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India Will Miss This 'Not Exciting' Player In Australia: Matthew Hayden, Looks Forward To This Star Battle

Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith would be more than keen to stamp their authority in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series in which runs would be "at a premium", feels Australian great Matthew Hayden. Hayden, considered one of the best openers of his era, opined that both Kohli and Smith like to dominate in their own ways and will hold the key to how the series pans out Down Under.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Rizwan, Shakeel Look To Revive Pakistan

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 2 Live Cricket Score And Updates: In a rain-marred first day of the opening Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the hosts surprised everyone with their horror performance. The likes of Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, and Babar Azam all departed early before Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel orchestrated a rescue partnership, scoring a half-century each. Ayub departed soon after reaching his fifty as Mohamamd Rizwan joined Shakeel in the middle, helping Pakistan stabilise the ship. For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud did brilliantly with the ball, picking two wickets each. As Day 2 of the first Test begins, they would look to end the prospering partnership between Rizwan and Shakeel quickly. (Live Scorecard)

Babar Azam Achieves Unwanted First In Tests After Being Dismissed For 0 vs Bangladesh

Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam got off to the worst possible start to the Bangladesh Test series, as he got out for a two-ball duck on Day 1 of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Coming in to bat at no. 4 after the dismissal of captain Shan Masood, Babar soon followed suit. Babar edged a delivery by Shoriful Islam, which was grabbed behind the stumps by a diving Litton Das. While it was Babar's eighth duck in Test cricket, he also brought up an unwanted first.

Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England

Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls.

Rohit Sharma Thanks 'Three Pillars' For T20 World Cup Win. Not Bumrah, Kohli, Or Hardik

Star batter Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said former head coach Rahul Dravid, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and BCCI secretary Jay Shah backed him to the hilt in his effort to extract the best from players without worrying about results, eventuating in India's T20 World Cup triumph under him. Under Rohit's leadership, India triumphed in the ICC showpiece in June beating South Africa in the final. It was their second T20 world title after 2007, and Rohit also brought curtains on his career in the shortest format with that victory at Barbados.

41-Year-Old Record Broken: Sri Lanka Star Milan Rathnayake Makes Test History

Sri Lanka debutant Milan Rathnayake broke a 41-year-old Test record by putting up the highest score by a batter at the number 9 spot in men's red-ball cricket. The 28-year-old surpassed India's Balwinder Sandhu's record of 71, a splendid knock that came against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983. On the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England in Manchester, the visitors put up a valiant fight, and Rathnayake was at the centre stage of all the action.

Before Playing Under Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin Says This About 'Other' Candidate For India Coach Job

Ravichandran Ashwin is gearing up for a big 10-Test season and the Bangladesh series next month will be his first under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, someone with whom he has also played a lot. Ashwin also admires him as one of the "heroes" of Indian cricket. "Gautam is someone I still share a very, very good relationship with. Because of the fact that he is a very straightforward and an honest guy. I think Gautam is also one of those guys that we should always be backing. He's a hero of Indian cricket," he said of the new coach, who took charge in the recent tour of Sri Lanka.

Jay Shah To Be Named ICC Chairman, Will Replace Greg Barclay

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah is all set to replace the incumbent Greg Barclay as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), sources have confirmed to NDTV. Barclay told ICC directors, including Cricket Australia's chair Mike Baird, that he has no intention of running for the post, for the third tirm during a video conference.

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India Will Miss This 'Not Exciting' Player In Australia: Matthew Hayden, Looks Forward To This Star Battle

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Rizwan, Shakeel Look To Revive Pakistan

Babar Azam Achieves Unwanted First In Tests After Being Dismissed For 0 vs Bangladesh

Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England

Rohit Sharma Thanks 'Three Pillars' For T20 World Cup Win. Not Bumrah, Kohli, Or Hardik

41-Year-Old Record Broken: Sri Lanka Star Milan Rathnayake Makes Test History

Before Playing Under Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin Says This About 'Other' Candidate For India Coach Job

Jay Shah To Be Named ICC Chairman, Will Replace Greg Barclay