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Gone With The Wind! Hilarious Scene During New Zealand-Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Watch

Heavy winds impacted the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. It became difficult for the bowlers to bowl their lines on the opening day, and the fourth day of the match was no exception. On Monday, Sri Lanka had resumed their second innings at 113 for 2, after the hosts had enforced follow-on. In the 121st over, Michael Bracewell bowled a delivery towards the off-stump but the heavy wind caused the ball to outrageously drift away from batter Prabath Jayasuriya and go well out of his reach.

Watch: Australia Star Meg Lanning Does The Iconic Shah Rukh Khan Pose. Jemimah Rodrigues Can't Keep Calm

As Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs of the Women's Premier League, the franchise shared a video on social media in which its players could be seen dancing on a Bollywood song with the lyrics "woh ladki jo sabse alag hai (The girl that is different from all)", which had actor Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role from the movie 'Baadshah'. While the entire team danced to the tune, DC skipper Meg Lanning concluded it all with the iconic SRK pose by stretching both of her arms.

MS Dhoni Turns Teacher For Ruturaj Gaikwad And Dwayne Bravo. But Not For Cricket - See Pics

MS Dhoni has been a mentor for the young talents of Chennai Super Kings for quite some time now and cricketers from all around the world like to pick his brain when it comes to learning from his cricketing knowledge and acumen. In a recent tweet by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings, Dhoni can be seen conducting a “masterclass” for Dwayne Bravo and Ruturaj Gaikwad but this time, it had nothing to do with cricket. Dhoni could be seen teaching them how to whistle and it is extremely in line with the team's tagline which reads – “Whistle Podu”.

Who Can Replace Kieron Pollard And Hardik Pandya In Mumbai Indians? Ex-India Star's Interesting Verdict

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh feels Tim David and Cameron Green will have to fill in the shoes of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya for Mumbai Indians, if the five-time champions want to taste success in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Stressing on the fact that a positive start to the tournament is paramount for success, Harbhajan told Star Sports: "Well, they (David and Green) will be successful if Tim David can do the same thing that Pollard was doing and whether Green can do what Hardik was doing.

Heinrich Klaasen Slams 54-Ball Century, South Africa Level Series vs West Indies

Heinrich Klaasen slammed a 54-ball century as South Africa beat the West Indies by four wickets in the third and final one-day international on Tuesday. South Africa were in trouble at 87 for four chasing a West Indian total of 260 but Klaasen went for his shots and the home side chased down the target with 20.3 overs to spare.The series was shared 1-1 after the first match was rained off. "We try to play conditions and not the situation and the conditions were fantastic," said Klaasen. Klaasen finished with 119 not out off 61 balls, hitting 15 fours and five sixes in Potchefstroom. He shared partnerships of 55 off 38 balls with David Miller (17) and a match-clinching sixth-wicket stand of 103 off 62 deliveries with Marco Jansen (43).

Proteas ODI skipper Bavuma recalled to T20 squad after rich vein of batting form

At JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

Ex-Pakistan Players To Play For Franchises Of Indian Premier League Team Owners. There's A Twist

It was back in 2008, during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when Pakistan players last played in the T20 league. Since then, no player from the neighbouring country has been allowed to feature in the Indian franchise-based cricket league. However, some discarded Pakistani players would go on to play for franchises of IPL team owners, who have bought sides in the United States of America. Mumbai Indians, who have won the IPL a record five times, have bought the MI New York franchise in the Major League Cricket (USA).

India vs Australia - Suryakumar Yadav "Has Not Played...": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Star's ODI Struggles

He is more than happy with the takeaways from the nine home ODIs that Indian team has played and has already narrowed his World Cup core team to 17-18 players, head coach Rahul Dravid said on the eve of the series decider against Australia. India are going into the decider having already played eight home games - three versus Sri Lanka, three versus New Zealand and three against Australia finishing on Wednesday.

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Gone With The Wind! Hilarious Scene During New Zealand-Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Watch

Watch: Australia Star Meg Lanning Does The Iconic Shah Rukh Khan Pose. Jemimah Rodrigues Can't Keep Calm

MS Dhoni Turns Teacher For Ruturaj Gaikwad And Dwayne Bravo. But Not For Cricket - See Pics

Who Can Replace Kieron Pollard And Hardik Pandya In Mumbai Indians? Ex-India Star's Interesting Verdict

Heinrich Klaasen Slams 54-Ball Century, South Africa Level Series vs West Indies

Proteas ODI skipper Bavuma recalled to T20 squad after rich vein of batting form

Ex-Pakistan Players To Play For Franchises Of Indian Premier League Team Owners. There's A Twist

India vs Australia - Suryakumar Yadav "Has Not Played...": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Star's ODI Struggles