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"If There Was Ever A Weakness...": Ricky Ponting Reveals How Axar Patel Improved His Batting

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday revealed how "little technical changes" made while playing for Delhi Capitals helped Axar Patel develop into an effective batter for India. Ponting is hoping to "get a bit more out of him" when he turns up for Delhi Capitals in this IPL. Axar (264 runs) has impressed during the Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia, slamming three half-centuries to emerge as the second highest scorer for India behind Virat Kohli (297 runs) from five innings. "I've known Axar for a long time and he was only a young boy in the squad at Mumbai when I first went there," Ponting told the ICC Review.

Bavuma fears the worst for Maharaj's World Cup hopes as spinner's surgery looms

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Blamed For India's Defeat In Indore Test, R Ashwin Shares Insane Tale Of Trolling

Just a couple of days after the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Ravichandran Ashwin became a busy man again as he shared an insane tale of trolling from the series. Other than being India's chief orchestrator on the field, Ashwin also made a few videos during the Test series against Australia, one of which came after the second Test in New Delhi. As Ashwin explained 'how to play spin in India', the hosts lost the following match in Indore, with Steve Smith's men securing a 9-wicket win.

With Virat Kohli's Viral Dance Video, Rajasthan Royals Troll Jos Buttler

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia concluded with Virat Kohli ending his Test century drought, scoring 186 runs in the 4th Test at Ahmedabad. Not long after the conclusion of the series, a video of Kohli went viral on social media where was spotted dancing while holding a cricket bat with the Norway dance group Quick Style in Mumbai. Sharing the video on their official Twitter account, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals trolled their own cricketer Jos Buttler in a hilarious manner.

"Don't Know Why He Is Not Playing": Murali Vijay On Young Star's Absence From Indian Team

The Indian cricket team has a number of superstar players. The talent in the squad is such that the selection committee is picking format-specific players for different assignments. Former India opener Murali Vijay, who recently announced his retirement, was asked to name a few superstars in the Indian team during an interaction. While Vijay admitted that there remain many superstars in the Indian team team, skill-wise the likes of Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw have impressed him quite a bit. However, Vijay couldn't get his head across the fact that Shaw isn't in the Indian team at the moment.

Watch: 6,6,6! Robin Uthappa Goes Berserk Against Mohammad Hafeez In LLCT20

India Maharajas put in a brilliant performance against Asia Lions, with skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa's orchestrating unbeaten 159-run opening partnership to record an emphatic 10-wicket victory, in the fourth match of the LLC Masters at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha. Uthappa was the Player of the Match for the Asia Lions side, scoring an unbeaten 88 off just 39 balls, with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes. Three of those sixes came in a single over against Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez.

WPL 2023, UPW vs RCB, Live Score Updates: Simran Shaikh Departs As 5-Down UPW Get In Trouble vs RCB

UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Women's Premier League, Live:UP Warriorz have lost five wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma are standing unbeaten at the crease. Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to field against UP Warriorz in their next Women's Premier League match, at the DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. The Alyssa Healy-led side will be coming to this clash after losing to Mumbai Indians in their previous match. On the other hand, the Smriti Mandhana-led team faced a six-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in their last encounter. RCB are yet to register their first victory of the tournament while UP Warriorz have won two out of their four matches. (LIVE SCORECARD)

India's Direct-Hit Conversion Ratio Has Improved: Fielding Coach T Dilip

The Indian fielders have improved in leaps and bounds in terms of successful ratio of direct hits even though some of those didn't turn into run-outs, said fielding coach T Dilip. Citing KL Rahul's direct hit to dismiss an on-song Litton Das during the T20 World Cup in Australia which helped India halt Bangladesh's charge and clinch a narrow win, Dilip said the team seems to have improved in that area. "There are certain areas where we have certainly improved over a period of time. If you look at the number of direct-hit percentage in the World Cup and that one direct hit from KL Rahul changed the course of the match," Dilip told the media after India's optional training session here at the Wankhede Stadium.

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"If There Was Ever A Weakness...": Ricky Ponting Reveals How Axar Patel Improved His Batting

Bavuma fears the worst for Maharaj's World Cup hopes as spinner's surgery looms

Blamed For India's Defeat In Indore Test, R Ashwin Shares Insane Tale Of Trolling

With Virat Kohli's Viral Dance Video, Rajasthan Royals Troll Jos Buttler

"Don't Know Why He Is Not Playing": Murali Vijay On Young Star's Absence From Indian Team

Watch: 6,6,6! Robin Uthappa Goes Berserk Against Mohammad Hafeez In LLCT20

WPL 2023, UPW vs RCB, Live Score Updates: Simran Shaikh Departs As 5-Down UPW Get In Trouble vs RCB

India's Direct-Hit Conversion Ratio Has Improved: Fielding Coach T Dilip