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Suryakumar Yadav maintains top spot in ICC T20I rankings; Babar moves up to third
While Suryakumar currently holds a commanding lead at the top of the T20I rankings for batters with 906 rating points, Rizwan placed second with 811 rating points. Babar moved one spot up to third with 755 points, followed by South African Aiden Markram and New Zealand's Devon Conway in the fourth and fifth positions respectively on the rankings that were updated by the ICC on Wednesday.
Shakib Al Hasan, Henriette Ishimwe clinch ICC Player of the Month awards for March
Both all-rounders edged out their fellow contenders following a vote conducted among a specialist panel -- comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives -- and global cricket fans registered at icc-cricket.com, who had been voting since the nominees were announced last week.
Stokes wants 'fast, flat wickets' for Ashes to unleash England's attack on Aussies
Speaking to Sky Sports, Stokes said that he has asked the five Test venues to produce fast, flat wickets that will suit England's batters to score as quickly as possible and to put the opposition under pressure. "We've been very clear, especially with the ground staff around England, about what type of wickets we want. And they've been very responsive to us which has been good," Stokes said.
I want to play in the Olympics and win Gold medal for my country, says 16-yr-old Sunelita Toppo
16-year-old Sunelita hails from Kukuda village in Sundargarh, which is the second largest and mineral-rich district of Odisha and also the home to several tribes with one thing common across villages - hockey. Notably, 90 percent of Odisha's hockey players come from Sundargarh, so, it was pretty natural for Sunelita to pick up the hockey stick and she did the same at the age of eight.
IPL 2023: Jadeja shares a special message as Dhoni set to add another feather to his cap
The former India skipper already holds the record for the most-capped player in the history of IPL with 237 caps, out of which he has captained on 213 occasions. Besides CSK, Dhoni has also led Pune Supergiants in 2016. The experienced CSK and India all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, praised Dhoni's record and referred to him as a legend in both Indian cricket and CSK.
Monte Carlo Masters: Djokovic makes winning return to action, advances to round three
It was Djokovic's first tournament in over a month as he was forced to miss the Sunshine swing -- Indian Wells and Miami Open -- both ATP 1000 masters events, after he was denied entry to the United States over his vaccination status. After receiving a bye in the opening round, the World No. 1 faced a spirited challenge from World No. 198 Gakhov and was in danger of losing the opening set. But Djokovic navigated the big moments well to seal the win.
WFI sexual harassment: First requested, now Bajrang, Vinesh opt out of training trips!
"They (Bajrang, Vinesh) are really upset with the way things have been handled so far. Now they are saying that they will not train till the committee submits its report and Brij Bhushan is sacked," sources added. Earlier, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat's request for an International training camp.
IPL 2023: Prefer to bowl four overs in the match than bowling in nets, says Piyush Chawla
Delhi had a productive power-play with 51/1, till they ran into Chawla on a dry pitch having some bit of turn for the spinners. After giving eight runs in his first over, Chawla took out Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell and Lalit Yadav to end up with 3/22 in an uninterrupted spell for Mumbai's lead spinner. In his spell, Chawla focused bowling on good length areas and bamboozled the three Delhi batters with flight and variation.
IPL 2023: David Warner trying to hit in last two-three games, not been coming off, says Axar Patel
On a pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium which was dry and offered assistance to spinners, Axar was in fine touch, and continued his dream run with the bat to get his maiden IPL fifty in 22 balls and would make 54 eventually. Warner, on the other hand, began well, but was unable to break free from the shackles later due to lack of timing and was finding fielders consistently, taking 43 balls to reach a laborious half-century.
IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma led from the front, it will do him a world of good, says Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri said that Rohit Sharma soaked the pressure and led from the front, adding that his innings will help him maintain a positive mindset for the remaining games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. ."He soaked the pressure because that's what the senior players can do. They have been in those situations before; they have the experience and that's why he said it in the last game that it's important to step up to the party.
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