Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 54.
'Because of the Impact sub rule, everyone gets one more batsman so they think that they will use the batsman in case the batting unit doesn't go well.'
Australian explosive batsman David Warner has become the second player of his country and fourth overall to enter cricket's most exclusive 6000 runs club in Twenty20 format.
Australia will not only depend on his starts but also want David Warner to counter the threat posed by World No. 1 Test bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.
Most players in Australia's Test squad are "closer to the end than the start" of their careers but they should be able to play on for another three to five years after working hard on their fitness and looking after their bodies, bowler Nathan Lyon said.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad opener is the first batsman in the history of IPL to hit seven consecutive fifty-plus scores against two teams.
Here are a slew of records that were scripted on Wednesday...
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson hailed young Indian uncapped all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, saying that he is one of his favourite players to watch and lauded his dominance over the experienced spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin against Rajasthan Royals.
Warner would be looking to make the most of the early start and put runs on the board again.
Khawaja said that he and Finch compliment each other really well and they share a good rapport.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
Former England captain Alastair Cook revealed in his autobiography that Australia opening batsman David Warner once told him about using the strapping on the hand to accelerate deterioration of the ball during a first-class match.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane
The pair are serving year-long bans for their part in the Cape Town incident in March and were barred from the 2018 IPL tournament.
Images from the IPL match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
Dhoni picked as skipper of IPL's all-time greatest team
Australia's number one opener David Warner on Saturday said he is 'highly doubtful' about attaining full fitness ahead of the third Test against India though he will do everything possible to respond to a desperate selection panel and team management's call.
Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch feels the banned duo of Steve Smith and David Warner will be 'welcomed back with open arms' despite doubts that the former vice-captain may be dumped.
'It's an honour and privilege to be amongst the greats of the game. It wasn't something in the back of my mind to go out and score a 100 in a session. It was about going out there with intent and batting positive'
Usman Khawaja will return to training on Tuesday after being cleared to play the second Test
Australia's David Warner showed little of his menacing hitting and brash in-your-face approach as he made his return to the international arena at the World Cup on Saturday. But he has evidently lost none of his match-winning form.
Explosive Australia opener David Warner has rated the 2016 Indian Premier League title triumph with Sunrisers Hyderabad as one of the best memories of his career. Warner was the captain when Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in 2016, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
A win over Australia would see the Black Caps through and represent a strong recovery from their six wicket loss to Pakistan at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Afghanistan showed some fight to set a target of 208 runs to win for Australia on Saturday.
Australia's David Warner breathed life into the rain-ruined final Test with a pulsating ton as the match meandered to a draw against the West Indies on Thursday. Warner, determined to finish an undistinguished series on a high, reached his 16th Test century off 82 balls before a small Sydney crowd. The buccaneering opener had a highest score of 64 in the two previous Tests as team-mates helped themselves to six centuries against the tourists' innocuous bowling attack.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 48 in IPL 12: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab.
Suryakumar Yadav was back in the nets after a long injury lay-off.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said fans should be able to decide on the future of the Impact Player ruling in IPL.
He said most Australian players would want to play the IPL, which can be held in September-October if T20 World Cup and Asia Cup are postponed.
McDonald said there was no concern around Marsh's lack of match practice over the last two months as Australia will play some practice games before their T20 World Cup opener against Oman on June 5.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48.
The former Test vice-captain returned to the field in a recent Twenty20 tournament in Canada and followed that up with his first appearance in Australia on Saturday in a limited-overs competition in Darwin.
David Warner has said a 'vile and disgusting' sledge about his wife from South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock was the trigger for his angry outburst
'Australia has always prided itself on taking a highly competitive approach to international cricket. This will not change, however CA is confident that what occurred in Durban will remain an aberration'
David Warner scored a sparkling, unbeaten triple hundred after before being reprieved by another no-ball as Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan, at the Adelaide Oval, on Saturday.
Dashing Australian opener David Warner took to instagram to announce the birth of his second child, a daughter with wife Candice. The daughter has been named Indi Rae. Warner and Candice have a 16-month old daughter named Ivy Mae. The proud father posted pictures of the newborn Instagram along with the mother and elder daughter. "@candywarner1 and I welcomed beautiful little Indi Rae Warner into the world this morning. Mum was absolutely amazing. #prouddaddy," Warner posted.
'Given there is now independent verification that CA's system and culture were contributory factors, the ACA calls for the lifting of the board-imposed penalties on Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft'
Disgraced David Warner still has a future in Australian cricket, the sport's chief executive James Sutherland says, handing the explosive opener a lifeline after a cheating scandal.
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