2nd Test: Sharma, Rahul take India to 157/2 at tea
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Powered by 83 from opener Rohit Sharma and an unbeaten half-century from K.L. Rahul (batting 55), India moved to 157 for two at tea on the first day of the second…
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ECB hints English players will be available for IPL
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is hoping talks with Cricket Australia (CA) over permission for cricketers’ families to tour Down Under during Ashes will materialise. It is also expecting that…
2nd Test: Rohit Sharma brings stability to the top
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rohit Sharma has helped India resolve the problem at the top of the batting order with the right-handed batsman scoring consistently and helping set up a base with solid opening partnerships….
MCC President Sangakkara inaugurates new Compton, Edrich stands at Lord’s
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) President and former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has inaugurated the new Compton and Edrich stands at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday. The stands, made…
Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur leave The Hundred, return to India
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have pulled out from The Hundred and are set to return to India for varying reasons. Smriti, who represented Southern Brave, will fly back…
2nd Test: Rain forces early lunch, careful India reach 46/0
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rain forced early lunch to be taken on the first day of the second Test between England and India at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday. India finished the first session…
2nd Test: Rain stops play, India 46/0
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rain stopped play in the first session on the first day of the second Test between England and India at Lord’s here on Thursday even as the visiting opening batsmen Rohit…
India gamble again, drop Ashwin
By Ashis Ray Lord’s (London) Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the second Test running, India took the gamble of leaving out their number one spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has 413 Test wickets to his name, from…
2nd Test: Kohli learns from 2018 Lord’s debacle, picks one spinner
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Once bitten, twice shy. India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday went in to the second Test against England at Lord’s with four seamers and one spinner, and not two spinners and…
De Kock rested from ODIs, Miller included for T20Is against Sri Lanka
Johannesburg, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) South African wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has been rested from the ODI leg of the tour to Sri Lanka while David Miller is included in T20I leg, said the Cricket…
2nd Test: England win toss, elect to bowl first against India
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second Test against India at the Lord’s on Thursday. Ishant Sharma replaces an injured Shardul Thakur in…
2nd Test: Rain at Lord’s delays start of England v India match
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The toss in the second Test between India and England at the Lord’s has been delayed due to rain. A little rain just five minutes before the toss meant the covers…
England batsman Ollie Pope released from second Test squad against India
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) England batsman Ollie Pope has been released from the squad for the second Test against India at the Lord’s, said the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday. Pope was…
Dindigul Dragons beat Koval Kings inTNPL Eliminator
Chennai, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Half-centuries by skipper D Hari Nishaanth (59) and Rajendran Vivek (52 not out) helped Dindigul Dragons defeat Koval Kings in the Eliminator match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The…
Sehwag thinks Jadeja yet to perform to his full potential
New Delhi, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India batsman Virender Sehwag has praised all-rounder Ravindra Jadejas batting but he thinks that the all-rounder is yet to perform to his full potential with the bat. Ravindra Jadeja…
Expect him to play an innings which changes the momentum of the game,Kohli on Pant
London, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of Rishabh Pant’s style of play, saying that he will continue playing in the way he plays, ahead of the second Test…
Sri Lanka Cricket earns big money from recent series against India
Colombo, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent white-ball series between India and Sri Lanka has resulted in big money for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Even after the Indian camp got hit by Covid-19 after Krunal…
West Indies names 13-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan
Kingston, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The selection panel of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) has picked off-spinner Roston Chase in the 13-member squad for the first Test match against Pakistan, hoping to provide more variety in…
Smriti hammers 78 to lead Southern Brave Women to win
Southampton, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian women’s team opener Smriti Mandhana hammered 52-ball 78 to help Southern Brave Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 39 runs in The Hundred tournament here at Hampshire Bowl on Wednesday….
Aus coach Langer in heated exchange with CA staff over B’desh video
Sydney, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian cricket team coach Justin Langer and manager Gavin Dovey were involved in a heated exchange with a member of Cricket Australia (CA) staff over a video of Bangladesh team’s celebrations…