Former England lanky fast bowler Steve Harmison has stated that Steven Smith will always be remembered as a cheat. Smith was banned for a year with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft (nine months ban) for their involvement in the ball-tampering saga in the Cape Town Test in South Africa. However, Smith has made a roaring […]
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Ashes 2019: Craig Overton Replaces Chris Woakes For Old Trafford Test
The hosts England have made a change to their playing XI from the third Test match with Craig Overton coming in place of all-rounder Chris Woakes. Craig Overton had made his Test debut in the 2017-18 Ashes series in Australia where he scalped the big wicket of Steven Smith, which was his maiden Test wicket. […]
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ICC Test Players Rankings: Steven Smith Returns To No.1 Batting Rankings, Virat Kohli Slips Down To Second Position; Jasprit Bumrah Climbs Up In Bowling
Australian cricketer Steven Smith returns to the leading position of the ICC Test batting rankings while the Indian captain Virat Kohli has slipped down to the second position. Meanwhile, the Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has climbed up to the third position in the ICC Test bowling rankings. Read More: Virat Kohli On Breaking Record Of […]
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Ishant Sharma Enters Record Book After Scoring Maiden Test 50 In 126th Test Innings
On Saturday (31st August), the 30-year-old Indian tall-pacer Ishant Sharma entered the record book in Test cricket history, but as a batsman. During the first innings of the Jamaica Test, Ishant Sharma became the batsman who took second-most innings to score maiden Test 50 runs. Currently, Windies and India are busy in the second and […]
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Joe Denly To Open, Jason Roy To Bat At No. 4 At Old Trafford
Joe Denly is set to open for England in the 4th Ashes Test Match at Manchester. Denly has opened in his Test Debut since then have batted only in the middle order. Meanwhile, Jason Roy is likely to bat down the order at no.4. Jason Roy has averaged 16.75 in the four-Test matches he has […]
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Ashes 2019: ICC Appoints Umpires For Fourth And Fifth Test
The International Cricket Council has appointed new umpires for the fourth and fifth Ashes Test. Marais Erasmus, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, and Kumar Dharmasena will officiate in the fourth Test match. In fact, Sri Lanka’s umpire Kumar Dharmasena was earlier appointed as the third umpire but now he would stand with Marais Erasmus in the final two […]
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West Indies vs India 2019 – Rahkeem Cornwall Creates A Unique Record On Debut
West Indies all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall has created a unique record on his Test debut against India in the ongoing second Test match in Jamaica. The lanky off-spinner has become the heaviest cricketer of all time. Cornwall, who is 6ft 5 inches tall and weighs more than 140 kilograms became the heaviest cricketer to play Test […]
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Shikhar Dhawan Added To India A Squad For South Africa Series
India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been added to India A squad for the ongoing series against South Africa A. Dhawan had a quiet tour to the West Indies as he failed to deliver the goods. The left-hander will replace Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar who has been ruled out with a thumb fracture. Read […]
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Steven Smith Climbs Up To The Second Position In The Test Batting Rankings
Former Australian captain Steven Smith has climbed up in the second position in the Test batting rankings after his excellent performances in the ongoing Ashes 2019. The no.1-ranked Virat Kohli is now under pressure as the in-form Steven Smith is chasing him gloriously. After scoring twin centuries (144 and 142 runs) in the first Test […]
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Ashes 2019: Australia Announce 12-Member Squad For 2nd Test, Mitchell Starc Gets The Nod
After the successful first Test, now, its time for the Australians to head to Lords for the second Test. Meanwhile, in the latest development, they revealed their 12-member list available for the second Test. The fast bowler Mitchell Starc is back in the mix alongside Josh Hazlewood while James Pattinson misses out. Read More: India […]