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Usman Khawaja: Facing Bumrah Felt Awkward Initially, But I Got Used to It
It's just his action, really, Khawaja said in an interview to Fox Sports on Thursday. It's a different, weird kind of action as his release point is very different than other bowlers. It's just a bit further up. So a lot of guys release the ball from near the popping crease. Against Bumrah, it feels like he gets a bit further out just with his front braced leg and pushes the ball out.
Tim Southee Announces Test Cricket Retirement Following England Series
Southee, who has picked 770 wickets, confirmed that the three-match Test would be his last Test for New Zealand unless the side qualified for the ICC World Test Championship Final next June-for which he'd make himself available, New Zealand Cricket said.
Shastri Confident Kohli Will Shine in Australia, Declares 'King is Back in His Territory'
Kohli had been having a terrible run of it across formats in the last couple of months. The 36-year-old superstar batter has bagged only one half-century and averaged only 21.33 with five Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand since the start of the year.
Tilak Varma Credits Captain Suryakumar for No. 3 Spot After Scoring Ton
Tilak thrashed 107 out of 56 balls, full of seven sixes and eight fours, to take India to 219 for six when asked to bat first. In return, the hosts fell eleven runs short of the visitors' total as India took a lead at 2-1 with the last match to be played in Johannesburg on Friday.
3rd T20I: Tilak's 107 and Arshdeep's 3-37 Lead India to 11-Run Victory Over South Africa
Batting first on a two-paced wicket, Tilak came out to open the innings in the first over and tore into the attack at every step on reaching a favorable platform to smash eight fours and seven sixes in his 107 not out as India made 219/6. This made him the second youngest Indian batter and 12th overall from the country to score a hundred in men's T20Is.
Shaheen Afridi Returns to No. 1 Spot in ODI Bowler Rankings
Afridi's superb series performance for the nine wickets Pakistan grabbed with eight wickets in three games against Australia in an average of 12.62 has helped him float to the pinnacle again.
‘Not the Best Moment’: Rahul Reflects on Intense Exchange with LSG Owner in IPL 2024
In that particular game, LSG needed a big win over SRH to make it to the playoffs, but they went down by 10 wickets. Later, the owner of LSG was clearly infuriated by the outcome and was seen having a heated exchange with Rahul along the boundary at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Usman Khawaja Supports Nathan McSweeney as Opening Partner for BGT
The 25-year-old South Australian skipper is in line for his Test debut against India in Perth's first Test starting next Friday and is likely to be drafted in as the opener alongside Khawaja for the five-Test series against India.
Ponting Responds After Kohli's Comment Provokes Furious Reaction from Gambhir
During the episode of the ICC Review last week, Ponting had shown worries over Kohli's form, saying, "I saw a stat the other day about Virat, it said he's only scored two (three) Test hundreds in the last five years. That didn't seem right to me, but if that is right, then that is, I mean, that's a concern".
ICC Awaits PCB’s Decision on Hybrid Model for Champions Trophy After India Declines to Travel
Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday confirmed that it had received an email from the ICC that India declined to travel to the neighbouring country.
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