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Former NZ all-rounder Chris Cairns in intensive care after heart surgery

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is in an intensive care unit at a Sydney hospital after undergoing cardiovascular surgery following a major heart incident in Canberra last week. St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney said Cairns, who was admitted on Tuesday, was in “a serious but stable condition” in intensive care. His wife Melanie Cairns…

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Michael Vaughan provides weather update for 2nd India-England Test at Lord's

The first match of the five-Test series between India and England proved to be an enthralling contest with the Nottingham Test evenly poised and set for an engaging finish. However, on the final day, rain spoiled the fun and washed out the entire Day 5, leading to the Test finishing in a draw. Chasing 209…

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David Warner provides update on his participation in second half of IPL 2021

There has been widespread speculation about the participation of Australian cricketers for the second half of the IPL, which starts September 19 in the UAE. Due to a packed schedule, and the T20 World Cup approaching, it was believed that some of the star players may miss playing the remainder of the IPL 2021, which…

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'He is not coming with continuous 100s behind him': Chopra on India batsman

As the second Test between India and England fast approaches, the discussion and anticipation surrounding India’s playing XI continue to pick up heat. Be it R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja playing together or Ishant Sharma returning, several cricketers and experts are having a go at naming their best playing XI. Joining the list is Aakash…

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2nd Test, India Probable XI: Ashwin may get a look-in; toss up b/w Siraj, Ishant

Luck wasn’t with India in Nottingham as they missed out on a great opportunity to begin the tour of England with a win. Rain washed out the final day of the first Test and the game ended in a draw, but it’s time to move on and shift focus on the next target – the…

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'He's got amazing skills, a world-class bowler': Jonny Bairstow on Bumrah

The class of a cricketer is judged when his backs are against the walls and after the performance Jasprit Bumrah dished out in the first Test against England in Nottingham, Jonny Bairstow has no doubts that the Indian fast bowler is ’world class.’ Bumrah had gone into the first Test after going wicketless in his…

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'When Harbhajan was doing well, Sourav got him in & Kumble had to go through it'

Ravichandran Ashwin’s omission form the playing XI of the Nottingham Test became one of the major talking points of the ongoing Test series. India fielded four fast bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur, and fielded Ravindra Jadeja as the lone spinner. Several cricket pundits believed that not picking Ashwin wasn’t…

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Broad suffers injury during warm-up ahead of 2nd Test against India: Report

England suffered an injury scare ahead of the second Test against India with key pacer Stuart Broad tweaking his right calf during a warm-up at the Lord’s here on Tuesday. “Stuart Broad tweaked his right calf during England’s warm-up at Lord’s and was unable to train with the rest of the squad,” according to ESPNcricinfo.…

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Pujara, Rahane seek new vigour as India head to Lord's

The pressure is never off Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. The Lord’s Test starting Thursday will be Pujara’s 88th Test—he has 18 hundreds—and Rahane’s 76th—he has 12 hundreds. Save for his first couple of seasons when he hit daddy hundreds, few series have started without a question mark over Pujara. Ditto for Rahane. Both have…

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Indian Army trains Bengal U23 cricketers

Bengal Under-23 probables have decided to train with Indian Army at Fort William to attain maximum mental and physical toughness, the Cricket Association of Bengal said on Tuesday. In a video posted by the state association, the U-23 probables were seen going through the grind under the supervision of Army officers at the Eastern Command…

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Dhoni lands in Chennai, CSK's Indian players likely to leave for UAE on Aug 13

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni landed in the city on Tuesday ahead of the departure of a group of players to the UAE, which will host the remainder of the Indian Premier League next month. A bunch of Indian players will travel to the UAE most likely on August 13, a top CSK…

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Virat Kohli-led Team India begin to train for 2nd Test at Lord's – See Photos

Virat Kohli-led Team India have begun preparations for the second Test which gets underway on Thursday at Lord’s cricket ground. The visitors had a great opportunity to go up 1-0 in the 5-match series. They needed 157 runs to win the Nottingham Test with 9 wickets remaining. However, the rain played the spoilsport and the…

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‘Don’t leave us in chaos, we want peace’: Rashid Khan’s appeal to world leaders

People of Afghanistan are going through a horrendous phase as the Taliban, fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster, have made sweeping gains in their campaign to defeat the government after US-led foreign forces pull out. Amid the escalating violence in the country, star leg-spinner Rashid Khan took to Twitter on Tuesday…

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Siraj-Ishant intriguing head-to-head in England series

One could be mistaken into believing that Ishant Sharma, the only vintage hand in India’s new age pace attack, lags behind. His non-inclusion in the playing eleven in the Nottingham Test—his injured right hand may have contributed though vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane had declared everyone except Mayank Agarwal fit—would have led one to believe the 32-year-old…

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‘He supported me a lot, shaped career of Babar Azam’: Amir

Mohammed Amir has lavished praise on former coach Mickey Arthur and his contribution in shaping up the present Pakistan team. The former quick termed Arthur his ‘favourite coach’, highlighting his contribution in grooming the youngsters and moulding them into ‘match-winners’. During Arthur’s tenure, Pakistan had won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 after defeating India…

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IPL 2021: We'll have a really good shot- Parag confident of RR making playoffs

Over the course of last 13 years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided numerous youngsters a platform to learn, implement and grow as cricketers. With the help of youth and experience, numerous franchises have experienced success. One such youngun is Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Riyan Parag, who has been an important member of the team…

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Aakash Chopra explains why India would be more confident side in Lord's Test

India’s chances of wining the first Test against England and go up 1-0 in the series were marred by rain on Sunday. The final day was washed out and the game ended in a draw. The visitors have moved to London where they will gear up for the 2nd face-off against Joe Root & Co,…

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'He knew he had to go for win': Pujara recalls Pant's heroics in Australia

India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara got the best seat in the house to view Rishabh Pant’s heroics in Australia. The right-handed batsman was on the ground with Pant when he was in the middle of pulling off a heist in Sydney in the third match. But while Pant was unable to take India to a win,…