Cricket
WTC final won't be affected by UK banning Indian flyers: ICC
The match is scheduled to be held from June 18 to 22 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in India has led to the UK adding flyers from the country to its 'red list'. "We are currently discussing with the UK government the impact of countries being on the 'red list'," an ICC spokesperson said in a statement.
Muralitharan undergoes angioplasty
Muralitharan is in the city as bowling coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). The 49-year-old former off-spinner, considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, had a stent fitted to unblock an artery, according to ESPNCricinfo. He is expected to rejoin SRH when discharged.
Virat Kohli named Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's ODI player of the decade
Kohli is one of five cricketers who have been named for each decade from 1971 to 2021. He was part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup at the start of the decade and went on to establish himself as one of the leading batsmen in all formats of the game, particularly in ODIs.
Babar Azam ends Virat Kohli's reign as No.1 ODI batsman
Babar's player of the match effort of an 82-ball 94 in Pakistan's third ODI against South Africa, which helped them win the three-match series, took his rating points to 865, eclipsing Kohli's 857 points and thus pushing the Indian captain to second place. He is the fourth player from Pakistan to top the ODI batting rankings after Zaheer Abbas (1983-84), Javed Miandad (1988-89), and Mohammad Yousuf (2003).
When adamant Sehwag taught Ganguly key captaincy lesson
"We were chasing 325 in that final. When we walked out to open, I was very disappointed and disturbed but Sehwag said we will win. We had a good start (82 in 12 overs) and I told him that since we had seen off the new ball bowlers, he should not lose his wicket and focus on singles," recalled Ganguly on Saturday in a Youtube chat.
I am obsessed with Rishabh Pant, says fit-again Ganguly
"All [among current cricketers] are fantastic players. As president of the BCCI, I shouldn't pick one over the other. I enjoy Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's batting. I am obsessed with Rishabh Pant. I like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. I like Shardul Thakur because has got guts," said Sourav Ganguly after he was asked to pick his favourite India cricketers on a Youtube chatshow by Classplus.
To win WC again, India need to get occasion out of system: Gambhir
Riding on his 97, which helped India recover from the loss of two early wickets, and an unbeaten 91 by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India chased down 274 to win the World Cup in front a jubilant home crowd in Mumbai.
3rd T20I: Allen blitz takes New Zealand to 65-run win
Bangladesh hardly got going in their chase with captain Tim Southee pegging them back in the very first over with back-to-back wickets of openers Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das. Todd Astle then took two wickets in the fourth over to reduce Bangladesh to 37/4 by which time the visitors needed 105 to win off 36 balls.
On this day 27 years ago, Sachin Tendulkar the opener was born
On March 27, back in 1994, opener Navjot Singh Sidhu suffered a stiff neck and wasn't available to open in the second ODI against New Zealand in Auckland. Sachin opened in his place and made a 49-ball 82 to help India chase down a 143-run target in 23.2 overs and win the match by seven wickets. That knock cemented his place at the top of the order. He made 45 of his 49 centuries batting as an opener.
India-Pakistan T20 series in the offing: Report
If this series takes place, it would be the first bilateral exchange between the two countries in over eight years. The last bilateral series was played in 2012-13, when the Pakistani team visited India for a short ODI and T20 series. However, the Indian and Pakistani boards have said they have no knowledge of any development on the resumption of the bilateral cricket.
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