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"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Legendary Australian cricketer Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur. Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.

Women's T20 World Cup: Bowling coach's inputs helped Deepti Sharma, says skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

West Indies in the group game of the Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town on Wednesday.India defeated the West Indies comprehensively by six wickets, led by Deepti's three wickets (3/15), which restriced the Windies to 118/6 after they won the toss and opted to bat first. Deepti's spell also took her to the landmark of becoming the first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets and was named the 'Player of the Match'.Richa Ghosh (44 not out) and skipper Harmanpreet (33) saw India across the finish line with 11 balls to spare as they moved level with Group B leaders England, who they play on Saturday, on net run-rate.

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Virat Kohli is a 'Delhi boy' but it isn't often that fans get to see him play in the national capital. Ahead of the second Test between India and Australia, the talismanic batter was spotted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the eve of the second match of the series against Australia. As Kohli left the stadium in his swanky car, fans gathered around just to get a glimpse of the local boy who went on to achieve unthinkable heights in the world of crcket.

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Nicholas Pooran, who had captained both white-ball teams, stepped down in November after West Indies' first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.The new captains will begin their tenures next month in the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which also features two Tests.Kraigg Brathwaite remains captain of the Test side.

Deepti Sharma Creates History As India Beat West Indies In Women's T20 World Cup

All-rounder Deepti Sharma added a new feather to her cap during the Group B clash of the Women's T20 World Cup against West Indies on Wednesday. The 25-year-old spinner scalped three wickets which included the likes of Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle, and Afy Fletcher. Apart from the three-wicket haul, Deepti completed her tally of 100 wickets in T20I cricket and became the first Indian bowler to achieve this feat in the shortest format. Deepti has reached the milestone in 89 matches, where she has an economy of 6.1.

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings

Australia remain the world's top-ranked Test team, the International Cricket Council said as it apologised for briefly and "erroneously" listing India as number one.

Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Nicolas knocks out top seed Tseng

Talking about his match strategy, Nicolas later said: “Tseng is very good at counter punching, so it was important for me to be aggressive but at the right moments. He’s very intelligent on court. I’m just very happy to have gotten a win against someone who has been a top-100 player.”Sriram-Jeevan, NagalMukund through to QFsThe Indian doubles pairs of N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Sumit Nagal-Mukund Sasikumar were through to the quarterfinals after winning their round of 16 matches.

Muneeba Ali Century Lifts Pakistan Hopes In Women's T20 World Cup

Pakistan left-hander Muneeba Ali hit the first century of the Women's T20 World Cup when she made 102 against Ireland at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday, setting up a 70-run win for her team. The bespectacled left-handed opening batter and wicketkeeper said encouragement from veteran Nida Dar during a century partnership helped her reach the milestone. "She always had the message for me to keep going and score big," said Muneeba.

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"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Women's T20 World Cup: Bowling coach's inputs helped Deepti Sharma, says skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Deepti Sharma Creates History As India Beat West Indies In Women's T20 World Cup

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings

Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Nicolas knocks out top seed Tseng

Muneeba Ali Century Lifts Pakistan Hopes In Women's T20 World Cup