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Joe Root's grandfather slams The Hundred, compares it to Covid-19
"The Hundred is among us. So is Covid and it's just about as welcome. We are constantly being lectured about the necessity to attract more funding to spread the gospel and nourish the grassroots of cricket," wrote Root. He also stated that the Hundred has led to the downfall of England in Test cricket.
Davis Cup: India down 0-1 as Gunneswaran loses opener against Finland
Gunneswaran, who is coming back from a wrist injury and had undergone rehabilitation in his hometown Chennai, struggled for rhythm as his serve was broken in the sixth game. He did put up a better fight in the second set but Virtanen, at 419 ranked way down the list as compared to Gunneswaran, who is ranked 165, ramped up the pressure in the tiebreak to win the best-of-three-sets match in straight sets.
England's tour of Pakistan next month in doubt now: Reports
According to a Daily Mail report, the Black Caps did not leave their hotel for the first one-day international and no spectators were admitted to the stadium in Rawalpindi after the country's cricket board received security advice. Before the scheduled time of the toss for the day-nighter, confirmation came that the tourists would be returning home before a ball had been bowled.
'Which world is NZ living in?' PCB chief furious after Kiwis call off Pak tour
New Zealand have called off their white-ball tour of Pakistan because of security concerns ahead of the first of three ODIs at Pindi Cricket Ground in Rawalpindi. New Zealand were visiting Pakistan for the first time after 18 years for a white-ball tour featuring three ODIs which were to be followed by five T20Is in Lahore.
New Zealand just killed Pakistan cricket: Shoaib Akhtar
"Sad scenes & news from Rawalpindi. Following points for New Zealand to remember: 9 Pakistanis were killed in the Christchurch attack. Pakistan stood strong with New Zealand. Pakistan toured New Zealand in the worst of Covid circumstances regardless of the crude treatment by NZ authorities on that tour.
I was told Anderson abused Bumrah: Shardul on pacers' spat at Lord's
In the second Test match, England speedster Anderson had to face a 10-ball over from Bumrah. The Indian pacer struck with a barrage of bouncers to Anderson in search of his first wicket of the match. Anderson survived the spell of Bumrah but eventually lost his wicket to Mohammed Shami.
IPL cricket circus is back
India, in the throes of Covid-19 pandemic, was not an ideal place to complete the rest of the tournament and now UAE has become a good alternative. The IPL has become the entertainment circus of the cricket world. Millions are glued to it, enjoying a live story of an uncertain and entertaining ending. Cricket, via the IPL, has garnered a worldwide audience that has brought in young and old viewers and followers.
Davis Cup: Gunneswaran to start India's campaign against Finland
Ramkumar Ramanathan, India's No. 2 player ranked 187 in the world, will meet Finland's top player Emil Ruusuvuori, the World No. 74, in the second match on the opening day of the two-day encounter. The Indian doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will take on the Finnish pair of Harri Heliovaara and his partner Henri Kontinen in the first match on Saturday which will be followed by the reverse singles.
Rohit obvious choice after Kohli relinquishes captaincy
The charisma of Rohit has been on the rise ever since, as the Mumbaikar has earned himself a reputation of being a strong leader among his teammates. His exploits as the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) bear testimony to that fact. However, he didn't get much of a chance at the national level.
Make KL Rahul vice-captain, groom him as future captain, advises Gavaskar
India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma is all set to take over as the role of skipper after Virat Kohli on Thursday announced that he will quit the captaincy of the shortest format of the game after the ICC T20 World Cup, starting next month. "It's a good thing that the BCCI is looking ahead. It's important to think ahead," Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Sports Tak.
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