Match referee Ranjan Madugalle on Friday rated the pitch at Perth Stadium as ‘average’, the lowest pass mark provided by the ICC when they assess the pitch and outfield of Test grounds. Perth Stadium was expected to be a seamer and bouncer friendly pitch prompting India to go with four seamers. (Source: BCCI/Twitter) Former Test […]
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Sharjeel Khan who was suspended and sent home after the start of the Pakistan Super League in February last year, will be eligible to play cricket again in September, 2019 after the expiry of his ban with half of it suspended. Sharjeel Khan is serving a five-year ban for his role in a spot-fixing case. […]
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Captain Shakib Al Hasan was fined 20 percent of his match fee and West Indies counterpart Carlos Brathwaite was fined 40 percent. Bangladesh and the West Indies were fined on Friday for slow over rates. (AP) Bangladesh and the West Indies were fined on Friday for slow over rates in their second Twenty20. Bangladesh was […]
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Leading India’s fightback on Day 3 of the second Test in Perth, Kohli, who slammed a century, fell to a controversial catch taken by Peter Handscomb. Virat Kohli looks behind to watch Australia’s Peter Handscomb take a catch to dismiss him. (Source: AP) Indian captain Virat Kohli’s dismissal after scoring his 25th Test century triggered […]
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Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara gave India a solid foundation as they try to overtake Australia’s first innings total of 326. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane scored half-centuries in the final session of Day 2. (Reuters Photo) Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane plundered runs late on Saturday to put India on top at […]
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Harris opened up his stance while Finch stood a metre outside the crease, shortened his back and across movement by taking a middle-stump guard. Australia’s Marcus Harris ducks under a short ball from India’s Umesh Yadav on Day One of the second Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday. AP When Marcus Harris […]
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KL Rahul, who was still rising as the ball burst through his outstretched fingers, was slow to react and couldn’t time his jump to Kohliesque perfection. On Friday, Kohli took flight and plucked one out of the air to dismiss Peter Handscomb. (Source: AP) An understated extension of Virat Kohli’s bravado is his positioning in […]
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India’s 2011 World Cup winning coach Gary Kirsten has reportedly applied for the position of head coach of the Indian women’s team. Gary Kirsten has reportedly applied for the position of head coach of the Indian women’s team. Express photo by Ashish Shankar. Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten has applied for the position of […]
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Former England spinner Ashley Giles has replaced Andrew Strauss as the new Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday. Ashley Giles has replaced Andrew Strauss as the new Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket. (Source: Reuters) Former England spinner Ashley Giles has replaced Andrew Strauss as the […]
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Virat Kohli continues to lead the ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen but his lead at the top has been reduced by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed for 123 after scoring his 16th Test century. (Source: AP) Cheteshwar Pujara’s knock of 123 and 71 runs in the first Test against Australia has taken […]
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