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County Championships: Double-Centurion Cheteshwar Pujara Joins Former India Captain In Elite List Featuring India Batters

Cheteshwar Pujara's fabulous knock of 201* in the ongoing County Championship Division 2 game between Sussex and Derbyshire helped him join an elite batting list featuring former India captainMohammad Azharuddin. On Sunday, Pujara played a gutsy innings to score a double-century on his debut for Sussex in County Cricket and this made him only the second Indian batter to score a double ton in the County Championship. Azharuddin had achieved this feat twice, once in 1991 when he scored 212 against Leicestershire and then in 1994 against Durham when he piled 205 runs. On both the instances, Azharuddin was representing County side Derbyshire.

Sri Lanka's Cricket Stars Go Into Bat For Protestors

Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country's economic crisis. Cricket is avidly followed in the Indian Ocean island nation and the pair called on other former players to support attempts to oust President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The island nation is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods and regular blackouts causing widespread misery.

Sri Lanka's cricket stars go into bat for protesters

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country's economic crisis.

"Leave IPL For A Week, Support Protests": Arjuna Ranatunga To Sri Lankan Players

Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis. Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara Reveals He "Got One Call Wrong" During Win Over LSG

Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, feels Ravichandran Ashwin handled the match situation really well by 'retiring out' at the right time but the Sri Lankan great conceded that he erred in not sending Riyan Parag ahead of Rassie van der Dussen. The Royals became the first team in IPL history to employ the 'retired out' tactic as Ashwin went back to the dug out despite being 28 not out during their game against LSG on Sunday. "It was the right time to do that," Sangakkara said at the post-match press conference.

IPL 2022: Explained: R Ashwin's sensational retired out decision - Here's what the rules say

Ravichandran Ashwin became the first player to be 'retired out' in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Ashwin, who scored a brilliant 28 off 23 balls against Lucknow Super Giants, willingly walked off the field in the 19th over, declaring himself retired out, to allow Riyan Parag to join the big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer in the middle. Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, said Ashwin handled the match situation really well by 'retiring out' at the right time. "It was the right time to do that," Sangakkara said at the post-match press conference. Ashwin himself was asking from the field as well and we had discussed just before that as to what we would do," Sangakkara said at the post-match press conference.

IPL 2022: Was the right time for Ashwin to 'retire out', says Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals' Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, feels Ravichandran Aswhin handled the match situation really well by 'retiring out' at the right time, but the Sri Lankan great conceded that he erred in not sending Riyan Parag ahead of Rassie van der Dussen. The Royals became the first team in IPL history to employ the 'retired out' tactic as Ashwin went back to the dug out despite being 28 not out during their game against LSG on Sunday. "It was the right time to do that," Sangakkara said at the post-match press conference. "Ashwin himself was asking from the field as well and we had discussed just before that as to what we would do."

"Gutsy": R Ashwin's 'Retired Out' Tactic May Catch On, Says This West Indies Star

Ravichandran Ashwin became the first player to be 'retired out' during an Indian Premier league (IPL) on Sunday, making way for a more attacking batter to accelerate the scoring, and pundits predict more teams will adopt the tactic. Promoted to number six in the Rajasthan Royals order, Ashwin made 28 off 23 balls before willingly walking off in the 19th over, much to the bemusement of the rival Lucknow Super Giants players. Riyan Parag came in to bat and wasted little time, making eight off four balls, including a six, as Rajasthan went on to win the match by three runs.

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County Championships: Double-Centurion Cheteshwar Pujara Joins Former India Captain In Elite List Featuring India Batters

Sri Lanka's Cricket Stars Go Into Bat For Protestors

Sri Lanka's cricket stars go into bat for protesters

"Leave IPL For A Week, Support Protests": Arjuna Ranatunga To Sri Lankan Players

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara Reveals He "Got One Call Wrong" During Win Over LSG

IPL 2022: Explained: R Ashwin's sensational retired out decision - Here's what the rules say

IPL 2022: Was the right time for Ashwin to 'retire out', says Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara

"Gutsy": R Ashwin's 'Retired Out' Tactic May Catch On, Says This West Indies Star