Australia’s Steve Smith says England’s ‘Bazball’ is ‘good fun to joke about’
Australia batter Steve Smith has queried whether England’s new attacking approach is “sustainable”.
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Dhawan named India captain for ODIs in West Indies
Opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in three one-day internationals in the West Indies later this month with Ravindra Jadeja named deputy in the squad announced on Wednesday.
India should ease grip on T20 leagues for good of game: Aravinda de Silva
Former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva acknowledged that the IPL and other T20 leagues have benefited cricket, but urged India to allow star players to take part in tournaments overseas.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 3rd ODI: India Eye Sri Lankan Whitewash In Pallekele
A confident India will look to complete the formalities and assert their supremacy by completing a whitewash of Sri Lanka in the third and final women's ODI on Thursday in Pallekele. Playing ODI cricket for the first time since the talismanic Mithali Raj retired from the game, the Indian team won the opening two games in contrasting fashion to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The visitors had bagged the preceding T20I series 2-1. Chasing similar targets, India looked much more confident in the second ODI as they galloped to 10-wicket win on Monday.
ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli Drops Out Of Top 10, Rishabh Pant Soars To Career-Best 5th
The performances in the Edgbaston Test between England and India have led to quite a few changes in the ICC Test rankings. England won the match by 7 wickets, registering their highest ever successful chase in Test cricket. The heroes of that chase, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, are both now in the Top 10 rankings for batters. Root further cemented his place at the top of the rankings while Bairstow moved 11 places to teach the 10th spot.
Sri Lanka spin reinforcements for Australia showdown
Sri Lanka are looking to level the Test series with spin reinforcements for the second match starting Friday against an upbeat Australia. The tourists batted and bowled with control on a turning Galle track in a crushing opening win, forcing the hosts to turn to their one-day heroes who helped beat Australia 3-2. Spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dinuth Wellalage and Prabath Jayasuriya have been added to the Sri Lankan squad along with all-rounder Lakshita Manasinghe who bowls off-spin.
SA teenage cricket sensation Dewald Brevis signs T20 deals in Sri Lanka, Caribbean
South African teenage batting sensation Dewald Brevis has signed deals to play in the upcoming Lanka Premier League and Caribbean Premier League T20 events.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 3rd ODI: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
Having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, the Indian women's team will now look to pull off a clean sweep when they take on Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. In the second ODI, Smriti Mandhana (94 not out) and Shafali Verma (71 not out) stitched an unbeaten partnership of 174 as India chased down the total without any hiccups. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look to get a consolation win, having already lost the T20I series too.