IMAGE: India’s Parshavi Chopra, left, celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Vishmi Gunaratne of Sri Lanka during the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2023 Super 6 match JB Marks Ova in Potchefstroom, on Sunday. Photograph: ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 2020 A stunning spell of leg spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra led …
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IMAGE: Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn beat Viktor Axelsen in the final to win the India Open men’s singles title in New Delhi on Sunday. Photograph: BAI/Twitter Two youngsters — Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Korea’s An Seyoung — put on a scintillating show to claim the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively after stunning two-time world champions …
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IMAGE: Mohammed Shami led an incredible bowling performance as India beat New Zealand by eight wickets to seal the ODI series with a game to spare in Raipur on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team has put additional focus on workload management ahead of the ODI World Cup later this year but senior pacer Mohammed …
IMAGE: Shardul Thakur was picked over Umran Malik for the opening ODI vs New Zealand on Wednesday. Photograph: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images Shardul Thakur was picked over Umran Malik in the first ODI because he adds “depth” to the Indian batting but the Jammu and Kashmir speedster remains very much in the scheme of things for …
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IMAGE: Fast bowler Lance Morris, who is part of Australia’s squad for the four-Test series in India, has the ability to rack up deliveries at 150-plus kmph. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Uncapped Australia pacer Lance Morris, the leading wicket-taker in the Australian Sheffield Shield this season, believes he has the ‘best chance’ to make his …
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IMAGE: Fast bowler Umran Malik could replace Shardul Thakur in Saturday’s second ODI against New Zealand in Raipur. Photograph: BCCI India will be expecting more runs from the middle order and discipline in the death overs as they look for a series sealing win against New Zealand in the second ODI in Raipur on Saturday. …
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IMAGE: Former Australia captain Ian Healy said there would be many in the side who need to get used to sub-continent wickets. Photograph: Cricket Australia/Twitter Former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy doesn’t agree with prolific run-getter Usman Khawaja’s opinion that practice matches are not required ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series in India, beginning February 9. …
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Amends wording of law governing run out at non-striker’s end. IMAGE: Adam Zampa of Melbourne Stars speaks with the umpire after attempting a ‘Mankad dismissal’ on Tom Rogers of the Melbourne Renegades during the men’s Big Bash League match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on January 3, 2023. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images The MCC on Thursday …
Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready wit and is a rare cricketing treasure. IMAGE: Michael Dalvi at his resort. Photograph: Seema Pant/Rediff.com Seated with two dogs …
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