Shared News BENGALURU: He is not a part of the historic one-off Test match against Afghanistan but India captain Virat Kohli was the star attraction at the BCCI Annual Awards function on Tuesday as he received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) award for two consecutive seasons. The Indian skipper, who has […]
Continue ReadingShared News LONDON: Australia captain Tim Paine says his players will shake hands with their England rivals before Wednesday’s clash at The Oval as the tourists aim to heal the wounds of their recent ball-tampering scandal. Paine is on a charm offensive following the revelations of Australian cheating on their tour of South Africa in […]
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Shared News EDINBURGH: Pakistan halted Scotland’s giant-killing heroics with a 48-run victory over the minnows in a Twenty20 clash in Edinburgh on Tuesday. As it happened: Scotland vs Pakistan | Scorecard Having taken out the world’s top one-day international side with a historic win over England on Sunday, the Scots were looking to complete a stunning double by […]
Continue ReadingShared News BENGALURU: Afghanistan might be newcomers but stand-in Test captain Ajinkya Rahane emphasised on the need to be “ruthless” against a Test side even if it’s making a debut on the big stage. ALSO READ: Afghanistan set for ‘Test’ run in and against India “We are not going to take Afghanistan lightly. They have […]
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Shared News: Burns has scored over a thousand first-class runs in each of the previous four seasons but has not yet been give a chance with England despite the comings and goings in the Test team’s top order. © Getty Bell Rages Against the Dying of the Light In the final stages of their careers, […]
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Glenn Maxwell has been going through a rough patch of form © Getty Australia head coach Justin Langer remains hopeful of Glenn Maxwell rediscovering his best form in the forthcoming five-match ODI series against England. This despite the flamboyant batsman’s recent struggles with the bat, the latest of which saw Maxwell managing just 3 runs […]
Continue ReadingOpener Sophie Devine cracked a 61-ball 108 in New Zealand’s second consecutive 400+ total against Ireland in the series. © Getty For the second game in a row, in a space of three days, New Zealand hammered a 400+ total en route to their mauling of Ireland in Dublin. And on Sunday (June 10), the […]
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Craig Overton picked up four wickets as Nottinghamshire folded for a paltry score © Getty Somerset vs Nottinghamshire, Taunton Somerset added 85 runs to their overnight total of 307 for 7 and then pushed Nottinghamshire further to the corner by bundling them out cheaply and enforcing follow-on, on Day 2 in Taunton. Craig Overton (4 […]
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Rory Kleinveldt bagged figures of 4 for 51 © Getty Shared News Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire, Northampton Starting from an overnight score of 64 for 3, Leicestershire could only manage a slender first-innings lead of 13 runs as they were bowled out for 217 on Day 2 at the County Ground, Northampton. Rory Kleinveldt starred with […]
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Shared News “I just knew if I bowl the right line and hit my yorker, it’s going to tail [in], and luckily once again I managed to hit that yorker and got that wicket” – Sharif © Getty After the heartbreak of not having been able to qualify for the World Cup, Scotland marked their […]
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