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India To Tour Ireland For Two-Match T20I Series In June

A second-string Indian cricket team will play against Ireland in two T20 Internationals in Malahide on June 26 and June 28. Cricket Ireland has confirmed that the Indian team would be touring Ireland for a short two-match T20I series in June. However, the series is unlikely to see top players such as all-format skipper Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, first-choice wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in action as the remaining one Test match from the last year's tour of England is scheduled to held from July 1-5.

India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli 38 Runs Away From Joining India Legends In Elite List

The India vs Sri Lanka first Test starting on March 4 in Mohali will be a special occasion for Virat Kohli. The former India captain will become only the 12th Indian to play 100 Test matches on Friday. The right-hander, who is currently regarded as one of the best batters going around, has an opportunity to make the occasion even more special. Kohli is only 38 runs away from completing 8000 runs in the longest format of the game. He is set to become only the sixth Indian joining an elite list comprising greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman.

Struggling Markram 'one knock away' from return to form: 'I see the disappointment'

Proteas captain Dean Elgar says Aiden Markram is "one knock away" from a return to form.

Ireland to host India and New Zealand in bumper summer of cricket

Ireland's men's cricket team will host the world number one sides in both the One Day International (New Zealand) and T20 (India) formats this year and also play a T20 series against South Africa in England.

CSA chiefs hail Proteas for their ’fighting spirit’ after second Test victory over Kiwis

Cape Town — Cricket South Africa (CSA) have praised Proteas’ Men’s team for the "fighting spirit" shown in the emphatic victory over New Zealand in the second Test of the two-match Series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday morning.

Pakistan vs Australia: Fit-Again Steve Smith Looking To Replicate Ashes Heroics In Pakistan

Star Australian batsman Steve Smith said Tuesday he was "feeling good" after recovering from concussion and hopes to replicate his big scoring from the Ashes during Australia's tour of Pakistan, their first in 24 years. The 32-year-old fell heavily and banged his head attempting a boundary catch in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Sydney last month, ruling him out of the rest of that series. Smith, who is expected to be a batting mainstay for the tourists in the three-match Test series starting in Rawalpindi Friday, said he is looking forward to some big scores.

90 Years And Counting: South Africa Maintain Astonishing Record Against New Zealand

The South African men's cricket team came back strongly after the defeat in the first to draw the two-match series 1-1 through a 198-run victory in the second Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch against New Zealand. This could be considered a regular Test win by many; however, statistics prove that the triumph in Christchurch helped South Africa maintain a record which they will be extremely proud of. It has been exactly 90 years that both the Test playing nations have been battling it out in the longest format of the game. However, astonishingly New Zealand, the defending World Test Champions, are yet to win a Test series, home or away, against South Africa.

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Tom Latham says beaten Kiwis can still defend World Test Championship

New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham has not written off his team's chances of claiming back-to-back World Test Championships (WTC) despite defeat in the second Test to South Africa leaving the Black Caps' defence on shaky ground. Held to 1-1 home series draws by South Africa and Bangladesh after losing 1-0 away to India in late-2021, New Zealand are languishing at sixth on the WTC table ahead of a tour to England. Latham said his team believed "100%" they could still make next year's WTC final and would look to sweep England in the three-Test series starting in June. "Obviously we set out with with the ambitions of winning every Test match you play, especially at home," he told reporters after the 198-run loss to the Proteas at Hagley Oval. . "For us, I guess, when we get to England in a few months' time, it's obviously important that we shift our focus to that and try our best to win that series over there and get as many points as we can."

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India To Tour Ireland For Two-Match T20I Series In June

India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli 38 Runs Away From Joining India Legends In Elite List

Struggling Markram 'one knock away' from return to form: 'I see the disappointment'

Ireland to host India and New Zealand in bumper summer of cricket

CSA chiefs hail Proteas for their ’fighting spirit’ after second Test victory over Kiwis

Pakistan vs Australia: Fit-Again Steve Smith Looking To Replicate Ashes Heroics In Pakistan

90 Years And Counting: South Africa Maintain Astonishing Record Against New Zealand

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Tom Latham says beaten Kiwis can still defend World Test Championship