Eddie Pepperell and Dylan Naidoo lead in Mauritius, Gary Hurley slips back
England's Eddie Pepperell remained on course to secure a wire-to-wire victory and his first DP World Tour title since 2018 after day three of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
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Fresh Injury Concern For India: Star Opener Gets Hit On Hand In Nets Days Ahead Of Boxing Day Test. Watch
India batter KL Rahul copped a blow to his right hand while batting in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday. If serious, this could be a huge blow to India's hopes of winning the series as Rahul has been their most in-form batter so far. He has scored 235 runs from six innings and three Tests so far at an average of 47 with two half-centuries. In a viral video, Rahul can been receiving treatment on his right hand while being in full batting gear.
Former England winger Eastham dies aged 88
George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88, his former club Stoke City announced on their website on Saturday.
Star Batter, Unsold At IPL 2025 Auction, Becomes First-Ever Indian Player To...
Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Anmolpreet, who went unsold in the recent IPL auction, broke the record of former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who had scored a hundred off 40 balls for Baroda against Maharashtra in 2009-10. This knock is also the third fastest List A hundred behind Aussie Jake-Fraser McGurk, who smashed a 29-ball ton for South Australia against Tasmania in 2023-24, and South African AB de Villiers' 31-ball hundred against the West Indies at Johannesburg in 2014-15.
"Few Plans Against Those...": Australia Teenager's Warning For Indian Bowlers Ahead Of 4th Test
Young Australian opener Sam Konstas cannot wait to take on the Indian bowlers in the Boxing Day Test and says he already has a "few plans" for Jasprit Bumarh and Co if he gets the nod in the fourth game of the Border-Gavaskar series in Melbourne. Teenage sensation Konstas was handed a maiden call-up as Australia dropped rookie opener Nathan McSweeney for the final two Tests against India. Konstas' inclusion follows a series of disappointing performances from the Australian top-order in the first three Tests, especially McSweeney.
"Quite Exciting": Australia Great On Sam Konstas' Call Up For India Tests
Former Australia fast-bowler Jason Gillespie said giving teenaged opener Sam Konstas a call-up to the Test team for fourth and fifth Tests against India is quite exciting and wants the hosts' to get the youngster in the playing eleven. If selected for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne starting on December 26, Konstas would become the fourth-youngest men's Test debutant in Australia's history and the youngest player to enter the longer format since current captain Pat Cummins debuted in 2011.
"When Top Order Doesn't Score...": Ravindra Jadeja's Stern Reminder To Virat Kohli And Co. With BGT On Line
Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday said lack of runs from the top-order builds pressure on the lower-order and called for an improved performance from the batting unit in the Boxing Day Test. Jadeja played a crucial role in the rain-hit third Test against Australia at Brisbane, scoring a gritty 77 in the first innings to help India secure a draw. "Top-order runs are very important when you play outside India, especially in Australia and South Africa. When the top order doesn't score runs, the responsibility and pressure increase on the lower order," Jadeja said during an interaction at the MCG.
India's Jadeja seeks more runs from top order to relieve pressure
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has called for a stronger batting display from the heavyweights atop the order to ease the pressure on the team when they take on Australia in the fourth test starting in Melbourne next week.