Klaasen's heroics help Proteas to emphatic win over England Lions
A fine century by Heinrich Klaasen helped the Proteas to a 107-run win in the second warm-up clash of their England tour in Worcester on Thursday.
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Former Olympian Viljoen eager for Proteas women return, targets T20 World Cup
Former Olympic silver medallist Sunette Viljoen-Louw expressed her desire to make her return to the Proteas women's set-up and play in next year's T20 World Cup.
History-making Harmer in rampant form before Proteas' Test series: 'What he does is an art'
"Bazball", the term recently coined for England's attack style of play in Test cricket under new coach Brendon McCullum, and how to counter it has been the big talking point before the Proteas take them on in a three-match series next month.
Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi Refers To Sushmita Sen As "Better Half", Sends Twitter In A Tizzy
Lalit Modi, the first chairman of Indian Premier League, on Thursday sent social media into a frenzy after he announced a "new beginning" with actor Sushmita Sen. In an tweet posted in the evening, Modi wrote: "Just back in london after a whirling global tour #maldives # sardinia with the families - not to mention my #betterhalf @sushmitasen47 - a new beginning a new life finally. Over the moon."
Simon Harmer helps Essex into strong position against Gloucestershire
Simon Harmer picked up five wickets in a dominant Essex bowling display as they skittled Gloucestershire out for 136 on day one of their LV= County Championship match at Chelmsford.
Watch: Yuzvendra Chahal Cleans Up Jonny Bairstow, Traps Joe Root And Ben Stokes LBW
Yuzvendra Chahal was in great form in the second ODI against England as he scalped the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. Bairstow was his first victim as he bowled him out. Then he trapped Root and Stokes plumb in front of the wicket. Also, he got Moeen Ali. Chahal's solid performance meant that India are in driver's seat in the second ODI. If India win the second match, they will take un assailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Watch: Virat Kohli, Jonny Bairstow Engrossed In Conversation Ahead Of England vs India 2nd ODI at Lord's
India are taking on world champions England in the second ODI of the three-match series currently at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. There was a big boost for India ahead of the start of the match as former captain Virat Kohli came out for net practice and looked like he had completely recovered from the groin strain he had suffered earlier, which had kept him out of the first match of the series.
Stars Descend At Lord's: MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina In Attendance. See Pics
The second ODI between India and England at Lord's on Thursday will be a great opportunity for the Rohit Sharma-led visitors to seal the series. India had won the first ODI of the three-match contest by 10 wickets. To watch the match, several former Indian cricket team stars including MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina were present at the Lord's. "7+ 3 = a complete 10" tweeted Chennai Super Kings with an image of Dhoni and Raina together.