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"Fines Don't Work": England Legend Suggests Penalty For Slow Over-Rate

The World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia saw 44 overs getting wasted due to slow over rate on both sides and that has left a lot of experts frustrated with the growing trend. Both teams were docked match fees for the offense but former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes that fines will not be enough to stop this incident from repeating itself. Vaughan took to social media to suggest that a heavy run penalty can be the solution. "Fines don't work .. So Runs awarded to the Batting team at the end of the days play could be the only way .. 20 runs per over ..," Vaughan tweeted,

On Rohit Sharma's '3-match' Suggestion For WTC Final, Pat Cummins' Reminder

India skipper Rohit Sharma stated that a three-match series to determine the winner of the World Test Championship final would be the ideal way from the next cycle. His words came after his side faced a 209-run defeat against Australia on Day 5 of the WTC final at The Oval. Chasing 280 on the final day, the entire batting unit collapsed as India were bundled out for just 234 runs. Addressing the media after the match, Rohit said that working hard for the entire two years and then playing just one match is not enough.

"Go And Hammer West Indies 2-0, 3-0": Sunil Gavaskar Launches Scathing Attack At Indian Team

India's forgettable outing at the World Test Championship final against Australia has left the legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar fuming with anger. The former India skipper spoke very critically about India's poor show in the marquee event, which resulted in them in losing out on another opportunity of winning an ICC trophy after 10 years. After blasting at the debacle of the batting order, Gavaskar also questioned the team's approach and stated that the entire unit has to work on all the factors that went wrong for India during the match.

England won't tone down 'Bazball' approach for Ashes - Stokes

LONDON : Ben Stokes is well aware of the threat posed by World Test Championship winners Australia but says England have "found something that works" and will not back down from their high-risk, high-reward style of play in the upcoming Ashes series.

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.

"Only He And MS Dhoni...": Sourav Ganguly Reasons Rohit Sharma's Selection As India Captain After Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli was one the most successful captains that India had across formats. However, his reign didn't end well. He stepped down from T20I captaincy with the conclusion of India's 2021 T20 World Cup campaign. After that, he was removed as ODI captain of the side. A few months later, Kohli stepped down as Test skipper of India. Rohit Sharma was the man who was chosen the take up the role across formats after Kohli. The then BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has reasoned the appointment of Rohit in a recent interview.

"She Decided To Dedicate...": Ruturaj Gaikwad's Wife's Special Gesture For Chennai People

Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had a brilliant outing with the bat in IPL 2023, recently got married to the love of his life, Utkarsha Pawar. The duo tied the knot on June 3 and on Monday, he shared some beautiful pictures of his engagement on his Instagram. The 26-year-old, who skipped the World Test Championship final against Australia due to his wedding, revealed that the couple had dedicated the theme of the engagement to the people of Chennai to express their gratitude towards CSK.

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph

They might have failed to conquer the 'Final Frontier' on their last tour of India, but Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their "sub-continent journey" helped them get the World Test Championship mace. Having missed out due to over-rate penalties in the 2019-21 cycle, Australia on Sunday became the first team to win ICC world titles across formats when they defeated India by 209 runs in a lopsided WTC Final at The Oval. "You can string down series in isolation, you can talk about the subcontinent journey where we went from Pakistan to Sri Lanka into India," McDonald told reporters.

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"Fines Don't Work": England Legend Suggests Penalty For Slow Over-Rate

On Rohit Sharma's '3-match' Suggestion For WTC Final, Pat Cummins' Reminder

"Go And Hammer West Indies 2-0, 3-0": Sunil Gavaskar Launches Scathing Attack At Indian Team

England won't tone down 'Bazball' approach for Ashes - Stokes

Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Make Pre Quarterfinals; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Bow Out

"Only He And MS Dhoni...": Sourav Ganguly Reasons Rohit Sharma's Selection As India Captain After Virat Kohli

"She Decided To Dedicate...": Ruturaj Gaikwad's Wife's Special Gesture For Chennai People

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph