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Joe Root Topples Marnus Labuschagne As World No 1 Batter; Ravichandran Ashwin Maintains Top Spot

Premier India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers, while England's Joe Root toppled Australia's Marnus Labuschagne to become the world's top-ranked batter in the ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. Ashwin, who was ignored for the World Test Championship final against Australia earlier this month in London, remained the world No 1 bowler with 860 points, followed by England's James Anderson at second with 829 points. Among Indian bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah (772) and Ravindra Jadeja (765) occupied the eighth and the ninth spot respectively with no change in their rankings.

Ticketing Issue Sees Pakistan Reach 6 Hours Before India Clash In SAFF Cup

It was not the build-up the Pakistan football team would have anticipated ahead of its SAFF Championship opener against hosts India, with more than half of side arriving here only six hours ahead of the tie on Wednesday due to unavailability of tickets on a single flight. The bizarre chain of events was set off after the Pakistan team arrived in Mumbai from Mauritius at 1:00 am on Wednesday morning. The Pakistan squad comprising 32 members -- players and coaching staff -- could not find seats in a single aircraft and was forced to split into two groups.

Elena Rybakina is 'best grass player in the world' and Wimbledon favourite, says Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick believes Elena Rybakina is the favourite to win Wimbledon as she is the “best grass-court player in the world”. Rybakina won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year after reaching the fourth round on her main-draw debut in 2021. Ad This year she has won two WTA 1000 titles — in Indian Wells and Rome — and also reached the final of the Australian Open and Miami Open.

India vs Pakistan, SAFF Championship 2023: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

The Indian football team will be squaring off against Pakistan in their opening match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship on Wednesday, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The 14th edition of the SAFF Championship has been divided into two groups. India lies in Group A with, Kuwait, Nepal and Pakistan. Group B comprises Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Sunil Chhetri-led India are the highest-ranked team in Group A. They are 101st in the FIFA rankings. Pakistan are ranked lowest at 195th. It will be interesting to see that which side will be dominating the other.

Australia, England Docked 2 Points Each, Handed Hefty Fine By ICC. Here's Why

Australia and England lost two points from their World Test Championship tally on Wednesday after both sides were found guilty of maintaining slow over rates during the first Test match of Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston. Players from both sides were also fined 40 percent of their match fees. Andy Pycroft of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after taking time allowances into consideration both teams were ruled to be two overs short of their targets.

Afghanistan Star Receives Special Gift From MS Dhoni, Posts Heartfelt Message

Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz was on cloud nine after he received a signed jersey from the former India skipper MS Dhoni. Gurbaz took to his social media and shared the picture, holding Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings' jersey. The 21-year-old batter, who made his debut in 2019, is widely popular for his aggressive style of batting and brilliant shot selection. Apart from his heroics in international cricket, Gurbaz also had a great outing in IPL 2023, where he smashed 227 runs in 11 matches, laced with two half-centuries.

"MS Dhoni Not Going To Play Until...": CSK CEO's Big Update On Skipper's Knee Injury

Chennai Super Kings' chief executive officer, Kasi Viswanathan, has revealed that CSK skipper MS Dhoni's knee injury was a struggle for him, and yet he never complained about this to anybody. Dhoni didn't miss a single match in CSK's IPL 2023 triumph. He led the team from the front and ensured that his team walked away with their fifth IPL title. The former Indian skipper went through knee surgery at the beginning of this month to overcome this issue.

Asked Why He Was Bowling To 'Competitor' Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni Gave Stunning Response

A wicket-keeper batter by trait, but MS Dhoni loves to bowl in the nets. On numerous occasions, the former India skipper has been spotted bowling in the nets even though he doesn't do that in the match. Back in 2004, when DHoni was only a reserve player, former India opener Aakash Chopra spotted him bowling to Dinesh Karthik in the nets. On being asked why he was doing so, that too against a competitor like Karthik, Dhoni gave Chopra a reply that he was only able to comprehend after he attained the status of a legend.

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Joe Root Topples Marnus Labuschagne As World No 1 Batter; Ravichandran Ashwin Maintains Top Spot

Ticketing Issue Sees Pakistan Reach 6 Hours Before India Clash In SAFF Cup

Elena Rybakina is 'best grass player in the world' and Wimbledon favourite, says Andy Roddick

India vs Pakistan, SAFF Championship 2023: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Australia, England Docked 2 Points Each, Handed Hefty Fine By ICC. Here's Why

Afghanistan Star Receives Special Gift From MS Dhoni, Posts Heartfelt Message

"MS Dhoni Not Going To Play Until...": CSK CEO's Big Update On Skipper's Knee Injury

Asked Why He Was Bowling To 'Competitor' Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni Gave Stunning Response