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"I Lose My Focus...": Shubman Gill's Honest Admission After Ranji Trophy Return Is Concerning

India batter Shubman Gill on Saturday conceded that he has, of late, developed a tendency to lose focus after getting 25-30 runs in red-ball cricket, evidence of which was seen in a couple of his dismissals during the five-match Test series in Australia. Gill identified this as an area of concern soon after making a fine second-innings hundred for Punjab on the third day of their Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka. His 102-run knock, though, went in vain as Karnataka hammered the visitors by an innings and 207 runs. "Red-ball batting is a concern. Sometimes, I think with the red ball, in the matches that I play, I get very good 25-30 runs.

Rickelton heroics see MI Cape Town race to impressive bonus-point win over Durban's Super Giants

Ryan Rickelton once again starred up front as his quickfire half-century steered MI Cape Town to a bonus-point victory in their SA20 clash against Durban's Super Giants at Newlands on Saturday.

Pakistan To Test Champions Trophy Venues By Hosting Tri-Series From This Date

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will test its newly renovated stadiums in Karachi and Lahore for the upcoming Champions Trophy by holding a tri-nation ODI series involving South Africa and New Zealand from February 8. The PCB issued the official schedule of the tri-series on Saturday with the final slated at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 14. The Champions Trophy will be held from February 19 to March 9. The Board, which has spent around 1.2 billion rupees on the upgrade and construction of new buildings at its two Test venues, is under scrutiny on whether the stadiums would be ready on time for the eight-team Champions Trophy.

2nd T20I: Tilak Varma Powers India To Two-Wicket Win After Top-Order Fails

Tilak Varma's fifty of rare brilliance helped India survive a top-order meltdown against England pacers and register a two-wicket win in the second T20I and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series in Chennai on Saturday. Tilak (72 not out, 55b, 4x4, 5x6) cleverly used the extreme pace of English bowlers to amass runs, and singlehandedly took India past the target, as the hosts finished the night at 166 for eight. It was a mini classic because the left-hander hardly had constant support from the other end and the England bowlers were cock-a-hoop lot after making serious inroads.

PR Sreejesh Conferred Padma Bhushan, Ravichandran Ashwin Among 4 In Sports To Get Padma Shri

Former men's hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while recently-retired cricket star Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners as four athletes and a para-coach figured in the list of 139 finalised for the coveted civilian awards on Saturday. Legendary Indian footballer I M Vijayan, and India's first Paralympic gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh too were named for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour.

Joe Root's unbeaten 78 steers Paarl Royals to victory over Pretoria Capitals

Englishman Joe Root scored an unbeaten 78 off 56 balls to help the Paarl Royals to an 11-run victory over Pretoria Capitals at a scorching Boland Park on Saturday.

Second Time In 148 Years: West Indies Bowlers Make History Again, With Bat In Hand

As West Indies suffered another batting collapse on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan, it was their bowling unit that stood up and delivered with the bat in Multan. After losing 8 wickets for 54 runs, West Indies managed to add 116 runs for the final three wickets, with the likes of Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach and Jomel Warrican scoring 55, 25 and 36 runs respectively. In doing, so West Indies repeated the historic feat they had set in the first Test against Pakistan, making it only the second instance in Test cricket history.

Is It Too Early To Write Off Virat Kohli? Ex-India Star Says "Forget What..."

Former India batter Mohammed Kaif is hopeful of Virat Kohli regaining his form in the upcoming Champions League. The former India captain Kohli had a poor outing with the bat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, scoring only 190 runs in nine innings with the help of just one century. Kohli's recent form has raised concerns over his future in the team, but Kaif suggested it would be stupid to write the star batter off just yet. India will be playing its T20I matches in Dubai after refusing to travel to Pakistan.

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"I Lose My Focus...": Shubman Gill's Honest Admission After Ranji Trophy Return Is Concerning

Rickelton heroics see MI Cape Town race to impressive bonus-point win over Durban's Super Giants

Pakistan To Test Champions Trophy Venues By Hosting Tri-Series From This Date

2nd T20I: Tilak Varma Powers India To Two-Wicket Win After Top-Order Fails

PR Sreejesh Conferred Padma Bhushan, Ravichandran Ashwin Among 4 In Sports To Get Padma Shri

Joe Root's unbeaten 78 steers Paarl Royals to victory over Pretoria Capitals

Second Time In 148 Years: West Indies Bowlers Make History Again, With Bat In Hand

Is It Too Early To Write Off Virat Kohli? Ex-India Star Says "Forget What..."