Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar claimed he had fast-tracked Virat Kohli's entry into the Indian team when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten 'had not heard' of him.
'His elbow is still niggling him a wee bit'
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday described his hamstring injury a 'minor' one but admitted that an elbow niggle is affecting his grip.
'Williamson, Jamieson rested from T20s as Tests key priority.'
New Zealand's stand-in captain Tim Southee said long periods in bio-bubble takes a toll on the cricketers' physical and mental health and hopes that they don't have to play in protected environments for far too long.
Rafiq had made allegations of institutional racism against Yorkshire, whom Vaughan formerly captained and Rashid still plays for. He had claimed that Vaughan said to a group of the team's Asian players that there were "too many of you lot, we need to do something about it" before a match in 2009.
'His family keeps telling him to take it easy, but he won't listen.'
Former India coach Gary Kirsten and former fast bowler Ashish Nehra joined Royal Challengers Bangalore as the batting and bowling coach respectively for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League to be held later this year.
New Zealand coach confirmed his team would rest on Friday with temperatures expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius
Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme made themselves unavailable for selection due to the prospect of further time in bio-secure bubbles and Managed Isolation.
India did to us what we have done to the other teams around the world, New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham said on Monday after the humbling defeat in the second Test in Mumbai.
SLC said Perera decided to retire to focus on his family life and to make way for younger players to come into the team.
'This modern-day recovery, matchups, data, sports science, I'm not sure. I would've said just let me be.'
The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $58.38 billion in April-September 2021 to $635.36 billion, says an RBI report released on Wednesday. The forex reserves were at $576.98 billion at end-March 2021. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes half-yearly reports on management of foreign exchange reserves.
Tuesday will mark one year of the epic World Cup final at the Lord's where New Zealand had lost to hosts England on boundary count-back rule after scores were tied even after the super over.
The 21-year-old Gill, one of the batting mainstays of the new IPL franchise, in an exclusive interview to PTI, spoke on various subjects, including his strike-rate in T20 cricket, preferred batting position, World T20 and how he is a firm believer in "pouncing on second chances".
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
New Zealand have never won a major global title, losing the last two 50-over World Cup finals and never reaching the World Twenty20 final.
A relaxed Woodland capped off his round in spectacular style, rolling in a 30-foot birdie at the last to trigger a standing ovation and chants of "Gary, Gary".
Reactions to the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
He finished with the figures of 4-49 in his 14 overs including five maiden overs.
Harry Kane scored twice as England stormed into the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 25 years thrashing Ukraine 4-0 on Saturday to book a clash with Denmark.
Captain is confident of RCB going the distance this season
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead on Friday said beating India in Tests at home in spin-friendly conditions was "one of world cricket's greatest challenges" and he has no illusion about how tough it would be to face Virat Kohli's men in the upcoming tour.
Second-tier Forest's buoyant fans were briefly silenced when Leicester grabbed a lifeline before halftime as Kelechi Iheanacho pounced on an error to score from an acute angle.
Captain Kane Williamson returns to the side after missing the second Test
Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime toppled in Morocco
The English media praised manager Gareth Southgate, who has carried the pain of his penalty shoot-out miss at the semi-finals of Euro 96 and often been criticised for his tactics.
Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
Michael Jordan, age 21 at the time, smiled and held up the jersey at his first press conference as a member of the Bulls.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The Clive Lloyd-side defeated Australia to lift the trophy.
Gary Neville was sacked as Valencia manager on Wednesday as the club brought an end to his fraught four-month spell in charge after the former England and Manchester United defender had delivered only three league wins.
WTA chief promises 'strong reactions' to ban on Russian, Belarusian players
Pakistan will have 'revenge' on their mind for a recent off-field snub when they take on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Tuesday.
Early Cricket Club chairman Gary Shacklady, himself a vegan, realised that many of the meals, especially at away grounds, were inaccessible to many of the players. This included the team's Hindu and Muslim players, who do not eat beef and pork for religious reasons.
Their opponents New Zealand, who effectively knocked India out of the World Cup, have reached Jaipur on a chartered flight from Dubai with little time to reflect on their loss to Australia in the title clash.
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