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India Pacer Umesh Yadav's Father Tilak Yadav Passes Away At 74 Years

India cricketer Umesh Yadav's father Tilak Yadav passed away on Wednesday at the age of 74 after battling a prolonged illness in Nagpur. The pacer's father had been ill for the past few days and was being treated at a private hospital in Nagpur. Tilak Yadav was a native of the Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh and a retired employee of Valni Coal Mine. His settled in Khaparkheda near Nagpur after securing a job in the Valni coal mine. Apart from Umesh Yadav, Tilak Yadav has two sons and a daughter. The names of the other two sons are Kamlesh and Ramesh. Tilak Yadav was cremated at Kolar in Nagpur.

The evolving balance between long and short formats in cricket

Sandwiched in between T20 competitions in Australia, the UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan are two Test matches between New Zealand and England and four between India and Australia. This is probably the shape of things to come for men’s cricket, a juxtaposition of short and long format cricket, juggled in a finite calendar.

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Iceland Cricket faces flak for Virat Kohli's century drought tweet

Virat Kohli ended his century drought in international cricket last year by smashing his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan during an Asia Cup encounter. He followed that up with three more centuries in the ODIs against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.But Kohli's agonising wait of scoring a hundred in the Test cricket continues with the Indian batter's last ton coming in November 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.Kohli also failed to make an impact in the ongoing Test series against Australia with the scores of 12, 44 and 20 so far in the first two Tests.The Iceland Cricket, who are very active on social media, took to Twitter to highlight the fact that Kohli has not scored a century in 23 Tests.

White-ball specialists will have short skills camp at NCA before Australia ODIs

While most of the Test squad members, who are also part of the 50-overs squad, have been given a break before the commencement of the third Test in Indore from March 1, the remaining will train in Bengaluru and also go through their regular fitness routines."Fast bowler Umran Malik and senior leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal are already in Bengaluru for some quality net sessions before the ODI leg starts in Mumbai from March 17. They would be doing their fitness programmes as well as bowling full tilt under the supervision of NCA coaches," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.Pandya, who was busy with family functions, is also expected to join the camp along with Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, both of whom are part of the 50-over setup.

"23 Tests Since Virat Kohli Scored A Century," Tweets Iceland Cricket. Fans Don't Like It

Virat Kohli, after a couple of years when he could not score a ton, is back among run in the white ball formats. Since the 2022 Asia Cup, Kohli has been scoring well in limited overs cricket. However, the same cannot be said for the Test format. He has not scored a half-century in his last 13 Test innings. His scores in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy reads - 44, 20 and 12. The former Indian cricket team skipper's last Test ton came against Bangladesh in November, 2019. Iceland Cricket highlighted this aspect in a tweet recently.

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India Pacer Umesh Yadav's Father Tilak Yadav Passes Away At 74 Years

The evolving balance between long and short formats in cricket

South Africa to take the battle to England in World Cup semi-final

Bangladesh coach Hathurasingha says 'no tension' with senior players

"Lord Voldemort...": South Africa Star's Confused Look At Women's T20 World Cup Press Meet Has Everyone In Splits. Watch

Iceland Cricket faces flak for Virat Kohli's century drought tweet

White-ball specialists will have short skills camp at NCA before Australia ODIs

"23 Tests Since Virat Kohli Scored A Century," Tweets Iceland Cricket. Fans Don't Like It