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'He's The Next R Ashwin': England Great's Big Praise For Young Spinner

England's young spinner Shoaib Bashir has garnered a lot of attention with his bowling skills on Indian pitches during England's ongoing tour to the Asian nation. 20-year-old Bashir, a right-arm off-break bowler, made his England debut in Visakhapatnam on February 2. In his first game, he picked four wickets before missing the Rajkot match. Bashir adapted to the Indian conditions futher better when he played his second Test match in Ranchi. He picked 8 wickets in the game, leading England's fightback.

U-19 World Cup-Winner Alleges Match Fixing In Bengal Club Cricket, Shares Videos

Shreevats Goswami, who was part of India's U-19 World Cup-winning team in 2008, has alleged that a match in Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) first division league looked like it was fixed. Taking to Facebook, the former crickter shared a couple of clips from the fixture between Mohammedan Sporting and Town Club. The video seemingly shows two Mohammedan Sporting batters, one right-handed and the other left, throwing away their wickets with purpose.

Shreyas Iyer In Focus As Mumbai Take On Tamil Nadu In Ranji Trophy Semifinal

Out-of-favour India batter Shreyas Iyer will be motivated to prove a point and serve a timely reminder of his skillset as he gets back to domestic action when the record 41-time champions Mumbai take on Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy semifinal in Mumbai on Saturday. Dropped from the Indian Test side and discarded from BCCI's list of contracted players after he did not make himself available for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal due to groin and back trouble, Iyer has recovered completely to join Mumbai for the key clash.

"Taqleef Hogi, Hone Do": Kapil Dev Reveals Few Players Will Not Like BCCI's Domestic Cricket Mandate

"A few players will suffer, but let it be," said legendary former India captain Kapil Dev on Friday as he backed the BCCI's decision to terminate central contracts for lack of commitment to domestic cricket, calling it a much-needed step to protect marquee first-class events like the Ranji Trophy. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were on Wednesday excluded from the BCCI's central contracts after ignoring the board's diktat to play in the Ranji Trophy. The decision evoked mixed reactions with some former players like Kirti Azad and Irfan Pathan backing the out-of-favour duo.

"Doesn't Go To Waste": Sourav Ganguly's Clear Take On Which Format Suits Sarfaraz Khan Best

Impressed with his positive start to life in Test cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said Sarfaraz Khan's game is more suited to red-ball cricket. Sarfaraz, who made his debut in the third Test against England in Rajkot, scored half-centuries in both innings. He became only the fourth India batter to score twin half-centuries in his Test debut after Sunil Gavaskar, Dilawar Hussain and Shreyas Iyer. The batter scored a truck load of runs in the domestic cricket for Mumbai, especially the Ranji Trohpy.

"Bit Surprised": Ex-India Opener On Star's Exclusion From BCCI Central Contracts

The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) on February 28 announced the annual player contracts for 2023-24 season. While Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan hogged the limelight for being excluded from the list, there were several other star players too who failed to make a cut. One among them is spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Former India opener Aakash Chopra has expressed his surprise over the leg spinner being excluded from the central contracts of the BCCI. He added that Chahal's ouster means the selection committee is looking at other options.

Watch: Collision With Teammate Sees Kane Williamson Lose 12-Year Streak In 1st Test vs Australia

New Zealand are squaring off against Australia in the first Test of the two-match series in Wellington. Asked to bat first, Australia posted a whopping total of 383, despite struggling at 89/4. All-rounder Cameron Green was the main architect of Australia's innings as he remained unbeaten at 174. For the Kiwis, Matt Henry registered an impressive five-wicket haul. Apart from all this action, this match also grabbed everyone's attention due to the bizarre dismissal of Kane Williamson on Day 2.

"MS Dhoni Is The God Of...": Ex-India Star's Massive Claim About Legendary Captain

Saurabh Tiwary was all praise for India's legendary captain MS Dhoni. He stated that the Ranchi-born is the "God of Jharkhand cricket". It is worth noting that Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC white-ball tournaments -- T20 World Cup (in 2007), ODI World Cup (in 2011) and Champions Trophy (2013). Tiwary said that people came to know about Jharkhand due to the former India captain. Besides this, Tiwary also talked about how Dhoni instills confidence in players of his team and stands by his teammates.

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'He's The Next R Ashwin': England Great's Big Praise For Young Spinner

U-19 World Cup-Winner Alleges Match Fixing In Bengal Club Cricket, Shares Videos

Shreyas Iyer In Focus As Mumbai Take On Tamil Nadu In Ranji Trophy Semifinal

"Taqleef Hogi, Hone Do": Kapil Dev Reveals Few Players Will Not Like BCCI's Domestic Cricket Mandate

"Doesn't Go To Waste": Sourav Ganguly's Clear Take On Which Format Suits Sarfaraz Khan Best

"Bit Surprised": Ex-India Opener On Star's Exclusion From BCCI Central Contracts

Watch: Collision With Teammate Sees Kane Williamson Lose 12-Year Streak In 1st Test vs Australia

"MS Dhoni Is The God Of...": Ex-India Star's Massive Claim About Legendary Captain