Harry Brook ton leads England to nervy win over Pakistan and T20 World Cup semifinals.
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Robin Smith established himself as a belligerent middle-order batter known for his ability against fast bowlers.
The BCCI bars active Indian cricketers -- international or domestic -- from playing in overseas leagues to protect the IPL's exclusivity.
The remainder of PSL is set to be conducted without Hawkeye and DRS technologies as most of the technicians who handle that aspect are from India and are not expected to return.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian to complete 13,000 runs in T20 cricket, during the IPL 2025 match against MI on Monday.
Rohit Sharma scored a fluent 70 off 46 balls, laced with 8 boundaries and 3 sixes, helping his side comfortably chase down a target of 144.
The series is now locked at 2-2 with Thursday's climax to come.
Imran Tahir completed 500 wickets in the T20 format and became just the fourth player to achieve the remarkable feat.
The 34-year-old signs off as a T20 World Cup winner after returning to the international fold to be a part of England's winning squad last year in Australia.
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England will be eyeing their second T20 World Cup after a long wait of 12 years.
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England captain Jos Buttler has declared himself fit for Sunday's opening Twenty20 International against Australia but Liam Livingstone's ankle injury makes the all-rounder doubtful for their World Cup opener later this month.
England's white ball captain Jos Buttler said he doesn't want to condemn the players who are opting out of national commitments for T20 leagues as he understands their predicament as well.
In 2019, Hales was withdrawn from the preliminary squad for the 50-overs World Cup after the Guardian newspaper reported he was serving a three-week ban for recreational drug use.
'We came in very excited and there was a good feel around the group ... I thought everyone, from one to 11, stood up today.'
The image was apparently taken in 2009 when the batter was 20 years of age at a New Year's Eve Party.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between India and England in Adelaide on Thursday.
Chasing 159 for victory in Karachi, England reached their target with four balls to spare as Hales's 58 at the top of the order in his first appearance for the team since 2019 and Brooks' 25-ball knock at the end got them home.
Former England batsman Alex Hales denied on Wednesday there was "any racial connotation" in the name of his dog after allegations by ex-Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq.
England are the first team to hold both the ODI and T20I World Cups at the same time.
The cameras were panned on the skipper as he couldn't contain himself after the loss.
England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory over Sri Lanka by four wickets in their final Super 12 match on Saturday.
Hardik Pandya said the loss against England in the T20 World Cup semi-finals on Thursday was a 'tough' loss for the Indian team.
"Alex Hales has made himself unavailable for selection for personal reasons and no timetable has been set for his return to action," Nottinghamshire said in a statement on their website.
England hammered India by 10 wickets with Alex Hales and Jos Buttler striking commanding half-centuries.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday named England batsman Alex Hales as the replacement for David Warner for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, starting next month.
After a solid start by Buttler and Alex Hales, England batters lost the plot with half the side back in the dugout, largely due to mystery spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, before Stokes took the former champions over the line.
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The wickets proved to be mere consolation for Pakistan as Salt continued his onslaught and struck the winning runs in the 15th over, ending with 13 fours and three sixes in his 41-ball knock.
But just like everyone wants a slice of '92 from Babar's team, the core of this current English team also has a date with history
Hales's inclusion was seen as a risk by some pundits and his patchy lead-up form spilled into the early matches at the tournament with 19 against Afghanistan and seven versus Ireland.
Alex Hales was ruled out of the opening one day international against India at Nottingham's Trent Bridge on Thursday
It was the highest run chase in men's T20 cricket without losing a wicket.
KKR will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL lung opener on March 26 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The 1983 World Cup-winning skipper, however, said fans should not be too critical of the team's performance in the semifinals.
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