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Ian Chappell slams Root's leadership in Ashes
"Root is not an inspirational captain and this is indicated by the number of times his team work their way into a decent position but can't finish the job," Chappell said. "Root is an excellent batter but a poor captain. It's not that Root's team dislike him -- on the contrary -- it's just that he has taken so many poor decisions, they must be thinking, Oh no, not again," Chappell wrote for ESPNcricinfo.
Yash Dhull to lead India in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022
"The All-India Junior Selection Committee has picked India's squad for the upcoming ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup to be played in the West Indies from January 14 to February 5, 2022 across four host countries. The 14th edition of the tournament will see 16 teams competing for the trophy in 48 matches," the statement read. India are the most successful team having won four titles in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018. India have also been runner-up in 2016 and in the previous edition of the tournament held in 2020 in New Zealand.
India vs South Africa: Our fast bowlers are our strength, says Cheteshwar Pujara
India and South Africa will clash in the three-match Test series before the two sides meet in the limited-overs format. The Test series begins on December 26. The team has reached Johannesburg on Friday and have already started preparing for the Boxing Day Test.
India ease past Japan, maintain unbeaten run in Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021
Harmanpreet Singh, (10', 53') Dilpreet Singh (23'), Jarmanpreet Singh (34'), Sumit (46'), and Shamsher Singh (54') scored the goals as Team India picked up a big win. India are in contention for their third consecutive title at the Asian Champions Trophy, having won the prestigious tournament in 2016 and joint winners in 2018.
Covid-19: CSA postpones final round of four-day series ahead of India Tests
Pholetsi Moseki, CSA's acting CEO said that Sunday's four fixtures had been postponed as a safeguarding measure in light of rising Covid-19 cases in the country over the past few weeks, an ESPNcricinfo report said. So far this season, domestic cricket has not been played in a bio-secure bubble environment in South Africa, which is currently in a fourth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia in firm control, need six wickets to win at Adelaide Oval
With day five left, Australia now need six wickets to go 2-0 up in the five-match series while England need to bat three sessions to save the match. Brief Scores: Australia 473/9 dec in 150.4 overs and 230/9 dec in 61 overs (Travis Head 51, Marnus Labuschagne 51, Joe Root 2/27, Dawid Malan 2/33) against England 236 all out in 84.1 overs and 20/1 in eight overs (Rory Burns 34, Joe Root 24, Jhye Richardson 2/17), England need 386 runs to win
Senior National Hockey: Top four teams to vie for final berths
The first semifinal will witness Uttar Pradesh Hockey taking on Hockey Karnataka. Both teams are coming off hard-fought wins. Uttar Pradesh Hockey edged past Hockey Haryana 2-1 in the quarterfinal on Saturday. Speaking about their semifinal match, Uttar Pradesh Hockey coach Paramjeet Singh said, "The team is in good rhythm, and we are focused on maintaining it.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia take out Hameed after setting a target of 468 for England
After declaring with a lead of 467, Australia took only 12 balls to take out England's first wicket. Hameed was the first to fall for a duck, gloving a ball behind to keeper Alex Carey that bounced off a length from Jhye Richardson. Burns and Malan survived till tea break but England still need to bat for four sessions to avoid Australia from going 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo buys controlling stake in club that launched his pro career
"I'm very happy to have concluded this operation," Ronaldo told reporters on Saturday. "I want to give something back to Cruzeiro and help them return to where they belong," he added, referring to Cruzeiro's current position in Brazil's Serie B.
The 45-year-old agreed to pay 400 million reais (70 million US dollars) for 90 per cent of Cruzeiro's shares in a deal coordinated by Brazilian investment bank XP.
Afghan girls team evacuation to UK in controversy as real players left behind in Kabul
It was reported that the teenagers, the youth development squad, and their families would now enjoy a new life in Britain, partly thanks to US reality TV star Kim Kardashian who had paid for the flight. The mercy mission has been soured by a bitter war of words, with senior figures in Afghan football claiming that members of the squad were left behind to make way for friends of senior players, the report said.
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