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Legends League Cricket, Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

The second match of the Legends League Cricket will be played between Bhilwara Kings and Manipal Tigers on Sunday in Lucknow. The Kings will be led by the former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan while former India spinner Harbhajan Singh will be captaining the Tigers. It will be an interesting match as the Irfan Pathan-led side features the likes of Shane Watson, Matt Prior, Naman Ojha, among others. Tigers on the other hand, will be having the services of Australia pacer legend Brett Lee and former South Africa spinner Imran Tahir.

England And Pakistan Build For T20 World Cup In Long-Awaited Series

Pakistan and England continue their build-up for next month's T20 World Cup in Australia when they begin a seven-match series in Karachi on Tuesday -- the tourists' first visit since 2005. The long-awaited return of England comes five months after a trouble-free tour by Australia, their first in 24 years, which helped Pakistan's rehabilitation as a safe place to play cricket. International cricket has gradually returned to Pakistan following years where they were forced to play home matches in neutral venues after a deadly attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009.

Watch: English Wicketkeeper's Diving Blinder In Royal London Cup Final

Lancashire wicketkeeper George Lavelle pulled off a sensational catch in the final of the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Playing for Lancashire in the summit clash, Lavelle showed great athleticism behind the stumps to send Kent batter Olllie Robinson back to the dugout. Lancashire's right-arm pacer Liam Hurt came from over the wicket and bowled it around the good length area. The ball zoomed off the surface, surprising Robinson and taking the inside edge of his bat. An alert Lavelle, jumped to his left and grabbed the ball one-handed and low.

India Women vs England Women, 1st ODI: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

After stumbling to a 1-2 series defeat in the T20I series, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would look to change their fortunes around, in the three-match ODI series, beginning Sunday at the County Ground in Hove. Veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami would bow out of international cricket after this series and she would play her last ODI on September 24 at the Lords Cricket Ground. In the ODI series, Team India would hope for all departments to click in unison. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur would have to take care of the batting side of things as they are the senior pros. Young opener Shafali Verma would also look to return to form, having performed below-par in the T20I series.

"No Interest In Batting In Top-5": Gautam Gambhir's Big Statement On Dinesh Karthik

With India's 15-member squad getting picked for the T20 World Cup, all the focus is now on the ideal playing XI. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are the two designated wicketkeepers. While Karthik has been brilliant as a finisher in the IPL and for India un recent times, Pant has shown the streak to shine on important occasions. On Saturday, in a virtual press conference ahead of the series between India and Australia, Gambhir was asked whether it playing both Karthik and Pant in the same XI was a prudent move. The former India opener didn't agree.

"Don't Start This Nonsense": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Changing Virat Kohli's Batting Position

Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team management must be feeling a lot light right now after the star batter ended his 1020-day century drought in style at the Asia Cup. Kohli 122* - the highest T20I score by an Indian - could not have come at a better time as the Rohit Sharma-led side prepares for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Kohli's ton against Afghanistan came while he was opening the batting for India. This has led many to ponder whether Kohli, who generally bats at No. 3 in T20Is, can be used as an opener.

Decoding the Mohammed Shami T20 jinx

It was puzzling that the pacer was selected for the T20Is vs Aus & SA, but was only among the reserves in the WC squad. Now, an untimely positive Covid test has ruled him out of the Australia T20Is...Mohammed Shami's T20 career seems to be seriously jinxed. He wasn't selected in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, but found a place in the two stage-rehearsal series at home against Australia and South Africa starting September 20. Given the injury track-record of Indian pacers, a few good performances in these games might have opened up a slot for the 32-year-old, who was in the reserves if something went wrong with the chosen quintet for the World Cup.

Ex South Africa Opener Suggests How Babar Azam Can Improve Strike Rate

Pakistan captain Babar Azam was the cynosure of all eyes until recently as he was in the middle or purple patch in white-ball cricket that saw him get a lot of good scores under his belt in consecutive matches. Most of these came on Pakistani soil and that led to lot of former cricketers calling for him to be added to the list of top international batters. His rankings across all formats is also very high.

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Legends League Cricket, Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

England And Pakistan Build For T20 World Cup In Long-Awaited Series

Watch: English Wicketkeeper's Diving Blinder In Royal London Cup Final

India Women vs England Women, 1st ODI: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

"No Interest In Batting In Top-5": Gautam Gambhir's Big Statement On Dinesh Karthik

"Don't Start This Nonsense": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Changing Virat Kohli's Batting Position

Decoding the Mohammed Shami T20 jinx

Ex South Africa Opener Suggests How Babar Azam Can Improve Strike Rate