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Joe Root rises to second spot in ICC Test rankings after match-winning ton vs New Zealand
With Root in sublime form, as he displayed in the first Test against New Zealand where his unbeaten century guided England to a five-wicket win at Lord's, the battle for prestige among the top-five batters in the world has intensified further. That unbeaten 115 at Lord's also saw the right-hander become the second England player and 14th overall to register 10,000 Test runs.
Indian women's cricket legend Mithali Raj calls it a day
Mithali, who arrived on the international scene smashing 114 on debut at the age of 16, soon established herself as the mainstay of India batting. She went on to lead the side for most part of her illustrious career that also saw her captain the national side to two 50-over World Cup finals -- the only one to do so in India, male or female.
UEFA Nations League: England finally earn first point after 1-1 draw with Germany
Jonas Hofmann's second-half strike looked like it would condemn England to a second successive loss in the tournament, but Kane made sure that would not be the case, picking himself up to score his 50th goal for the country after being brought down in the box five minutes from time.
1st T20I: Hazlewood, Warner and Finch lead Australia to convincing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka
Apart from Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc (3/26) also picked crucial wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for 128-10 in 19.3 overs. With such a low total to defend, Sri Lanka didn't have many options but to attack with spin upfront. So, Maheesh Theekshana opened the bowling and Wanindu Hasaranga bowled the fifth over, only for the latter to concede 19 runs in what was the most expensive over in the match.
Karthik, Pandya in focus as India resume road to World Cup against South Africa
Amidst the heatwave, India are coming back to international action after two intense months of IPL 2022, as the road to preparation for the Men's T20 World Cup resumes with the opening game of the five-match series against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. For the hosts, the next 10 days of T20I action against a full-strength Proteas is a chance to test a new-look top-order sans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
SA vs IND: Unrealistic to expect all players to be available all the times, says Dravid on resting Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah
"It's not difficult at all. (KL) Rahul has captained before. We are clear on a lot of things. Rohit (Sharma) is our all format player. It would be unrealistic to expect everyone to be available all the time. There are times where we've to rest our big players," said Dravid in a press conference ahead of India's second practice session on Tuesday.
Dravid impressed with Umran Malik; but unsure of giving him game time against SA
Malik, 22, bowls with sheer pace and consistently clocks speeds above 150kph and was used as a middle-overs enforcer by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, picking 19 wickets in that phase, out of his haul of 22 wickets in the tournament. Dravid had been keenly watching Malik in India's first practice session on Monday.
Asian Cup qualifiers: Confident India look to begin campaign on winning note
India will be squaring off against Cambodia in the first match of the Asian Cup Qualifiers on Wednesday at the VYBK in Kolkata. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Stimac stated, "We are expecting the fans to come in numbers, to support the national team in the best way possible. Our intent is to press from the start, play at high pressure, and at a high intensity.
KIYG 2021: Andaman's Celestina wins third gold, equals her own record
The 19-year-old, another fully-rounded cyclist from the Union Territory's much vaunted cycling nursery, had collected her first two gold medals, the Team Sprint (with Tina Maya) and Individual Sprint 200m events, on Monday itself. She rounded up her tally on Day 2 of the event, clinching the keirin 1500m gold, to match her own 2020 Khelo Games exploits.
Asian Cup is a first step towards the dream of playing World Cup, says Sandesh Jhingan
Speaking on the eve of India's first match of their Group D third-round qualifier against Cambodia in Kolkata on Wednesday, Jhingan said, "Everyone wants to be at the World Cup, every football fan and player. To reach that level, we need to be regulars in the Asian Cup. That is the first stepping stone to going toward the ultimate dream."
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