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Women's World Cup: New Zealand, West Indies to kick-start the tournament after a year's delay
After a year's delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will finally commence from March 4. Hosts New Zealand will take on the West Indies at the Bay Oval in Tauranga. New Zealand head into the tournament off the back of a 4-1 series win against India and a thumping victory over Australia in their second warm-up match, including 161 not out for captain Sophie Devine.
My philosophy of captaining will remain the same: Rohit Sharma on Test captaincy
Amidst the hype around Virat Kohli's 100th Test appearance, the fact that the first Test against Sri Lanka will be the beginning of Rohit Sharma's innings as the full-time skipper in the longest format of the game has been pushed to the background. Amidst the hype around Virat Kohli's 100th Test appearance, the fact that the first Test against Sri Lanka will be the beginning of Rohit Sharma's innings as the full-time skipper in the longest format of the game has been pushed to the background.
Shreyas Iyer jumps a massive 27 places to 18th after T20I success against Sri Lanka
India's recent home-series win against Sri Lanka has had major impact on the Men's T20I Player Rankings, aiding top-order batter Iyer to make a quantum jump. The 27-year-old Iyer scored three unbeaten half-centuries during India's 3-0 win against Sri Lanka in February, with the cricketer amassing 204 runs at a strike rate of 174.
Will take the huge win against Australia with a grain of salt: White Ferns skipper Devine
The win over six-time ICC world champions Australia, couple with the White Ferns' 4-1 series win against India recently, would have boosted the morale of the home team, which won their maiden ICC World Cup in 2000. Besides Devine, Amelia Kerr finished unbeaten on 92 off 75 balls, and Suzie Bates made a knock of 63 off 68 balls.
Wriddhiman Saha Controversy: His revelations on Rahul David's 'retirement' advice and 'threatening' message from 'respected journalist' stir row | All you need to know
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has been in the centre of two different controversies over the past weekend. On epretains to his exclusion from the test side and the second pertains to a shocking revelation by Saha in which he was allegedly being harassed by a “respected journalist” for an interview. These two revelations are being debated by Indian cricket fans on public forums. Here’s all you need to know:
All-round Australia clinch third T20I, seal series vs Sri Lanka
Pacer Kane Richardson claimed three wickets for 21 runs as Australia restricted Sri Lanka to 121/6 in 20 overs. In response, a 50-run stand between Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch helped Australia reach 124/4 in 16.5 overs to take an unassailable lead in the five-match series.
ICC Women's World Cup: New Zealand to aim for glory again after 22 years
As the preparations for the mega event continue in full swing, the omens are good for the White Ferns as, over the years, they have drastically improved they infrastructure and now boast of 70,000 registered players, a 12 per cent increase in the number of female participants playing the game fro
England announce squad for West Indies Tests; Anderson, Broad left out
Apart from Broad and Anderson -- the country's two leading wicket-takers in Test cricket, England have also left out Dom Bess, Sam Billings, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Haseeb Hameed and Dawid Malan from the squad that toured Australia for the Ashes recently.
Even though the two seamers will be turning 40 and 36 respectively this summer, the interim director of England Men's Cricket, Andrew Strauss has stressed that this isn't the end of their international careers.
England announce squad for West Indies Tests; Anderson, Broad left out
Apart from Broad and Anderson -- the country's two leading wicket-takers in Test cricket, England have also left out Dom Bess, Sam Billings, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Haseeb Hameed and Dawid Malan from the squad that toured Australia for the Ashes recently.Even though the two seamers will be turning 40 and 36 respectively this summer, the interim director of England Men's Cricket, Andrew Strauss has stressed that this isn't the end of their international careers.
Yash Dhull named captain of ICC's Most Valuable Team of the Tournament
India defeated the Young Lions by four wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to lift the Cup for the fifth time in 22 years. Besides Dhull, two more Indians -- all-rounder Raj Bawa and spinner Vicky Ostwal -- figure in the 12-strong team. Overall, eight nations are represented in the line-up. The line-up has a pace battery that includes Josh Boyden of England, Awais Ali of Pakistan and Ripon Mondol of Bangladesh.
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