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Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne during their match in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 2. | Photo Credit: ANI India became the first team to secure a semifinal spot at the Cricket World Cup after Mohammed Siraj bowled a stellar opening…
File picture of Australia’s Mitchell Marsh during a World Cup match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will be without Mitchell Marsh for their World Cup game against England this week after the all-rounder returned home to Perth for personal reasons, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday. Cricket Australia said a timeline on Marsh’s return…
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Australia’s Marcus Stoinis, during a practice session at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. A fitness freak who is very particular about his food intake, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is travelling across India with a personal chef to ensure that he is getting a low carb diet during the ODI…
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England’s Jos Buttler walks off the field as Indian players celebrate his wicket during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and England in Lucknow on October 29, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Sometimes an early defeat in a World Cup can be a blessing. It rids the team of complacency, it…
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File picture of chief selector of the Pakistan cricket squad Inzamam-ul-Haq | Photo Credit: AP Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has stepped down as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief selector on Sunday after allegations of a conflict of interest. His resignation comes after Pakistani media reported one of his co-directors in a U.K.-based company, Yazoo International Ltd,…
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VVS Laxman. File | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman could be in-charge of the Indian team for the five-match T20 International series against Australia, which will start within a week after the conclusion of the ODI World Cup. Head coach Rahul Dravid’s contract will run its course at the end…
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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews, during a practice session ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Some cricketers never fade away. Fifteen years after his ODI debut, and with just three matches…
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England’s Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali, during a practice session ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K In the football World Cup, there are rungs of respectability for teams exiting the…
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Too hot to handle: Heinrich Klaasen has been taking the game away from the opposition virtually every time South Africa bats first. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI It may sound odd but arguably the best batter of spin bowling in limited overs’ cricket is a South African. It is not at all odd that he…
File photo of South Africa batsman Heinrich Klaasen. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini It may sound odd but arguably the best batter of spin bowling in limited overs’ cricket is a South African. It is not at all odd that he is equally indomitable against pace bowlers. No wonder then that Heinrich Klaasen is one…
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