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It has been two years, since spin legend Shane Warne died at the age of 52. Rarely has there been a bowler who has left such indelible mark on world cricket. Warne ended up as the second-highest wicket taker in Test history. He was the first bowler to take 700 Test wickets. Ultimately, Warne took…
World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from international badminton, bringing down curtains on a successful career during which he won the Singapore Open and also represented India at the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old from Hyderabad decided to hang his boost after battling nagging injuries since the Tokyo Games. “With…
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Mighty impressed with Ravichandran Ashwin‘s range, aggressive mindset and relentless pursuit of wickets, senior England batter Joe Root has said that the veteran Indian off-spinner is a constant threat who hardly believes in the concept of wearing the opposition down. Ashwin, who recently went past the 500-wicket milestone in the traditional format becoming only the…
All-round ability: Kotian already has 481 runs and 22 wickets with one more game left in the season. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Despite its top-order not firing, Mumbai has reaped the benefits of its lower-order batters’ valuable contributions. One person who has done that effectively this year has been Tanush Kotian. The 25-year-old has bailed…
Skipper R Sai Kishore‘s inner voice has played a big role in bringing Tamil Nadu this far but his decision to bat on a seaming wicket against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semifinal was wrong, said Tamil Nadu coach Sulakshan Kulkarni on Monday. In what turned out to be a surprising call which prompted reactions…
During the ODI World Cup 2023, a dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Angelo mathews snowballed into a major controversy. The fashion in which the former Sri Lanka skipper was dismissed was the reason behind it. Angelo Mathews was ruled ‘timed out’ during his team’s crucial clash against Bangladesh. The incident happened on the second ball of…
Australia batter Cameron Green is likely to skip the white-ball series in Pakistan later this year and instead play Sheffield Shield to prepare himself for the the big-ticket home Test series against India in December, according to head coach Andrew McDonald. The same template worked for the 24-year-old in the ongoing Test series in New…
Backing: Kulkarni said that he wouldn’t fully blame Sai Kishore as the skipper’s instincts had worked well in the tournament. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI At the end of day two, R. Sai Kishore defended his decision to bat first on a pitch with generous grass covering that was friendly to the seamers, saying he…
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Olympic bronze-winning grappler Sakshi Malik on Monday ruled out a return to competitive wrestling, saying the long-standing protest against former national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment has left her mentally tormented. The 31-year-old Malik had announced retirement in December last year after Sharan Singh’s close aide Sanjay Singh was elected…
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Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf‘s central contract may be “restored” after a review by the legal team of the country’s Board, an official source in the PCB said on Monday. Rauf’s central contract was terminated two days before the start of Pakistan Super League for refusing to play in the three-Test series against Australia that they…
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