Manchester United's friendly to go ahead despite heavy rain in Perth
Manchester United’s pre-season friendly against Aston Villa on Saturday is all set to go ahead despite heavy rain in the Australian city of Perth.
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Watch: Nicholas Pooran Takes One-Handed Stunner To Dismiss Shreyas Iyer in First India vs WI ODI
India's top-order comprising Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer was in sublime form and they made the most of below-par West Indies' bowling and all three batters registered half-centuries in the first ODI of the three-match series. However, West Indies were brilliant in the field and skipper Nicholas Pooran came up with a stunning catch to cut short Shreyas Iyer's stint at the crease and the batter walked back after scoring 54.
BCCI aims to cut costs by 80 percent with experiment on age-detection software
BCCI will be using a software on an experimental basis to detect age-fraud alongside the existing TW3 method with an aim to save costs by as much as 80 percent. The BCCI, which has a zero tolerance policy towards age fraud, currently uses the TW3 method (based on X-ray of left hand and wrist) for age determination.
Legends League Cricket's 2nd Edition Shifted To India From Oman
The organisers of Legends League Cricket on Saturday confirmed that the second edition of the tournament will be played in India instead of Oman. Keeing in mind the huge fan base in India for the legends of the game and the first season's response received from India, LLC decided to shift the base to India for the upcoming season in September 2022. The first season saw a humongous following from India, for the legends playing from across the globe. During season two, the Legends League Cricket will add more excitement with more than 110 legends from the sport.
Can Cricket Be Played In Shorts? Yuzvendra Chahal Says "Whenever You Slide..."
Can cricket be played wearing shorts? Yuzvendra Chahal doesn't think so. In fact, he had an emphatic "no" for an answer when a scribe alluded to suggestions that cricketers could be better off wearing half pants instead of trousers in the future, given that the game is often played in extreme heat. The "cricket in shorts" question was a googly that the leg-spinner was not expecting after India's three-run win over the West Indies in a last-ball thriller at the Queen's Park Oval, which put the visitors ahead in the three-match ODI series.
"I Am A Very Cool Captain": Shikhar Dhawan Exudes Swag At 1st ODI Toss vs West Indies
Shikhar Dhawan made a well crafted 97 while Shubmam Gill made a classy 64 in his ODI comeback before India held their nerves to pull off a three-run win over the West Indies in the series opener here. Openers Dhawan (97 off 99 balls) and Gill (64 off 53) shared an 119-run stand before the West Indies fought back to restrict India to 308 for seven. The West Indies needed 15 off the final over for a record chase at Queens Park Oval but Mohammed Siraj was able to stop a rampaging Romario Shepherd (38 not out off 25).
Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius credits England's risk-taking after big ODI defeat
Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius credited England's risk-taking, saying it was one of the differences in the wide margin of defeat they conceded in the second ODI in Manchester on Friday.
Shreyas Iyer completes 1,000 runs in ODI cricket
In the 36th over of India's innings bowled by spinner Gudakesh Motie, the right-hander whacked a full-length ball over the midwicket region to reach 1,000 ODI runs. He was dismissed for 54 off 57 balls consisting of five fours and two sixes by Motie. He has reached the landmark in 25 ODI innings and is tied with former Indian batter Navjot Singh Sidhu who also took the same number of innings to reach 1,000 ODI runs.