Australia have recalled pacer Andrew Tye as a replacement for Pat Cummins for the three T20 Internationals against India. The team management had earlier decided to rest Cummins for the T20 series ahead of the upcoming Ashes. Cummins has played all three matches in the ODI series so far. Tye, a T20 specialist, has played five matches for Australia and […]
» Read moreEngland all-rounder Ben Stokes was arrested early on Monday after an incident in Bristol and will miss the fourth one-day international against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said. “He was held overnight and released under investigation, without charge, late on Monday and will not join the team in London,” the ECB said in a statement.
» Read moreShuttler PV Sindhu was on Monday nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award. The Indian ace’s career graph has been on an upward curve since last year, when she became the first Indian to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games. In March 2015, Sindhu became the youngest recipient of the Padma Shri. Following her […]
» Read moreThe BCCI selectors today included left-arm spinner Axar Patel in the Indian squad for the last two one-dayers of the ongoing series against Australia and dropped Ravindra Jadeja. Axar Patel had twisted his ankle before the series-opener in Chennai, therefore, the selectors had included Jadeja in the 15-man squad as a cover. India have already sealed the series with a […]
» Read moreNew Zealand have announced a nine-member core team for next month’s limited over series against India with six players to be added later from their A side currently touring. Allrounder Jimmy Neesham and batsman Neil Broom were dropped from the squad after they failed to fire during the ICC Champions Trophy in June. “The nine we’ve picked have made up […]
» Read moreAll-rounder Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion yet again with a fluent 78-run knock as India registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI to grab the number one spot, on Sunday. Chasing 294 for a win, India overhauled the target with 13 balls to spare in front of a packed Holkar stadium to take a series-clinching […]
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