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KL Rahul Asked About Batting Role In Adelaide Test. His Reply Stumps Everyone

Senior India batter KL Rahul on Wednesday said that he has overcome the "mental challenge" of being a floater in the line-up and is willing to bat at any position as long as he is able to play for the team. Rahul was superb in the first Test against Australia in Perth with scores of 26 and 77 while opening the innings in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who was on a paternity break. With Rohit walking back into playing eleven for the day-night Test starting Friday, Rahul was asked the obvious question about his batting position.

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans

Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), said the team's new captain has been decided and will be announced in the next few days ahead of the IPL 2025 season. LSG had been led by KL Rahul in IPL 2022-24 cycle, with Krunal Pandya captaining the team when the batter was ruled out from the later half of IPL 2023. But the franchise chose not to retain the duo ahead of the mega auction, which happened in Jeddah last month.

Updated WTC Points Table: Rohit Sharma And Co. Get Massive Boost As ICC Punish NZ, England For Bizarre Reason

New Zealand's aspirations of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final suffered a setback after they were docked three penalty points due to slow over-rate against England leading to a drop in the ranking table, the ICC stated on Tuesday. The deduction is a welcome news for India, who enjoy pole position with 61.11 percentage points. New Zealand now have a points percentage of 47.92 percent and can only move as high as 55.36 percent with victories from their remaining two fixtures against England. South Africa (59.26), Australia (57.26) and Sri Lanka (50) are placed second, third and fourth respectively.

Nepal U-19 Bowler Suffers Freak Injury During Wicket Celebration - Watch

Nepal cricket team bowler Yuvraj Khatri suffered a freak injury during the U-19 Asia Cup encounter against Bangladesh. Yuvraj was in brilliant form in the match as he picked up four wickets but his happiness soon turned into sadness as he got injured while celebrating a wicket. During the match, Yuvraj first emulated South Africa cricketer Tabraiz Shamsi's shoe celebration before mimicking Imran Tahir's running celebration after taking his fourth wicket. However, while running, he ended up twisting his left foot and fell to the ground. He had to be carried out of the ground by his teammates and Nepal ended up losing the match as Bangladesh chased down the target with five wickets to spare.

Stephen Ferris: England will be relishing Dublin date with Ireland in Six Nations

Stephen Ferris reckons England will be licking their lips at the prospect of facing Ireland in the opening round of the Six Nations.

Cup in one hand and control in the other, India boss 2024

NEW DELHI : Cricket's financial engine India ended their title drought and also tightened their vice-like grip on the game's governance but their dogged stance of not touring Pakistan has jeopardised next year's Champions Trophy across the border.

WTC Final Qualification: Exact Results India Need To Qualify For Title-Decider

The Indian cricket team gave their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final qualification hopes a big boost with a comprehensive 295-run victory against Australia in Perth. The result pushed Australia to the second spot on the points table while India claimed the top position. A few days later, South Africa's triumph over Sri Lanka at home saw the Proteas surpass Australia to claim the No. 2 spot, pushing the men from Down Under to No. 3. While there still remain a few months before the WTC points table is finalised, the situation is already looking quite nervy.

Canadian women finish 8th at Dubai 7s, Australia claims 5th straight title

A Canadian comeback fell just short Sunday in a 24-22 loss to Japan in the women's seventh-place game at the Emirates Dubai Sevens.

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KL Rahul Asked About Batting Role In Adelaide Test. His Reply Stumps Everyone

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans

Updated WTC Points Table: Rohit Sharma And Co. Get Massive Boost As ICC Punish NZ, England For Bizarre Reason

Nepal U-19 Bowler Suffers Freak Injury During Wicket Celebration - Watch

Stephen Ferris: England will be relishing Dublin date with Ireland in Six Nations

Cup in one hand and control in the other, India boss 2024

WTC Final Qualification: Exact Results India Need To Qualify For Title-Decider

Canadian women finish 8th at Dubai 7s, Australia claims 5th straight title