Ireland edge into T20 World Cup qualifier semis
Ireland edged into the semi-finals of qualifying for this year's T20 World Cup on net run-rate with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Germany in Oman on Monday.
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Vriitya Aravind heroics send UAE through to T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-finals
UAE will get the chance to play for a place in the T20 World Cup after Vriitya Aravind dragged them into the semi-final of the Qualifier in Muscat with an unbeaten 84.
Adam Gilchrist speaks out on speculation linking Justin Langer with vacant England job
Adam Gilchrist has described Justin Langer as a ‘good fit’ for England, though feels his former team-mate may need more time to ‘heal’ after resigning as Australia head coach.
Jimmy 'the Fist' First: Meet the oldest boxing prospect in Britain
«I'm the oldest prospect in the Britain,» says globetrotting Jimmy First before any question is asked.
Apex Council Meeting: BCCI To Decide On Resumption Of CK Nayudu Trophy, Senior Women's T20
The fate of C K Nayudu Trophy and Senior Women's T20, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be decided and the Local Organising Committee for 2023 ODI World Cup is likely to be formed when the BCCI Apex Council meets virtually on March 2. The CK Nayudu Trophy for U25 cricketers and Women's Senior T20 event had to be postponed last month due to rising cases of COVID-19. Ranji Trophy too was postponed but with the cases coming down, the BCCI decided to organise the premier domestic event from February 17. The first round was completed on Sunday.
From Virat Kohli to Yash Dhull: Meet Munish Bali who coached the 2008 & 2022 India u-19 World Cup teams
Virat Kohli and Yash Dhull have a few things in common. They are both ICC u-19 World Cup winning captains. They are both batsmen, both are from Delhi and with Dhull shaping up to be quite the run machine, he finds more and more comparisons being drawn between him and Virat. But there's another thing that binds the two and the two Indian u-19 World Cup winning teams of 2008 and 2022. The presence of coach Munish Bali in both camps, 14 years apart. Bali has travelled with India's Under-19 cricket team twice for the World Cup and the young guns have returned with the coveted trophy on both occasions. Bali was the assistant coach of the victorious U-19 World Cup-winning cricket team of 2008, led by Virat Kohli. This year, he travelled as fielding coach and the Yash Dhull-led side lifted the prestigious trophy again.
India vs Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Ramesh Mendis ruled out; Dasun Shanaka to lead visitors
All-rounder Dasun Shanaka was named the captain of the team that is largely similar to the one that played Australia in a five-match series. The visitors, though, will be without the services of batter Avishka Fernando, seamer Nuwan Thushara and spinner Ramesh Mendis as the trio returns home after suffering injuries during the just-concluded tour of Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a release. Sri Lanka, who suffered a 1-4 loss to Australia, will begin their tour of India with the first T20I in Lucknow on February 24, with the other two matches scheduled in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.
"Brotherhood Continues": Suryakumar Yadav Posts Photos With Kieron Pollard. See Pics
Suryakumar Yadav had a T20I series to remember against West Indies as he played a couple of fantastic innings to help Rohit Sharma's Team India complete a 3-0 sweep against Kieron Pollard's team. The Mumbai Indians batter was adjudged "player of the match" in the 3rd T20I and he also took home the "player of the series" award. A day after the win, Suryakumar took to Twitter to post photos of himself with Pollard.