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Motivated Nadal aims for strong start at United Cup in Australia
"Always the beginning of the season is exciting. For everybody (it) is a new thing, all the doubts, how things (are) going to go. Even if I don't know how many seasons I have on the Tour, beginnings are always different," Nadal said in Spain's pre-tournament press conference on Wednesday.
Dasun Shanaka named captain of Sri Lanka's 20-man squad for tour of India
Sri Lanka have given a call-up to uncapped right-handed batter Nuwanidu Fernando, who made 211 runs in eight innings of 2022 Lanka Premier League, for ODIs, while big-hitting left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been included only for the T20I leg of the tour.
Renuka Thakur, Yastika Bhatia among nominees for ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2022
Renuka claimed 40 wickets for her country in 2022 in just 29 matches across the two white-ball formats, filling the void of the legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami. Able to swing the ball or find deviation off the surface, Renuka will likely be one of India's most dependable bowlers in years to come.
2nd Test, Day 3: Carey's maiden ton carries Australia's domination over South Africa
When stumps were called early after an hour was lost to persistent light rain, South Africa were struggling at 15-1 having lost skipper Dean Elgar for a third-ball duck and still 371 runs shy of forcing Australia to bat a second time. At the start of the day's play, there was some help for pacers as a slight drizzle seemed to spruce up the pitch. Taking advantage of that, Anrich Nortje zipped one through half-centurion Travis Head's defences and knocked him over early on.
ICC Test rankings: Ashwin moves up to joint fourth, Iyer attains career-best 16th spot
Ashwin is joint-fourth among bowlers along with Jasprit Bumrah after finishing with six wickets in the second match. He has also inched up three places to 84th among batters following a crucial knock of 42 not out in the second innings that enabled a three-wicket victory and won India crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points.
Simon Katich slams Dean Elgar over 'terrible' tactics, decision making in MCG Test against Australia
Resuming day three of the Test from 386/3, Australia declared their first innings at 575/8, leaving South Africa with a mountain of runs to score if they have to save the Test and three-game series from being decided early.
Bumrah, Jadeja fit but not rushed by selectors for Sri Lanka series; Pant sent to NCA: Report
As per an ESPNCricinfo report, Bumrah and Jadeja were available for selection in the Sri Lanka series, but the selection committee which announced the squad on Tuesday night, decided that the duo, who have been on the sidelines for a long time, will not be rushed back into the national team. "They want to simulate training for him that replicates the workload of a proper match, and see how he holds up before he is brought back to international cricket," said the report on Bumrah
Russell Domingo resigns as Bangladesh head coach
Domingo joined as head coach in September 2019 after the BCB sacked Steve Rhodes following the World Cup debacle that year. Under him, Bangladesh won T20I series against Australia and New Zealand at home, a Test in New Zealand (for the first time), an ODI series win in South Africa and at home against India.
'That definitely is up there': Warner terms MCG double hundred as his finest knock in Tests
On Tuesday, Warner became just the second cricketer after England's Joe Root to score a double-century in his 100th Test match with 200 off 255 balls against South Africa, laced with 16 fours and two sixes. During his glittering knock, he also became the eighth Australian cricketer to cross the 8000 Test runs mark.
Alex Carey becomes second Australian wicket-keeper after Rod Marsh to hit Test century at MCG
Carey celebrated a brisk maiden Test hundred (111) in typically understated fashion. He carved a wide ball through the off-side with only an ear-to-ear grin giving away the fact he had just reached the rare milestone. Infact, his batting partner Cameron Green showed even more elation, raising both arms as he ran from the other end before exchanging an embrace with Carey.
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