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‘Australia Connection’ Behind Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Bangladesh T20Is Absence: Report

October 2, 2024 admin

File photo of Ruturaj Gaikwad© BCCI/Sportzpics As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh, the absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad from the squad triggered a huge hue and cry. Gaikwad’s numbers, both for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and T20Is…

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India were superb, but don’t forget how officials nearly messed it up

October 1, 2024 admin

Perhaps they should have given the Person of the Match Award to Rohit Sharma. And he could have been asked to share it with Gautam Gambhir. Captains and coaches cop flak when a team does badly, but seldom get enough credit when a team plans a win with such elan. India shook a dying game…

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Rishabh Pant’s Always Funny, And Plays In Right Spirit: Marnus Labuschagne

October 1, 2024 admin

Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne described wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant as the most “amusing” player in the Indian team, ahead of the upcoming five-match Test series between the fierce rivals. Pant, who is set to tour Australia for the third time, will look a play a vital role in India’s Border-Gavaskar trophy defence, starting with…

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Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India Sweep Bangladesh 2-0

October 1, 2024 admin

India beat Bangladesh in the second Test match in Kanpur© AFP India consolidated their lead in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with a dominating victory over Bangladesh in the second Test match in Kanpur on Tuesday. With the first three days of the match getting affected by rain and wet…

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Travis Head Stars As Australia Beat England To Seal ODI Series Victory

September 29, 2024 admin

Travis Head starred with both bat and ball as world champions Australia beat England by 49 runs in a rain-marred fifth and final one-day international on Sunday to complete a 3-2 series win. England were set for a huge total when opener Ben Duckett (107) and in-form captain Harry Brook shared a third-wicket…

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Harry Brook Shatters Virat Kohli’s Record, Surpasses MS Dhoni To Achieve Sensational Feat

September 29, 2024 admin

England cricket team batter Harry Brook shattered Virat Kohli‘s record to achieve a sensational feat during the fifth ODI encounter against Australia on Sunday. Brook, who was appointed captain for the ODI series in the absence of the injured Jos Buttler, has been enjoying a brilliant run of form. The youngster slammed his…

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Yuvraj Singh Teased By Michael Vaughan With ‘Moral Victory’ Remark For India vs Australia Series. His Response Is…

September 29, 2024 admin

India are set to tour Australia for a five-match Test series, starting November 22 this year. The Rohit Sharma-led side will aim to make it a hat-trick of wins in Australia as it has bagged the last two Test series, known as Border-Gavaskar Trophy, on the opponents’ homesoil in 2018-19 and 2020-21. India’s…

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England vs Australia 5th ODI LIVE Score Scorecard Updates Harry Brook Travis Head Bristol Series

September 29, 2024 admin

England vs Australia 5th ODI Live Updates: Australia opted to bowl after winning the toss in the final ODI of the five-match series. A riveting series is set to conclude as England and Australia clash for one final time. Australia started on top, winning the first two ODIs in convincing fashion. But the scales…

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“Best Bowler Across All Three Formats”: Glenn Maxwell’s Huge Praise For India Star

September 28, 2024 admin

File photo of Glenn Maxwell© AFP New Delhi: All-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels that Australia’s success in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy is directly linked with how their batters negate the ace Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. India are eyeing their third successive series triumph in the Antipodean nation after etching epochal…

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Adam Zampa Becomes Australia’s Eighth-Highest ODI Wicket-Taker vs England

September 28, 2024 admin

Australia spinner Adam Zampa overtook former pacer Nathan Bracken to become Australia’s eighth-highest wicket-taker in ODIs on Saturday. Zampa made this upward movement in the charts during the fourth ODI against England at Lord’s. In the match, Zampa was somewhat the only positive for Australian bowling, taking two wickets for 66 runs in…

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