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"This Is Bazball!": Harry Brook's Bowling Leaves Experts Stunned During Ashes

England skipper Ben Stokes surprised everyone by declaring the innings towards the end of Day 1 in the first Ashes Test and he was once again the topic of intense debate as he handed the ball to Harry Brook on Day 2. Brook is not a regular bowler but Stokes went for that option as he wanted to test Steve Smith with a slow-ish medium pace bowling. Brook bowled just one over and conceded one run but his introduction into the attack prompted hilarious remark from the commentators. "What is going on here?" Ponting said while speaking on Sky Sports Cricket. Former English skipper Michael Atherton was quick to come up with a brilliant response. "This is Bazball!" Atherton replied.

Stokes gets prized wicket of Smith after Broad brace, putting England in command

BIRMINGHAM, England : Ben Stokes secured the prized wicket of Australia talisman Steve Smith, after Stuart Broad had earlier taken two wickets in two balls, leaving the tourists on 78-3 at lunch on day two of the first Ashes test, trailing England by 315 runs.

"His Own Form...": South Africa Great's Straightforward Advice To Rohit Sharma

Former South Africa cricket team skipper Graeme Smith said that Rohit Sharma needs to hit the "refresh" button in order to improve his form in Test cricket. Smith referred to Rohit's current lack of runs in the longest format of the sport and said that consistency has been a problem for the India skipper. Rohit did not have a good outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and also in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia. Smith said that Rohit is currently going through a rough patch and he needs to adopt a fresh approach in the near future.

"This Is Quite Something!": David Wiese, Shan Masood Combine For Relay Catch In T20 Blast. Watch

Yorkshire fielders David Wiese and Shan Masood produced a beautiful relay catch to dismiss opponent batter Rishi Patel during T20 Blast match against Leicestershire on Friday. The right-handed batter hit the ball down the ground. What could have been a six in majority of the cases was caught by Wiese with a diving effort near long-on fence. However, the fielder was quick enough to release the ball from his hands before falling to the other side of the boundary. An alert Masood was standing at a distance from Wiese but the release from the Namibian star was so accurate that it found Masood.

Cricket World Cup qualifier: Six talking points

Two-time champions West Indies and 1996 winners Sri Lanka are among 10 teams competing for the final two spots at this year's Cricket World Cup in India.

Ishan Kishan Heading To NCA For Strength And Conditioning Work Ahead Of West Indies Tour

India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and a few other contracted players will check into the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru next week, for Strength & Conditioning (S&C) related work ahead of the national team's departure for the Caribbean islands for a full tour against the West Indies. India will play two Tests, three ODIs and five one-day internationals against the West Indies starting July 12, for which the Rohit Sharma-led team is slated to depart on July 3. Normally, when there is a gap between two international series, the centrally contracted and targeted players, who are not a part of any domestic tournaments are called at the NCA to have an update on their fitness status.

"Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh And...": Ex-India Star Names 4 Players For West Indies Series

The manner in which the ICC World Test Championship final concluded raised many questions on the future of certain veterans in the Indian team. With the talks around the West Indies tour now, the names of many youngsters have been floated by former cricketers. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer feels Yashasvi Jasiwal is one name who seriously needs to be looked at for the West Indies tour, both in the Test team and the T20I team. Jaffer picked a few other names as well, for the ODI and T20I teams.

Shaheen Afridi Returns For Sri Lanka Tests; Mohammad Huraira, Aamir Jamal Earn Maiden Call Ups

Star pacer Shaheen Afridi was on Saturday named in Pakistan's squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka next month while Muhammad Huraira and Aamir Jamal received maiden call-ups in the longer version. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also announced that former pacer Morne Morkel has been appointed as the bowling coach. The ex-South African quick has signed a six-month contract. The 16-member squad, led by Babar Azam, will play two Tests in Sri Lanka, which will kickoff Pakistan's campaign in the third ICC World Test Championship cycle.

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"This Is Bazball!": Harry Brook's Bowling Leaves Experts Stunned During Ashes

Stokes gets prized wicket of Smith after Broad brace, putting England in command

"His Own Form...": South Africa Great's Straightforward Advice To Rohit Sharma

"This Is Quite Something!": David Wiese, Shan Masood Combine For Relay Catch In T20 Blast. Watch

Cricket World Cup qualifier: Six talking points

Ishan Kishan Heading To NCA For Strength And Conditioning Work Ahead Of West Indies Tour

"Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh And...": Ex-India Star Names 4 Players For West Indies Series

Shaheen Afridi Returns For Sri Lanka Tests; Mohammad Huraira, Aamir Jamal Earn Maiden Call Ups