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" Waiting To Unleash Him": Ex-India Captain Says This On Umran Malik Not Getting Chance In T20I XI

Umran Malik warmed the bench throughout the India-South Africa T20I series. The fast bowler, who impressed with his speed at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, is also part of the India squad for the Ireland Tour later this month. Malik finished as the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2022 with 22 scalps in 14 games. Many former players including the great Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan have said that they have rarely seen such an exciting prospect in Indian cricket. It remains to be seen whether the 22-year-old Malik gets a chance in the India playing XI soon.

Hose, Benjamin fire Bears past Steelbacks

Adam Hose and Chris Benjamin smacked half-centuries as Birmingham Bears tightened up the top of the Vitality Blast North Group with victory in a high-scoring encounter against Northamptonshire Steelbacks.

The 6ixty – Chris Gayle ambassador for new white-ball format in the Caribbean

Another new white-ball cricket format has been unveiled, with The 6ixty set to launch in the Caribbean in August.

Cricket shrinks as West Indies launch new 60-ball tournament

Cricket's bid to find another innovative short-form of the game moved forward on Wednesday with Cricket West Indies' (CWI) announcement of a new 60-ball domestic competition.

Will they or won't they? Graeme Smith says decision must be made on Faf for T20 World Cup

Graeme Smith believes that as the T20 World Cup in Australia looms at the end of this year, South Africa has to make a decision on the selection of Faf du Plessis.

Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna To Play For Leicestershire Against Rohit Sharma-Led Indians In Warm-up

Ahead of the fifth scheduled Test match against England on July 1, team India will lock horns with Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up match beginning on Thursday. The rescheduled match is a part of last year's five-match Test series that had to be delayed after the fourth Test due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the Indian camp. The warm-up fixture will be an opportunity for the Men in Blue to get into cement themselves in the new condition after a long time for the all-important fifth Test. The series is in favour of the visitors, who are leading 2-1 after defeating the hosts in the fourth Test at the Oval last year by 157 runs.

Root loves cricket and Mane says goodbye – Wednesday’s sporting social

Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.

Have Not Made Any Offer To Wriddhiman Saha: Top GCA And BCA Officials

Wriddhiman Saha, who wants to move out of Bengal to ply his trade as a professional, hasn't received any significant offer from any of the top states, contrary to what he had claimed. Gujarat and Baroda, which were being linked with Saha's likely inter-state transfer, have denied making any offers to the 40-Test veteran. Saha had claimed that he had offers "from quite a few state associations but I have not given my go-ahead to either of them." "I can confirm that Gujarat Cricket Association has made no such offer to Wriddhiman Saha. We have a young keeper named Het Patel, who is doing very well for us. Why in the world would we try to spoil his career," senior GCA official Anil Patel told PTI.

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" Waiting To Unleash Him": Ex-India Captain Says This On Umran Malik Not Getting Chance In T20I XI

Hose, Benjamin fire Bears past Steelbacks

The 6ixty – Chris Gayle ambassador for new white-ball format in the Caribbean

Cricket shrinks as West Indies launch new 60-ball tournament

Will they or won't they? Graeme Smith says decision must be made on Faf for T20 World Cup

Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna To Play For Leicestershire Against Rohit Sharma-Led Indians In Warm-up

Root loves cricket and Mane says goodbye – Wednesday’s sporting social

Have Not Made Any Offer To Wriddhiman Saha: Top GCA And BCA Officials