Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
The never-ending speculation surrounding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement, Virat Kohli's 16-year-itch, the second chance that life has offered Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma's bleeding heart will make for intriguing sub-plots in the annual carnival called the Indian Premier League starting on Friday.
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The standout performers that allowed India to maintain their upper hand over England were young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia
Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans took to the field for their IPL encounter on Saturday, it was nice to see Virat Kohli greet his India team-mate Mohammed Shami.
Malik clocked 155kph on the speed gun, the fastest ball of the match.
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Jasprit Bumrah is the most complete bowler in international cricket, said former South African seamer Vernon Philander.
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Liam Livingstone produced a spectacle in the IPL 2022 match against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, night at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai when the Punjab Kings batter hit a 117-metre six!
It will be a test of wits between Pandya brothers Hardik and Krunal when defending champions Gujarat Titans clash with Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The India all-rounder is yet to recover from his ankle injury that rendered him out of action last week.
Player-of-the-Match Mohammed Shami's stunning spell went in vain as Delhi Capitals bowlers turned in stellar show to hand Gujarat Titans a 5-run loss.
The BCCI top brass will be hoping to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 Internationals despite his reluctance.
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'If his father and brother were alive today, they would be brimming with joy. This is the life's most memorable day and only few are lucky to see it. I'm the proudest mom on this earth.'
Bright dreams of a new journey, desperation to stage a comeback and desire to rediscover old glory will be the dominant themes of this season's Ranji Trophy that begins at various centres across the country from Friday.
For the 'Bazball' inspired England, the win in Hyderabad has become a distant memory and a repeat of 2021 looks likely when India bounced back to win the four-Test series 3-1.
New Zealand, on the other hand, will be eager to grab a consolation win to boost their morale.
'It required a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication to be back, but the journey to Australia has been thoroughly rewarding.'
'We've had an opportunity to connect as the group, we have had a chance to do some fitness, we have had some fielding done on the side, lot of skills with the bat and ball.'
The balance may have been affected due to Hardik Pandya's untimely ankle injury, but even then the Indian team has hardly faced a tough test in the ongoing World Cup, feels former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith.
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
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Mohammed Shami will be needed on a dry Motera surface, which might be conducive for reverse swing.
Present at the stadium to promote Bholaa, his coming film, Ajay Devgn was seen conversing with Sanjay Manjrekar and Sunil Gavaskar.
Even though Ravichandran Ashwin featured in just one game (against Australia), finishing with figures of one for 34, Mhambrey feels the veteran off-spinner has a lot to offer in terms of experience.
'He needs to add that a yard or to his pace if he has to be really successful at this level.'
'It is my appeal to the so-called cricket lovers that they should refrain from discouraging players with such criticism'
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
Shubman Gill has overtaken Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the World No 1 batter in ODIs.
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