England call up Tom Banton as cover for Dawid Malan

News Somerset batter brought in for third ODI after finding form in Blast England have added Tom Banton to their squad for the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Sunday. Banton, the 22-year-old Somerset top-order batter, hit a 47-ball century in the Vitality T20 Blast at the start of the week. He has played six ODIs and nine T20Is for England. He joins the squad to…

July 1, 2021
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Diageo India CCO Prathmesh Mishra takes over as RCB chairman

News RCB is owned by Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited, a subsidiary of Diageo India The Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday announced the appointment of Prathmesh Mishra, a senior executive of Diageo – a British multinational alcohol company – as the franchise’s new chairman. Mishra is currently the chief commercial officer of Diageo India and has taken on the RCB role additionally. RCB is owned by Royal Challengers Sports Private…

July 1, 2021
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Border restrictions force Otago's Dean Foxcroft to miss another domestic season

News The South Africa-born allrounder had been locked out of the 2020-21 season as well Dean Foxcroft has a batting average of 51.15 and 41.46 in List A and T20 cricket respectively   South Africa-born Otago allrounder Dean Foxcroft will miss a second successive domestic season in New Zealand due to Covid-enforced border restrictions. Immigration NZ (IMZ) has not approved an exception to its border restrictions, which means Foxcroft will…

July 1, 2021
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Connell's opening burst subdues Pakistan Women in series opener

Report She takes 3 for 21 to fashion WI Women’s first T20I victory after seven completed matches West Indies Women 136 for 6 (Matthews 32, Dottin 31, Dar 2-15) beat Pakistan Women 126 for 6 (Naseem 45*, Sana 24*, Connell 3-21) by 10 runs Nida Dar took 2 for 15, and during the process became the first Pakistan cricketer (male or female) to 100 T20I wickets, but Shamilia Connell‘s 3…

July 1, 2021
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Justin Langer addressed 'confronting' team review with squad ahead of tour

July 1, 2021

Justin Langer has not gathered a full squad since early in the year © Getty Images Justin Langer addressed the “confronting” team reviews that led to talk of unrest in the Australia dressing room before the limited-overs squad departed for West Indies with a greater use of assistant coaches one of the key recommendations. Reports emerged in Nine newspapers after the Test series defeat against India that there were tensions…

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