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"One Of Our Greatest Ever": Mitchell Marsh Praises Adam Zampa Ahead Of His 100th ODI

Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has heaped praise on Adam Zampa as the leg-spinner prepares to play his 100th One Day International (ODI) against England on Thursday. Reflecting on Zampa's journey, Marsh addressing a news conference highlighted the significant impact the bowler has had on the team and his development into one of Australia's premier ODI players. "I think 100 games these days is a really special achievement," Marsh said at the pre match press conference.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: Live Score Updates

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be resuming their proceedings from 302/7 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Galle. At Stumps on Day 1, Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis remained unbeaten at the crease. Earlier, Sri Lanka had slumped to 106 for four just after lunch but Kamindu provided a confident and calm performance, stitching a 103-run stand with Kusal Mendis. New Zealand fast bowler William O'Rourke had earlier rattled Sri Lanka's top order, taking two wickets as the hosts reached 88 at lunch. (Live Scorecard)

Gautam Gambhir's Smashing Reply To Silence Pitch Critics Ahead Of Bangladesh Test

India head coach Gautam Gambhir, on Wednesday, sent a loud and clear message to critics who have already started to bring up topic around Indian pitches being too spin-friendly. In recent years, Indian pitches have been subjected to plenty of criticism over early finishes, sometimes in even two or three days. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh, Gambhir said that not much noise was made when India's Test matches in South Africa finishes in 2-3 days.

India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 1st Test Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 1st Test Live Telecast: Rohit Sharma-led India are set to take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, set to start on September 19. The Indian cricket team is coming after a break of over one month. The side will aim to get over the 0-2 ODI series defeat it suffered at the hands of Sri Lanka in early August. With the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah also in the team, India will aim to get off with a winning start against Bangladesh in the Test series.

Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis Surpasses Sunil Gavaskar To Equal Pakistan Star Shaud Shakeel's World Record

Sri Lanka star Kamindu Mendis has been enjoying a dream debut in Tests. Since playing his first Test in July 2022, Mendis scored at least one 50-plus score in each of his first six Tests. Now on Wednesday, in a Test match against New Zealand in Galle, Mendis scored a ton. With that he has a fifty-plus score in each of his first seven Tests. This feat has happenned only once before in the 147-year history of Test cricket. Last year, Pakistan's Saud Shakeel became the first Test player to score 50-plus scores in each of his first seven Tests.

India Predicted XI vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: No Sarfaraz Khan And Star Spinner To be Ignored?

Team India will be back in action after 45 days as the Rohit Sharma-led side faces Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series, starting on Thursday in Chennai. This will be Gautam Gambhir's first assignment as head coach of the Indian team, having first taken charge during the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year. On the eve of the match, Gambhir gave a press conference where he hinted about the team's combination in the series opener.

England's Liam Livingstone Secures Top Spot As ICC Releases T20I All-Rounder Rankings

England's Liam Livingstone secured the top spot in the T20I all-rounder rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. Livingstone stormed to the top spot on the T20I all-rounder rankings following his stupendous performance in their home series against Australia. The English all-rounder was named the 'Player of the Match' with 87 (47) and 2/16 (3) in the second match of the T20I series, he was also a standout in the first fixture, taking 3/22 (3) and making 37 (27) in spite of a defeat.

"Can Take On Any Spin Unit": Gautam Gambhir On India's Batting Lineup

India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday expressed confidence in his batting unit's capability to negate quality spin bowling, a challenge they are expected to face in the Test series against Bangladesh. India batters, including star batter Virat Kohli, struggled against Sri Lankan spinners in the ODI-leg of the recent away white-ball series, leading to a tinge of apprehension ahead of the Bangladesh rubber. "Our batting unit has so much quality that it can take on any spin unit. There is a lot of difference between ODIs and Tests. It's all about the mindset and working and strengthening your defence and once you have it, then you play around it," Gambhir told the media on the eve of the opening Test.

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"One Of Our Greatest Ever": Mitchell Marsh Praises Adam Zampa Ahead Of His 100th ODI

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: Live Score Updates

Gautam Gambhir's Smashing Reply To Silence Pitch Critics Ahead Of Bangladesh Test

India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 1st Test Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis Surpasses Sunil Gavaskar To Equal Pakistan Star Shaud Shakeel's World Record

India Predicted XI vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: No Sarfaraz Khan And Star Spinner To be Ignored?

England's Liam Livingstone Secures Top Spot As ICC Releases T20I All-Rounder Rankings

"Can Take On Any Spin Unit": Gautam Gambhir On India's Batting Lineup