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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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      28 July
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      Gill, Dhawan and Chahal power India to 3-0 sweep

      The first two matches of the series were tight contests where both teams remained in contention until the final ball was bowled. But India had it much easier during the third ODI in Port-of-Spain, as the visitors completed a 3-0 sweep of West Indies following contributions from Shubman Gill, who hit a career-best 98 not out, Shikhar Dhawan, who got 58, and Shreyas Iyer, who contributed a quickfire 44. All their bowlers chipped in too, as West Indies fell away quickly during the chase. Want to land more emails in the inbox? AdZeroBounce.net The hosts were asked to chase a DLS-revised target of 257 in 35 overs after India posted 225 in 36, their innings ending prematurely after a two-and-a-half-hour rain delay had…

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    • 27 July
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      VVS Laxman, Daniel Vettori appointed to ICC Men’s Cricket Committee

      Former Indian batter VVS Laxman has been appointed to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee as a current player representative. Powered By Laxman, who is currently the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), has been appointed alongside former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori. Apart from them, former West Indies cricketer Roger Harper has been appointed as the second past player representative. “Daniel Vettori and VVS Laxman have also been appointed to the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee as current player representatives, while Roger Harper has been appointed as the second past player representative, joining Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena,” stated ICC in an official statement. Earlier, ICC also announced the host countries for the next major ICC tournaments in…

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    • 26 July
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      Ramesh Mendis and Jayasuriya combine to give Sri Lanka 147-run lead

      Lunch Sri Lanka 378 and 22 for 0 (Dickwella 11*, Fernando 8*) lead Pakistan 231 (Salman 62, Imam 32, Ramesh 5-47, Jayasuriya 3-80) by 169 runs Sri Lanka’s spinners removed the last three Pakistan wickets for just 40 runs in the first 90 minutes of day three, establishing a 147-run first-innings lead. Then Oshada Fernando and makeshift opener Niroshan Dickwella went unscathed into lunch, having put on 22 together. With the lead now 169, Sri Lanka continue to make strong headway in the match. They have been led so far by Ramesh Mendis, who completed a five-wicket haul by taking the last two Pakistan wickets, having also earlier contributed valuable lower-order runs. His take for the innings was 5 for 47. Prabath Jayasuriya, who took the other wicket on the…

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    • 23 July
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      Asia Cup 2022 to be held in UAE

      Abu Dhabi: The Asia Cup 2022, which was initially planned to take place in Sri Lanka, will now be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was announced by the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly on Thursday. Ganguly confirmed the developments following the board’s Apex Council meeting. BREAKING: Asia Cup 2022 moved from Sri Lanka to UAE. MORE: https://t.co/uBN7sGdwzz pic.twitter.com/1bCyoRbVat— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) July 21, 2022 In response to the economic crisis, earlier, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Mohan de Silva said, that the tournament could be played in the UAE. The development comes after the SLC recently postponed the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country. The six-nation…

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    • 20 July
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      SC adjourns BCCI plea seeking extended tenure for Ganguly, Shah to July 21

      New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday (July 21) hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the matter for tomorrow. A plea had been filed by BCCI sought permission to change the rules relating to “cooling off” period for the President, secretary and other office bearers. The petition also sought a direction for the extension of the tenure of BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah. The petition was filed in 2020. On July 15 this year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking an…

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    • 19 July
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      England all-rounder Ben Stokes retires from ODI cricket

      Star England all-rounder and 2019 Word Cup final hero Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket, saying playing three formats has become “unsustainable” for him. The 31-year-old Stokes will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday. Stokes’ ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-Match performance in the World Cup final against New Zealand at the Lord’s three years ago. His unbeaten 84 helped to send the match into a Super Over as England claimed their first 50-over World Cup title in the most thrilling of circumstances. Stokes, who is England’s Test captain, has scored 2,919 runs in 104 ODIs and taken 74 wickets. “I…

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    • 18 July
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      Rohit Sharma becomes third Indian captain to win ODI series in England

      Following his side’s five-wicket win over England in the final ODI, skipper Rohit Sharma became the third captain to win an ODI series in England. Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of the three-match series at Manchester and win the series 2-1. England was bundled out for 259 thanks to some brilliant spells from the likes of Hardik Pandya (4/24) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/60). Jos Buttler (60), Jason Roy (41) and Moeen Ali (34) played some crucial knocks for the hosts. Chasing 260, Reece Topley destroyed India’s top order and had them at 72/4, but then Pandya-Pant stitched a match-winning stand of 133 runs. Besides Rohit,…

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    • 18 July
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      IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI: Pant’s maiden ton, Hardik’s all-round heroics hand India ODI series

       Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Sunday. The visitors claimed the three-match rubber 2-1. After India were in a spot of bother at 72 for four in a chase of 260, the crack team of Pant (125 not out off 113 balls) and Hardik (71 off 55 and 4/24) engaged in a battle to outdo each other, as the tourists completed the task with 47 balls to spare. Hardik grabbed a career-best 4/24 as a disciplined India bowled out England for 259 with more than four overs left in the innings. Skipper Jos Buttler top-scored for England with an 80-ball…

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    • 17 July
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      Babar Azam becomes 11th Pakistan batter to complete 10,000 international runs

      Pakistan captain Babar Azam became the 11th batter from his country to reach 10,000 international runs in the first Test match against Sri Lanka on Sunday, 17 July. The right handed batter held the innings from one end while wickets kept tumbling on the other side. At the time of writing, Pakistan were tottering at 104/7 after bundling out Sri Lanka for just 222 runs in the first innings. Babar Azam, the current leader of the ICC rankings in The T20 and the ODI format has been in a terrific patch of form off late. The batter acted as a sheath anchor in the home series against Australia and West indies and raked up runs for fun in 2022. In…

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    • 15 July
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      Why BCCI isn’t dropping Virat Kohli? Monty Panesar feels THIS is the BIG reason

      Former India captain Virat Kohli, who was the highest run scorer for Team India in last 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cup, could lose his place in the national T20 side for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to be played in Australia. Virat is going through a rough patch in international cricket as his last century came way back in 2019. Virat had a poor season with RCB as well after leaving the captain to focus on his batting. In the year 2022, Virat has played four T20Is in which he has scored 81 runs at a strike rate of 128 and an average of 20.25. With all these stats saying, Virat is out of…

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