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Jos Buttler Hails "Great Depth" In England Squad After ODI Series Sweep vs Netherlands

After claiming the three-match ODI series against Netherlands, England stand-in skipper Jos Buttler expressed excitement about having great depth in his squad. An unbeaten ton by Jason Roy and an unbeaten knock of 86 runs by Buttler helped England chase the target of 245 runs in just 30.1 overs and at a loss of only two wickets at the VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen. With this win, England white-washed the three-match ODI series with a lead of 3-0. "We've played very well. Brilliant with the ball, good batting as well. There's a lot of cricket coming up which is very exciting, we have great depth in this squad, very excited," said Buttler in a post-match presentation.

"It's About Business And Not Cricket": Former Pakistan Captain On IPL Media Rights

The Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights for the 2023-27 cycle created a lot of hype recently as it was sold for over Rs 48,000 crore. At the IPL media rights e-auction Disney Star retained the TV telecast rights with a bid price of Rs 23,575 crore. Reliance's Viacom18, won the rights for package C with a Rs 3,258 crore winning bid. As a result of this, Viacom, who also won the rights for Package B with a pay out of Rs 20,500 crore (Rs 50 crore per match for 410 matches), ended up paying Rs 23,758 crore for the entire bouquet of digital rights. The Package D, which included rights for the Rest of the world, was won for a bid of Rs 1058 crore.

Watch: Ball Lands Outside Pitch On 2nd Bounce, Jos Buttler Still Smashes It For 6

England white-ball vice-captain Jos Buttler is in the form of his life. After a dream Indian Premier League season with Rajasthan Royals, the wicketkeeper-batter marked his return to national colours by smashing an unbeaten 162 to help England post a world record ODI score of 498/4 in the first match against Netherlands and then following it up with an unbeaten 86 in the third game to help his team sweep the series 3-0. During the 3rd ODI in Amstelveen on Wednesday, Buttler was once again in imperious touch, hitting seven fours and five sixes in his 64-ball knock. Such was the form Buttler was in on Wednesday, that even when Netherlands pacer Paul van Meekeren bowled a double-bouncing delivery -- with the second bounce outside the pitch -- it didn't stop the 31-year-old from chasing it down and sending the ball into the stands.

Ranji Trophy Final, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Madhya Pradesh Strike Early, Mumbai 6 Down

Ranji Trophy Final, MP vs MUM, Day 2 Live Updates: Mumbai began Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final at 248/5, but were soon down to six wickets without any more runs added as Gaurav Yadav trapped Shams Mulani lbw for his overnight score of 12 off just the second delivery of the day. The prolific Sarfaraz Khan, however, is still at the crease and remains the danger man for Mumbai. Madhya Pradesh fought back hard with five wickets on the first day following Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prithvi Shaw's 87-run opening stand. While Shaw fell three runs short of a half-century, Jaiswal went on to make 78 before eventually being dismissed by Anubhav Agarwal. Agarwal, in fact, removed both the Mumbai openers, while Saransh Jain also picked two wickets. Kumar Kartikeya got the other wicket for Madhya Pradesh, who are looking to win their maiden Ranji Trophy title. Sarfaraz Khan finished Day 1 on 40, while Shams Mulani was the other overnight batter. (LIVE SCORECARD)

BCCI has no money for DRS in Ranji Trophy final!

Madhya Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium has left many intrigued. It perhaps gave in-form Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan a 'life' when he survived a close lbw appeal off MP seamer Gaurav Yadav. Over the next four days, it could have a greater impact on the fate of the final.

Ranji Trophy final: Yashasvi Jaiswal makes the hard yards count

Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 15 and in the Ranji Trophy knockouts. On the opening day of the national championship final against Madhya Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here, Jaiswal top-scored for Mumbai with 78 off 163 balls, as his team finished at 248 for five. Though he missed out on scoring his fourth consecutive First-Class hundred, he continued his dream run which has seen him notch up scores of 35 & 103 in the quarterfinals against Uttarakhand, and 100 & 181 in the semifinals against Uttar Pradesh.

Watch: Surrey Needed 9 Runs To Win From Final Over By Peter Siddle In T20 Blast. Then This Happened

It was one thriller of a match, which could have gone either ways. In a T20 Blast match on Tuesday, the Tom Abel-led Somerset team scored 144/8 in 20 over batting first against Surrey. Chasing the 145-run target, the Chris Jordan-led team cruised towards the target until they needed nine of the final over. Experienced Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle was given the all-important over with Surrey on 136/4 and then some bizarre incidents happened.

Kane Williamson Hopes For 'Healing' In Yorkshire Racism Row

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hopes there will be "healing" at his former team Yorkshire on the eve of a third Test against England that was almost moved from the county's Headingley headquarters because of a racism row. Pakistan-born former off-spinner Azeem Rafiq first raised allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at Yorkshire. Rafiq gave evidence to a parliamentary committee last year, sparking mounting pressure on Yorkshire over their previous failure to take any disciplinary action.

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Jos Buttler Hails "Great Depth" In England Squad After ODI Series Sweep vs Netherlands

"It's About Business And Not Cricket": Former Pakistan Captain On IPL Media Rights

Watch: Ball Lands Outside Pitch On 2nd Bounce, Jos Buttler Still Smashes It For 6

Ranji Trophy Final, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Madhya Pradesh Strike Early, Mumbai 6 Down

BCCI has no money for DRS in Ranji Trophy final!

Ranji Trophy final: Yashasvi Jaiswal makes the hard yards count

Watch: Surrey Needed 9 Runs To Win From Final Over By Peter Siddle In T20 Blast. Then This Happened

Kane Williamson Hopes For 'Healing' In Yorkshire Racism Row