Virat Kohli-led India will be eager to produce a much improved performance to avoid a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series loss against England in the second of the three-match rubber on Sunday. India were comprehensively beaten by seven wickets in the first T20I match at Kanpur. Their famed batting line-up, spearheaded by skipper Virat Kohli […]
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Pakistan May Not Qualify For 2019 World Cup, Kohli Slips In Ranking
Dubai, Jan 27 (IANS) Pakistan is in danger of failing to qualify directly for the 2019 One-Day International (ODI) World Cup in England, according to International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest rankings released on Friday. Pakistan is sitting in the eighth position with 89 points — two behind Bangladesh and two ahead of the West Indies. […]
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Azhar Ali Suspended For One-Match After Maintaining Slow-Over Rate In Adelaide ODI
Pakistan One-day International skipper Azhar Ali, who returned in the fourth and fifth One-day International game after suffering from hamstring niggle during the first game at Brisbane, has been handed a one-match ban for maintaining a slow over-rate during the fifth and final ODI in Adelaide against Australia. The 31-year-old right-handed batsman Azhar was fined […]
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Travis Head Pleased With Maiden ODI Ton, Says Would Love To Bat Up The Order
Australian batsman Travis Head scored his maiden ODI hundred against Pakistan in Adelaide, and the left-handed batsman was left pleased with his knock, saying he cherished batting up the order and hope to get more opportunities in coming days. ‘As a batter, I would love to bat as high as I possibly can, if there’s that opportunity as […]
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It’s A Huge Honour To Win The Padma Shri Award: Virat Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli has expressed his delight after being named for the prestigious Padma Shri award on the eve of the 68th republic day. Speaking before the first T20I against England in Kanpur, the Delhi star said it was a huge honour for him to receive the fourth highest civilian award of the country. Kohli, […]
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Statistical Review: Australia vs Pakistan 2017 – Fifth ODI
On Thursday, Australia won the final ODI of the 5-match ODI series against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval. After winning the toss, Australia decided to bat first and made a mammoth total of 369/7 in 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan were bundled out for 312 (in 49.1 overs). With this victory by 57 runs, Australia clinched […]
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Imran Tahir Reprimanded By ICC For Displaying Junaid Jamshed T-Shirt
South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for paying tribute to singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, who died last month. The Pakistan-born tweaker, after dismissing Asela Gunaratne in the second Twenty20I against Sri Lanka, paid tribute to Jamshed by lifting his shirt and revealing the picture of the religious preacher. The governing […]
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Preview: All Eyes On Raina, Nehra In First T20I Vs England
Kanpur, Jan 25 (IANS) As India switch gears to the shortest format, all eyes will be on the likes of seasoned campaigners Suresh Raina and Ashish Nehra — making a comeback after almost a year’s lay-off — when the Men-in-Blue take on England in the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series, starting with the first […]
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Centre Mulling Law, Executive Order For Administering Sports Bodies: SC Told
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Apparently coming to the rescue of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was mulling bringing a law or an executive order for uniform functioning of the national sports bodies. The government urged the apex court to put […]
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India Vs England 1st T20 – India’s Predicted XI
India’s performance was comprehensive in the three match ODI series, as Virat Kohli’s tenure as the full-time skipper got off to a dream start. In a series full of run glutton, it was the hosts who ended up bossing England, thanks to an optimum cocktail of youth and experience. In the due course of the […]