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Joe Root Surpasses Alastair Cook To Achieve Big Feat For England In Tests

England's star batter Joe Root has passed Alastair Cook to become the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket moving to 12,473 runs on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Root began the day on 32 in reply to Pakistan's mammoth first-innings 556, needing just 39 to move past England legend Cook (12472 runs) and into fifth place on the all-time Test list. He got forward and played a delightful on-drive that raced away to the boundary to reach the milestone.

Harmanpreet Kaur Climbs To 12th Place In ICC Women's T20 Rankings

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday climbed four spots to be joint 12th in the ICC Women's T20 batting rankings. Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil surged nine places to be 29th in the bowlers' rankings. Harmanpreet now shares the 12th position with Sri Lanka's Harshitha Samarawickrama, boasting 610 rating points. In contrast, Smriti Mandhana slipped one place to fifth, and Jemimah Rodrigues dropped two spots to 20th.

Lesson learned but Connacht have new 'belief' - Pete Wilkins

Pete Wilkins reckons Connacht are in a much better place than last season even if they find themselves lower down in the table.

India vs India A: BCCI's 'Quality' Plan To Shock Australia, Reveals Report

The Indian cricket team is expected to leave for Australia at least two weeks prior to the first Test starting November 22 in Perth and will be playing one or two intra-squad matches against their 'A' team colleagues as a tune-up to the opening fixture. The Indian senior team's home Test series against New Zealand will end on November 5 in Mumbai if the third match goes into the final day. It is understood that the Test squad will be leaving from Mumbai few days after the series and just like it happened during the last tour of South Africa, the BCCI could have a four-day game between India and India A, which people in the know of things feel will provide Rohit Sharma's men with quality match simulation.

Sachin Tendulkar To Lead India In International Masters League

The highly anticipated International Masters League (IML) is all set to take the world by storm, bringing together legendary cricketers from six cricketing powerhouses, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies in a thrilling T20 franchise tournament. The inaugural edition will run from November 17, to December 8. The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will host the opening leg of four matches. The tournament will kick off with a high-octane fixture between India and Sri Lanka on November 17, pitting Sachin Tendulkar against Kumar Sangakkara, a throwback to their legendary encounters of the past.

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Joe Root Surpasses Alastair Cook To Achieve Big Feat For England In Tests

Harmanpreet Kaur Climbs To 12th Place In ICC Women's T20 Rankings

Lesson learned but Connacht have new 'belief' - Pete Wilkins

India vs India A: BCCI's 'Quality' Plan To Shock Australia, Reveals Report

Sachin Tendulkar To Lead India In International Masters League

Sam Prendergast continues at out-half for Emerging Ireland in final game against Cheetahs

Stephen Ferris: Ulster are a 'nice team to play against'

Enyimba get testy group battles with Zamalek, Al Masry, Black Bulls