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R Ashwin Matches Muttiah Muralitharan's World Record With Series-Winning Show Against Bangladesh

India's veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin produced an exemplary all-round show as the team secured a 2-0 series triumph against Bangladesh. After winning the first match by 280 runs, India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the second Test despite two and a half days of the Kanpur contest being washed out due to rain. Ashwin remained key to India's success against Bangla Tigers, both with the bat and the ball. He was, hence, named the Player of the Series. With the POTS honour, Ashwin went on to match a world record, held by Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan in Test cricket.

Ex-England Star Ian Bell Labels New IPL Regulations For Overseas Players As 'Fair'

With the BCCI announcing the IPL Player Regulations 2025-27 ahead of the mega auction that will take place in 2025. Former England cricket Ian Bell shared his thoughts on the new regulations claiming it to be "fair" but "a balance is needed". "It's a pretty fair rule. If you get picked in the auction and then you don't come then it is a fair rule as teams put in a strategy, recruiting specific players and then if the player does not come then your strategy goes out of the window then it is not fair to the team.

Piala Suhandinata 2024: Indonesia Menangi Laga Ketiga

Tim junior Indonesia kembali meraih kemenangan di fase grup Piala Suhandinata 2024. Kali ini, Ubed dan kawan-kawan mengalahkan Sri Lanka 110-62.

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India Sweep Bangladesh 2-0

India consolidated their lead in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with a dominating victory over Bangladesh in the second Test match in Kanpur on Tuesday. With the first three days of the match getting affected by rain and wet outfield, the Rohit Sharma-led side had a tough task of getting a result in the encounter. However, they bowled out Bangladesh twice and produced an aggressive batting performance to clinch a significant victory. Thanks to the win, India remain top of the table with a PCT of 74.24. Australia are second with 62.50 while Sri Lanka are third with a PCT of 55.56.

South Africa Pick Three Spinners For Bangladesh Test Series

South African cricket coach Shukri Conrad on Monday named three spin bowlers in a 15-man squad to play two Tests in Bangladesh next month. The squad was announced on the same day that it was confirmed that South Africa will play Test matches in Dhaka and Chattogram. The decision was taken following a security assessment by a South African delegation in the country -- more than 200 people died in political protests in Bangladesh earlier this year. Left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy was recalled to the squad for the first time since March 2023. He will join fellow left-armer Keshav Maharaj and off-spinner Dane Piedt. Only three specialist seam bowlers -– Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger and Dane Paterson -– were selected, along with seam bowling all-rounder Wiaan Mulder.

After Player's Tragic Death, County Club Worcestershire Honour Him With This Heartwarming Gesture

County cricket club Worcestershire has announced that number 33 shirt will be retired in memory of left-arm spinner Josh Baker, who tragically passed away earlier this year. Baker was a talented and dedicated homegrown player claimed 43 wickets in 22 first-class matches for Worcestershire. He also took 27 wickets in 25 white-ball appearances for the club, and represented England at under-19 level twice on their tour of Sri Lanka. He had taken 3-66 in the first innings of Worcestershire's four-day 2nd XI Championship match against Somerset at Bromsgrove School, before tragically passing away on May 2 due to a sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. The match was called off early on the final day.

India To Not Travel To Pakistan For Champions Trophy 2025? BCCI Provides Big Update

Reiterating a long-held position, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Monday said a decision on whether the national cricket team will travel to Pakistan for next year's ICC Champions Trophy will depend on government approval. Pakistan are scheduled to host the prestigious ODI tournament from February 19 to March 9. "No decision has been taken (yet). But our policy is that for international tours, we always seek the permission of the government. It's up to the government to decide whether our team should go to any country or our team should not go to any country," Shukla told reporters.

Virat Kohli Shatters Sachin Tendulkar's Record, Becomes First Cricketer Ever To...

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli added another record to his already illustrious career as he became the fastest player to reach 27000 international runs during Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Kohli shattered legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar's record (623 innings) as he was able to achieve the feat in just 594 innings. As a result, Kohli became the only cricketer ever to finish 27000 international runs in under 600 innings. The other players who have achieved this feat are former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara.

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R Ashwin Matches Muttiah Muralitharan's World Record With Series-Winning Show Against Bangladesh

Ex-England Star Ian Bell Labels New IPL Regulations For Overseas Players As 'Fair'

Piala Suhandinata 2024: Indonesia Menangi Laga Ketiga

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India Sweep Bangladesh 2-0

South Africa Pick Three Spinners For Bangladesh Test Series

After Player's Tragic Death, County Club Worcestershire Honour Him With This Heartwarming Gesture

India To Not Travel To Pakistan For Champions Trophy 2025? BCCI Provides Big Update

Virat Kohli Shatters Sachin Tendulkar's Record, Becomes First Cricketer Ever To...