Kent (301 and 344 all out) lose to Surrey (145 all out and 501-5) by five wickets at Canterbury in County Championship Division 1
Kent were consigned to a record-breaking County Championship Division 1 defeat to Surrey in Canterbury on Wednesday.
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"Don't Understand Selection Committee": Dinesh Karthik Questions Star's Exclusion From South Zone's Duleep Trophy Squad
Veteran cricketer Dinesh Karthik has questioned the exclusion of wicketkeeper-batter Baba Indrajith from South Zone's squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy. The competition will feature six teams based out of different zones of India - North, South, East, West, Central and North East. The tournament is expected to take place between June 28 to July 14. The South Zone squad was picked after the selectors of all associations met on Tuesday, June 13.
"For Test cricket To Survive...": Paul Collingwood's Huge Verdict On 'Bazball' Ahead Of Ashes
The England cricket team has made a name for themselves with their unique brand of cricket called “Bazball”. It derives its name from head coach Brendon McCullum's nickname and the aggressive brand of batting has yielded brilliant results for the side in the recent past. While some experts remain apprehensive about the approach, England assistant coach Paul Collingwood believes that ‘Bazball' will be key to his team's chances in the upcoming Ashes Test series and even said that it is an important way to make Test cricket more interesting and more attractive to the fans.
Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Make Pre Quarterfinals; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Bow Out
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu roared back to form ousting home favourite Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in straight games in the opening round of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event in Jakarta on Tuesday. The double Olympic medallist and former world champion, who made first round exits from the last two events, took 38 minutes to prevail over her recent nemesis from Indonesia 21-19 21-15 and seal a pre-quarterfinal berth. This was also Sindhu's first win against Tunjung in her last three games as she had lost to the Indonesian in the Madrid Masters final and Malaysian Masters semifinal earlier this year.
Olivia Mehaffey leads German Masters after opening 64
A first competitive round with a new caddie and a new driver did not hamper Olivia Mehaffey as her eight-under-par 64 gave her a one-shot lead after the opening day of the Amundi German Masters. The 25-year-old Belfast woman, who took a break from the Ladies European Tour halfway through last season for mental health reasons following the death of her father Philip in December 2021, carded 10 birdies and two bogeys at Golf and Country Club Seddiner See to edge ahead of 16-year-old Indian amateur Avani Prashanth. "I have got a new caddie on the bag and this was our first round. It was very enjoyable," said Mehaffey. "I actually changed my driver on Friday, I had been struggling off the tee, so it's a new driver and it's been much better. "It's been a struggle for me, I've had my battles the last couple of years. I have a great psychologist and a great coach."
Ginting Lolos ke Perempatfinal, Bakal Berhadapan dengan Jonatan
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting lolos ke perempatfinal Indonesia Open 2023 setelah mengalahkan wakil India dengan rubber game 20-22, 21-15 dan 21-15. Nantinya Ginting akan menghadapi rekan senegaranya Jonatan Christie di perempatfinal.
Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match
Cricket is an amazing game! From batting masterclass to sensational bowling to breathtaking fielding, it certainly has everything to impress the spectators. Besides the performance of the players what adds more fun to the game is the external factors. Sometimes it is the decision of the umpires, sometimes it is the action of the crowd and sometimes it is the bizarre events like cows invading the playing area. Yes, you read it right! Not every cricket match could be provided as good security as the international games and that gives room to the occurrence of such incidents.
BCCI Invites Tender For National Team's Lead Sponsor Rights
The BCCI invited tender applications from interested business houses for national cricket team's lead sponsorship rights after Ed-Tech major BYJUs left the scene at the end of the last financial year. BYJUs, which had cut down on its branding, had a USD 35 million deal for the most visible space on the Indian men's team jersey — the front.