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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma On Brink Of Illustrious Milestones In Delhi Test

India star Virat Kohli is on the brink of becoming only the sixth batter in the world to score 25,000 or more runs in international cricket. Coming out to bat at the Delhi's Arun Jaitley stadium, Kohli would be needing only 52 runs to achieve the feat. The other five batters who have crossed the mark before Kohli are Sachin Tendulkar (34357 runs), Kumar Sangakkara (28016 runs), Ricky Ponting (27483 runs) Mahela Jayawardene (25957 runs) and Jacques Kallis (25534 runs). It is worth noting that all five players have already called time on their international careers by now.

Amid Selfie Row, A Look At Cricketer Prithvi Shaw's Past Troubles

Star India batter Prithvi Shaw landed in trouble on Thursday after a video of him emerged on social media, where he could be seen in a scuffle with a woman. According to a police complaint, an argument with India's 2018 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain escalated into a fight with a baseball bat and a car chase. A report by news agency PTI said the issue started in a luxury hotel in the early hours on Thursday after the accused seeking selfies mobbed the cricketer, who obliged some and denied others when the requests became incessant.

Slow but steady, India's Pujara constructs another test hundred

NEW DELHI : Cheteshwar Pujara does not fit into the popular image of a modern-day cricketer - the muscle-flaunting and social media-savvy lot - but is on the verge of a milestone that would be the stuff of dreams for most of them.

Langer, Smith, Connor join MCC World Cricket committee

LONDON : Former Australia batsman Justin Langer, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and former England women's captain Clare Connor have all joined the MCC World Cricket committee, the organisation said on Tuesday.

Run machine Smith wins fourth Allan Border medal

SYDNEY : Australia run machine Steve Smith clinched his fourth Allan Border Medal on Monday, becoming only the third player, after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, to achieve the feat.

Khawaja, Smith tons put Australia in command in rainy Sydney

SYDNEY :Rain denied Usman Khawaja a maiden double-century after a Steve Smith ton but Australia were in complete command of the third test against South Africa on Thursday, having made hay on a placid pitch for a second straight day.

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Set To Rejoin Delhi Capitals As Director Of Cricket: Report

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning to the IPL fold as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during the upcoming edition starting in April, sources close to the development confirmed. The former India captain, who stepped down from the BCCI president's post in October, will also oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T230 league side Pretoria Capitals. "Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. The discussions and modalities are over.

First Test fighters: Proteas haven't always spat the dummy in opening Aussie salvos Down Under

The Proteas have been on the receiving end of famous beatings Down Under, but their first Test showings in Australia have often been dogfights they've seen off.

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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma On Brink Of Illustrious Milestones In Delhi Test

Amid Selfie Row, A Look At Cricketer Prithvi Shaw's Past Troubles

Slow but steady, India's Pujara constructs another test hundred

Langer, Smith, Connor join MCC World Cricket committee

Run machine Smith wins fourth Allan Border medal

Khawaja, Smith tons put Australia in command in rainy Sydney

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Set To Rejoin Delhi Capitals As Director Of Cricket: Report

First Test fighters: Proteas haven't always spat the dummy in opening Aussie salvos Down Under