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India Retain No.1 Status In ICC T20I Rankings, Australia On Top In Tests And New Zealand In ODIs

India under new captain Rohit Sharma finished the 2021-22 season as the world's number one ranked T20 team after a string of impressive performances at home but were a good nine points behind Australia in the annual Test rankings released by ICC on Wednesday. The 'Black Caps' from New Zealand finished the last season as the world No.1 ODI team with the cut-off date being May 4, 2022. The England versus India series that began in 2021, will be included in the rankings once the final postponed Test is completed.

Annual ICC Rankings: Australia are No. 1 in Tests, India remain on top in T20Is, NZ are No. 1 ranked ODI team

Rohit Sharma finished the 2021-22 season as the world's number one ranked T20 team after a string of impressive performances at home but were a good nine points behind Australia in the annual Test rankings released by ICC on Wednesday. The 'Black Caps' from New Zealand finished the last season as the world No.1 ODI team with the cut-off date being May 4, 2022. The England versus India series that began in 2021, will be included in the rankings once the final postponed Test is completed.

IPL 2022: Punjab Kings Thrash Table-Toppers Gujarat Titans To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Shikhar Dhawan struck a fine half-century as error-prone Punjab Kings finally produced a clinical performance to beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets and end the IPL table leaders' five-match winning streak here on Tuesday. Pacer Kagiso Rabada snared four wickets as Punjab Kings restricted formidable Gujarat Titans to a below-par 143 for eight after Hardik Pandya opted to bat first. Punjab, who made a mess of what should have been a straightforward chase in their last game, learned from their mistakes to pace the innings much better and overcome the target in 16 overs.

IPL 2022, GT vs PBKS: Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans to boost playoff hopes

Punjab ride on Rabada's four-for & Dhawan's class to romp to 8-wkt win over table-topping TitansThe experienced Shikhar Dhawan may be out of the reckoning for India in the T20Is set-up but that hasn't dimmed his will to make a comeback to the national team. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLEOn Tuesday, he produced a composed display of responsible and aggressive batting in his unbeaten knock of 62 as Punjab Kings cantered to an easy eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Dhawan's upper-cut off Alzarri Joseph to a ball aimed at his throat was the pick of his shots. He also took a special liking for state-mate Pradeep Sangwan, cutting him for three fours.

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Highlights: Punjab put together perfect game to end Titans' winning run

Shikhar Dhawan struck a fine half-century as error-prone Punjab Kings finally produced a clinical performance to beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets and end the IPL table leaders' five-match winning streak on Tuesday. Pacer Kagiso Rabada snared four wickets as Punjab Kings restricted formidable Gujarat Titans to a below-par 143 for eight after Hardik Pandya opted to bat first. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TablePunjab, who made a mess of what should have been a straightforward chase in their last game, learned from their mistakes to pace the innings much better and overcome the target in 16 overs. Dhawan (62 not out off 53 balls) scored his third half-century of the season and got good support from Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa (40 off 28), who entertained with five fours and a six. As one of the senior batters in the team, Dhawan took the responsibility of finishing the game for his team and he did that with elan. Skipper Mayank Agarwal dropped himself down the order to accommodate Jonny Bairstow (1) at the top of the order but the move did not work.

Though shortlived, Gurusinha leaves footprints on Nigerian cricket

Asanka Gurusinha brought some innovations to national team training

Australia Coach Talks About Why Glenn Maxwell Wasn't Handed Test Recall

Newly appointed Australian men's cricket team head coach Andrew McDonald has spoken about the possibility of Glenn Maxwell getting a recall in Test cricket and why he wasn't handed a recall in whites for the tour of Sri Lanka. McDonald said that Maxwell's name was discussed ahead of the tour to Pakistan too and his ability to score runs in the sub-continent and the spin bowling option ensures he is always in the mix.

Life imitates art as UAE's Theertha Satish gets ready to play alongside cricket stars

It is difficult to know which is more far-fetched: real life, or the movie which inspired it.

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India Retain No.1 Status In ICC T20I Rankings, Australia On Top In Tests And New Zealand In ODIs

Annual ICC Rankings: Australia are No. 1 in Tests, India remain on top in T20Is, NZ are No. 1 ranked ODI team

IPL 2022: Punjab Kings Thrash Table-Toppers Gujarat Titans To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

IPL 2022, GT vs PBKS: Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans to boost playoff hopes

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Highlights: Punjab put together perfect game to end Titans' winning run

Though shortlived, Gurusinha leaves footprints on Nigerian cricket

Australia Coach Talks About Why Glenn Maxwell Wasn't Handed Test Recall

Life imitates art as UAE's Theertha Satish gets ready to play alongside cricket stars