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"Don't Understand Selection Committee": Dinesh Karthik Questions Star's Exclusion From South Zone's Duleep Trophy Squad

Veteran cricketer Dinesh Karthik has questioned the exclusion of wicketkeeper-batter Baba Indrajith from South Zone's squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy. The competition will feature six teams based out of different zones of India - North, South, East, West, Central and North East. The tournament is expected to take place between June 28 to July 14. The South Zone squad was picked after the selectors of all associations met on Tuesday, June 13.

England v Australia: Three Key Ashes Battles To Look Out For

England face Australia in the first Test of the five-match Ashes series starting at Edgbaston on Friday. Australia are aiming to retain the urn, while England hope to win the Ashes for the first time since 2015. AFP Sport looks at three key battles that will help decide the series.

"For Test cricket To Survive...": Paul Collingwood's Huge Verdict On 'Bazball' Ahead Of Ashes

The England cricket team has made a name for themselves with their unique brand of cricket called “Bazball”. It derives its name from head coach Brendon McCullum's nickname and the aggressive brand of batting has yielded brilliant results for the side in the recent past. While some experts remain apprehensive about the approach, England assistant coach Paul Collingwood believes that ‘Bazball' will be key to his team's chances in the upcoming Ashes Test series and even said that it is an important way to make Test cricket more interesting and more attractive to the fans.

England vs Australia: The Ashes Explained

England and Australia will renew their storied rivalry on Friday in the first Test of the latest Ashes series at Edgbaston. But what exactly are the Ashes and why does the contest inspire such passion between two otherwise friendly countries on opposite sides of the world? AFP Sport explains the history behind one of sport's oldest and most intense contests.

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match

Cricket is an amazing game! From batting masterclass to sensational bowling to breathtaking fielding, it certainly has everything to impress the spectators. Besides the performance of the players what adds more fun to the game is the external factors. Sometimes it is the decision of the umpires, sometimes it is the action of the crowd and sometimes it is the bizarre events like cows invading the playing area. Yes, you read it right! Not every cricket match could be provided as good security as the international games and that gives room to the occurrence of such incidents.

Muthusamy five-for shines in losing cause as SA A bats buckle against Sri Lanka A

While they won the ODI series 2-1 last week, South Africa A found it hard going in the longer version of the game against their Sri Lankan counterparts as they lost the first unofficial Test by 160 runs in three days.

BCCI Invites Tender For National Team's Lead Sponsor Rights

The BCCI invited tender applications from interested business houses for national cricket team's lead sponsorship rights after Ed-Tech major BYJUs left the scene at the end of the last financial year. BYJUs, which had cut down on its branding, had a USD 35 million deal for the most visible space on the Indian men's team jersey — the front.

Zakir Hasan, Najmul Shanto Fifties Give Bangladesh Huge Lead Over Afghanistan

Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain both hit unbeaten half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to 134-1 in their second innings and consolidate the hosts' control in their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladesh decided against enforcing the follow-on despite taking a 236-run lead in the first innings and were up by 370 at stumps on the second day, with Zakir and Najmul unbeaten on 54 apiece. The pair added 116 runs in their unbroken second-wicket stand with Mahmudul Hasan (17) the only batsman so far dismissed in the second innings.

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"Don't Understand Selection Committee": Dinesh Karthik Questions Star's Exclusion From South Zone's Duleep Trophy Squad

England v Australia: Three Key Ashes Battles To Look Out For

"For Test cricket To Survive...": Paul Collingwood's Huge Verdict On 'Bazball' Ahead Of Ashes

England vs Australia: The Ashes Explained

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match

Muthusamy five-for shines in losing cause as SA A bats buckle against Sri Lanka A

BCCI Invites Tender For National Team's Lead Sponsor Rights

Zakir Hasan, Najmul Shanto Fifties Give Bangladesh Huge Lead Over Afghanistan