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"Thought That Flight Would Never Land": Ashwin Narrates "Scary" Story From Australia Tour

India's victory over Australia in the Test series in 2020-21 will go down in history as one of the biggest comebacks by any team in a bilateral series in cricket's longest format. The size and scale of the task that Indian team faced, after a humiliating 36 all out resulted in a deflating loss in the first Test in Adelaide, was enormous and in many ways as challenging as what Sourav Ganguly's team faced at the Gardens in 2001.

Step Aside Football: Women's Cricket Booms In Brazil

On a concrete playground in a poor hillside neighborhood in Brazil, ecstatic children are chasing a ball at top speed. But in an unusual scene for the football-mad country, they are indifferent to the goalposts nearby, instead swinging cricket bats and fielding drives. Welcome to Pocos de Caldas, a city of 170,000 people that is the capital of a lovably quirky quest to turn the land of Pele and Neymar into a passionate cricketing nation. Defying stereotypes, Brazil is emerging as a force to be reckoned with in cricket, especially the women's national team, who were given professional contracts in 2020 -- making the country the first in the world to take its women's team pro before the men's.

Intense heat will test Pakistan, West Indies in ODI series

Pakistan hosts the West Indies in the three-match limited-overs international series starting Wednesday. The temperature is expected to top 45 degrees Celsius (113 F) this week in Multan, and organizers have pushed back the starting time for games to 4 p.m. local time to offer some respite.

"Mood In The Camp": Team India Is Happy Bunch As Players Start Practice Ahead Of South Africa Series

The Indian team that will take on South Africa in the upcoming T20I series has started its practice under the watchful eyes of head coach Rahul Dravid. The players are returning to the national team after a gap of over 2 months as the players were busy playing for their respective franchise in the IPL. It's a new look team as many seniors have been rested, including captain Rohit Sharma.

What If Yuvraj Singh Was India Captain? What Harbhajan Singh Said

Harbhajan Singh and Yuraj Singh were two of the finest cricketers to have come out of the state of Punjab. Both men are great friends off the field too and bonded really well when they turned out for India. These two players were backed to the hilt by former India captain Sourav Ganguly and they produced several match-winning performance for the Indian team throughout their long and decorated careers.

Sarfaraz Khan's Run-Scoring Spree In Ranji Trophy Sets Twitter Ablaze

Sarfaraz Khan continued his run-scoring spree in Ranji Trophy, notching yet another hundred -- his third of the season -- to put Mumbai in control on Day 2 of the second quarterfinal against Uttarakhand on Tuesday. In four matches (5 innings), the youngster has already amassed 704 runs at an incredible average of 140.80, which included three centuries and a half-century. He has a high score of 275 this season and has been instrumental in Mumbai reached the knockouts. On Tuesday, Sarfaraz Khan was dismissed for 153 off 205 balls, an innings that included 14 fours and four sixes.

Tickets For India vs South Africa 1st T20I Nearly Sold Out, Golf Carts For Senior Citizens

The first T20 between India and South Africa on Thursday is set to be a sell out with 94 per cent tickets already sold at the 35,000-capacity Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. An international game is being held in Delhi for the first time since November 2019. "94 per cent of the tickets have been sold. There are about 400-500 tickets left," DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda told PTI.

SA sensations Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs in line for Hundred mini-draft

Promising South African batting stars Tristan Stubbs and Dewald Brevis have been added to The Hundred wildcard list for the tournament's second edition later this year.

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"Thought That Flight Would Never Land": Ashwin Narrates "Scary" Story From Australia Tour

Step Aside Football: Women's Cricket Booms In Brazil

Intense heat will test Pakistan, West Indies in ODI series

"Mood In The Camp": Team India Is Happy Bunch As Players Start Practice Ahead Of South Africa Series

What If Yuvraj Singh Was India Captain? What Harbhajan Singh Said

Sarfaraz Khan's Run-Scoring Spree In Ranji Trophy Sets Twitter Ablaze

Tickets For India vs South Africa 1st T20I Nearly Sold Out, Golf Carts For Senior Citizens

SA sensations Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs in line for Hundred mini-draft