Salim Durani was the 'people's man', whose impact can never be quantified by the 29 Test matches that he played over 13 years between 1960 to 1973, or the 1200-plus runs he scored and 75 wickets he took with his mean left-arm spin.
After losing the 50 overs World Cup to England in a controversial contest two years ago, New Zealand -- a country of just 5.1 million people -- finally won its first world silverware in cricket. Arguably, the biggest trophy of them all. The World Test Championship.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, in Chottogram, on Saturday.
Opener David Warner is still looking for his first Test hundred against Sri Lanka while Smith has managed only one century in his last 18 Tests.
The funds revealed by Australian players will go towards programmes by UNICEF that support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education, and mental health services for 1.7 million vulnerable in-need children in the country.
Rohit Sharma feels having a solid bench strength is paramount
The women's Grand Slams were all won by different players for a fifth straight year in 2021
But Mendis and Embuldeniya then ran through the batting line-up to bundle them out for 132 in the second session as West Indies lost their last eight wickets for 40 runs.
After fast bowler Khaled Ahmed (2-59) had South Africa opener Sarel Erwee (24) caught by wicketkeeper Litton Das, Taijul claimed the next three wickets.
Confirmation of the suspension came straight after the toss, with both teams promptly making their way back to their respective dressing rooms.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik steered India to a competitive 190 from an uncomfortable 138 for 6 in the 16th over, which proved enough for the visitors to score a 68-run victory in the first T20 International against the West Indies in Tarouba, Port of Spain, on Friday.
Among his many achievements, his 49 ODI centuries stand out as a testament to his mastery of the format.
Ryan Campbell is in a stable condition and is out of sedation just over a week after suffering a heart attack
Batting first after losing the toss, Sri Lanka started sluggishly and were reduced to 51-4 at the halfway mark of their innings after Richardson claimed two early wickets.
Kohli is also the fourth most followed sportsperson on Instagram
Pakistan's former Test pacer and acclaimed coach Aaqib Javed wants PCB to pick brains of Indian curators, who have been regularly preparing rank turners in their own backyard.
'Batting into day three gave us that chance to really have a crack at them on day three -- it probably went better than we expected.'
Noisy fans brought a taste of the subcontinent to Birmingham on Tuesday.
In the course of his century, Kohli equalled Ponting's feat of 71 tons. Kohli has now only one name on the list of most centuries above him -- Tendulkar.
The new rates will be GBP 100 (INR 10,296), GBP 75 (INR 7722) and GBP 50 (INR 5148).
Babar has taken just 76 innings to score 13 tons while Amla, who until now was the fastest, had scored his 13th ODI hundred in 83 innings. Kohli had taken 86 innings to score 13 ODI hundreds.
New Zealand registered a 13-run win over the West Indies in the first T20I to take 1-0 lead.
Images from the first One-Day International between Bangladesh and India, in Mirpur, on Sunday.
It is their second victory in Zimbabwe, with the other two away wins both coming in the West Indies in 2009.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and England's Tammy Beaumont were on Sunday named the ICC men's and women's T20 Player of the Year, respectively, following a prolific 2021.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
The three-match T20I series thus ended 2-1 in favour of India, who stuttered after opting to bat before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's resilient 39 not out (33b; 3x4, 1x6) propped up their total to 138 for five.
A burgeoning third wicket stand between Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique had kept Pakistan in the contest and the duo continued to frustrate Australia when play resumed.
Pakistan completed a crushing innings and 44-run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning on Monday
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan were pick of the bowlers as they scalped two wickets each.
India is placed in Group B alongside debutants Uganda, South Africa and Ireland for the ICC Under-19 men's cricket World Cup, to be held in the West Indies across four countries from January 14 to February 5 2022.
He is not the youngest cricketer to score a Test hundred.
Imam-ul-Haq hit a memorable first Test century on Friday and led Pakistan to a commanding 245-1 in its first home Test against Aus in 24 years
Zimbabwe's first match will take place on the second day of the competition against fellow qualifier Ireland in Hobart on October 17.
Already the most prolific fast bowler in Test cricket, Anderson has 617 wickets in 162 matches for England at an average of 26.67.
No place for hooliganism in cricket, says angry PCB chief
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between India and Afghanistan in Dubai on Thursday.
The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5-83 in Pakistan's second innings.
The pitch offered some variable bounce but did not pose too many problems for the batters till the final hour of play.
Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani ruled out of India game with side strain
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