Cricket
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.
Pandya eyes bowling at full tilt in T20 World Cup
The pace bowler could not make it to the India squad for the Test tour of England since he is unable to bowl long spells due to a persistent back injury but was picked for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka which takes place next month. "I started bowling in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and my focus is on the World Cup. I want to make sure that I will be able to bowl in all the games at the T20 World Cup.
Playing 2nd Test will put me in good stead for WTC final: Boult
Boult was not in New Zealand's scheme of things for the second Test, which started on June 10, as he had arrived in England late and was in quarantine. But due to relaxed norms in England, he came out of quarantine sooner than expected and began his nets session when the first Test was on at Lord's.
Eleven Indian domestic cricketers sign up for USA league: Report
The six-week league, organised by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), will start on July 31 and played over weekends. It has drawn in over 80 first-class cricketers from around the world. The report in Cricbuzz said that New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson will represent his home franchise Dallas while South African spinner Dane Piedt will represent DC Hawks.
Gaikwad wants to pick Dravid's brain in Sri Lanka
"I wanted to utilise more of that time for my fitness work and gym work. I did not want myself to be caught off-guard and be in a situation where I was picked but was not conditioned enough," the right-handed batsman told espncricinco.com.
Grooming 60-80 players has helped Indian cricket: MSK Prasad
Former India selector MSK Prasad has credited the Indian team's recent success and bench strength to their strategy of shortlisting 60 to 80 players from domestic competitions and grooming them for the highest form of cricket.
When Lara dug out his Akram-punctured 1992 WC shoe for charity
Pakistani great Wasim Akram took to twitter to rekindle memories of his team's 1992 World Cup league match against the West Indies. He posted a picture of Lara on social media, where the West Indian great is seen holding a shoe with the toe region completely worn out.
Pacer Robinson takes break from all cricket after international suspension
Though he was suspended by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) from international cricket after his Test debut at Lord's against New Zealand last week, he can still play for his county side Sussex. he county, however, said in a statement that the pace bowler has taken a break.
KKR's Morgan, McCullum could be in trouble for 2018 tweets
Morgan and Buttler apparently used the word 'sir' to mock Indian fans during the social media interaction. "Screenshots have also been shared of a message by Buttler in which he says 'I always reply sir no1 else like me like you like me' and, separately, Morgan includes Buttler in a message which says, 'Sir you're my favourite batsman'," claimed a report.
WTC final: India team begins group training, practice in Southampton
"We have had our first group training session and the intensity was high [emoticon: fire]. #TeamIndia's [emoticon: flag of India] preparations are on in full swing for the #WTC21 Final [emoticon: raised hands]," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted on Thursday.
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