No acrimony with New Zealand, says Ireland captain Doris
New Ireland captain Caelan Doris believes there is no bad blood with New Zealand following last year’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat as the teams prepare to meet in Dublin on Friday.
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Centres of attention as England face Australia
LONDON : With only a positional shuffle in an otherwise unchanged team facing Australia on Saturday, England's midfield, and the exciting young centre they will be up against, were top of the agenda for assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth on Thursday.
New Zealand braced for intense Ireland battle
New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned his teammates they will need another 80-minute effort against Ireland in Dublin on Friday after the side squeezed past England in last weekend’s Autumn international series opener.
Virat Kohli's "My New Team" Post Sends Social Media Into Frenzy. Internet Says, "Gave A Shock To Nation"
Virat Kohli was one of the three retained players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He became the costliest Indian player to be retained at Rs 21 crore. On the international front, Kohli has not been going through a smooth phase. Virat Kohli's scores in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand read 0, 70, 1, 17, 4, 1. And the reflection of that performance is clear on his ICC Test ranking. Courtesy his scores of 4 and 1 in the Mumbai Test that India lost, Kohli has dropped down eight places to 22nd. This is the India star's lowest in over 10 years. In August 2014, he was ranked 24th after a lean tour of England.
"Used To Eat Like Pigs": Ravi Shastri On India Tour Experiences, Opens Up On 'Liquid'
Ravi Shastri is probably one of the most straight-talkers in world cricket. He is not known to shy away from speaking his mind with honest. The same was seen during the launch of 1983 World Cup winner and ex-chairman of BCCI selectors Sandeep Patil's autobiography - Beyond Boundaries. During the launch of the book by Sandeep Patil, one of the panelists asked Shastri about an incident during an international Tour, when Shastri and Patil were roommates. The panelist asked about whether it was true that the hotel's room service person was surprised about the amount of food ordered by the duo. Shastri answered on the affirmative.
ICC's Huge 'Unsatisfactory' Verdict For Venue Where India Thrashed Bangladesh, NZ Series Venues Ratings Are...
The ICC has rated Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch, used for India's Test match against Bangladesh, as "very good" with other four home centres used during the season being deemed "satisfactory". In fact, all the three Test venues used against New Zealand -- Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune's Gahunje and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai -- just about managed "satisfactory" ratings from the ICC match referee. However, Kanpur's Green Park stadium's outfield has been rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC match referee Jeff Crowe.
Ireland v New Zealand - All You Need to Know
A game Irish rugby fans have been waiting for 13 months to arrive.
Ireland v New Zealand: All you need to know ahead of Friday's clash
A year after Ireland suffered further quarter-final heartbreak at the World Cup to New Zealand, Andy Farrell's side welcome the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium on Friday.