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Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will be key to Pakistan’s batting hopes.© AFP Pakistan on Thursday named a 12-player squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, which gets underway from Friday at the Ch. Zahoor Ahmed Cricket Stadium in Chittagong. Pakistan and Bangladesh will lock horns in a two-match Test series. Pacer Hasan Ali, Abdullah Shafique

Unofficial Test: India reached 125 for one on Day 2 before Stumps.© Twitter India A made a cautious reply to South Africa A’s mammoth 509 for seven declared as they ended day 2 of the opening unofficial Test at 125 for one on Wednesday. Captain Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran were batting on 45 and

India off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin is on the cusp of achieving yet another in Test cricket. With India set to take on New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match Test series, starting from Thursday, November 25 in Kanpur, Ashwin could pip Harbhajan Singh as India’s third-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game.

The first Test between India and New Zealand begins at Kanpur on Thursday and it will be an opportunity for some of India’s second rung stars to stake a claim for a place in the Test side. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both unavailable for the first Test, while Rohit has been rested for

Unofficial Test: India A celebrate a wicket against South Africa A.© Twitter The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test here on Tuesday. After

Mumbai Indians shared a photo of its former openers Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya Mumbai Indians on Tuesday shared an epic throwback photo of two of its former greats, Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan star Sanath Jayasuriya. The duo, who ruled the roost in limited overs cricket in the second half of the 1990s, were

File pic of Virat Kohli.© AFP Virat Kohli was not part of the recently-concluded Twenty20 International (T20I) series at home against New Zealand, which India clean swept 3-0. He will also miss the opening Test against the visiting New Zealanders that starts on Thursday but will return to lead the team in the second and

SL vs WI: Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed via hit-wicket on Monday.© AFP Dhananjaya de Silva put in a good batting display during Sri Lanka’s ongoing first Test match against West Indies at the Galle International Stadium. Despite his knock of 61 off 95 balls on Day 2, the all-rounder was dismissed in a strange

Rohit Sharma in action in the T20I series against New Zealand© AFP Rohit Sharma was adjudged the ‘Player of the series’ after yet another match-winning contribution in the third and last T20 international against New Zealand. The skipper decided to test his team’s ability to set a target, having already wrapped up the series, and

Eoin Morgan came out in support of the T10 format being included in the Olympic Games.© AFP England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan feels the Olympics is a huge opportunity to grow the game of cricket by including the T10 format in the showpiece event. Morgan came out in support of the T10 format being included

IND vs NZ: Team India head coach Rahul Dravid© Twitter Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 result over New Zealand augurs well for the team in the long-run but at the same time, he is realistic enough to not read too much into the overall outcome with Black Caps having to play

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File pic of Mitchell McClenaghan.© AFP New Zealand cricketer Mitchell McClenaghan weighed in on the ongoing India vs New Zealand T20I series with a remark that didn’t go down well with the Indian fans. The out of favor New Zealand player used the phrase “meaningless series” to define the T20I series which New Zealand lost

Jay Shah confirmed that IPL 2022 will be played in India.© BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Saturday confirmed that Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played in India. “I know you are all eagerly waiting to watchChennai Super Kings play at Chepauk. The moment is not

MS Dhoni’s future with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) remains uncertain, with all existing eight teams being allowed to retain a maximum of four players ahead of the next season. Dhoni himself revealed on Saturday, in an event held in Chennai to celebrate the team’s IPL 2021 title win, that

IND vs NZ: India captain Rohit Sharma in action during the second T20I in Ranchi© AFP India T20I captain Rohit Sharma on Friday equalled Virat Kohli’s record for the most 50-plus scores in the shortest format after India’s seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20 series win over New Zealand to “team effort”. India on Friday defeated New Zealand by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The series-win came just after their Super 12 exit

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