Joe McCarthy sets sights on a place in Andy Farrell’s Lions tour squad
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"We Were A Little Unlucky That...": Rohit Sharma's Honest View After Warm-Up Match Win
India skipper Rohit Sharma is pleased with their curtailed warm-up game time after defeating the Australian Prime Minister's XI by six wickets at the Manuka Oval on Sunday. The opening day of the two-day pink-ball match was washed out due to rain and the match was reduced to 46-over per side with more rain on the second day of the encounter. With Shubman Gill scoring a half-century after missing the first Test due to a left thumb injury and Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul retaining their spot as openers despite Rohit's return, India ticked all boxes before heading to the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, starting on December 6.
"Go Back...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Gives It Back To Australia PM XI Star After Fiery Exchange. Watch
Team India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed his aggressive style on Day 2 of the pink-ball warm-up match against Australia Prime Minister's XI on Sunday. Jaiswal, notably, had a fiery exchange with young tearaway pacer Jack Nisbet, who bowled some vicious bouncers at the Indian opener in the sixth over of India's innings. Fighting fire with fire, Jaiswal hit Nisbet for consecutive boundaries in the first and second ball, before the two exchanged a few unpleasantry words. Nisbet fired a few words at Jaiswal, who simply asked him to 'go back and ball'.
Watch: Sarfaraz Khan Brings Gully Cricket Rule, Demands Australian Batter's Dismissal For Double Bat
In a strange move by India's captain Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan was given the responsibility of keeping wickets for a few overs, after the team decided to give Rishabh Pant some rest. Sarfaraz, however, had his typical quirks behind the stumps, especially with skipper Rohit. Once, Sarfaraz even received a friendly punch from Rohit after failing to collect a ball. Later, Sarfaraz was also seen demanding the dismissal of Australian batter Hanno Jacobs as he had hit the ball twice.
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Rohit Sharma's Wife Ritika Sajdeh Reveals Son's Name. It Doesn't Start With R But...
India captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh were blessed with a baby boy earlier this month. With Ritika's due delivery date close to the 1st Test against Australia in Perth, Rohit decided to skip the match, which India won by 295 runs under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah. Rohit and Ritika's son was born on November 15, 2024 and the latter has now revealed the name of the newborn. Taking to Instagram, Ritika shared a photo of a Christmas-themed family cutout.
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Caelan Doris confident he will ‘continue to grow’ as Ireland captain
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