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England Test Captain Ben Stokes Sustains Hamstring Injury Once Again

England received a major blow after their Test captain Ben Stokes once again sustained a hamstring injury during the ongoing Test match against New Zealand. England Cricket took to X (formerly Twitter) and confirmed that Stokes ended up injuring his hamstring during the third day of the final match of the Test series. Stokes was bowling to New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra at Seddon Park when he immediately held his hamstring tightly and left the field for treatment.

"Utterly Blindsided": Jason Gillespie Reveals Real Reason Behind Decision To Quit As Pakistan Coach

Jason Gillespie has revealed he had no clear communication with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the playing eleven before a matchday and added his role as their red-ball coach had reduced to him hitting catches. Gillespie, the former Australia fast bowler, took over as Pakistan's red-ball coach in April for a two-year deal and led the side to a 2-1 series victory at home over England in October. But Gillespie resigned from his role last week ahead of Pakistan's Test series in South Africa. Aqib Javed has now been named as the interim Test coach of Pakistan and also handles white-ball duties after Gary Kirsten exited from the role in October.

3rd Test: Batters Botch Up Again; India In Trouble At 51/4 On Rain-Marred Day 3

The Indian batters' inability to grind it out against a relentless Australian pace attack in testing conditions left the team precariously placed at 51 for four at the end of a rain-marred day three of the third Test in Brisbane on Monday. On a stop-start day, India bowled out Australia for 445 in their first innings, the hosts adding 40 runs to their overnight total, as the peerless Jasprit Bumrah continued to do the heavy lifting to finish with excellent figures of 6/76.

How India Can Qualify For World Test Championship Final If Gabba Test vs Australia Is Washed Out - Explained

The race for places in the World Test Championship (WTC) final is heating up with four teams -- South Africa, India, Australia and Sri Lanka -- currently in contention. Currently, South Africa top the WTC table ahead of Australia and India in the the second and third spot, respectively. India and Australia are currently squaring off in a five-match series, with the scores 1-1 after two Tests. South Africa, on the other hand, are set to play two Tests against Pakistan at home, starting from Boxing Day (December 26).

Gautam Gambhir In Spotlight, Sanjay Manjrekar Questions Coaches As Virat Kohli Fails Again

Virat Kohli's repeated failures while handling the offside-off deliveries have put Team India's support staff in the line of fire too. While Gautam Gambhir is the team's head coach, he does have support from the likes of Ryan Ten Doeschate, Abhishek Nayar and Morne Morkel for different roles. However, it still isn't defined who India's batting coach is. As Kohli was dismissed chasing an outside-off delivery again, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar put the 'batting coach' in the line of fire.

Bangladesh Grabs Seven-Run Win In West Indies T20I Opener

After three consecutive ODI defeats, Bangladesh finally returned to winning ways with a narrow 7-run victory over the West Indies in the 1st T20I at Arnos Vale Ground. The West Indies managed to make it out a nail-biting affair, courtesy of skipper Rovman Powell's blitzkrieg, But in reality, the hosts never really recovered from the damage caused by Mahedi Hasan in the powerplay. While chasing a modest 148-run total, the Caribbean side faced problems as Mahedi made early inroads through their batting lineup.

Southampton Sack Manager Russell Martin After 5-0 Hammering

Premier League basement club Southampton on Sunday sacked manager Russell Martin after an embarrassing 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham. The club said in a statement they had taken the "difficult decision to part ways" with Martin after just one win in 16 games. Southampton, promoted last season, are rooted to the bottom of the table, nine points from safety. "We can confirm that we have taken the difficult decision to part ways with our men's first team manager Russell Martin," the club said.

Lois Openda, Benjamin Sesko Score As Leipzig Beat Frankfurt Before Bayern Clash

Goals from Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda took Leipzig to a 2-1 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, days out from their trip to league leaders Bayern Munich. Sesko headed in a rebound after 19 minutes but Frankfurt's Nathaniel Brown equalised with a clever solo effort on the 41-minute mark, hitting a low shot in off the right upright. Openda, who was unlucky to be called offside when Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner scored just one minute into the game, put the hosts back in front with a trademark rocket after 51 minutes.

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England Test Captain Ben Stokes Sustains Hamstring Injury Once Again

"Utterly Blindsided": Jason Gillespie Reveals Real Reason Behind Decision To Quit As Pakistan Coach

3rd Test: Batters Botch Up Again; India In Trouble At 51/4 On Rain-Marred Day 3

How India Can Qualify For World Test Championship Final If Gabba Test vs Australia Is Washed Out - Explained

Gautam Gambhir In Spotlight, Sanjay Manjrekar Questions Coaches As Virat Kohli Fails Again

Bangladesh Grabs Seven-Run Win In West Indies T20I Opener

Southampton Sack Manager Russell Martin After 5-0 Hammering

Lois Openda, Benjamin Sesko Score As Leipzig Beat Frankfurt Before Bayern Clash