Seamer R Vinay Kumar claimed three wickets as India scored a 15-run victory over Leicestershire in a Twenty20 practice match at Grace Road, in Leicester, on Monday. The visitors rattled up 161 for 5 after being put in to bat, and then bowled with discipline to restrict the domestic T20 champions to 146 for 7 in the stipulated 20 overs.
The bomb scare was in Kent but the Indian cricket team, preparing for the practice Twenty20 match against Leicestershire, took precautions here and barred the media from its training session.
Aaron took full advantage of the Eden greentop and delivered a beauty to clean up Gill with a knuckle-ball that sharply cut back in.
Flamboyant India opener Virender Sehwag has signed a deal with English county Northamptonshire to play in the Twenty20 championship this summer.
Face coverings are mandatory in communal areas and corridors at schools and colleges within areas of the country deemed at high risk of COVID-19 infections.
Sunil Narine has been one of the chief architects behind KKR's success in the Indian Premier League in 2012 and 2014 editions and he, along with Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla will prove a strong bowling combine for KKR.
The Indian top-order batsmen got much needed batting practice against a below-par Leicestershire attack as they finished the first day of their opening tour match at a comfortable 333 for four Leicester on Thursday.
An Indian-origin former accountant has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment for duping people of 100 million ($197 million) in an international scam. Shinder Singh Gangar, 46, from Leicestershire, promised clients a return of up to 160 per cent a year on money invested with him. But there was no investment scheme and the money was not invested as promised. Instead it was put into offshore bank accounts.
South African batsman Boeta Dippenaar announced his retirement from international cricket to pursue other interests.
The Triumph executive, however, declined to comment on the companies, which were in talks with it. Sources said Bajaj might be one of the companies the UK group is holding talks with. Representatives of Bajaj, which was reportedly negotiating with Triumph for an equity buyout, had visited the company's plants in the UK.
Talented 21-year-old rider Ollie Bridewell died after a crash in the first free practice session at the British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park on Friday.
Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble again failed to find a place in India's one-day team, for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
Gambhir and Jaffer scored battling half-centuries in the three-day match against Sri Lanka 'A' at Leicester on Sunday.
Sri Lanka A finished day two against India on 112 for 1, stretching their overall lead to 140 runs.
'If the factors there are right for me, then I would surely consider it,' the Leicestershire coach said.
The Leicestershire pacer was on Sunday named in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against India at Lord's.
Teenager Matthew Fisher turned his thoughts to schoolwork and a pending French oral exam after becoming the youngest cricketer in 91 years to play in a competitive English county match on Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled by England despite scoring an unbeaten 326 for Surrey.
Kevin Pietersen hit a superb triple century, a career-best, for Surrey on Monday to offer a reminder of his talents ahead of new England cricket director Andrew Strauss' first news conference.
Police declared a "major incident" after the explosion occurred on Sunday evening on a stretch of road containing commercial and residential properties close to Leicester's city centre.
Britain's Prince William threw on his biker's helmet and proved he's the king of cool as he took the latest Triumph Tiger 1200 bike for a spin around a track on Tuesday. The royal, who in the past has owned and ridden powerful bikes, was on a visit to the Triumph Motorcycles in Leicestershire, East Midlands when he took the bike for a spin.
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Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn hit centuries as Australia piled up 582 for seven against Leicestershire
The selectors may allow the India off-spinner to complete his remaining two matches for Worcestershire in English county cricket.
Riding on the Indian's knock, which was the only half-century in the innings, Leicestershire made 225 all out
India discard Dinesh Mongia is frustrated at being overlooked for the ongoing series against Sri Lanka despite a fine showing for Leicestershire in England recently.
Captain Graeme Smith led Somerset to victory over Lancashire by seven wickets to win the Twenty20 Cup
Sydney-born Chris Rogers hit a double century for Leicestershire to deny Australia a win before the Ashes series.
Former greats Dennis Lillee, Greg Chappell, former Sri Lankan physio Alex Kontouri and Indian coach John Wright will attend the event.
Shunned England batsman Kevin Pietersen has a calf injury and will not fly to India to play in the IPL as he had planned, British media reported on Wednesday.
Middlesex coach and former England spinner John Emburey said Kumble is 'happy' to join them.
Shiv Thakor, an all-rounder with the Derbyshire County Cricket Club and a former England captain of the Under-19 team, was labelled as "Shifty Shiv" by one of the victims after he exposed himself through a "gap" in his jogging pants.
Mumbai youngster Prithvi Shaw and Andhra batsman Hanuma Vihari were the two surprise inclusion in India's squad for the last two Tests of the ongoing five-match series against England.
The dashing Indian opener hit 30 off 21 balls as Leicestershire scored 72 for 1 against Warwickshire's in the County championship.
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