Kelly named ICC Women's Player of the Month
Irish international Arlene Kelly has been named International women's player of the month by the International Cricket Council – the third Irish women's cricketer to win the prestigious award.
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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Shatter World Record As Pair, Reach Historic Milestone
The esteemed batting pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma brought up another record, becoming the fastest pair in world cricket to score 5,000 runs in ODIs. The Kohli, Rohit pair went past West Indies' Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes in the process. The Windies duo had reached the landmark in 97 innings. Kohli and Rohit reached the 500-run mark in the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
South Africa vs Australia 3rd ODI Live Score Updates
South Africa vs Australia 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the third ODI at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. "We gonna bowl first. Hopefully we get off to a nice start. Hazlewood, Stoinis are in and Sangha comes in for his debut. Zampa is not playing. Been a long time since we won an ODI series in South Africa, so really excited. We want to assess conditions and make sure we execute our plans," said Marsh after the toss. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Rohit Sharma Goes Past Sachin Tendulkar, Joins Virat Kohli In List Of Batters With 10,000 ODI Runs
India captain Rohit Sharma registered an all-new milestone as he went past the 10,000-run mark in ODI cricket. Rohit became the second-fastest Indian to have scaled Mt. 10k, with Virat Kohli leading the charts. Rohit reached the milestone in 241 innings while Kohli had done so in 205 innings. Following Rohit are the likes of Sachin Tendulkar (259 innings), Sourav Ganguly (263 innings) and Ricky Ponting (266 innings).
Family Members Of New Zealand Players Announce ICC World Cup 2023 Squad. Video Wins Hearts
New Zealand Cricket came up with a heartwarming way to announce the squad for ICC World Cup 2023 and the video posted on their social media handles has gone viral. The video featured family members of the New Zealand cricket team players who introduced them with their name and jersey numbers. "Our 2023 @cricketworldcup squad introduced by their number 1 fans!" BlackCaps captioned the video posted on 'X' (formerly twitter). The video featured Kane Williamson's family, Trent Boult's sons, Rachin Ravindra's parents and Jimmy Neesham's grandmother and many other family members of the cricketers.
Watch: Virat Kohli Takes Leaf Out Of AB De Villiers' Playbook, Plays Audacious Shot Against Pakistan
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli took a leaf out of his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB De Villiers to play a surprisingly audacious shot during the Asia Cup 2023 match against Pakistan on Monday. In the final over of the Indian innings, Kohli was looking to score some quick runs and his shot selection left a lot of fans surprised. On the penultimate ball of the over, he moved across to the off stump to make room for himself but at the last moment, changed his decision. Instead, he opened the face of his bat to guide the full-toss delivery towards the third-man for a boundary.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Attends Practice Session In Pune To Prepare For Asian Games
India men's cricket team captain for the Asian Games Ruturaj Gaikwad attended a practice session on Friday in Pune, Maharashtra to start preparing Asian Games. Gaikwad shared the video of his batting practice on his Instagram story. Gaikwad will lead Team India in their first-ever campaign at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games. Asian Games will take place in China this year from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Cricket will be featured in the multi-sport event.
"Grateful For The Gift": Pakistan Coach's Strange Post-Match Remark After India Drubbing
The Pakistan cricket team's flying run in the Asia Cup 2023 was brought to ground as India handed them a 228-run defeat in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 clash. In a match that lasted for 2 days, Pakistan were completely outplayed by the Indians. Even Pakistan's head coach Grant Bradburn said that he was grateful to the Indian team for what happened over Sunday and Monday, with Babar Azam's men learning some valuable lessons on the 22-yard strip.