Jadeja pips Ashwin to No.1, Pujara climbs to second in ICC rankings

The top bowlers in Test cricket © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Ravindra Jadeja has overtaken R Ashwin at the top of the ICC Test rankings for bowlers, after taking nine wickets against Australia in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Cheteshwar Pujara was also a major gainer as his 202 off 525 balls propelled him above Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked India batsman in Tests. He was at No. 2,…

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Rohit, Parthiv to captain Deodhar Trophy teams

Rohit Sharma made 4 and 16 on his return to competitive cricket earlier this month © Getty Images Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel has been selected to lead the India Blue and India Red teams for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy matches. Tamil Nadu earned the right to be the third team in the tournament, after they clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. It has been less than a month…

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Runs will come, it will turn around – Warner

Play 01:27 David Warner’s Test performances in unfamiliar conditions have come under the scanner this series That this series remains alive with one Test to play is a significant achievement for Australia. That they have reached this point without a contribution of note from David Warner is all the more remarkable. Australia’s most destructive batsman – and No.5 on the ICC’s Test rankings – has scored fewer runs in this…

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Australia players presented with CA pay offer

James Sutherland (right) was hopeful the newly proposed memorandum of understanding between Cricket Australia and the Australia Cricketers’ Association passes by June 30 © Peter Della Penna/ESPNcricinfo Ltd Australia’s cricketers are considering the formal payment MOU offer announced by Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday, as the board pushes on with its attempt to break up the fixed percentage of revenue share agreement that has existed since 1998. While CA have…

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Pattinson at his peak for Shield final

File photo – James Pattinson has claimed 20 wickets in the past four Sheffield Shield games © Getty Images Victoria will enter the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia with James Pattinson bowling as well as he ever has in his career, according to senior batsman Aaron Finch. Pattinson destroyed Queensland by claiming 5 for 7 in the second innings of Victoria’s final regular game last week, and had also…

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Jadeja pips Ashwin to No.1, Pujara climbs to second in ICC rankings

The top bowlers in Test cricket © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Ravindra Jadeja has overtaken R Ashwin at the top of the ICC Test rankings for bowlers, after taking nine wickets against Australia in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Cheteshwar Pujara was also a major gainer as his 202 off 525 balls propelled him above Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked India batsman in Tests. He was at No. 2,…

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Rohit, Parthiv to captain Deodhar Trophy teams

Rohit Sharma made 4 and 16 on his return to competitive cricket earlier this month © Getty Images Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel has been selected to lead the India Blue and India Red teams for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy matches. Tamil Nadu earned the right to be the third team in the tournament, after they clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. It has been less than a month…

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Runs will come, it will turn around – Warner

Play 01:27 David Warner’s Test performances in unfamiliar conditions have come under the scanner this series That this series remains alive with one Test to play is a significant achievement for Australia. That they have reached this point without a contribution of note from David Warner is all the more remarkable. Australia’s most destructive batsman – and No.5 on the ICC’s Test rankings – has scored fewer runs in this…

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Australia players presented with CA pay offer

James Sutherland (right) was hopeful the newly proposed memorandum of understanding between Cricket Australia and the Australia Cricketers’ Association passes by June 30 © Peter Della Penna/ESPNcricinfo Ltd Australia’s cricketers are considering the formal payment MOU offer announced by Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday, as the board pushes on with its attempt to break up the fixed percentage of revenue share agreement that has existed since 1998. While CA have…

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Pattinson at his peak for Shield final

File photo – James Pattinson has claimed 20 wickets in the past four Sheffield Shield games © Getty Images Victoria will enter the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia with James Pattinson bowling as well as he ever has in his career, according to senior batsman Aaron Finch. Pattinson destroyed Queensland by claiming 5 for 7 in the second innings of Victoria’s final regular game last week, and had also…

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