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"Above Everyone...": Ex-BCCI Selector Says Joe Root is "Far Ahead" Of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith And Kane Williamson

Joe Root is the toast of the cricket world right now after becoming only the 14th batter to score over 10,000 runs in Tests. He became just the second England batter after Alastair Cook to score 10,000 Test runs during a match-winning hundred against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday. The 31-year-old Yorkshireman's typically composed 115 not out took England, who had been faltering at 69 for four, to a target of 277 and a five-wicket victory over the World Test champions with more than a day to spare.

India vs South Africa: Team India seeks consistency amid rotation

With Team India's big guns being rested often, coach Rahul Dravid doesn't want to cast his net too wide in run-up to Twenty20 World CupNEW DELHI: In seven months as Team India's head coach, Rahul Dravid has made it clear that he prefers consistency in selection. Though the IPL has thrown up a wide range of options and probable combinations, Dravid is not one to fall into the trap and make knee jerk changes to his plans. He has already made it clear that he is against casting his net too wide in the run-up to the T20 World Cup later in the year. During the IPL, he has been quietly observing the talent coming through and the performances of his first-choice players. Back in charge of the Indian team barely a week after the IPL, Dravid is holding his ground and is against making sweeping statements on players. After all, he has been synonymous with the word "process" for a long time. Under the scorching sun at Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday, with the bulk of India's marquee players being rested for the T20I series against South Africa, Dravid is steadfastly sticking to this "process".

Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Indian To Reach 200 Million Followers On Instagram

India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the first Indian to cross the 200 million followers mark on social media platform Instagram. Kohli, one of the most popular cricketers in the world, is known for breaking records on the field, but this milestone shows how widely he is loved across the planet. Kohli, in fact, is the most followed cricketer on Instagram, and among sportspersons, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have more followers than the prolific batter.

PAUL NEWMAN: Root has to be No 1 for England's best modern batsman

It was a question, posed after the Lord's Test by ESPNcricinfo on social media, that does not have a definitive answer. You can pick only one, said the website, alongside pictures of Joe Root, Sir Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen.

Matt Parkinson secures family bragging rights as Lancashire beat Leicestershire

Matt Parkinson took a break from England duty to help Lancashire to another Vitality Blast victory and in the process secure family bragging rights.

There's one IPL innovation Proteas' Dwaine Pretorius would love to see at the highest level

Dwaine Pretorius might've ticked off a proverbial bucket list item by appearing for the Chennai Super Kings in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), but he's quite frank in stating that he didn't necessarily gain any revolutionary new insights that he can use himself at international T20 level.

Openers power Australia to thumping win over Sri Lanka in first T20

Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday.

Goodall goes full-circle in Dublin, does not want to be a Proteas one-hit wonder

Proteas batter Lara Goodall says she has come full circle after scoring a match-winning half-century against Ireland in the second T20I on Monday.

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"Above Everyone...": Ex-BCCI Selector Says Joe Root is "Far Ahead" Of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith And Kane Williamson

India vs South Africa: Team India seeks consistency amid rotation

Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Indian To Reach 200 Million Followers On Instagram

PAUL NEWMAN: Root has to be No 1 for England's best modern batsman

Matt Parkinson secures family bragging rights as Lancashire beat Leicestershire

There's one IPL innovation Proteas' Dwaine Pretorius would love to see at the highest level

Openers power Australia to thumping win over Sri Lanka in first T20

Goodall goes full-circle in Dublin, does not want to be a Proteas one-hit wonder