Jaiswal 213, Abhimanyu 154 flatten Madhya Pradesh on first day

Rest of India 381 for 3 (Jaiswal 213, Abhimanyu 154) vs Madhya Pradesh Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran put on a massive stand of 371 for the second wicket to flatten last season’s Ranji Trophy champions Madhya Pradesh on the first day of the Irani Cup in Gwalior. Jaiswal smashed his third first-class double-century studded with 30 fours and three sixes whereas Abhimanyu scored his fourth 150-plus knock of the…

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Bangladesh pick Rony Talukdar after eight years for T20Is against England

Bangladesh have made five changes to their T20I squad for the first two matches against England later this month. Rony Talukdar returns to the set-up after eight years, Shamim Hossain makes comeback after a two-year absence, while Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman and Tanvir Islam have received their maiden call-ups to Bangladesh’s T20I squad. After the ongoing ODI series, Bangladesh play three T20Is against England in Chattogram ( March 9) and…

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Brendon McCullum puts faith in CSK to keep Ben Stokes' Ashes ambitions on track

Brendon McCullum is confident that Ben Stokes’ involvement in the Indian Premier League will not jeopardise his participation in the Ashes this summer. Stokes, England’s Test captain, has found himself in the middle of a franchise versus country dilemma: insistent on fulfilling his £1.6million contract for Chennai Super Kings despite a left knee that requires constant management and rest ahead of the 2023 English season. The issue has progressively worsened…

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Khawaja gives Australia the lead after India collapse against spin

Australia 156 for 4 (Khawaja 60, Jadeja 4-63) lead India 109 (Kuhnemann 5-16, Lyon 3-35) by 47 runs Matthew Kuhnemann’s maiden five-wicket haul and Usman Khawaja’s hard fought half-century gave Australia their best day of the tour, as they finished the first day in Indore 47 ahead of India’s 109 with six wickets in hand. On a pitch that was bare at both ends with a green patch in the…

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Harmanpreet to lead Mumbai Indians in WPL

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Mumbai Indians franchise in the inaugural edition of the WPL, set to begin on March 4 in Mumbai. Harmanpreet was not the most expensive player bought by Mumbai at the auction last month but she was expected to lead the side, which will feature other top international names such as Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr. “As the national captain, she has…

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Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan captain

Najam Sethi, the PCB chairman, made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday night and said Maroof would continue to be available for selection as a player. “It has been an honour for me to captain my country and I feel fortunate to have led an incredible and hardworking bunch of cricketers,” Maroof, 31, said in a statement released by PCB. “It has been one exciting ride, which has been full…

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R Ashwin surges to No. 1 in Test bowling rankings

Anderson had displaced Australia’s Pat Cummins as the No. 1 bowler on February 22, after taking seven wickets in the first Test against New Zealand. At the age of 40, he was the oldest top-ranked bowler since Australian legspinner Clarrie Grimmett in 1936. However, Anderson took only three wickets in the second Test against New Zealand, which wasn’t enough to hold off Ashwin’s surge up the charts. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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Bangladesh bat, include three spinners in XI

Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs England Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal decided to bat first against England in the first ODI in Dhaka. He said that he would like his batters to make the best use of the conditions at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The home side picked three spinners in the line-up, including Taijul Islam, with Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman the pace options. Tamim returns to take…

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Bancroft banking on red-hot Shield form to push Ashes case

Having not been parachuted into Australia’s tough tour of India, in-form opener Cameron Bancroft is instead focusing on continuing his run glut in the domestic season ahead of the Ashes. Australian selectors resisted replacing the injured David Warner with Bancroft, who is the leading run-scorer in the Sheffield Shield with 767 runs at 63.91 with four centuries. Bancroft played 10 Tests sandwiched between his lengthy ban for his part in…

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