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IPL 2021: Sanju Samson named Rajasthan Royals captain, Steve Smith released
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The list of foreign players retained includes Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. All three English players performed well for the Royals in the last tournament. Jofra Archer was the top wicket-taker for the Royals in the 2020 edition with 20 wickets while Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes have also contributed in Rajasthan Royals' important wins in recent past. In addition to the English trio, David Miller and Andrew Tye have also been retained.
In a rare gesture, Cricket Australia says 'forever grateful' to BCCI
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CA's letter, signed by its chairman Earl Eddings and interim CEO Nick Hockley, is a rare gesture of co-operation for successfully organising the tour amid the Covid-19 pandemic. India's tour of Australia, which started on November 27, ended on Tuesday with India beating Australia in the four-match Test series 2-1 and the T20 series 2-1 while Australia won the ODI series 2-1.
In a rare gesture, Cricket Australia says 'forever grateful' to BCCI
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CA's letter, signed by its chairman Earl Eddings and interim CEO Nick Hockley, is a rare gesture of co-operation for successfully organising the tour amid the Covid-19 pandemic. India's tour of Australia, which started on November 27, ended on Tuesday with India beating Australia in the four-match Test series 2-1 and the T20 series 2-1 while Australia won the ODI series 2-1.
Thailand Open: Prannoy battles chest, shoulder pain to stun Christie
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Prannoy had been diagnosed with Covid-19 two months ago and said after the match that the pain in his rib cage was due to a muscle strain caused by coughing continuously. The shoulder pain came from a fall during a rally that gave Christie match point. However, he fought back from that position and went all the way to win the match.
India register historic Test victory at Gabba: 5 young heroes who made it possible for 'Men in Blue'
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India's memorable win at The Gabba not only saw the team script history, but also ensured they toppled Australia in the ICC Test Team Rankings to claim the second spot. It took 32 years and two months, but the unthinkable was achieved on Tuesday as an injury-ravaged young Indian team defeated Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test to take the series 2-1
'No adversity could stop them': Ex-Pakistan players praise Team India
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On Tuesday, India defeated Australia in the fourth and final Test to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side, despite the absence of their regular captain Virat Kohli and other key players, created history by becoming the first team to beat Australia at the Gabba in over 32 years.
Behind Shardul Thakur's success, a little known hero -- wife of coach
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It was a tough decision for the Lad family, but it must have been easy for the well-known Mumbai coach to spot the latent talent that Thakur possessed. At the time, Thakur lived in Palghar -- over 86km from Borivali -- and Lad did not want the precious talent to go astray.
Whole world will stand up & salute you: Shastri to Indian team| Watch
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It is their second consecutive series victory in Tests over Australia Down Under and it came despite the fact that India lost as many as six players to injury over the course of the series, including frontline fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and all rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Australia Vs India: Cricket lovers Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai celebrate India's fairytale victory
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Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) all played brilliant knocks as India chased down a mammoth 328 on the final day of the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, thus pocketing the series 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Secret of Shubman Gill's fearlessness lies in Karsan Ghavri's gesture
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Ghavri asked Lakhwinder Singh Gill to send his young son Shubman to the nets and promised him facilities. The father, who had relocated over 300 kilometres to Mohali from his village in Punjab with the kid just to ensure that the lad could pursue his cricket, was overjoyed. Gill, at 10-11, began facing U-19 pace bowlers who were on the cusp of representing their respective states. He would turn up every day, eat and face the pace bowlers.
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