Shoaib Malik top pick among Pakistan players at Lanka Premier League auction
Experienced Pakistan players were in demand during the player auction for the Lanka Premier League on Wednesday, with veteran Shoaib Malik getting the top bid.
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Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli, Steve Smith For Major Milestone In Test Cricket
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam tops the list ahead of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith with the highest batting average at the number four batting spot in the Test format after playing a minimum number of 15 innings. Babar has a phenomenal average of 69.10 after playing 20 innings. During this period he has struck 8 half-centuries and four tons. The former Australian skipper Steve Smith holds the second position with an average of 55.40 in 30 innings. He has scored 6 half-centuries and four hundred with his impeccable batting style.
KL Rahul Checks In At NCA For Extensive Rehabilitation Programme
Senior India batter KL Rahul has checked in here at the National Cricket Academy to start his extensive rehabilitation programme post a thigh surgery with an eye to make a return during the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka in September ahead of the marquee ODI World Cup. Rahul, who captained Lucknow Super Giants, was injured during the IPL and had to pull out of the tournament and the subsequent World Test Championship final after a thigh surgery was advised. Rahul underwent a successful operation in the United Kingdom and on Tuesday posted pictures of NCA on his social media account with a tweet "home".
SA A batters blitzed as only Breetzke stands tall in Sri Lanka
South Africa A's batters struggled on a rain-affected day two of their unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph
They might have failed to conquer the 'Final Frontier' on their last tour of India, but Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their "sub-continent journey" helped them get the World Test Championship mace. Having missed out due to over-rate penalties in the 2019-21 cycle, Australia on Sunday became the first team to win ICC world titles across formats when they defeated India by 209 runs in a lopsided WTC Final at The Oval. "You can string down series in isolation, you can talk about the subcontinent journey where we went from Pakistan to Sri Lanka into India," McDonald told reporters.
Suresh Raina's Name In Lanka Premier League 2023 Player Auction List
Former India cricketer and one of the most successful batters for IPL side Chennai Super Kings, Suresh Raina's name figures in the list of players who will go under the hammer during the Lanka Premier League 2023 auction, scheduled here on June 14. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday issued a list of international and domestic cricketers who will be up for auction in the five-team tournament, which will begin on July 31.
Magnificent seven! Muthusamy helps SA A bowl out Sri Lanka A on day one of unofficial Test
Senuran Muthusamy was the hero for South Africa A on the first day of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Monday.
Can India's 'Big 3' Redeem Themselves Or Think-Tank Would Look At New Options?
Virat Kohli. Cheteshwar Pujara. Rohit Sharma. The 'holy trinity' has given Indian fans joyous moments over the years but how future ready is India's Test batting as the trio is ready for their last dance. The seismic defeat during the WTC final at the Oval made it mandatory for the bigwigs to search for a solution to that question. Now! The failure of Pujara to kick on against Australia is severely hurting as he was perceived to be in fine fettle after his exploits with Sussex in the County Cricket. Pujara's last memorable innings remains that 77 against Australia in Sydney in 2021, and if we take out a 90 and 102 against Bangladesh at Chattogram in 2022, the cupboard has a bare look.