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"Got To Deal With Sorrowful...": India Star Narrates Own Days Of Struggle While Analysing KL Rahul's Poor Show

Though KL Rahul has retained his place for the third and fourth Tests against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, there is a lot of speculation on whether he will be part of the playing XI. Rahul failed to score big in the first two Tests. The talented batter last scored a Test half-century in January, 2022 against South Africa in Johannesburg. His last Test ton came against the same opponents in December, 2021. He has been at the receiving end of a severe criticism by former players.

"Lord Voldemort...": South Africa Star's Confused Look At Women's T20 World Cup Press Meet Has Everyone In Splits. Watch

Openers Laura Wolvaardt (66*) and Tazmin Brits (50*) shared an unbeaten 100-plus stand between then as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets on Tuesday to qualify for the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals. Earlier, hosts South Africa restricted Bangladesh to 113 for six. They will play England in the last four on Friday. After the match, there was a funny incident during the official press conference. As Wolvaardt was answering the questions, one journalist asked her about England via Zoom. But the South African cricketer looked confused. When asked by the journalist, if he was audible, Wolvaardt replied: "I just don't know where you are."

"Trying Too Hard...": Shahid Afridi Finds Shortcomings In Star Pakistan Pacer Shaheen Afridi's Bowling

Karachi Kings registered a 67-run victory over Lahore Qalandars in their previous Pakistan Super League match on Sunday. Asked to bat first, the Kings posted a total of 185/5 in 20 overs after James Vince smashed 46 off 36 balls. Apart from him, skipper Imad Wasim also scored 35 off 19 balls. Later, Qalandars were bundled out for 118 after Akif Javed took a four-wicket haul. The match turned out to be major disappointment for Qalandars' skipper Shaheen Afridi as the star pacer conceded 39 runs in his four-over spell and could scalp only wicket.

Glenn Maxwell Returns As Australia Announce Squad For India ODIs

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh will make their international returns from lengthy injury layoffs after being named Thursday in Australia's one-day squad for the series in India. All-rounder Maxwell broke his leg and underwent surgery in November after slipping and falling during a friend's 50th birthday party. Marsh went under the knife soon after for a long-standing left ankle problem, with loose bone fragments removed and cartilage repaired. They both return for ODIs in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Chennai between March 17 and 22, giving Australia an early look at conditions ahead of the World Cup in India later this year.

England unchanged for second test, Henry set to return for NZ

England will play the same style with the same team in the second test against New Zealand, skipper Ben Stokes confirmed on Thursday, while the hosts look set to bring Matt Henry into their bowling attack as they try to level up the series.

Women's T20 World Cup: Can India crack the Australia code?

Harmanpreet's team will have to overcome patchy form and formidable opposition to make the finalIn less than three weeks, Smriti Mandhana will captain Australian duo Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham will be Harleen Deol's teammates at Gujarat Giants. Likewise, Meg Lanning will join forces with Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Shikha Pandey at Delhi Capitals.But on Thursday, players from the two countries will be on either side of the battle line in the big-ticket semifinal of the T20 Women's World Cup in Cape Town.

Australia's Warner and Agar heading back to India for ODI series

SYDNEY : David Warner and Ashton Agar were included in Australia's squad for next month's one-day international series in India on Thursday despite being sent home from the test tour this week.

Iceland Cricket faces flak for Virat Kohli's century drought tweet

Virat Kohli ended his century drought in international cricket last year by smashing his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan during an Asia Cup encounter. He followed that up with three more centuries in the ODIs against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.But Kohli's agonising wait of scoring a hundred in the Test cricket continues with the Indian batter's last ton coming in November 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.Kohli also failed to make an impact in the ongoing Test series against Australia with the scores of 12, 44 and 20 so far in the first two Tests.The Iceland Cricket, who are very active on social media, took to Twitter to highlight the fact that Kohli has not scored a century in 23 Tests.

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"Got To Deal With Sorrowful...": India Star Narrates Own Days Of Struggle While Analysing KL Rahul's Poor Show

"Lord Voldemort...": South Africa Star's Confused Look At Women's T20 World Cup Press Meet Has Everyone In Splits. Watch

"Trying Too Hard...": Shahid Afridi Finds Shortcomings In Star Pakistan Pacer Shaheen Afridi's Bowling

Glenn Maxwell Returns As Australia Announce Squad For India ODIs

England unchanged for second test, Henry set to return for NZ

Women's T20 World Cup: Can India crack the Australia code?

Australia's Warner and Agar heading back to India for ODI series

Iceland Cricket faces flak for Virat Kohli's century drought tweet