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"Indore Was The Worst...": Australia Great Has No Mercy For 'Poor' Pitch In Third India-Australia Test

Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the three pitches used for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, alleging that some amount of "skullduggery" must have been involved in preparation of such tracks. India are currently leading 2-1 with a Test match left in Ahmedabad. While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.

Alonso maintains hold over Verstappen in Bahrain GP practice

SAKHIR, Bahrain: Two-time champion Fernando Alonso continued to set the pace at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday when he outpaced Max Verstappen in an intriguing third and final practice. The 41-year-old Spaniard, revelling in the performance of his vastly-improved Aston Martin car, clocked a best lap of 1 minute 32.340 seconds to edge Red Bull’s two-time defending world champion by 0.005 seconds. The Dutchman’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was third ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and George Russell in the second Mercedes.

WPL: West Indies All-Rounder Deandra Dottin Ruled Out, Gujarat Giants Name Kim Garth As Replacement

Gujarat Giants received a major setback ahead of their campaign opener against Mumbai Indians after West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin was ruled out of the WPL 2023. Dottin is recovering from a medical situation and has not yet regained her fitness. Dottin was purchased at auction by Giants for INR 60 lakh after bidding began at INR 50 lakh.

Delhi Capitals Hold Slight Edge Over Royal Challengers Bangalore With Better Domestic Talent

Smriti Mandhana's languid grace will meet its match in Shafali Verma's brute power when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Capitals in a WPL in Mumbai on Sunday. RCB have prepared a fantastic roster in terms of international recruits, including skipper Mandhana, who is the highest paid player of the league at Rs 3.40 crore. With Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine and the marauding Richa Ghosh in their ranks, the team does have a formidable look.

'I need to lean into that, that's my strength' - O'Brien happy to be Ireland's swiss-army knife

It's early days in the Test career of Leinster's Jimmy O'Brien, but the Kildare man is already proving himself to be Ireland's Mr Versatile.

"Threat To Life": Sunil Gavaskar Gives Brisbane Reference As 'Poor' Indore Pitch Gets 3 Demerit Points

The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indore between India and Australia ended in a little over two days on Friday, with the visitors winning by nine wickets. After the match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) deemed the Holkar Stadium pitch used for the third Test, which was played under the ICC World Test Championship umbrella, as "poor" under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

Where's Ryan? Proteas advise Rickelton to keep at it as non-selection saga rumbles on

It turns out a new era and its accompanying fresh start doesn't afford one the benefit of the doubt when a longstanding problem is still rearing its head.

UAE great Ahmed Raza says he has no regrets as he looks to life after playing

Not for the first time in his life, Ahmed Raza said he was inspired by Shane Warne when it came to calling time on his playing career – which goes down as one of the best in the history of the game in the UAE.

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"Indore Was The Worst...": Australia Great Has No Mercy For 'Poor' Pitch In Third India-Australia Test

Alonso maintains hold over Verstappen in Bahrain GP practice

WPL: West Indies All-Rounder Deandra Dottin Ruled Out, Gujarat Giants Name Kim Garth As Replacement

Delhi Capitals Hold Slight Edge Over Royal Challengers Bangalore With Better Domestic Talent

'I need to lean into that, that's my strength' - O'Brien happy to be Ireland's swiss-army knife

"Threat To Life": Sunil Gavaskar Gives Brisbane Reference As 'Poor' Indore Pitch Gets 3 Demerit Points

Where's Ryan? Proteas advise Rickelton to keep at it as non-selection saga rumbles on

UAE great Ahmed Raza says he has no regrets as he looks to life after playing