Cricket
Rajasthan Royals appoint Sangakkara as director of cricket
Sangakkara, the current president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will be responsible for overseeing the entire cricketing ecosystem of Royal's franchise including coaching structure, auction plans and team strategy, talent discovery and development, as well as the development of the Royals Academy in Nagpur, the franchise said in a statement.
'See you soon': Stokes heads to India ahead of Test series
On Sunday, Stokes posted a picture of himself travelling on a plane with a caption: "See you soon India". The Joe Root-led England are currently in Sri Lanka, taking part in the two-Test series. India, on the other hand, have returned from the successful Australia tour which saw them clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a thrilling fashion.
Former Ireland cricketer Roy Torrens passes away at 72
A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, Torrens debuted for Ireland on July 20, 1966 v Middlesex at Ormeau (Cap Number 507). He was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1984, taking 77 wickets at 25.66 apiece, and a best of 7/40. After playing retirement, Torrens became president of the Irish Cricket Union in 2000, and in 2004 the Ireland men's team manager -- a role he held for 12 years.
India Vs England: Kevin Pietersen wants Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley to read Rahul Dravid's advice
Pietersen posted screenshots of the mail on his twitter handle an that India batting great Rahul Dravid had written to him on a day when Sibley and Crawley fell on five and a duck respectively to Sri Lanka spinner Lasith Embuldeniya in the second Test in Galle, Sri Lanka. Pietersen had reached out to Dravid after a poor tour of Bangladesh in 2010 after which the latter had sent the mail to the former batsman.
James Anderson picks 30th five-wicket haul, goes clear of McGrath
The right-arm England pace bowler, who was tied with Glenn McGrath in joint sixth position with 29 five-wicket hauls before this Test, removed Niroshan Dickwella for his fifth wicket in the Sri Lankan first innings during the second Test between the two teams at the Galle International Stadium. He then got rid of Suranga Lakmal to get his sixth wicket of the innings.
This is the peak of my career, says Hales after England snub
Hales, who is the leading run-getter in the Big Bash League 2020-21, with 462 runs in 12 innings at an average of 38.5, has not played for England since March 2019. Hales's effort on Friday came a day after the England selector Ed Smith said that the opening batsman may not come back to the national side in near future.
India look to continue dominance in Tests at home vs England
Since then, India have lost a Test series in England, 4-1, along with series defeats in South Africa and New Zealand, but have managed consecutive series wins in Australia, the most recent of which came this month.
I want to carry forward confidence gained in Australia: Speedster Mohammed Siraj
On his return from Australia after the team's historic 2-1 Test series win -- the second consecutive Test series triumph in Australia -- the 26-year-old bowler said he had no time to relax and would like to focus on the game without thinking too much. India's next series is against England at home, starting on February 5 in Chennai.
Ajinkya Rahane receives red carpet welcome on reaching Mumbai home
A large number of his society members gathered near Rahane's home as people showered rose petals on him while dhol and trumpets played constantly. Chants of 'aala re aala Ajinkya aala' (here comes our Ajinkya) could be heard clearly, all of which turned it into a celebratory occasion.
PCB sign deals with broadcasters to take Pak cricket to United Kingdom, New Zealand
After sport networks PTV Sports and SuperSport had acquired Pakistan and Africa region's media rights for Pakistan cricket, respectively last year, the PCB has now signed partnerships in North America, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the UK.
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