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Arshin Kulkarni's All-Round Show Seals India's Seven-Wicket Win vs Afghanistan In Under-19 Asia Cup

Arshin Kulkarni starred with both bat and ball to enable India prevail over Afghanistan by seven wickets in their Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup match in Dubai on Friday. India skipper Uday Saharan opted to field as the three-pronged seam attack of Arshin Kulkarni (3/29), Raj Limbani (3/46) and left-arm quick Naman Tiwary (2/30) grabbed eight wickets between them to dismiss Afghanistan for 173.

Harmanpreet Kaur Says India Must Build Current Side For Next Women's T20 World Cup

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Friday said a long rope will be given to the players selected for the ongoing series against England as well as the three-match affair against Australia at home, keeping in mind next year's T20 World Cup. The Indian women have a busy month ahead as they will play two more T20Is and a one-off Test against England, followed by a one-off Test, three ODIs and as many T20Is against Australia. While acknowledging that spin bowling is India's biggest strength, Harmanpreet said the team will look to give more opportunities to new players in the upcoming matches.

Women's Premier League Auction: Gujarat Giants, RCB Look To Plug The Gaps

With the biggest purse going into the WPL auction on Saturday, last edition's wooden-spooner Gujarat Giants will look to plug the holes ahead of the 2024 edition of the league, while the four other teams will be keen to fine-tune their squads. Gujarat Giants finished fifth and last in the inaugural edition in March, while another high-profile team Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth. A total of 165 players -- 104 Indians and 61 overseas, including 15 from Associate nations -- will be in contention for the 30 spots, including nine for overseas in the Women's Premier League (WPL) mini-auction.

England Players Won't Be Distracted By WPL Auction During 2nd T20I vs India: Amy Jones

England will remain focused on their upcoming second women's T20I against India, undeterred by the concurrent off-field excitement of the Women's Premier League auction, wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones said on Friday. Leading 1-0 in a three-match series, England will take on India just a few hours after the auction begins for the five WPL franchises. "We had a very similar situation in the (T20) World Cup which was just completely new for us as a group, obviously (the) first auction ever in women's cricket,” Jones recalled about the last WPL auction in February.

Blow for Proteas as Ngidi ruled out of T20 series against India

The Proteas suffered a blow on the eve of the three-match T20 series against India with the news that fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out due to injury.

'My Son Accidentally...': AB De Villiers Opens Up On When He 'Started Losing Vision', His Sudden International Retirement

Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers is undoubtedly one of the finest cricketers in the history of the sport. Making his international debut in 2004, de Villiers went on to play 114 Tests, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20Is, scoring 20014 runs for the Proteas. Apart from this, the wicketkeeper-batter is widely popular for his heroics in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore. De Villiers, who is known by the nickname of 'Mr 360', announced his retirement from international in 2018 and later called time on his IPL career in 2021.

"If He Loses 20kg, I Will Pick Him In IPL": MS Dhoni's Intriguing Chat With Afghan Star

Former India captain MS Dhoni has been the guiding force for many budding cricketers. A number of players, both Indian and overseas, have been groomed by Dhon in the Indian Premier League and gone on to make a name for themselves in international cricket. Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan narrated an intriguing conversation with Dhoni where he spoke of fellow Afghanistan player Mohammad Shahzad's admiration for the Indian wicket-keeper batter. Dhoni, giving a cheeky response, said that he would pick Shahzad in the IPL if he goes on to lose 20 kg of weight.

Watch: Pakistan Cricketers Plan Outing Mid-Match During Tour Game In Australia

Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed were involved in a hilarious conversation regarding an outing after the end of day's play during the ongoing warm-up match against Australia's Prime Minister XI in Canberra. In a conversation captured on the stump mic, the trio can be heard talking about the outing plan in the middle of the match which ends with Babar breaking down in laughter. “Hum time se ready ho jayenge gaye (We'll get ready on time)," Masood said. “Ap time peye aa jana, aap log 3 log log honge na (Please come on time, you'll be three guys, right?," Sarfaraz said. “Aa teeeja kera aa gaya (Where did the third one came from?)," Babar remarked leaving all of them in splits.

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Arshin Kulkarni's All-Round Show Seals India's Seven-Wicket Win vs Afghanistan In Under-19 Asia Cup

Harmanpreet Kaur Says India Must Build Current Side For Next Women's T20 World Cup

Women's Premier League Auction: Gujarat Giants, RCB Look To Plug The Gaps

England Players Won't Be Distracted By WPL Auction During 2nd T20I vs India: Amy Jones

Blow for Proteas as Ngidi ruled out of T20 series against India

'My Son Accidentally...': AB De Villiers Opens Up On When He 'Started Losing Vision', His Sudden International Retirement

"If He Loses 20kg, I Will Pick Him In IPL": MS Dhoni's Intriguing Chat With Afghan Star

Watch: Pakistan Cricketers Plan Outing Mid-Match During Tour Game In Australia