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"Stinks Seeing A Game Won Like That": Michael Vaughan On Deepti Sharma Run-Out

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma whipped the bails off with non-striker Charlie Dean backing up outside the crease to claim the final wicket and seal their win against England at Lord's on Saturday. The victory saw India sweep the ODI series 3-0 to give the retiring Jhulan Goswami a grand farewell. But several players, both current and former, and experts criticised the manner of dismissal for the final wicket, bringing up the 'spirit of cricket' debate again, even though it is deemed perfectly legal.

Vaughan says England under Stokes capable of winning Ashes next year

LONDON : England's dominant home summer has convinced former skipper Michael Vaughan that Ben Stokes and his men are capable of wresting the Ashes urn from traditional rivals Australia next year.

Watch: Batter Falls While Playing Sweep Shot, Former England Captain Amused

With the growing impact of the T20 format, cricketers have expanded their skill-sets. While bowlers have developed more variations, batters too have come up with several innovative shots, with the likes of AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant at the forefront of displaying '360 degrees batting'. However, sometimes batters end up playing unique shots by accident, and it can end up being quite a funny affair. In a video shared on Twitter, a batter can be seen trying to play a shot against a spinner, but seemingly falls over forward. However, he shows good awareness to manage to sweep the ball away.

Eilish McColgan reflects on successful summer – Friday’s sporting social

Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.

On this day in 2008: Kevin Pietersen named England Test and one-day captain

Kevin Pietersen was named as England’s new Test and one-day captain on this day in 2008.

"Banned Me From T20s Too": Kevin Pietersen's Dig At ECB After Ben Stokes Quits ODIs

Ben Stokes' premature retirement from ODIs has raised concerns in world cricket. The England Test captain, in his statement announcing ODI retirement, clearly mentioned: "Three formats are just unsustainable for me now. Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos and the rest of the team their all. It's time for someone else to progress as a cricketer and make incredible memories like I have over the past 11 years."

'Bilateral Series Will Have To Go': Michael Vaughan After Ben Stokes' Early ODI Retirement

Ben Stokes concludes his ODI career with England's first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa on Tuesday that is being played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. The all-rounder, who is 31 years old, shocked the world with his sudden and early retirement from the format. While the cricket fraternity congratulated Stokes for his ODI career in which he played over 100 games and scored close to 3000 runs besides picking over 70 wickets, many highlighted that the player still had a lot of cricket left in him for the format.

'Priceless' Pandya proves white-ball worth ahead of World Cup

NEW DELHI : If India wrapped Hardik Pandya up in cotton wool while he recovered from a back surgery, that investment is now paying off with the all-rounder proving his worth on their limited-overs tour of England.

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"Stinks Seeing A Game Won Like That": Michael Vaughan On Deepti Sharma Run-Out

Vaughan says England under Stokes capable of winning Ashes next year

Watch: Batter Falls While Playing Sweep Shot, Former England Captain Amused

Eilish McColgan reflects on successful summer – Friday’s sporting social

On this day in 2008: Kevin Pietersen named England Test and one-day captain

"Banned Me From T20s Too": Kevin Pietersen's Dig At ECB After Ben Stokes Quits ODIs

'Bilateral Series Will Have To Go': Michael Vaughan After Ben Stokes' Early ODI Retirement

'Priceless' Pandya proves white-ball worth ahead of World Cup