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Babar Azam wants balance between proactive approach and playing as per situation demands

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has admitted that his team needs to strike a judicious balance between playing a proactive brand of cricket and adapting to situations when it needs to employ a defensive approach. Pakistan's go-slow batting approach during their last home series against Australia was criticised as Babar's men couldn't for once score at a rate of more than three runs per over in all the innings played during the three games. "We are trying to change the way we play Test cricket.

‘Hidden’ Asian talent gets chance to shine – PFA’s Riz Rehman

Riz Rehman has welcomed the response to a Professional Footballers’ Association initiative to create support networks for Asian players in the domestic game.

India on radar for Australia's Mitchell Swepson

Sri Lanka and Pakistan "great preparation". Swepson, a leg-spinner, combined with Nathan Lyon to play a key part in the tourists' thrashing of Sri Lanka in the opening Test last week to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. The victory for the Pat Cummins-led side inside three days at a turning Galle pitch comes after their 1-0 Test triumph in Pakistan in March.

Michael Vaughan Cites Sachin Tendulkar's Example For Struggling England Batter

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was critical of opening batter Zak Crawley's form, saying that the bowlers have found his weakness. Crawley has struggled to score runs of late, and was dismissed on a score of nine on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth Test against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Vaughan recalled India batting great Sachin Tendulkar's initial struggles against Australia in 2004, before he decided to nullify the drive and ended up scoring 241 in Sydney.

What is the Hundred? The rules, teams and players as 100-ball tournament returns in 2022

London Spirit have signed West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard as their No 1 men’s pick in The Hundred draft, while all-rounder Andre Russell joined Manchester Originals and Dwayne Bravo went to Northern Superchargers.

Rishabh Pant "Is The Brian Lara Of Wicketkeepers": Ex-Pakistan Captain Lauds India Star

After being asked to bat first against England in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, India were in a spot of bother at 98/5 when Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja stitched a 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket to put the innings back on track. Pant smashed a 146 off 111 balls while his partner Jadeja scored 104 runs. The duo changed the game on its head to help India post a total of 416 runs on the board before the side got bundled out.

Luff makes 48 as Western Storm beat Lightning

Western Storm opened their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a comfortable victory over East Midlands side Lightning in a rain-affected match at the Haslegrave Grove ground in Loughborough.

Hong Kong and these four Swiss cities were ranked most expensive for expats in 2022

If you are an expat living in Hong Kong, Zurich or Geneva, life is costing you more than anywhere else on the planet, according to the 2022 Cost of Living Survey, an annual report by consulting firm Mercer.

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Babar Azam wants balance between proactive approach and playing as per situation demands

‘Hidden’ Asian talent gets chance to shine – PFA’s Riz Rehman

India on radar for Australia's Mitchell Swepson

Michael Vaughan Cites Sachin Tendulkar's Example For Struggling England Batter

What is the Hundred? The rules, teams and players as 100-ball tournament returns in 2022

Rishabh Pant "Is The Brian Lara Of Wicketkeepers": Ex-Pakistan Captain Lauds India Star

Luff makes 48 as Western Storm beat Lightning

Hong Kong and these four Swiss cities were ranked most expensive for expats in 2022