Mayank Yadav too can learn at the highest level by starting young but must also brace himself for the ups and downs.
Nasser Hussain showered praise on Stuart Broad after the veteran pacer bid farewell to international cricket with a memorable final day of his career.
At The Oval were Broad's father former England cricketer and ICC Referee Chris Broad (he scored three hundreds in consecutive Ashes Tests in the 1986 series), his sister Gemma, who once worked as performance analyst for the England cricket team, his partner Mollie King (a singer who is part of the girl band The Saturdays) and infant daughter Anabella (born last November).
Yuvraj Singh took the T20 World Cup trophy into top gear at the Miami Grand Prix circuit.
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Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are set for important milestones during the coming series against Bangladesh.
Himself known for his delightful cover drivers, Bell thinks Virat Kohli plays his favourite shot the best among his peers.
All eyes will be on star India batter Virat Kohli, who is perhaps battling the biggest form crisis of his career.
21-year-old fast bowler Mayank Yadav announced himself on the biggest stage, the IPL, with a fiery debut for the Lucknow Super Giants.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the opening Ashes Test played between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Saturday.
Australia great Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the David Warner selection debate and thinks Australia should stick with the opener.
Could the Chennai Test against Bangladesh this week be Ravichandran Ashwin's last Test in front of his home fans?
Australia could promote Travis Head to open in Warner's place to make room for Green's inclusion along with Marsh.
Nathan Lyon is the eighth bowler to take 500 Test wickets.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.
Fast bowler James Anderson replacing Ollie Robinson in the side that won at Headingley.
James Anderson, Broad and Ollie Robinson will lead the pace attack with Moeen, who retired from tests in 2021, returning to the side after Jack Leach was ruled out of the series due to a back injury.
When Stuart Broad dismissed South Africa's Kyle Verreynne with an edge behind to Ben Foakes, he become only the second bowler to take 100 Test wickets at Lord's, joining fellow great and bowling partner James Anderson.
Images from Day 4 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Monday.
But former Australia captain Ponting says he saw signs in both the first Edgbaston innings and Warner's knock against India in the World Test Championship Final that suggest he's close to getting back among the runs.
'To take 600 wickets and to play the number of Test matches he has takes a special kind of cricketer.'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin broke yet another record in the ongoing home series against England.
Ben Stokes will take time to recover from memories of the catch he dropped, which cost England the first Test in the Ashes 2023 series against Australia.
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
England must win the fourth Test in Manchester to keep the series alive ahead of the fifth Test at the Oval in London.
England, who are lagging 0-2 in the five-match series, left out Broad along with three others for the Boxing Day Test, which began in Melbourne on Sunday.
In the absence of the injured Ollie Pope, big-hitting Harry Brook has been promoted to No 3 in what is a must-win Test for the hosts.
Broad, 36, said the new approach has been a "breath of fresh air".
Having ended the last IPL with three ducks in a row, Buttler has not been able to fire yet in this season.
'It's really frustrating. I'm not really a big no-ball bowler'
Yuvraj Singh says he would pick Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson as the preferred wicketkeeper to ensure left-handed variety in the batting line-up.
'He is obviously a bit of a rough diamond.'
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England spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the Ashes squad for the second Test against Australia.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
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Tongue is the only change to the side that lost the first Ashes Test
Alongside old war horses James Anderson and Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts, Saqib Mahmood, Ollie Robinson, Sam Curran and Olly Stone are also likely to fight for a place in the team for the Ashes, which will begin with the first Test at Edgbaston on June 16.
Robinson dismissed Virat Kohli thrice in England and he is again looking forward to challenging the Indian great's 'ego'.
He is the ninth bowler and fifth spinner to complete the feat in Tests.
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