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Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja feature in the top 10 in the latest ICC Test bowling rankings from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oQqgZyB

rhe second fixture of the five-match Test series, which the visitors are leading 1-0, is set to begin from February 2 (Friday) at the YSR ACA-VDCA Stadium. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8zfo2Wq

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Mayank allegedly consumed spirit (disinfectant and cleaning agent) in the Indigo flight after mistaking it for bottle of drinking water. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uMzyI3r

Against a formidable India line-up, the onus will be on the Kiwi batters to complement the bowling department from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5iBnqRv

Jagadeesan’s spell-binding double and triple tons in the last two games, along with fine showing by the bowling unit, have catapulted the Sai Kishore­led team to the top of its group  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4zESM2x

Bumrah’s offence is a Level 1 offence under the ICC code of conduct from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jlYCuQA

Shamar Joseph bowled the West Indies to their first Test win in Australia in 27 years from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VlCqUgi

24-year-old Shubman Gill has not scored a half-century in his last 11 Test innings from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z8gtids

Test purists will have a spring in their step after West Indies stunned Australia in Brisbane and, hours later, England staged a stunning comeback against India in Hyderabad. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bfKdFYG

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pZRyPEN

Sports Minister Harin Fernando tweeted about the lifting of suspension from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/f2R1yVw

The Pakistani origin British cricketer, who is to play a Test series in India, had to fly back to England from Abu Dhabi as he faced issues in getting an Indian visa from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JUhEo8T

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Skipper Tiwary’s century and Jaiswal’s all-round show puts the visitors in the driving seat; Denish plays a lone hand for the hosts from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2XT1LFp

Australia’s hopes of taking the win, however, may be hampered by predicted heavy rain for the next two days. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wP7nvgO

Joe Root was the pick of the bowlers for England with figures of 4 for 79 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TJy6Bfd

Fresh from being named emerging player of the year by the International Cricket Council, rising star Ravindra will take the place of veteran Henry Nicholls, 32, in the middle order from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pD7QnUR

CRICKET | Familiar collapse on display again as Bihar’s opening bowlers cause havoc in overcast condition and gain the advantage from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KmW05bJ

The eighth-ranked tourists antagonised the world test champions with the bat for 18 overs after resuming from 266-8 overnight. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L0OANG8

Despite that lead, slight disappointment in the Indian camp is that none of their frontline batters did not score a hundred. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KzlYxqk

K.L. Rahul is set to bat at No 4 in the absence of Virat Kohli from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Nzo9jHh

The next seven weeks, however, will tell us how this fearless brand of cricket conceptualised and executed by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes could cope up with its biggest challenge yet: the tour of India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/y82FJMT

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The 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage remained grounded in the England training camp in Abu Dhabi while the rest of the team travelled to Hyderabad from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cjN91kP

In a glittering ceremony, the BCCI awarded a host of top men's and women's performers from the 2019-20 season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LTCrtvn

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The former Pakistan skipper said the governance of cricket in the country in recent times had a bad effect on the team and players as well. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WjDzFx8

Bashir, who is of Pakistani heritage, is one of three uncapped players named in the England squad for the India Test tour from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tWrziq2

The BCCI awards will be held for the first time since 2019 and both India and England teams are expected to be in attendance ahead of the first Test beginning on January 25. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fWltmYd

Mohit’s wickets with the new and old ball have been one of the reasons for Mumbai’s dominant show this season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5vRts4Y

The host gets bowled out for 94 chasing a stiff target of 327; the left-arm spinner shines with a five-wicket haul from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kGK89Bm

Three more Indians in the team are Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cz84bYZ

The BCCI urged the fans and media to refrain from speculating about the reason for his forced break. The five-match series begins in Hyderabad on January 25. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qYO2H80

Pakistan bowled New Zealand out for 92 to win the fifth Twenty20 international by 42 runs and avoided a clean sweep in-the five match series from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/toq6vEf

In a dream spell, the medium pacer took five wickets for nine runs off 17 deliveries as the home side fell like a house of cards from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jVmg4CK

Donald believes that setting negative fields like stationing a deep square leg or sweeper is actually a negative strategy in India. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pA8PknC

There have been strong rumours since 2022 about differences between Shoaib and Sania leading to a split, and they have rarely been seen together in the last couple of years. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/u9afwMn

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After hanging up his fast-bowling boots, the New Zealander has focused on coaching. Thanks to his tenure with Mumbai Indians and his current stint with the Royals — at Paarl and Rajasthan — Bond knows the world of franchise cricket intimately. In this chat, he talks about the benefits and challenges of multiple formats, the game’s future and the quicks he likes watching from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PpqWXeF

Australia dismissed the West Indies for 120 in the 13th over of the day on Friday, leaving the home side needing just 26 runs to win from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/u2G1wrl

In the absence of well-known players like Abhimanyu, Mukesh, Akash and Shahbaz, the former has done well in its two away matches; the latter, second in the points table, will try to build on the early momentum from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3cLfv1V

Tilak back as the home team’s top order looks pretty good; Left-arm spinner Tanay has been outstanding while Milind and Ravi Teja have been consistent; Sumit, Thapa and Malik the predominant performers for visitors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Sd4zYPA

The India head coach says the management will be keeping a keen eye on the IPL ahead of the T20 World Cup from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sASCbdt

The visitor is coming off dominant victories, both with bonus points; the home outfit will be banking on its seasoned campaigners to come good from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gijmnQc

The only concern for Dravid was the lack of team-time ahead of the showpiece to be held in the West Indies and the USA from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yINLTpc

Makes full use of the ideal batting conditions; Kerala attack not disciplined enough as it gives enough scoring opportunities to the Assam openers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rRKpwIi

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Hossain has represented Bangladesh in 19 Tests, 65 ODIs and 31 T20s. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qpQh1SC

Lara admitted the difficulty on the part of the West Indies Cricket Board (CWI) to compete with lucrative franchise leagues around the world. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/liITu9y

A timeline for Kane Williamson's return to cricket is still being established, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5qZtIz8

The fake video shows Sachin talking about the merits of a gaming application from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7LUgelj

At that time, the star batsman was fielding on the ground from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J3DLQcS

"I have loved playing for the Renegades," Marsh, 40, said in a statement. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/teT57R6

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Kulkarni-Avasthi duo adds 98 to ensure the hosts turn the tide, Kotian scores a fifty, Andhra will rely on Bhui and Prashant to bail it out from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xmN0k29

Left-arm spinner Suthar (3/45) and pacer Akash Deep (2/28) shared five wickets between them from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0W3aqMs

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Rohit and Kohli were included in India's T20 squad after a gap of 14 months from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/amAYQ8g

Lamichhane, 23, was once the poster boy for cricket in Nepal and the leg-spinner's on-field success had boosted the sport's profile in the Himalayan republic from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4zjmqPv

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You can put down the below-par performances in the Cape Town Test to technical deficiencies in batting, yet you come to the philosophical question: Can we really know anything for certain? Also, does everything have to make sense? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YCIknQL

The India stars’ 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket after coming together at 58 for five in the 1997 Test at the venue is one of the most spectacular displays of batting of all time and the most cherished memory in the longest format, according to Conrad from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GbV1yIj

Rashid back in the mix following a lower-back surgery and Afghanistan has reasons to believe that it has the ammunition to do well in the shortest format of the game from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VomXCsa

The visiting team stamps its authority in all departments of the game while completing a seven-wicket victory for a 2-1 result; for the Indian women, defeating Australia in a bilateral T20I series remains an unfulfilled dream from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2du5EBk

India captain Rohit Sharma did not hold back when he called out the hypocrisy in only slamming pitches that aided spin and not pace from day one. However, the Cape Town wicket also highlighted the consequences of inexperience in curation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XyMRcn9

Nagwaswalla, Gaja and Priyajitsing prove too hot for the visiting side as none of the batters cross a half-century; Sai Kishore’s men lose by a mile despite taking the first innings lead from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z2Sg3FI

The coming months constitute a path that leads to the ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States. These three T20Is involving Afghanistan and the Indian Premier League, will be seen as steps leading towards the ICC event from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fSuewgN

David Warner is Australia's second most prolific batter in international cricket with 18,612 runs across formats from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g5lmFqu

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De Villiers said "something has to change" if the best team in the world is to be identified, advocating longer series. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7gLk9QB

“I hope I put a smile on everyone’s face with the way that I played and hopefully the young kids out there can follow in my footsteps,” said David Warner after his final Test match from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/p7sDiPY

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South Africa Test coach Shukri Conrad talks about the best players he has watched, his experience of a transformational period in the Rainbow Nation’s history, the challenges Test cricket faces in the country with the advent of SA20 and what his goals for the red-ball team are from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pTsc9rR

Siraj and Bumrah distinguished themselves with six-wicket hauls while Markram’s aggressive century on a treacherous surface will remain one of the greatest knocks in a losing cause from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lpoFd3O

Kohli made 2048 runs in 35 matches across Tests and ODIs in 2023, including the 50th one-day hundred to go past the iconic Sachin Tendulkar during the World Cup. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cj9lYeZ

Australia's impressive effort to take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Pakistan at home in the on-going three-match series has helped them move up in the rankings. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Eg520PA

Paceman Hazlewood ripped through to reduce the tourists from 67 for four to go to the close on the third day at 68 for seven, a lead of 82 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ry9Y86V

The annual premier domestic competition, split into the Elite and Plate divisions and cumulatively featuring 38 teams, is being played at venues spread across the country from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/h50dcvn

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In 69 Tests, Khawaja scored 5,224 runs in 122 innings at an average of 47.06 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kEpul6e

Kohli had dropped out of the top 10 in 2022. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pXchHQK

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Cricket South Africa says a tight calendar forced it to send uncapped players to New Zealand; promises to avoid a similar situation in future from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iBYQgxJ

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Afghanistan finished sixth of 10 teams at the 50-overs World Cup where they registered upset wins over former winners England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and came close to humbling eventual champions Australia. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XW4YnNk

Most of the visiting players have an extended session of practice at the Newlands Cricket Ground on Monday, ahead of the second and final Test beginning on Wednesday; skipper Rohit and Jadeja opt for a day’s rest from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dmk1J2I

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The focus is on Indian captain Harmanpreet Kur’s poor batting form even as India seeks to defeat Australia and end a nine-match losing streak from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EscdUpu

The 37-year-old will pad up in his 112th and final Test this week, having plundered 8,695 runs at an average of 44.58, with 26 centuries and 36 half-centuries from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3iVIgef

Gavaskar advised Gill to take in the different needs of Test cricket as compared to white ball formats from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BAPFder

It was as if Elgar was batting with a kind of freedom he rarely showed in the 84 Tests he played before, as if he was giving himself the luxury of playing all the strokes he wanted for once from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QSuBCry