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Shaun Marsh, IPL's First Superstar, Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket
Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh on Sunday announced his retirement from professional cricket, with the Melbourne Renegades' fixture against Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League on Wednesday being his last assignment. He joins former Australian skipper Aaron Finch into retirement. Despite starting the season late due to an injury, Marsh accumulating 181 runs in five outings at an average of 45.25 and a strike rate of 138.16. He also hit three half-centuries. Before joining Renegades during the 2019-20 season, he had a lengthy and successful stint with Perth Scorchers between 2011-19, and he also paid tribute to his previous team.
"Aap Dono Se Zamaana Hai": Dhruv Jurel Thanks Parents After India Call-Up
Following his maiden Indian team call-up, Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel shared a heartwarming post, thanking his parents for supporting his career and promised them "this is just the start". The Men's Selection Committee on Friday announced India's 16-member squad for the first two Tests against England. Alongside wicketkeeper-batters KL Rahul and KS Bharat, there was a new surprise for the fans as Dhruv's name was also included in the list. Dhruv took to (X), thanking his parents for their sacrifices just so that "their boy could hold a bat".
If Mohammed Shami Was Not Enough, Now His Brother Mohammed Kaif Shows Magic On Field vs His Home State UP
Only if Mohammed Shami's magical performances were not enough, his brother Mohammed Kaif is setting the cricketing world on fire. Having bowled a magical spell of 4 for 14, Kaif stepped up with the bat at number 9 with an unbeaten 45 to help Bengal take the first-innings lead of 128 runs against his home side Uttar Pradesh on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Kanpur on Saturday. It is worth noting that this is the first time Kaif is playing First-Class.
Ex-India Star Wants Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli To Open In ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra wants senior Indian batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to open during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA, saying that the pitches at the venue will be such that there will be better chances at scoring runs in the first six overs of the innings. Rohit and Virat will be playing together in a T20I match for the first time in over one year since India's crushing loss to England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 when they meet Afghanistan in the second T20I at Indore on Sunday. India leads the series 1-0.
"Thought It Was Fake Account": Virat Kohli Reveals How Message From Novak Djokovic Left Him Stunned
Star India batter Virat Kohli opened up on Sunday about his bond with Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic and how their journey of friendship and mutual admiration started. In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Virat said that his talks with Djokovic started when he happened to check his text to him by chance, after once trying to say "hello" to the star tennis player. "I got in touch with Novak very organically. I was just looking at his Instagram profile once and happened to press his "Message" button. I thought I would say him 'Hello, maybe.' Then I saw a message from him on my DM already. I never saw it myself.
"When You See Your Captain Blowing Fuse...": Ex-India Star On Rohit Sharma's Outburst
Rohit Sharma's outburst over Shubman Gill during the first T20I against Afghanistan has become the new talk of the town. In the chase of 159, Rohit played a delivery from Fazalhaq Farooqi to mid-off and called for a single. However, Gill was watching the ball and did not move resulting in Rohit getting run-out without scoring a single run. After getting dismissed, Rohit expressed his displeasure towards Gill and even uttered some explicit words. Many former cricketers and experts have given their take on this incident and now Rohan Gavaskar has also given his opinion.
"Ravichandran Ashwin Doesn't Deserve Place In...": Yuvraj Singh's Explosive Statement
One of the greatest players of his generation, Ravichandran Ashwin has done wonders in Test cricket, climbing the ladder of success with his exceptional wicket-taking abilities. But, there are those who feel Ashwin isn't the sort of player who should be banked upon much in white-ball cricket. Despite Ashwin's rather topsy-turvy career in ODIs and T20Is, he has been part of several World Cups (in both formats). Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, when asked about Ashwin's white-ball career, was quick to say that the veteran spinner "doesn't deserve" a place in India's T20I and ODI sides.