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Nice to hear there's a chance: Anderson on comeback to England Test fold
With Ben Stokes appointed as new Test skipper on Thursday and Rob Key made the managing director of men's cricket, the chances of Anderson and his new-ball partner Stuart Broad having a crack with the red cherry is still present. Anderson and Broad, amongst the top-10 wicket-takers in Test cricket with 640 and 537 wickets respectively, were shock omissions from England's three-match away series in West Indies in March, which they lost 1-0.
IPL 2022: Ravindra Jadeja hands back CSK captaincy to MS Dhoni
The 40-year-old, Dhoni has accepted to lead CSK in the larger interest and to allow Jadeja to focus on his game. Notably, Jadeja has struggled to perform with both bat and ball in the IPL 2022. "Ravindra Jadeja has decided to relinquish captaincy to focus and concentrate more on his game and has requested MS Dhoni to lead CSK," the franchise said in a statement.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians win toss, opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai Indians, who haven't won a single game in the ongoing season, made two changes in their playing XI as Tim David and Kumar Kartikeya come in place of Dewald Brevis and Jaydev Unadkat. "We would like to bowl first. What we have seen over the course of the tournament, it suits us. We like to chase. We have a couple of changes. Tim David and Kumar Kartikeya come in for Brevis and Unadkat," said Rohit at the toss.
IPL 2022: Kohli, Patidar fifties help Royal Challengers post 170/6 against Gujarat Titans
Kohli, former India and Royal Challengers captain who was advised by former team India coach Ravi Shastri to take a break from IPL to revitalise his batting, gave glimpses of a welcome return to form as he scored a fine half-century as he and Patidar set up a platform from which RCB could have reached a score of 180-plus but fell short due to some good death-overs bowling by Gujarat Titans.
Another Pujara century helps Sussex take big lead against Durham
The 34-year-old Pujara was unbeaten on 128 when bad light brought play to an end with 13 overs remaining on Friday, but by then Sussex were 362/5 and leading by 139 runs. The India batter took 198 balls and smashed 16 boundaries on way to his century. It's been a difficult start to the season for Sussex, whose inexperienced side was further weakened by injury and illness -- two of their opening three matches ended in defeat by 10 wickets and an innings.
Searing afternoon heat: Challengers' latest challenge
Already grappling with a host of top-order issues, with Virat Kohli not firing and skipper Faf du Plessis bogged down by patchy form, the last thing RCB want is for the afternoon heat to take a toll on their players as the side tries to arrest the slide on the points table. Skipper du Plessis has said that in order to acclimatise to the day conditions, the players underwent two days of rigorous "practicing in the afternoon session".
Stokes has the personality to lead but he will be hamstrung by the system: Pietersen
Stokes was made England captain after Joe Root stepped down in the wake of the away Test series loss in the Caribbean, while England chief coach Chris Silverwood quit his post following the 0-4 Ashes debacle Down Under. The Test team's uninspiring showing in the last couple of years has been blamed as much on the players as on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) top bosses.
When a domestic help's reluctance to bowl to him revealed Shivam Dube's talent
In a forgettable season for the Ravindra Jadeja-led side so far, Dube and his partnership with Robin Uthappa (88) was the key to the side notching up a mammoth 216/4 on that memorable day in the match at the DY Patil Stadium on April 12, which CSK won by 23 runs. But few would know about the 28-year-old Mumbai cricketer and his initiation into cricket. For all his success in the IPL -- Dube has been with RCB, Rajashtan Royals and now CSK
IPL Turning Point: Lucknow's bowlers put the squeeze on Punjab's batters in middle overs
At the end of the day, it turns out that the risk was well worth the two points and a climb to third place in the points table. Though Avesh went for 0/26 in his three overs, Lucknow's other bowlers, left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, right-arm pacer Dushmantha Chameera and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya stepped up to be the main architects for a fabulous 20-run win coming completely on the back of the bowlers.
When Harshal Patel just wanted to emulate Zaheer's knuckle balls and slower ones
The 31-year-old Patel, who had emerged the Purple Cap winner in IPL 2021 with 32 wickets from 15 matches, far ahead of the likes of Avesh Khan (24 wickets) and India mainstay Jasprit Bumrah (21 wickets), added that watching Zaheer bowl was an "education" for him as he tried to mould his bowling for the T20 format.
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