A superb 84-ball 102 from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and a splendid 6-52 from young pacer Kranti Goud helped India Women steer to a sensational 13-run win in the final ODI against England to clinch the three-match series 2-1 at Chester-le-Street, Durham, on Tuesday.
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India women will be keen to internalise the conditions and character of venues in England ahead of next year's World Cup during the five-match T20I series against the hosts, beginning with the opening game on Saturday.
Dean Jones, who was doing commentary for the ongoing IPL for official broadcasters Star Sports, suffered a massive heart attack in Mumbai.
Shami has been chosen in India's white-ball rubber squad against England consisting five T20Is and three ODIs which will act as a build up to the Champions Trophy next month, where the team's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's inclusion is subject to fitness.
Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft's recent statements on the ball-tampering scandal have added to the constant reminder that the Australians 'cheated', former cricketer Dean Jones said lambasting the two players' 'attempts to garner sympathy'.
Kane Williamson has shown that classically elegant batsmen, too, could prosper big time in the slam-bang world of Indian Premier League cricket and former Australia batsman Dean Jones wants the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir, who have struggled in this year's IPL, to take cues from the New Zealand captain.
'India's strength is batting and it is under attack right now. It is time to stand up and be counted.'
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Dean Jones has claimed Australia would need to score more than 400 in the first innings of their four Test matches against India in order to stand any chance of winning the series in the grueling sub-continental conditions.
Faced with legal action for his derogatory comments against the RCA, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones defended his statement, saying that he never used any word that was deemed to be defamatory.
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With his Test slump continuing unabated, Australian batsman Michael Hussey is no longer 'Mr. Cricket' and has become 'Mr Average', say former greats Mark Waugh and Dean Jones.
Former Australia captain Allan Border says Dean Jones's comment on Hashim Amla does not portray his true character.
Former cricketers such as Dean Jones and Michael Vaughan on Monday reacted sharply to the exclusion of four Australian cricketers, which includes vice-captain Shane Watson, from the side for the third Test against India starting Thursday.
With the Eden Gardens set to host the country's first day-night match with a pink ball in club cricket, an expert panel, comprising Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Dean Jones, strongly feel the innovation is here to stay.
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'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.'
Waqar's chances of being named bowling coach appeared strong after another former Test bowler Muhammad Akram withdrew his application
'Rohit Sharma and David Warner are good at both sides of the ground.'
In good news for India, their bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan and fellow pacer Ishant Sharma appeared to be fit to play in the opening Test against Australia beginning in Melbourne, on Monday.
'You look at the numbers he has served up and the way he has consistently used that yorker, that makes everyone talk about it.'
Under-siege India will lose 'more than just respect' if they don't stop idolising their ageing cricket greats and find a fresh core of fast bowlers and batsmen who specialise in all three formats of the game, feels former Australian batsman Dean Jones.
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In what probably would have been the toughest day for Sean Abbott, whose bouncer was responsible for batsman Phillip Hughes's death, the media respected the pacer's sentiments by maintaining a distance.
Cricket is set to touch a new high. Europe's longest glacier in the Swiss Alps will soon host an exhibition match between two all-star teams from India and England, at an altitude of 11,330 feet, surrounded by snow-clad peaks.
Former India captain Kapil Dev will head the Executive Board of the breakaway Indian Cricket League.
Names like Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Dean Jones, Gary Kirsten and Waqar Younis will rub shoulders in the Signature World Cup of Golfing Cricketers.
For all those sceptics who wondered whether the Essel Group's Subhash Chandra would be able to pull off a parallel cricket league, a line-up of players and a business plan is already in place.
A committee, to be set up in the next 48 hours, will shortlist candidates and make its recommendations.
Former Australia batsman-turned-commentator Dean Jones is convinced that the Indian team, during their ongoing tour Down Under, has been solely concentrating on the Twenty20 series with the World T20 just eight weeks away.
'The first one to one-and-half hours play tomorrow is crucial for us,' said Australia's captain.
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As Kohli continues to score loads of runs, Gujarat Lion's Aaron Finch took to Twitter and requested, "Dear Virat Kohli, can you please stop making batting look so easy, it's embarrassing for most other batters in the world."
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
Unbeaten fifties from opener Yaseen Valli and Jean du Plessis helped South Africa 'A' earn a draw against India 'A' on the fourth and final day of the first Unofficial Test.
Shane Warne immortalised himself with the 'Ball Of The Century' on June 4, 1993 during the first Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Ali is currently on tour with the Pakistan national team in England and played in the 54-run defeat by the hosts in their final one-day international of the series on Sunday. Ali is currently on tour with the Pakistan national team in England and played in the 54-run defeat by the hosts in their final one-day international of the series on Sunday.
