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News”My heart was racing high, but I just took a few deep breaths at the top of my run and tried to make sure I manage my skills.”Four wickets in four balls to be in elite company alongside T20 superstars Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan. Knocking off the winning runs in the chase. Scooping up…

News”A player like him is probably just one good innings away from getting back to his natural way”Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl a single ball in the five games he played during the UAE leg of IPL 2021, and that could be a concern for India heading into the T20 World Cup. While Rohit Sharma, Hardik’s…

NewsHe had sustained a back injury on October 6 during the National T20 CupPakistan’s Sohaib Maqsood has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup after failing an MRI scan on his lower back. Shoaib Malik will replace him in the squad, the PCB has confirmed*. Maqsood had sustained a back injury on October…

ReportIndia fought hard to get to a competitive total and then with the ball, but Australia’s experience prevailedAustralia 119 for 6 (McGrath 42*, Mooney 34, Gayakwad 3-21) beat India 118 for 9 (Vastrakar 37*, Harmanpreet 28, Molineux 2-11, Vlaeminck 2-18) by four wicketsAustralia were given a mighty scare by a spirited Indian team before nerves…

News”You can’t just go bang-bang at every ball. You have to take your time, work out the angles, the opponents, the running between the wickets”When Royal Challengers Bangalore bought KS Bharat for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the IPL 2021 auction, his T20 batting stats weren’t too flashy: an average of 17.80…

NewsImam, Shafique fifties not enough for Balochistan; Sahibzada, Iftikhar century stand took Khyber Pakhtunkhwa past SindhNorthern 186 for 5 (Imran 64, Malik 53, Asif 2-31, Butt 2-35) beat Balochistan 185 for 7 (Shafique 73, Imam 50, Zaman 3-31) by five wickets Fifties from Ali Imran and Zeeshan Malik helped Northern pull off a nervy chase…

NewsThe ICC has also increased the minimum number of overs for delayed and rain-interrupted matches in the world tournamentFor the first time in an ICC men’s T20I tournament the Decision Review System (DRS) will be in use as the governing body has announced that the system will be available at the T20 World Cup starting…

News”I know where I sit within the team and that’s why my training has been tailored towards getting used to that lower order.”Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is preparing to bat in the middle-to-lower order in the T20 World Cup despite not yet receiving any indications from the selectors or captain Aaron Finch as to what…

ReportTim Ward made 81 and nightwatchman Lawrence Neil-Smith made 71 not out from 201 deliveries Tasmania 6 for 500 dec and 3 for 196 (Ward 81, Neil-Smith 71*) drew with Queensland 5 for 355 dec (Street 143, Peirson 106*)Tim Ward and Lawrence Neil-Smith posted half-centuries as Tasmania batted out the final day for a draw…

England have named the strongest available squad for their attempt to regain the Ashes this winter, with wicketkeeper and vice-captain Jos Buttler joining Joe Root in committing to the tour. As anticipated, there was no place for Ben Stokes, as he continues his indefinite break from the game, while Sam Curran was not considered for…