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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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      21 November
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      IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: India storm to 65-run victory over New Zealand

       The forecast for Mount Maunganui for Sunday’s match seemed bleak: oscillating between scattered and isolated thunderstorms. But when the match happened, barring 26 minutes of rain in India’s innings, nothing came as per the predicted weather forecast. Though thunderstorms stayed away, Suryakumar Yadav whipped up a storm of his own under the night sky at a sell-out Bay Oval. Against a New Zealand bowling attack who were far from their consistent best, Suryakumar put out yet another 360-degree astonishing masterclass in T20I batting with an unbeaten 49-ball century to propel India in thrashing the Blackcaps by 65 runs. On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian as well as New Zealand batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked…

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    • 20 November
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      ‘Just Incredible’- Fans In Awe of Suryakumar Yadav After His Spectacular Century

      Suryakumar Yadav starred against New Zealand in the second T20I of the three match series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. His blistering unbeaten knock of 111 off 51 took India to 191/6 in 20 overs. SKY was in the best of his forms as he bagged last 50 runs in just 17 balls. He studded his knock with 11 fours and seven sixes. It was a remarkable batting show as Yadav didn’t miss any part of the ground while hitting big shots. In the penultimate over, Yadav brought in disappointment for Lockie Ferguson  as Indian ace batter hammered four boundaries and a phenomenal six over deep point. The fast bowler had clearly run out of ideas as Surya was just unstoppable. After…

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    • 19 November
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      Hardik Pandya is a fabulous leader, his work ethics are exemplary: VVS Laxman

      VVS Laxman, who has stepped in for Rahul Dravid as the head coach for India’s white-ball tour of New Zealand, heaped huge praise on stand-in captain Hardik Pandya’s leadership abilities, calling him ‘a fabulous leader’ whose ‘work ethics are exemplary’. Hardik had led Gujarat Titans to winning IPL 2022 in their first season of the tournament. Later on, under Laxman’s coaching, he led India to 2-0 series win over Ireland. With his decision making and calmness under pressure as a leader, there’s been huge talk within Indian cricketing circuit over appointing him as the captain till the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup. “He’s a fabulous leader. We’ve seen what he has done at Gujarat in the IPL. Someone taking on the leadership role in the first…

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      Indian Cricket Team Restructuring, MS Dhoni

      Cricket Twenty20 Director MS Dhoni? The Indian cricket board is prepared to knock on the door of the individual who dominated the World events at will after repeated failures at ICC competitions. After the T20 World Cup fiasco in Australia, the BCCI is prepared to send MS Dhoni an SOS for a Huge Role in the Indian T20 Cricket setup. A permanent role for Dhoni in the Indian cricket team is being discussed by the BCCI board, according to sources. According to a statement by The Telegraph, BCCI believes that Rahul Dravid’s workload managing three formats is too much for him. This is the rationale for BCCI’s consideration of dividing the coaching duties. The board wants to employ Dhoni’s talents to raise…

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    • 18 November
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      Bat fearlessly, but keep conditions in mind: VVS Laxman ahead of first T20I against NZ

       Ahead of the first T20I match against New Zealand, Indian head coach VVS Laxman said that the batters have been asked to play fearless cricket while keeping conditions and situations in mind. India will kick off its tour of New Zealand with the first T20I in Wellington on Friday. “In T20I cricket, we need to play with freedom and fearlessness and we have such players that can go out and express themselves. The message given to them by the captain and management is that they bat fearlessly but also keep conditions and situations in mind and create strategies accordingly,” said Laxman in a press conference. Laxman admitted that the shorter format needs more multi-dimensional players, bowlers who can bat and batters who can bowl.…

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    • 17 November
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      Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail in case of alleged sexual assault

      Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was granted bail on sexual assault accusations after an Australian judge heard he had the support of the Sri Lankan cricket association and government, and a bond of $150,000 was offered. Gunathilaka was arrested in the early hours of November 6 at the Hyatt Regency hotel on Sussex Street, before the Sri Lankan team flew home without him following their defeat to England in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match. Gunathilaka had been imprisoned for 11 nights after being denied bail on November 7 in Downing Centre Local Court. His lawyers have submitted a bail application in the NSW Supreme Court, with a hearing scheduled for December 8. He was accused with four charges…

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    • 17 November
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      Ex-England captain blasts Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid for T20 World Cup horror

      Former England captain Nasser Hussain has ripped into India captain Rohit Sharma and their head coach Rahul Dravid for the Asian side’s failure to win the recently concluded T20 World Cup in Australia. After surviving a couple of scares during the group stage, India eventually progressed to the semifinals of the tournament. However, they were no match to a rampaging England there as Jos Buttler and his men went on to bulldoze their way to a 10-wicket victory in Adelaide. England subsequently trounced Pakistan in the final to become the first team in cricket history to hold the 50-over and T20 World Cup at the same time and Nasser Hussain has now blamed their conservative approach for the loss. Nasser Hussain also…

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    • 17 November
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      CSK CEO Viswanathan confirms Dhoni will lead side in IPL 2023

      Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings’ CEO, KS Viswanathan has confirmed that former India skipper and charismatic wicketkeeper-batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the side in the 2023 edition of the lucrative T20 tournament. Viswanathan told CSK TV that he was confident the team will “do well” in the upcoming edition with Dhoni leading the side. “Obviously everybody knows that Thalaivan (MS Dhoni) is the one who is going to lead the side and he will do his best and the team will do well,” said Viswanathan a day after announcing CSK’s retained and released players ahead of the 2023 IPL auction. The Super Kings have released Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, N. Jagadeesan, C. Hari Nishaanth,…

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    • 16 November
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      Sunrisers Hyderabad release captain Williamson ahead of IPL auction

      City-based Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad released their captain Kane Williamson and star batter and West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran ahead of the league’s mini auction, on Tuesday. Tuesday is the last date to announce the full list of players retained and released by the teams ahead of the mini auction, scheduled to be held on December 23 in Kochi. The other players that were let-go by the 2016 champions were Jagadeesha Suchith, Priyam Garg, R Samarth, Romario Shepherd, Saurabh Dubey, Sean Abbott, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Sushanth Mishra and Vishnu Vinod. The Eagles retained Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazal Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Umran Malik. With…

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    • 15 November
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      MS Dhoni BACK in Indian Team After T20 World Cup 2022 Debacle – Check DEETS

       Despite the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, the Rohit Sharma-led side made it to the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 – but unfortunately lost the knockout versus England by 10 wickets. Following the heavy defeat, there has been immense criticism that the team has been facing. The BCCI also called for a meeting with the players recently to discuss what went wrong. A report in Telegraph now suggests that former India captain MS Dhoni is now being spoken to by the BCCI. The Indian board wants Dhoni – who has the experience of winning ICC titles – back in the fold in some capacity. The same report also suggests that Dhoni will retire from IPL after the 2023…

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