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The disciplinary hearing into allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a "terrible look for the game" and is not the right process to investigate the claims, former England captain Michael Vaughan said on Friday.
Hasan Ali impressed everyone with his fielding skills as the Pakistan cricketer pulled off an absolute stunner to dismiss Irfan Khan during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) encounter between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on Friday. Irfan looked in brilliant form and while batting on 30 off just 20 deliveries, he went for another slog but ended up mistiming it slightly. The ball travelled miles up in the air and it looked like another maximum. However, Hasan had other plans as he completed the catch perfectly at the edge of the boundary and then expertly threw it to Rassie Van Der Dussen before crossing the boundary. The third umpire ran a check on the dismissal but it was perfectly executed.
Seemed down an out after suffering defeats in Nagpur and Delhi, Australia made a strong comeback in the just-concluded third against India, clinching a nine-wicket win to make 1-2 in the four-match series. Inspired by Nathan Lyon's 11-wicket haul in the match and five-for from Matthew Kuhnemann in the first innings, Australia made life difficult for the India batters. India crumbled to 109 in the first innings, and if wasn't for Cheteshwar Pujara's half-century in the second innings, the hosts could've lost the game by an innings.
The game of cricket has beautifully evolved over the years. While on financial terms it has seen a great leap and is still rising, the performance of the players has also been developing at a great pace. Batting is now more innovative and impactful and so is the bowling. Fielding, another crucial part of the game of cricket, is neither behind and has become too advanced now. What could have been a sensational or eye-catching effort decades ago is a regular task now.
Azeem Rafiq was questioned over his two versions of former England captain Michael Vaughan's alleged racist comment towards him during a hearing in London on Thursday. Pakistan-born Rafiq, 32, first went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He had informed Yorkshire's initial 2021 probe that Vaughan had told Rafiq and three other players before a match: "There's too many of you lot, we need to do something about it."
Former Pakistan cricket team spinner Danish Kaneria was extremely critical of Indian batters as the hosts were bundled out for 109 in the first innings of the third Test match against Australia. The Indore pitch provided a lot of support to the spin duo of Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann who ended up taking the lion share of wickets. On the other hand, just Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill could breach the 20-run mark for India. Kaneria said that the performance by the batters was extremely disappointing and pointed out that Rishabh Pant would have dealt with the two spinners more effectively.
Star batter Jemimah Rodrigues admitted on Thursday that India's heartbreaking loss against Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup is still haunting the players, adding that the Women's Premier League (WPL) would help ease the pain a bit. Jemimah and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur's 69-run fourth-wicket stand had put India in pole position to push for victory but the end of their partnership led the side to a five-run defeat against Meg Lanning's Australia. "It has taken a while, honestly. We were in South Africa for two days after the semis (loss). Everyone was not in a great headspace. But coming here (for WPL), being with the family for two days (has helped ease the pain)," Jemimah said during a Delhi Capitals event in Mumbai.
PRETORIA : Winning skipper Temba Bavuma will have mixed emotions about the start of his test captaincy after South Africa beat the West Indies in the first test at Centurion on Thursday but the diminutive batsman joined an unwanted club.