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‘Gill will struggle like anyone…’: Chappell names AUS passers who will trouble him

Legendary Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has identified a chink in Shubman Gill’s armor ahead of the all-important India vs Australia World Test Championship final at The Oval starting on June 7. Gill, who has had a great deal of success in all formats in the last six. or seven months, will open the batting for…

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‘Ashwin, Jadeja’s tactics…’: Labuschagne’s analysis of India ahead of WTC final

India take on Australia in the World Test Championship 2023 final, which is scheduled to start from June 7, at The Oval in London. Rohit Sharma and Co. will aim to win their first WTC title, after losing in the final in the first edition. India, captained by Virat Kohli during that period, lost to…

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‘Waiting for Abibas jersey for 300’: Fans dig at Adidas; here’s why

The Indian cricket team’s newly launched kit has created a huge buzz on social media, with many calling it the “best jersey”. However, a section of fans showed dissatisfaction with the price, and took no time to call out the same on Twitter. Adidas India unveiled the new jerseys on Friday.(Twitter/CricSubhayan) According to several tweets,…

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Warner stuns by announcing Test retirement date ahead of WTC final against India

Australian opener David Warner has dropped a retirement bombshell just four days before the start of the much-anticipated World Test Championship final at The Oval against India. Warner revealed on Saturday that he has decided to end his long and illustrious Test career with plans to bid adieu to the format at the end of…

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‘Our team in 2007 ODI World Cup was even better than 2003 and 2011’: Sehwag

Team India has two major opportunities to win an ICC trophy his year; while the World Test Championship final (against Australia) takes place later this month, India will host the ODI World Cup in October-November. India last won the World Cup in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni; since then, the team has…

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‘If India want to win the WTC final, he has to step up…’: Ponting on Rohit’s weapon

Picking India’s top two seamers for the World Test Championship (WTC) final is one of the easiest tasks. It is literally a no-brainer to predict that Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj will be India’s openers for the WTC final against Australia on June 7 at The Oval in London. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah,…

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‘…that’s what I told my family’: Rahane opens up on his ’emotional’ comeback

The upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) comes as a great opportunity for Ajinkya Rahane, who is making a comeback to the national team after an absence of 16 months. Rahane, who led India to a famous series win in Australia in 2020-21, lost his vice-captaincy and was subsequently dropped from the side after a series…

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PCB refuses to play ODIs in Lanka after SLC’s proposal to host Asia Cup: Report

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is upset with the Sri Lankan board expressing its desire to host the entire Asia Cup and has turned down the latter’s offer to play an ODI bilateral series in the island nation. Najam Sethi (AP) According to sources in the PCB, relations between the PCB and Sri Lanka Cricket…

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Virat Kohli expresses grief over lives lost in the tragic Odisha train accident

Team India batsman Virat Kohli expressed his condolences over the tragic train accident in Odisha, which resulted in the death of at least 233 people, while more than 900 were injured. The accident took place in Balasore district, when three trains derailed one on top. another in a horrible sequence. Virat Kohli (PTI) Taking to…

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“Everyone says Australia are clear favourites. But…’: Shastri on WTC final

Team India will aim to end a nearly 10-year wait for an ICC trophy later this month, when the team takes on Australia in the World Test Championship final. The team last won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni; since then, India has had twin captaincy changes with Virat Kohli succeeding Dhoni,…

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Dhruv Jurel shines like his mother’s gold chain

From the time he developed the maturity to understand the struggles of life, Dhruv Jurel had two goals: He wanted to make it big in cricket, but more importantly, he had to make sure his mother’s sacrifice didn’t go in vain not. Rajasthan Royals batsman Dhruv Jurel celebrates after winning the IPL 2023 cricket match…

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‘Unfair to compare Shubman with Sachin, Kohli’: Kirsten’s honest verdict on Gill

Team India’s star opening batsman Shubman Gill delivered incredible performances in the recently concluded edition of the Indian Premier League. Gill smashed 890 runs in the season with three centuries to his name, and turned up in style for the Gujarat Titans during the play-off phase of the tournament. The 23-year-old opener scored a thunderous…

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Mongia’s stunning verdict decides Bharat vs Kishan debate ahead of WTC finale

As we the World Test Championship final between India and Australia starting at The Oval next Wednesday, the Ishan Kishan vs KS Bharat debate continues to gather steam. With KL Rahul out indefinitely, the competition between Kishan and Bharat as India’s specialist wicket-keeper for the WTC final has grown. Bharat was part of the Border…

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Jadeja or Ashwin? Or both? Bharat or Kishan? Kaif picks India’s WTC final

India captain Rohit Sharma and the support staff led by head coach Rahul Dravid are set to have a headache or two while finalizing India’s XI for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia which starts on June 7 at The Oval . India’s top five more or less self-selecting. It is from no.…

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England are about to conclude a 4-day Test in 3 against Ireland at Lord’s

England declared with a 352-run lead and Ireland lost three wickets in its bid to stave off impending defeat in the one-off Test at Lord’s on day two on Friday. England’s Josh Tongue celebrates with Stuart Broad and teammates after taking the wicket of Ireland’s Paul Stirling (Action Images via Reuters) England seamer Josh Tongue…

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WTC Finals: Resurgence

For Australian pace bowlers, the bar is set very high. Coming from the land of Ray Lindwall, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson and Glenn McGrath, anything short of being world class is simply not good enough. In terms of individual brilliance, their current generation of quicks – Pat Cummins (217 wickets in 49 Tests), Mitchell Starc…

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Who is Ibrahim Zadran, who shattered Gill’s ODI record with heroic 98 vs SL

All focus was on Matheesha Pathirana as Sri Lanka hosted Afghanistan at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota on Friday for the first of three ODIs. Fresh from his maiden IPL campaign, where he won the trophy for Chennai Super Kings under the guidance of MS Dhoni, who had nothing but praise for the…

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‘Dhoni played IPL with one leg. The agonizing pain …’: Ancient Indian star’s revelation

When MS Dhoni said he would try to push his body to come back and play another season of IPL as ‘a gift’ to the fans, he knew it was a tough decision. A few days later, the fans would also know after it was revealed that the Chennai Super Kings captain underwent knee surgery…