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Sanju Samson Becomes First Batter Ever To Register Embarrassing T20I World Record

It looks like Sanju Samson is flattering to deceive once again. After two back-to-back centuries in two straight T20Is, the wicketkeeper-batter has now scored two back-to-back ducks. Sanju Samson has often not received a consistent run in the national team, but when he scored those tons against Bangladesh and then against South Africa (in the 1st T20I), everyone thought that Samson was finally doing justice to his immense talent. But now, Samson has scored back-to-back ducks.

India, Pakistan Grouped Together In Inaugural Women's U19 Asia Cup

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn together for the inaugural Women's U19 Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The six-team tournament will take place in Malaysia, consisting of two groups of three teams each. Group A comprises India, Pakistan and Nepal, while Group B includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and hosts Malaysia. All matches would be held at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.

Sanju Samson's Father's Rant Goes Viral: "4 People Wasted My Son's Career..."

A video has gone viral on social media where Samson Viswanath, father of India cricketer Sanju Samson, can be seen makin a shocking claim regarding his son's international career. In the viral rant, Viswanath accused former India captains MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for wasting a decade of Samson's international career. He also put the blame on former India head coach Rahul Dravid, whom Samson grew up idolising. Samson, who recently became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is, struggled to get regular game time until Rohit and Virat announced their retirements from T20Is earlier this year.

U19 50-over Asia Cup: Mohammad Amaan To Lead India

Uttar Pradesh middle-order batter Mohammad Amaan will lead India in the 50-over ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month. India will open their campaign against Pakistan at Dubai on November 30. India have in their ranks some youngsters who have impressed in the domestic circuit like Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre, Bihar's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tamil Nadu's C Andre Siddarth, Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan and Karnataka batter Hardik Raj and state-mate Samarth Nagaraj.

Shaheen Afridi Takes Top Spot In ICC ODI Bowler Rankings, Babar Azam Remains At No 1 Among Batters

Just months before the start of next year's ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan's pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi has reclaimed the Number 1 ranking after the ICC issued the latest Men's ODI Bowler Rankings. The left-arm quick regained his place as the top bowler in the 50-over format on the back of his impressive displays during Pakistan's historic series triumph over Australia. During the three ODIs, Shaheen took eight scalps, averaging 12.62 and ended the series as the second-highest wicket-taker.

"Do or Die": India Star Abhishek Sharma Issued Blunt Warning Ahead Of 3rd T20I

India are all set to face South Africa in the third T20I of the four-match series in Centurion on Wednesday. This will be a crucial match as the series is currently level 1-1 and both the teams need to give their best to gain an unassailable lead. Talking about the second encounter in Gqeberha, the hosts dominated the proceedings as Suryakumar Yadav and co were restricted to 124/6. Later, the Proteas chased down the target with one to spare. India's shocking batting collapse has raised many questions on the team selection.

Not Steve Smith Or Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch Picks This Star As Australia's Key Player vs India

Former Australian skipper Aaron Finch said that Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant, two left-handed wicketkeeper-batters will be extremely important for their respective sides during the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. The first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at Perth's Optus Stadium from November 22 onwards. The series is extremely crucial for both sides' ICC World Test Championship final chances. While the Aussies will be aiming to get a good start in their bid to prevent a hat-trick of series losses to India at home, the visitors would also be charged up after a humiliating whitewash series loss to New Zealand at home in the three-match Test series, their first Test series loss in home conditions in 12 years.

Not AB De Villiers: This Ex-South Africa Star, Once Associated With RCB, Made Sri Lanka Consultant

Former South African batter Neil McKenzie has been appointed as the consultant coach for the Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of their two-match Test series against South Africa starting from November 27 onwards. The former right-handed batter shall join the visiting team between November 13 and 21, as confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket, ahead of the first Test in Durban. The series will feature two Tests and will be important for both side's ICC World Test Championship final chances. Mckenzie, who played 58 Test matches between 2000 and 2009, racked up over 3,253 runs for South Africa, with five centuries and 16 fifties. He also aggregated nearly 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.

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Sanju Samson Becomes First Batter Ever To Register Embarrassing T20I World Record

India, Pakistan Grouped Together In Inaugural Women's U19 Asia Cup

Sanju Samson's Father's Rant Goes Viral: "4 People Wasted My Son's Career..."

U19 50-over Asia Cup: Mohammad Amaan To Lead India

Shaheen Afridi Takes Top Spot In ICC ODI Bowler Rankings, Babar Azam Remains At No 1 Among Batters

"Do or Die": India Star Abhishek Sharma Issued Blunt Warning Ahead Of 3rd T20I

Not Steve Smith Or Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch Picks This Star As Australia's Key Player vs India

Not AB De Villiers: This Ex-South Africa Star, Once Associated With RCB, Made Sri Lanka Consultant