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'Can Get You In As A Counter Attacking Batsman': Kohli's Offer To Harry Kane
After England football team captain Harry Kane tweeted a video of his batting skills with tennis ball in an indoor nets and tagged Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the India skipper joined in the fun by responding to it on twitter. ....
Paine A Great Leader & Our Most Important Player: Langer
Australia head coach Justin Langer has praised his team's Test captain Tim Paine for his performance and leadership, calling him their "most important player". Langer, however, added that Adam Gilchrist remains the best-ever wicketkeeper-batsman for transforming the game of cricket.....
Don't Think Indian Pitches Will Turn From The Start: Rory Burns
England opener Rory Burns said he thinks Indian wickets will be good cricket wickets and won't turn from the start like it happened during the recent series in Sri Lanka where England still managed to win 2-0. ....
West Indies Recall Chris Gayle, Fidel Edwards For Series Vs Sri Lanka
Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle and experienced fast bowler Fidel Edwards have been named in the West Indies T20I squad to play against Sri Lanka, marking their return to the international stage. ....
New Zealand Batsman Finn Allen Tests Covid+ In Dhaka, Has Symptoms
Young New Zealand batsman Finn Allen has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series beginning September 1. ....
Former Cricketer Kirti Azad Backs Under-pressure Virat Kohli
Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on Friday backed under-pressure skipper Virat Kohli for his lean patch, saying there have always been ups and downs in any cricketer's career and added, "In India, we basically have the winning spirit and not sportsman spirit in public". ....
Won't Bring In Extra Batsman, It's Not How We Play: Virat Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli has turned down suggestions that he should play an extra batsman and a bowler less in the fourth Test at The Oval after Indian batting succumbed in the third Test at the Headingley. ....
Sourav Ganguly Has Played A Huge Role In My Life: Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Venkatesh Iyer may have made millions of fans and followers across the globe with his entertaining style of batting in the last two matches -- against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) -- but the Indore-born 26-year-old is himself a huge fan of Sourav Ganguly and has modelled his game and technique on the lines of the former India skipper. ....
SA V IND: South Africa And India Itching To Go All-out In A Winner Takes It All Decider
One couldn't have asked for anything better in the Test series between South Africa and India. The series is poised at 1-1 and with the decider Test starting from Tuesday at Newlands in Cape Town, a place which favours pacers due to bounce and lateral movement, one is in store for a cracking winner takes it all affair. ....
Pakistan Test Batter Abid Ali Optimistic Of Successful Return From Heart Problem
Pakistan Test player Abid Ali is hoping for a successful return to the game as he began his rehabilitation after undergoing angioplasty in December 2021. "The PCB medical team has prepared a rehab plan for me. God willing, I will try to hold the bat as early as I can and start training. "Cricket is my life. It is a priceless aspect of my life that I do not want to leave. I am trying to return to cricket as soon as I can … I am hopeful that I will make my comeback [in cricket] in this new life that the Almighty has given me," the player ....
