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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
LONDON : It took a one-word message from England captain Ben Stokes for spin all-rounder Moeen Ali to come out of his test retirement and join the squad for the Ashes series against Australia beginning at Edgbaston on Friday.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan one-off Test Live Score:A new challenge awaits the brave Afghanistan side that has grown leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. Having ascertained their status as a dangerous white-ball team, Afghanistan would look to elevate their credentials as a Test team too as they take on Bangladesh in a one-off Test. However, the Afghans will be missing their talismanic spinner Rashid Khan in the match. So would be Bangladesh who are without the services of Shakib al Hasan in the contest. (LIVE Scorecard)
India's comeback man Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday climbed to the 37th position while Shardul Thakur rose to 94th among batters, even as Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his top spot among Test bowlers despite not featuring in the World Test Championship final. In a rare achievement, batters from Australia occupy the top three places in the rankings as Steve Smith and Travis Head joined top-ranked Marnus Labuschagne following their centuries in the WTC final win against India at The Oval.