India's Yadav, Chahar out of T20 series
Batter Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar have been ruled out of India's three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka at home.
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McDonald shelves coach call ahead of tour
Andrew McDonald has all but confirmed Usman Khawaja's spot at the top of the order in his native Pakistan as Australia prepare to tour there for the first time in 24 years.
"Now We're Both Parents": Virat Kohli Responds To Yuvraj Singh's Heartfelt Letter
Former India skipper Virat Kohli has responded to ex-teammate Yuvraj Singh's letter in which the latter called him a "legendary captain". Taking to Instagram, Kohli posted a heartfelt message for Yuvraj, saying the now retired cricketer "will always be an inspiration". "Yuvi Pa thank you for this wonderful gesture," wrote Kohli on Instagram along with a picture of Yuvraj's letter. "Coming from someone who's seen my career unfold from day 1, it means a lot. Your life and your comeback from cancer was, is and will always be an inspiration for people in all walks of life not just cricket," added Kohli.
Struggling Proteas understand criticism from back home: 'We have high standards'
Opener Sarel Erwee says the Proteas understand and fully accept the heated criticism that is coming their way from back home after a poor showing in the first New Zealand Test last week.
Sri Lanka Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga Remains In Isolation, Will Miss T20 Series vs India
Ruled out of the T20I series against India after being infected with COVID-19, Sri Lanka's star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga's isolation in Melbourne has been extended as he returned another positive result for the virus. Sri Lanka and India will play in a three-match T20 series beginning with the opener here on Thursday. "Wanindu Hasaranga, who was in isolation after contracting COVID-19, has once again returned a positive result when a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) was conducted on the player yesterday (22nd February)," a release from Sri Lanka Cricket said. An RTPCR test too confirmed the result.
"He Gets A Little Extra Bounce": Ishan Kishan Names Bowler He Finds Difficult To Play Against
Team India and Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketer Ishan Kishan opened up about his struggles against a certain category of bowlers he has faced so far in his career. One such name that came to his mind was England pacer Jofra Archer. Speaking in an interview to The Times of India, Kishan revealed his struggles against pacers like Archer, specially in the shorter formats of the game. When asked "What kind of bowlers trouble you?", Kishan had a pretty straightforward answer and said: "The Jofra Archer kind. He gets a little extra bounce. His pace and run-up don't match up. He comes in slow jogging. Playing shots off him is difficult. In One-day cricket, you get the time and can rotate the strike and target the other bowler. But in T20s, it is a very fast game."
MCC insists there's no 'kowtow to the woke police' after dumping traditional Lord's fixtures
The chief executive of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Tuesday insisted the decision to remove Eton v Harrow and Oxford v Cambridge from its annual fixture list at Lord's "did not arise as a result of any 'anxiety to kowtow to the woke police'".
Maxwell, Perry booked in for England's 100
Australian T20 World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have both been retained by their English franchises for this season's second running of the controversial Hundred.