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Harbhajan Singh Slams Trolls Mocking Him For Laughing At Shahid Afridi's Comment On Gautam Gambhir

India spin great Harbhajan Singh faced flak on social media after he was seen laughing as former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi commented during a discussion that Gautam Gambhir was not liked even by Indian players. Harbhajan, however, dismissed the trolls who "just want to have some fun" and said they are just trying to wind him up to get a reaction out of him. He said that Gambhir is his "brother" and that he stands with every Indian player.

New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme retires from international cricket

cricket. De Grandhomme, 36, made the decision to bring down the curtain on an impressive international career after discussions this week with New Zealand Cricket (NZC), which has agreed to release him from his central contract.

Starc, Zampa help Australia steam roll Zimbabwe in second ODI

TOWNSVILLE, Australia :Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa collected three wickets apiece in Australia's eight-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Wednesday, giving the home side an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Townsville.

"Was Mentally Prepared": Ravindra Jadeja On Coming To Bat At No.4 vs Pakistan

Team India's campaign in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 got off to a winning start on Sunday as Rohit Sharma and co. defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets. It was Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya who put on 52 runs for the fifth wicket to help India chase down 148. Jadeja was dismissed for 35, but Pandya remained unbeaten on 33 to take the side over the line. Team India will next face Hong Kong at the same venue on Wednesday.

Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa help Australia steamroll Zimbabwe in second ODI

Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Wednesday, giving the home side an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Townsville. After being sent in to bat, Zimbabwe were unable to repeat their respectable performance from game one, crumbling for 96 all out in 27.5 overs. In reply, Australia peeled off 100-2 in 14.4 overs before a modest weekday crowd. "Pretty clinical today," Starc said in the post-match news conference. "Some guys are coming off some cricket, others are coming off a few weeks of no matches. I think everyone's finding a nice rhythm." The left-armer recorded figures of 3-24 and bowled with pace to clean up Zimbabwe's top-order. The unfancied tourists never recovered after losing 25-3 inside the first powerplay, including the wicket of Sunday's top-scorer, Wesley Madhevere, trapped lbw for nought.

Watch: Mayanti Langer Trolls Sanjay Manjrekar With Ravindra Jadeja Quip

Ever since Sanjay Manjrekar's "bits and pieces cricketer" comment on Ravindra Jadeja, the former India batter often finds himself at the end of a few jokes whenever the star all-rounder performs well. To Manjrekar's credit, he himself takes it on the chin and even asked Jadeja after India's win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday if he was "okay" to talk to him. Jadeja too laughed in response and said he had no problem, with both of them seemingly having put the episode behind them.

India vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

After their thrilling win over Pakistan in their campaign opener, Rohit Sharma-led India now take on Hong Kong in their second game of Asia Cup 2022. The Indian team will be looking to register a win and comfortably enter the Super 4s. They will aim to keep Hong Kong away from providing any scare like the side did in the 2018 edition of the continental event. Notably, India had registered a narrow 26-run win over Hong Kong at that time as the latter had faced a batting collapse after a good start.

Australia vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI: Australia Crush Zimbabwe By Eight Wickets To Seal Series

Ruthless Australia wrapped up the one-day international series against Zimbabwe with a crushing eight-wicket victory on Wednesday in Townsville. After Mitchell Starc played a central role in routing the tourists for just 96, Australia overcame an early stutter in their chase to reach the lowly target in the 15th over and take an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Quick Richard Ngarava briefly revived Zimbabwe's slim hopes of a miraculous victory with the wickets of openers David Warner and Aaron Finch in the third over to leave Australia wobbling at 16-2. But an aggressive Steve Smith (47 not out) and Alex Carey (26 not out) counterattacked as Australia cruised to a series triumph, having notched a comfortable five-wicket victory in the first ODI in Townsville on Sunday.

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Harbhajan Singh Slams Trolls Mocking Him For Laughing At Shahid Afridi's Comment On Gautam Gambhir

New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme retires from international cricket

Starc, Zampa help Australia steam roll Zimbabwe in second ODI

"Was Mentally Prepared": Ravindra Jadeja On Coming To Bat At No.4 vs Pakistan

Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa help Australia steamroll Zimbabwe in second ODI

Watch: Mayanti Langer Trolls Sanjay Manjrekar With Ravindra Jadeja Quip

India vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Australia vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI: Australia Crush Zimbabwe By Eight Wickets To Seal Series