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"In England, You Never Feel In But...": Rohit Sharma's Admission Ahead Of WTC Final

His only Test hundred outside the sub-continent came at the Oval in 2021 and India captain Rohit Sharma says one never feels "in" as a batter in English conditions but somehow develops an intuition as to when to attack the opposition bowling. Ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia starting Wednesday, the Indian skipper, who has enjoyed the best batting average in his team (50 plus) since the inception of the tournament, feels that there is no substitute for hard grind on English tracks.

Jonny Bairstow is on the path to greatness

The most astounding thing about Jonny Bairstow’s 44-ball 71 not out on the fifth day at Leeds, to help England hurtle towards their chase of 296, was its sense of inevitability.

Watch: Wasim Akram's Lethal Inswinging Yorker To Dismiss Michael Atherton In Celebrity Charity Match

Wasim Akram is a bonafide legend, having tormented batters for years with his incredible swing and seam bowling. Christened the 'Sultan of Swing', Wasim Akram took a mindboggling 414 wickets in Test cricket and 502 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). His ability to swing the ball both ways made him almost unplayable at times. Now, 56 years old, the Pakistan great showed that he still packs a punch when it comes to bowling. Playing in the 'Wellbeing of Women' celebrity charity match "in remembrance of Australia great Shane Warne", Akram turned back the clock by dismissing former England captain Michael Atherton with his signature delivery -- an inswinging yorker.

Ian Bell 'in frame' for England national selector gig as Rob Key prepares to restore role

Former England batter Ian Bell has reportedly emerged as a contender to become Test national selector, with new Managing Director of Men's Cricket Rob Key set to restore a role that his predecessor Ashley Giles scrapped.

Ashes winner Ian Bell joins Derbyshire for stint as batting consultant

Five-time Ashes winner Ian Bell has been announced as Derbyshire’s batting consultant for the first two months of the upcoming county season.

ICC Women's World Cup Final: Twitter Applauds Nat Sciver's Valiant Century vs Australia

Australia showed their might on Sunday as they defeated England by 71 runs in the summit clash to win a record-extending seventh ICC Women's World Cup title. Alyssa Healy scored 170 with the bat as Australia posted 356/5 in the allotted 50 overs. England had the big task of trying to chase down this massive score, but Natalie Sciver brought her best to the middle and kept England in the game. In the end, Sciver ran out of partners at the other end, and who knows what would have happened, if someone had provided support to her.

Reaction to the death of Australian great Shane Warne

Following are reactions to the reports of the death of Australian cricketer Shane Warne.

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"In England, You Never Feel In But...": Rohit Sharma's Admission Ahead Of WTC Final

Jonny Bairstow is on the path to greatness

Watch: Wasim Akram's Lethal Inswinging Yorker To Dismiss Michael Atherton In Celebrity Charity Match

Ian Bell 'in frame' for England national selector gig as Rob Key prepares to restore role

Ashes winner Ian Bell joins Derbyshire for stint as batting consultant

ICC Women's World Cup Final: Twitter Applauds Nat Sciver's Valiant Century vs Australia

Reaction to the death of Australian great Shane Warne