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WTC: Heavy-scoring Indians have edge over NZ batsmen
While India have as many as five batsmen among top 15 top scorers in the tournament, New Zealand have none. New Zealand's batting mainstay, skipper Kane Williamson, is the highest placed, at 16th in the list with 817 runs scored at 58.35. Part of the reason why he is so low in the run-getters' list is because he has played just nine matches as against the Indians above him in the list who have played many more games.
Vinoo Mankad, 9 other stalwarts inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
The stalwarts, who have made great contribution to the game and were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame are: Aubrey Faulkner of South Africa and Monty Noble of Australia (Early Cricket Era, prior to 1918); Sir Learie Constantine of West Indies and Stan McCabe of Australia (Inter-War Era, 1918-1945); Ted Dexter of England and Vinoo Mankad of India (Post-War Era, 1946-1970); Desmond Haynes of West Indie and Bob Willis of England (ODI Era, 1971-1995); and, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (Modern Cricket Era, 1996-2015).
Barbora-Katerina clinch French Open women's doubles title
The final lasted one hour and 14 minutes at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Barbora and Katerina have now won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles in their careers. In 2018, they had triumphed here for their first doubles title and won the Wimbledon title the next month.
Ashes will be tough with this fragile England batting: Vaughan
New Zealand won the two-Test series 1-0 -- their first series triumph in England in 22 years. The win also pushed New Zealand back to the number one spot in Test rankings and gave them a boost ahead of the World Test Championship final against India from June 18. The first Test between England and New Zealand had ended in a draw.
New Zealand win 2nd Test, clinch series in England after 22 years
New Zealand defeated England by eight wickets in the second Test on Sunday and won the two-match series 1-0 - their first series triumph in England in 22 years. The win pushed New Zealand back to the No.1 spot in Test rankings. The win is New Zealand's first at Edgbaston in five attempts.
Aussie McKeown breaks 100m backstroke world record
McKeown, 19, swam the event in 57.45 seconds at the Australian Swimming Trials in South Australia (SA) on Sunday night, beating the previous record of 57.57, reports Xinhua. She qualified for the event at the Tokyo Olympics alongside Emily Seebohm.
ECB announces social media review after embarrassing historic tweets
The ECB recently suspended pace bowler Ollie Robinson for eight-year-old racist and sexist tweets, while ace pace bowler James Anderson and batsman Jos Buttler were caught in a social-media storm after some of their cheeky tweets from the past resurfaced. In the wake of the episodes, the ECB said it will have a social media review.
CSK skipper Dhoni 'tests his fitness' with a Shetland pony
Dhoni's wife Sakshi has posted a video of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper racing with a Shetland pony in his Ranchi farmhouse. In the short video, Dhoni can be seen initially pushing the horse to gallop faster, but once the white pony gathers pace, the former India skipper is seen lagging behind by a few yards.
Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket haul give South Africa big win over West Indies
With strong winds making batting difficult, the home team batsman Roston Chase displayed ample grit, playing cautiously to score a workman-like 62 off 156 balls. He, however, could not control the slide as wickets kept falling at the other end. Chase resumed the day on 20 and batted for three hours, hitting seven fours and a six. He added 46 for the fifth wicket with Jermaine Blackwood.
French Open: Herbert, Mahut clinch doubles title, create history for France
In a match that lasted two hours and 11 minutes, the duo became the first all-French team to triumph at Roland Garros twice. It is their fifth Grand Slam title overall, with the team having won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open titles once. "At the end, we're here with the trophy. It's amazing," said Mahut on Saturday.
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