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News R Ashwin is now the top-ranked Indian bowler and the only spinner in the top ten Josh Hazlewood has climbed to the fifth spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings following his astonishing 5 for 8 against India in the second innings of the day-night Test in Adelaide, which Australia won by eight wickets.

News “It’s great to be back in the fold as a player and try to build on the good work that the guys have been doing” Kane Williamson and Sarah Raheem welcomed the birth of their first child  Getty Images After welcoming the birth of his first child with his partner Sarah Raheem, New Zealand

News The Pakistani allrounder will be the icon player for the franchise Shahid Afridi has renewed ties with the Qalandars as an icon player for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 league, which will run from January 28, 2021 to February 6 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. He had signed a similar deal in 2019, but

News Shami was forced to retire hurt and went for scans after the game India are awaiting Mohammed Shami‘s scan results and news on his further participation in the series, after the bowler retired hurt during their second innings. At the post-match presentation, captain Virat Kohli said that Shami had been in pain and could

News How, where and when to watch Australia vs India 1st Test live match at 8.30 AM IST on December 19, 2020 After a 15-wicket second day, can India’s batsmen extend their 62-run lead on day three of the day-night Test? Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are expected to bat for India, and how they

News “I didn’t imagine it sometime back that we would we playing Tests again with what was happening around us” Leading wicket-taker, crucial runs with Cheteshwar Pujara, an economy rate of under two throughout the Test. That was R Ashwin the last time India played in Adelaide. Yet there were questions around whether he should

News Though he hasn’t retired yet, Marsh concedes that his international days are over Shaun Marsh admitted to checking his phone in the build-up to the ongoing Adelaide Test against India. But, as it turns out, he wasn’t waiting for a call from the Australian selectors. Instead, he was checking out some of the amusing

News The postponement is the third major incident to affect domestic cricket this summer South Africa’s final round of four-day domestic franchise fixtures in 2020 have been postponed after a spate of Covid-19 cases in the midst of the country’s second wave of the pandemic. The matches will be replayed in 2021, with domestic cricket

News Despite a draw and conceding a first-innings lead, Northern held on to second place in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy A wrap of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches after the eighth round Central Punjab v Balochistan Winless for first five rounds – three defeats and 2 draws – Central Punjab have well and truly turned around their

News The league stage will be held in six biosecure venues: Bengaluru, Kolkata, Vadodara, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai Ahmedabad will host the knockouts of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21, while Bengaluru, Kolkata, Vadodara, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai are the six biosecure hubs for group matches. The 38 teams are divided into five Elite groups

News Adverts for batting, pace-bowling and spin coaches unveiled after short-term appointments in 2020 The ECB have ramped up their search for new full-time batting, pace-bowling and spin-bowling coaches for England’s men’s teams after formally advertising the three vacant roles. England have used a number of coaches to fill the roles on a short-term basis

Report The captain blasted 39 off 14 balls while Malik turned in an all-round show in a comprehensive win against Galle Gladiators How the match played out A strong opening stand, a cool-headed 69-run partnership between Shoaib Malik and Dhananjaya de Silva, finishing fireworks from Thisara Perera and an utterly dominant bowling effort – Jaffna

News Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant were left out of the day-night Test Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin and Prithvi Shaw have been named to represent India in the Adelaide Test. Umesh Yadav will be the third seamer. These were the main questions India were contemplating two days before the Test: whether to continue backing the

Australia are leaning towards the retention of Joe Burns and the promotion of Matthew Wade to open alongside him in place of the injured David Warner, while Cameron Green is all but assured of a Test debut in the traditional allrounder’s spot at No. 6 in the batting order. This much could be gleaned from

News Former allrounder cites ‘direct discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race’ Azeem Rafiq has filed a legal complaint against Yorkshire County Cricket Club, citing “direct discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race”, as well as “victimisation and detriment as a result of his efforts to address racism at the club”. Rafiq told

News The pace bowler has been ruled out of Melbourne Stars’ campaign for up to six weeks Pakistan fast bowler Dilbar Hussain has been ruled out of the Melbourne Stars’ BBL campaign for four-to-six weeks with a moderate hamstring strain, leaving him unavailable until late January. Hussain suffered the injury while bowling his second over

Play 00:42 Labuschagne backs Burns to rediscover form Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed that Cameron Green will make his Test debut against India in Adelaide if he passes concussion protocols over the next couple of days with Matthew Wade shaping as a potential opener if the allrounder does play. Langer said there had been

News Islam struck a 51-ball 80 before Mortaza claimed his maiden five-for in T20 cricket Gemcon Khulna 210 for 7 (Islam 80, Mahmudullah 30, Mustafizur 2-31) beat Gazi Group Chattogram (Mithun 53, Joy 31, Mashrafe 5-35) by 47 runs Gemcon Khulna became the first team to reach the Bangabandhu T20 Cup final, after beating Gazi