Wasn’t the nicest thing,’ says KL Rahul on animated chat with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenk during IPL 2024 

    LSG owner appeared visibly displeased after a match’s outcome and was seen engaged in an intense discussion with skipper Rahul along the boundary line at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium New Delhi:  India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul has opened up on the animated chat between Lucknow Super Giants’ owner Sanjiv Goenka during the 2024 IPL when LSG were hammered by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). LSG were in a need of big win over SRH to qualfiy for the playoffs, but the team suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss. Afterwards, LSG owner appeared visibly displeased after the match’s outcome and was seen engaged in an intense discussion with skipper Rahul along the boundary line at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. “As a team, we were all in shock because we were at the stage in that tournament where every game was very important. We had to win, I think, three out of five games or two out of the last…
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    Impressive run: Samson looking to make hay while the sun shines

    I made maximum utilisation of my current form you can say,” says the wicketkeeper after collecting his player of the match award following India’s 61-run win over South Africa in the first T20I Durban: In his last six competitive games, Sanju Samson has scored three hundreds, including one in the Duleep Trophy, and the inform India wicketkeeper batter is looking to make hay while the sun shines. Samson’s 107 off 50 balls against South Africa, his second T20I hundred in as many matches after his 111 against Bangladesh last month, has helped him to partially brush off the tag of an underperformer. “Really enjoyed my time out there in the middle. I made maximum utilisation of my current form you can say,” Samson said after collecting his player of the match award following India’s 61-run win over South Africa in the first T20I. Asked about the team’s gameplan, the Rajasthan Royals skipper spoke about intent. “The…
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    Harmanpreet makes it to 50-player shortlist for WBBL Team of the Decade

    The shortlist comprises cricketers who have played a minimum of 60 WBBL matches prior to this season Melbourne: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the lone entry from India in the 50-player shortlist for the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) Team of the Decade, which was released on Thursday. The shortlist comprises cricketers who have played a minimum of 60 WBBL matches prior to this season. The list will be pruned to 12 by a selection panel of experts after taking into account public voting. The public voting will be open between November 11-24 on the Big Bash App. The Team of the Decade will honour the greatest players from across the 10-year history of the WBBL. The selection panel is being chaired by Cricket Australia Director Clea Smith, and also includes Mel Jones, Lisa Sthalekar, Matthew Mott, Quentin Hull, Laura Jolly and Alistair Dobson. Public voting will be given equal importance and the panel will then review and…
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    IPL 2025: CSK might think about leaving Dhoni out for a game, feels Ponting

    The 43-year-old, who is at the last stage of his playing career, only features in the IPL since announcing international retirement in 2020. He led CSK to five IPL titles under his leadership New Delhi: After being retained by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the IPL 2025, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that MS Dhoni might be rested for a game here and there in the next season to get the best out of him. The 43-year-old, who is at the last stage of his playing career, only features in the IPL since announcing international retirement in 2020. He led CSK to five IPL titles under his leadership. “Two seasons ago he probably had his worst season, but then last year again, he bounced back into really impacting some games like the MS Dhoni of old,” Ponting said on the recent episode of The ICC Review. “I think it will be exactly the same now…they might…
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    IPL 2025 auction likely to be held in Riyadh at November end: Sources

    “Officials have gone there to finalise the venue and dates, announcement to be made very soon,” the source added. New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction is likely to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, sources told IANS on Monday. “Officials have gone there to finalise the venue and dates, announcement to be made very soon,” the source added. As all ten franchises have announced their list of retained players for the IPL 2025, all attention is now shifted to the upcoming mega auction to be held in the end of November. With a total salary cap of Rs 120 crore available at the mega auction for each team to form a squad of 25 players, franchises were allowed to retain up to six players (Retention/Right to Match) with a with a maximum of five capped internationals and up to two uncapped Indian players. Defending champions Kolkata…
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    3rd Test: Ajaz Patel takes five wickets at Wankhede, continuing his impressive streak

    During his first visit to Mumbai since migrating to New Zealand as an eight-year-old, Patel achieved remarkable figures of 10/119. This made him only the third bowler in cricket history to take all 10 wickets in a single innings, following legends Jim Laker of England and Anil Kumble of India. Mumbai: New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel continued his special relationship with the city where he was born as he claimed a five-wicket haul on Saturday to add to the historic 10 wickets in an innings that he bagged in 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium. Patel took 10/119 on his first visit to Mumbai from where he migrated to New Zealand as an eight-year-old boy, becoming only the third bowler in the history of the game to claim all 10 wickets in an innings, after legends Jim Laker of England and Anil Kumble of India. On Saturday on the second day of…
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    3rd Test: India takes charge, leaves NZ at 171/9 at stumps on day 2

    On a deteriorating pitch that provided sharp turn and inconsistent bounce, the spinners maintained their dominance with another fruitful day. After New Zealand had limited India to 263 in their first innings, holding a narrow 28-run lead despite contrasting half-centuries from Shubman Gill (90) and Rishabh Pant (60), the hosts made a strong comeback with the help of Ashwin and Jadeja. Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja (4-52) and R Ashwin (3-63) helped India reduce New Zealand to 171/9 in their second innings at the end of Day 2 in the third Test in Mumbai. New Zealand, who scored 235 in their first innings were leading by 143 runs after they rode on Ajaz Patel’s 5-103 to bowl out India for 263, restricting the hosts to only a 28-run lead. On a crumbling pitch on which offered sharp turn and variable bounce, the spinners continued to rule the roost as they had another productive…
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    Mumbai Test: India at 195/5, trail New Zealand by 40 runs at lunch

    Resuming at their overnight score of 86/4, Rishabh Pant (60) played a counter-attacking innings and races to his fifty. New Zealand were guilty of dropping a couple of catches but Ish Sodhi found the breakthrough for the tourists when he trapped Pant leg before in the 38th over. New Zealand had scored 235 in their first innings. Brief Scores: New Zealand 1st inning 235 all out in 65.4.1 overs (Daryl Mitchell 82, Will Young 71; Ravindra Jadeja 5/65, Washington Sundar 4/81) India 1st innings: 195 for 5 in 43 overs (Shubman Gill 70 not out, Rishabh Pant 60; Ajaz Patel 2/76)
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    3rd Test: India struggles at 86/4 as Jadeja, Sundar bowl out NZ for 235

    Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill put together a half-century partnership for the second wicket, with Jaiswal surviving some tense moments to score 30 runs off 52 balls, including four boundaries. They added 53 runs together before Jaiswal was bowled by Ajaz Patel while attempting a reverse sweep. India’s woes deepened when nightwatchman Mohammed Siraj was trapped LBW by Patel for a golden duck, followed by Virat Kohli’s run-out for just four runs. Mumbai: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill shared a half-century partnership but India wasted the opportunity to end Day 1 of the third Test at 86/4 after Ravindra Jadeja claimed his 14th five-wicket haul and Washington Sundar bagged a four-fer to bowl out New Zealand for 235 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill had shared a half-century partnership for the second wicket, with the Mumbai opener surviving some anxious moments and scoring 30 off…

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      Shubman Gill breaks Virat Kohli’s 11-year-old record, joins Babar Azam with a memorable ton in 3rd ODI against NZ

      Shubman Gill continued his purple patch and scored his 2nd century of the ongoing series against New Zealand during the 3rd ODI in Indore on Tuesday (January 24). The opening batsman smashed a brilliant 112 off just 78 balls and batted with a strike-rate of 143.59. He hit 13 boundaries and 5 sixes in his century. With a score of 112, Gill breached an elite record owned by Virat Kohli. He went past his former skipper and now owns the record for scoring the most runs in a three-match series by an Indian batsman. Kohli had scored 357 runs in the 2012 Asia Cup. India only played 3 matches in the continental tournament before crashing out. Overall, the list of…

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    • 24 January
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      IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hosts thrash Kiwis by 90 runs for 3-0 series sweep

      India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs with Devon Conway scoring a 100-ball 138.While skipper Rohit struck 101 off 85 balls, the young Gill blazed away to a 78-ball 112, after the visitors asked India to bat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli chipped in with 36 off 27 balls after the opening duo added 212 runs in 26.1 overs. Later, Hardik Pandya smashed a 38-ball 54 to power India. Brief…

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      Team India could not win World Cup after 2011 because…: Irfan Pathan makes BIG statement

      Irfan Pathan, a former left-arm fast bowler for India, thinks that the current team needs to concentrate on the variety of its bowling lineup on various pitches because the bowling attack in previous World Cups lacked fire in critical matches. With a 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka and a home series victory over New Zealand, India is preparing for the ODI World Cup, which they will host in October and November. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have e Sir Sachin Tendulkar's 84 runs innings vs Pakistan in 2011 World Cup Semi Final. pic.twitter.com/aRnVxH5Uei— Cheeku (@KohliwasGoat) November 11, 2021 “India need to focus on bowling. It is very important to plan what combination we should be playing and which bowlers…

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    • 23 January
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      Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup: Parshavi Chopra guides India to seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka

      Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka Potchefstroom (South Africa): Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their second Super Six match in the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup at Senwes Park, here on Sunday. India displayed a strong fight and bounced back after their loss to Australia in the last game. They had to beat Sri Lanka convincingly to boost their chances of making the semifinals. Chopra cast a spell of accuracy and deception, nabbing four wickets for just 5 runs in her spell of four brilliant overs, which also included a maiden. Amongst those…

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      ‘Abbu, Arjun kitna naseeb wala haina…’: Sarfaraz Khan’s father narrates story involving his son & Arjun Tendulkar

      Sarfaraz Khan is making headlines these days. For the last two seasons, the Mumbai batter has been on fire for his state team, Mumbai, in the Ranji Trophy. He has scored more than 900 runs in each of the last two seasons, and in the ongoing 2022–23 season as well, he has impressed with his show. The 25-year-old cricketer has already scored three centuries in six matches played this season. But despite his dominant show with the bat, he was not selected in the Indian team for the first two Test matches against the Australian team, which will take place in Nagpur and Delhi next month. There were high chances that the former India U-19 cricketer would get picked for…

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      Watch: Young pitch invader hugs Rohit Sharma in 2nd ODI, India captain asks security to not take action

      Rohit Sharma’s heart-warming gesture to a young fan went viral on social media when a boy invaded the Raipur pitch to hug the Indian captain, and he asked security not to take action against the child. The incident took place during the 10th over of India’s innings when they were cruising in the 109-run chase in the second ODI against New Zealand. On numerous occasions, fans have breached security to enter the pitch and interact with their heroes; for example, a fan recently invaded the pitch to touch Virat Kohli’s feet.  A fan invaded and Rohit Sharma told the security to just let me go, "he's a kid".#RohitSharma #ICC #IndvsNZ2ndODI pic.twitter.com/11ae0TERUJ— avinash madiwal (@madiwal_avinash) January 21, 2023 Similarly, a young…

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      India seal the series with a crushing eight-wicket win!

      2nd ODI: New Zealand 108 all out vs India pic.twitter.com/FH0K4QIniZ— PTV Sports (@PTVSports__) January 21, 2023 New Zealand tour of India. 2Nd ODI.@BCCI vs @BLACKCAPS 🇮🇳2-0🇳🇿.Toss: 🇮🇳🇳🇿 108/10 (34.3)🏏 Glenn Phillips 36*(52)Mohammed Shami 3/18(6)🇮🇳 111/2(20.1)🏏 Rohit Sharma 51(50)Michell Santner 1/28(4.1)🇮🇳 won the match by 8 wickets.#TheLionPrideSL #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/z58kIOtOxA— The Lion's Army (@TheLionPrideSL) January 21, 2023 An easy win there! India wins the 2nd ODI vs New Zealand by 8 Wickets 🔥#IndvsNZ2ndODI #INDVSNZODI #CricketTwitter #Cricket #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/VtoC10wEuT— Cricket Winner (@cricketwinner_) January 21, 2023

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      ‘If you want to select slim guys, go to..’: Sunil Gavaskar baffled after Sarfaraz Khan’s snub from India’s squad

      Sunil Gavaskar recently expressed his dismay at Sarfaraz Khan’s exclusion from India’s squad for the first two home Tests against Australia. The highly anticipated series will commence in Nagpur on February 9. The former Indian captain believes that the Mumbai batsman has performed exceptionally well to be excluded from the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series. The cricketer-turned-commentator praised him as a special player for his consistent performance in first-class cricket. He highlighted the batsman’s impressive record in the domestic circuit, noting that his impressive form should not be overlooked. Gavaskar also criticized the critics of Sarfaraz for questioning his fitness. In a powerful statement against the national selectors, the batting legend asserted that cricketers come in all shapes…

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      Rohit Sharma heaps praise on Hyderabadi pacer Siraj 

      The pacer has improved leaps and bounds in the last one year and he emerged top wicket-taker in the ODI series against Sri Lanka Hyderabad: Indian captain Rohit Sharma was all praise for Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj who is set to play his first international match at his home when India take on New Zealand in the first ODI on Wednesday. The pacer has improved leaps and bounds in the last one year and he emerged top wicket-taker in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit wished Siraj on his first match at home on the eve of their clash. “He (Siraj) is a very important player for us. He has improved his line and length a lot in the last…

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    • 19 January
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      Gill, chill, thrill and win

      HYDERABAD:  Shubman Gill smashed Sachin Tendulkar’s Hyderabad record with a dashing double-century and warmed the hearts of cricket fans on a cold Wednesday. The Indian opener cashed on a couple of chances to thump a jaw-dropping 208 that surpassed Tendulkar’s 175 against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in a One-Day International match, back in2009. Gill’s entertaining knock fashioned India’s 12-run win over New Zealand in the opening game of the three-match series. The 23-year-old also became the youngest in the world to score a double ton, beating 24-year-old teammate Ishan Kishan, who had hit 210 against Bangladesh last month. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj added local flavour to the win by striking a double blow just when the Kiwis…

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