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Pakistan Star Haider Ali’s Brain Fade Moment In T20 Blast, Gets Hilariously Stumped. Watch | Cricket News

Haider Ali was on the receiving end of a brutal trolling by fans on social media.© TwitterDerbyshire's Pakistan batter Haider Ali was brutally trolled after his hilarious dismissal in T20 Blast fixture against Birmingham on Wednesday. In a bizarre turn of events, Haider's stumping has become a source of immense entertainment and fans couldn't help but laughed over the hilarious dismissal. The incident happed in the 11th over of Hampshire's chase. Haider failed to connect with Danny Briggs' overpitched delivery. Although Warwickshire's wicketkeeper Alex Davies failed to grab the ball initially, Haider's casual attempt to get back gave him another opportunity to effect the stumping.Without wasting the opportunity, Davies swiftly dislodged the bails to complete the stumping, leaving Haider...

7Jun

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IND vs AUS, WTC Final, Day 1: Travis Head Onslaught Rattles India On Opening Day | Cricket News

Travis Head struck like a tornado with a counter-attacking hundred that left an out-of-sorts Indian attack bereft of ideas as Australia made hay under bright sunshine by reaching 327 for 3 on the opening day of the World Test Championship final. The ploy of leaving out Ravichandran Ashwin backfired once there was bright sunshine as both Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur looked under-cooked as India were completely outplayed in the second and third session with Rohit Sharma's captaincy leaving a lot to be desired.India picked an extra fast bowler at the expense of Ravichandran Ashwin but that did not help their cause as Head (146 batting) and Smith (95 batting) amassed an unbeaten 251 run partnership off 370 balls for the fourth wicket, lifting Australia from a uncomfortable 73 for three.In...

7Jun

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Steve Smith Is Best Test Player Of This Generation: Virat Kohli | Cricket News

India's star batter Virat Kohli praised Australian batter Steve Smith, naming him the "best Test player" of this generation. Before the start of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, Virat Kohli featured in a video where he lauded Smith. "Steve Smith, according to me, is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. You take any cricketer of this generation... in 85-90 Tests, he has an average of 60 which is quite unbelievable. The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen anyone else doing that in last 10 years. Definitely, Steve Smith, along with Marnus Labuschagne, are their main players in the batting order because they control their batting lineup," Virat told Star Sports."Smith h...

7Jun

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SL vs AFG, 3rd ODI: Dushmantha Chameera Stars As Sri Lanka Thrash Afghanistan To Win Series 2-1 | Cricket News

Half-centuries by Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka made short work of Afghanistan in a nine-wicket drubbing that clinched a 2-1 ODI series win for the hosts Wednesday. Sri Lanka eased to 120 with 34 overs to spare in Hambantota, after a fast-bowling attack led by man-of-the-match Dushmantha Chameera had demolished the hapless Afghan top order. It was just the boost Sri Lanka needed before heading off for a qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, with two remaining slots up for grabs for the World Cup.Afghanistan are already through to the World Cup, to be held in India from October, but skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi was left to rue "a bad day for our batters"."We lost too many wickets and it put us under pressure," he told reporters."I still feel it was a good call to ...

7Jun

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Mohammed Shami Rattles Marnus Labuschagne’s Stumps With A Ripper On Day 1 Of WTC Final. Watch | Cricket News

Mohammed Shami (L) celebrates after taking wicket of Marnus Labuschagne during day 1 of WTC Final.© twitterThe World Test Championship final between India and Australia kicked off at the Oval, London on Wednesday. India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against the Pat Cummins-led side. The Rahul Dravid-coached team went in with a four-pronged pace attack and preferred Ravindra Jadeja over seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as the lone spinner. Mohammed Siraj dismissed Usman Khawaja to give India a really good start before David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne stitched 69 runs for the second wicket for Australia. Shardul Thakur got better of Warner and then Mohammed Shami produced a ripper to get rid of Labuschagne.It was a fuller ball from Shami and Labuscha...

7Jun

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“Test Cricket Being In Danger Is Not A Good Thing”: Former India Cricketer | Cricket News

The IPL being the “envy of the world” delights former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer but he also wants the stakeholders to bring Test cricket out of “danger" zone. While financially strong nations like India, England and Australia remain committed to Test cricket, players from smaller countries are preferring to ply their trade in franchise leagues around the world as they offer better money. “Test cricket being in danger is not a good thing. It is good that the game is prospering all over the world through T20 leagues but Test cricket should never be sacrificed,” Engineer told PTI.“That is why the World Test Championship is a showcase to the world that Test cricket can be just as interesting as limited overs cricket.“It is a game of chess depending on the conditions. It is the ulti...

7Jun

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India vs Australia Live Score, WTC 2023 Final Day 1: India, Australia Square Off In Ultimate Test Battle | Cricket News

IND vs AUS Live Score, WTC 2023 Final Day 1 Live Updates: India take on Australia© TwitterIndia vs Australia, WTC Final 2023, Live Updates:India will be squaring off against Australia in the most-awaited World Test Championship final, at The Oval from Wednesday. Earlier this year, India defeated Australia 2-1 in a four-match series to reach a second successive WTC final. Last time out, New Zealand outplayed India to win the prestigious WTC mace. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but an ICC trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England. (Live Scorecard)Here are the Live Updates of Day ...

7Jun

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WTC Final 2023: Three Player Battles Which Could Decide India vs Australia Title Clash | Cricket News

India will take on Australia in WTC Final from Wednesday© AFPTeam India will be up against Australia in the much-awaited World Test Championship at The Oval from Wednesday. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but an ICC trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England. It will be an interesting clash as both the teams have their own top performers, which will make this one a thrilling battle.Three players battle to watch out:Virat Kohli-Pat Cummins:The first and most engaging battle will be between India star batter Virat Kohli and Australia skipper and pacer Pat Cummins. "Cummins in any c...

7Jun

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India’s Predicted XI vs Australia, WTC Final: Ravichandran Ashwin Or Ravindra Jadeja Or Both – Major Question For Rohit Sharma’s Team | Cricket News

Team India will be up against Australia in the much-awaited World Test Championship final at The Oval starting from Wednesday. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but an ICC trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England. A lot of debate regarding the Playing XI has been going on, especially for the position of the wicketkeeper. As Rishabh Pant has been out of action since December, last year and KL Rahul has also been ruled out, the squad consists of Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat as the wicketkeeping options.Here's what we think could be India's playing XI against Australia for the WTC Fin...

6Jun

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‘Ultimate Test’: India Face Tough Australia Challenge As It Aims To End ICC Title Drought | Cricket News

A formidable bunch of Indian cricketers will require a perfect blend of skill and temperament when it clashes with an equally-strong Australia in the World Test Championship final, starting Wednesday, with an aim to end a decade-long global trophy jinx. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but a trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England.Since then, the side has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup. The country has been pretty much driving the finances of the sport and conside...