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26Sep

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India vs Australia: “13 Available, Many Sick…” – Rohit Sharma’s Worrying Statement Ahead Of 3rd ODI | Cricket News

File photo of Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma© AFPIndian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma said on Tuesday that he has just 13 players to choose from for the final ODI match against Australia in Rajkot. Shubman Gill was not available for selection after the squad was hit by a viral sickness while fast bowlers Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya opted to go back home. While there is not much tension among the team management as the side has already sealed the three-match series against Australia, they would like all the players to regain match fitness in time for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023.“We have got a lot of players who are sick and not available, a lot of players have personal problems so they have gone home and a few of the guys h...

26Sep

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Watch: Mushfiqur Rahim’s Football Skills In Vain, Gets Bowled In Bizarre Fashion | Cricket News

Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim got dismissed in a bizarre manner that left the social media stunned during the third one-day international against New Zealand at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. During the 16th over of the Bangladesh innings, Mushfiqur chopped a delivery from Lockie Ferguson towards his stumps and in desperation to stop himself from getting dismissed, he decided to kick the ball away. However, before he could complete the save, the ball crashed into the stumps and he ended up disturbing them even more with his boots. There was slight confusion regarding the nature of the dismissal but it was given bowled by the umpires.Earlier, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat.New Zealand eye their first series win in Banglade...

26Sep

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On Kapil Dev’s Viral ‘Kidnapping’ Video, Gautam Gambhir Lifts The Lid | Cricket News

After a recent video of India's World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev being handcuffed emerged on social media, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir had raised concerns over the well being of the latter. In the video, Dev was being forcibly led into a room by two unidentified men. Netizens, including Gambhir, questioned the nature of this video as to whether it is a genuine footage or could it be an elaborate advertising stunt? However, Gambhir took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to reveal the context behind the video."Anyone else received this clip, too? Hope it's not actually @therealkapildev and that Kapil Paaji is fine!," Gambhir had posted on X.Anyone else received this clip, too? Hope it's not actually @therealkapildev and that Kapil Paaji is fine! pic.twitter.com/KsIV33Db...

26Sep

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No Driver’s Licence? Report Says Traffic Violation Cost Babar Azam Rs… | Cricket News

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism after his team failed to qualify for the Asia Cup final earlier this month. Pakistan lost to India and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage and bowed out of the tournament. India defeated Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup for a record-extending 8th time. Reports had emerged that Babar was involved in a verbal spat with star pacer Shaheen Afridi, who later quashed the rumours by sharing a picture with Babar, and captioning the post as "family".Now, another report has emerged, claiming that the Pakistan captain was slapped with a fine from the traffic authorities on September 17 in Lahore's Gulberg area.According to Geo News, a fine, totalling approximately Rs 570 INR (2,000 PKR), was imposed for two violations: drivi...

26Sep

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah Set For Return As India Eye ‘Rare First’ Against Australia In 3rd ODI | Cricket News

Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to the Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI here on Wednesday. Never before in the history have India whitewashed Australia in the ODI format. In fact, neither of them have achieved such a result, home or away, irrespective of the number of matches played in a series. Given how perfectly everything has panned out for the World Cup hosts in the lead up to the mega tournament, it would only be fitting that India finish with a deserving 3-0 score-line.Dominant Indian team, despite the absence of its front-line players and still tinkering with playing combinations to make sure every member has had game-time under their belt, are in pole position to record a fourth c...

26Sep

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Bangladesh vs New Zealand 3rd ODI Live Score Updates | Cricket News

BAN vs NZ, 3rd ODI Live: New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0.© AFPBAN vs NZ, 3rd ODI Live: Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0. The first match was abandoned, and they won the second by 86 runs. Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead Bangladesh in the third ODI, with the team management deciding to rest stand-in captain Litton Das, Tamim Iqbal and Mustafizur Rahman. Fast bowler Khaled Ahmed and batter Afif Hossain have also been added to the squad. (Live Scorecard)Here are the Live Updates of the 3rd ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand from MirpurTopics mentioned in this article Source link

26Sep

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Who Is Titas Sadhu? All You Need To Know About India’s Match-Winner In Asian Games Women’s Cricket Final | Asian Games News

Titas Sadhu must be believing in pleasant coincidences.Else, how could she logically explain that two of the most defining spells in her short but eventful career read almost eerily similar. It was 4-0-6-2 in the ICC U-19 World Cup final against England and on Monday, playing only her second senior international match, her figures were 4-0-6-3 against Sri Lanka. A three-over first spell that literally ensured the gold medal for Indian women's cricket team."We all had a clear plan of what we had to do. Obviously, we got a good momentum in the first over itself. We had discussed during the innings break that we will keep calm and stick to what we had decided," said Titas, who hails from Hooghly district's suburban Chinsurah, where she had a sporty father Ranadeep, who encouraged her to ta...

26Sep

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Ravichandran Ashwin Shatters Anil Kumble’s All-Time Record, Creates History Against Australia | Cricket News

Once against proving his credentials in white-ball cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin put on a show with the ball as India took on Australia in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series. The marquee spinner, who hasn't been in India's scheme of things in the 50-over format for long, made a strong case for ODI World Cup selection with his performance against the mighty Aussies. As Ashwin claimed three wickets in the Indore match, he went on to shatter an all-time record that was held by the legendary Anil Kumble.With figures of 3 for 41 against Australia, Ashwin played a pivotal role in India's 99-run victory (DLS). With these three wickets, Ashwin went to 144 scalps against Australia in international cricket.The record was earlier held by Kumble who has 142 wickets against the Aussies. Now, Ashwin ha...

26Sep

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Chinese Fan Travels From Beijing To Watch “Mandhana The Goddess” Play. Story Is Viral | Asian Games News

Smriti Mandhana has her fair share of fans but Indian women's team's vice-captain must have felt chuffed when she saw a poster captioned 'Mandhana The Goddess" and being proudly held aloft by a Chinese young man. But then Jun Yu is possibly a rare species in the Mandarin land, who loves the thwack of the wood meeting the leather. And the love for cricket made him travel 1200 kms from Beijing to Hangzhou in order to watch her "Goddess" in action.And it all happened when he deep-dived into YouTube's treasure of cricket videos and immediately got hooked to artistry of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Mandhana, three of his favourites."I saw Jasprit Bumrah's spell against Australia in the 2019 World Cup. I follow both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. They are the current greats of the game. T...

26Sep

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New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson Targets World Cup Return | Cricket News

Less than six months after knee surgery threatened to rule him out of next month's ODI World Cup, the goal of captaining New Zealand in India has been the key driver in getting Kane Williamson through his recovery. The 33-year-old tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for Indian Premier League side Gujarat Titans in April, which looked to have scuppered his chances of making the showpiece tournament. However, intense rehab work has meant a speedy recovery.Williamson hopes to be ready for the Black Caps opening game against defending champions England on October 5, a repeat of the 2019 final his side narrowly lost."It would be great. Naturally, you want to be back playing when you are fit and ready, sooner rather than later," he said."You hope that ends up being around tha...