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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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      #IPLretention trends on Twitter as last date to submit list of retention players ends today  

       With the BCCI deciding to hold a mini IPL auction on December 23 in Kochi, today is the last date for franchises to submit the retention players list. The franchises have time up to 5 pm today to submit their lists to BCCI. Punjab Kings has a total purse of Rs 8.45 crore and the Lucknow Super Giants franchise has been left with the smallest purse of Rs 5 crore. The franchise teams can build their purse by releasing some players and they can also opt for the transfer of players. Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders. Jason Behrendorff was traded from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Mumbai Indians. Shardul Thakur was traded by Delhi Capitals for…

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      Rohit Sharma did not take a single call, only decided where to hide on field: Ex-India cricketer

      Indian cricket team’s semi-final exit from ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 remains to be a big talking point among cricket experts. Having reached the semi-final of the showpiece event, India suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against England. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma – who had a poor run with the bat, was criticised for his captaincy during the tournament. Leading India in his first World Cup as captain, Sharma could not make an impact with the bat and his decision-making skills were also questioned as the selection came under the scanner. Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan came down heavily at Sharma – saying he did not take a single call. “We could see two level of cricketers. At least something…

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      T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler requests Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid to leave before champagne celebration, wins hearts

      England captain Jos Buttler came up with a heartwarming gesture after their triumph in T20 World Cup 2022 final against Pakistan on Sunday, November 13. Buttler’s England outclassed Pakistan by 5 wickets in the big final and the celebrations started right after Ben Stokes hit the winning runs at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. There were victory chants, dance, fireworks and champagne as England players and their support staff celebrated their historic triumph. Jos Buttler walked up to the presentation ceremony at the MCG and collected the World Cup trophy.  Buttler and his teammates posed for the photographers with the trophy and the winners’ medal around their necks. As the photo session was about to get over, the England captain…

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      Moeen Ali slams international cricket schedule as world champions jet off for another series

      Moeen Ali attacked administrators for the ”horrible” schedule after England’s T20 World Cup winners were immediately forced to shift their focus to one-day internationals, travelling to Adelaide ahead of the opening ODI against Australia. England’s first ODI in the series is on Thursday, beginning three and a half days after their victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final. Moeen and other England players involved in both the T20 and ODI squads travelled to Adelaide the day after the final. “It’s been happening for a while,” said Moeen, England’s limited-overs vice-captain. “Those kind of things are a shame. “Having a game in three days’ time, it’s horrible. But it’s better than two days’ time – if today had got rained off…

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      Virat Kohli, Suryakumar in ICC’s Most Valuable Team of T20 World Cup

      Charismatic India cricketers Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have made it to the ICC’s ‘Most Valuable Team of the Tournament’, which has been announced after England’s victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Allrounder Hardik Pandya has been included as the 12th man. Four England players — Alex Hales, skipper Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Mark Wood — have also made it to the side, though all-rounder and Test skipper Ben Stokes, who played a pivotal role in England’s win on Sunday hasn’t found a place in the select XI. Kohli had turned on the heat in the showpiece tournament, finishing as the highest run-scorer with 296 runs to his name at a sensational average of 98.66.…

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      David Warner Gives A Massive Update About His Retirement From Cricket

      Destructive Australia opener David Warner has given a massive update about his retirement. Warner hinted that the next edition of the Ashes could be his final Test series. England will host the Ashes in June-July 2023. The southpaw, however, was optimistic about playing limited overs cricket till 2024 T20 World Cup. Warner had a mediocre outing in the T20 World Cup 2022 as Australia failed to reach the semifinal. “Test cricket will probably be the first one to fall off,” said Warner on Triple M’s Deadset Legends show. “Because that’s how it will pan out. The T20 World Cup is in 2024, (one-day) World Cup next year. Potentially it could be my last 12 months in test cricket. But I…

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      Indians flood Twitter with ‘revenge’ memes after Pakistan’s T20 World Cup shock

      Pakistan cricket team’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup in Australia ended in disaster on Sunday after the Men in Green lost to England by 5 wickets in Melbourne. In the title clash, the Three Lions were just too good in all the departments of the game. Bowling first, Jos Buttler and company restricted Pakistan to a below-par total of 137/8, thanks to Sam Curran’s exceptional figures of 3/12. Subsequently, a Ben Stokes masterclass gave them their second T20 World Cup title. Ben Stokes not only remained unbeaten on 52, but he also struck the winning runs off the bowling of Mohammad Wasim on the final ball of the 19th over. As Babar Azam and his colleagues failed to…

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      Suryakumar Yadav gets surprise reply from Australian woman cricketer, Twitter reacts

      Star Indian top order batter Suryakumar Yadav has made a big name for himself in a short time. After a successful individual T20 World Cup campaign, Yadav is now in New Zealand as part of India’s T20 squad for a three-match series. The powerful and versatile batter greeted New Zealand’s capital Wellington upon his arrival and got a surprise reply from an unexpected person.  “Hello Wellington,” Suryakumar had tweeted with a smiling emoji. Australia cricketer Amanda-Jade Wellington decided to dive in with a hilarious reply.  “Hello Yadav,” she wrote with a laughing emoji. 25-year-old leg spinner Wellington’s post soon went viral. Hello Yadav 😂 https://t.co/ALgBHmTkI0— Amanda Wellington (@amandajadew) November 13, 2022 Hello Yadav 😂 https://t.co/ALgBHmTkI0— Amanda Wellington (@amandajadew) November 13,…

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      T20 World Cup records: Best batting, bowling and team numbers in history ahead of 2022 tournament

      The T20 World Cup began this month with a real shock as the competition’s most successful team suffered defeat to a real underdog. Sri Lanka, who have more wins than anyone else at this event, faced Namibia at Kardinia Park in the opening match of the 2022 tournament in Australia and were remarkably beaten by 55 runs. More surprises have followed, including England’s defeat to Ireland and a quite spectacular finish to Pakistan vs. India, when Virat Kohli somehow inspired a victory in the final over. Kohli and Sri Lanka are among the prominent features in a list of T20 World Cup record-breakers, in which some of the greatest players and teams the short format has ever seen have achieved…

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      Batter Shan Masood blames himself as Pakistan suffer World Cup final heartbreak

      Shan Masood feels he bears a lot of responsibility for Pakistan being unable to post a sufficient total in their T20 World Cup final defeat against England at the MCG. Masood top-scored with 38 off 28 balls as Pakistan reached 137 for eight but was out with three-and-a-half overs to go, one of three batters to fall to Sam Curran after chipping into the deep. The crucial moment of the game seemed to hinge on an injury to Shaheen Shah Afridi, allowing Ben Stokes (52 not out off 49 balls) to capitalise and lead England home with five wickets and an over to spare. Source: Cricket365 But Masood was highly critical of himself for getting out at the time he…

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