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England opener Rory Burns said he thinks Indian wickets will be good cricket wickets and won't turn from the start like it happened during the recent series in Sri Lanka where England still managed to win 2-0. ....
Opener Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen helped South Africa take a lead of 29 runs on the third day of their first Test against Pakistan. Spinner Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali, however, struck thrice at the end of the day to leave South Africa on 187/4 after Pakistan were all out for 378 earlier in the day. ....
After the tractor rally organised by the farmers' unions on Republic Day turned violent in the national capital, the situation is tense at the Ghazipur border where security has been beefed up, while Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait too is looking under pressure.....
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of the upcoming series between India and England, thus continuing the trend of home umpires officiating in Tests ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Adversity often serves as an adhesive, as has been the case between the Tikait brothers. ....
Situation at Delhi's Haryana border at Singhu quickly deteriorated on Friday afternoon as villagers clashed with protesting farmers after one thing led to another and the mob was seen armed with stones, lathis, swords. A police officer among others was injured. ....
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) clarified that wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will join the squad only after the second Test against India and not after the first Test as was earlier stated by England batting coach Graham Thorpe. ....
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, fast bowler Jofra Archer and opening batsman Rory Burns will begin training for their upcoming Test series against India on Saturday at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.....
Ajinkya Rahane said that he didn't cut a kangaroo-shaped cake after returning to India after the Test series win in Australia out of respect for the opposition. Rahane, who was captain for the last three Tests in the series, received a hero's welcome upon his return to Mumbai and could be seen refusing to cut the cake in visuals from the celebration. ....
Australian opener David Warner on Saturday posted a photo of his daughter wearing India captain Virat Kohli's Test jersey. He also thanked Kohli for gifting the jersey and joked that the latter is his daughter's favourite player, besides himself, and Australia limited overs captain Aaron Finch. ....