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Ravichandran Ashwin Breaks Silence On New Zealand Thrashing. Says, "Have Been Hit By..."

Just a week after India's embarassing loss 0-3 to New Zealand at home, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on the defeat which has led to criticism of the team from all corners. It was India's first Test series loss at home since 2012 as New Zealand produced a stunning result against the Rohit Sharma-led side. The defeat ended India's streak of winning 18 series' on the bounce at home. Ashwin has broken his silence on the loss, labelling it a shattering experience of his career.

Australia Great Backs This Star As Opener In Upcoming Tests Against India

After Cricket Australia confirmed that Nathan McSweeney would open the batting in Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, former wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist questioned the selectors if they strayed from their "top six batters" policy and argued that Josh Inglis, who had been included as reserve batter, deserves his Test debut against India in Perth and open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja. On Sunday, Cricket Australia, while revealing the 13-man squad, confirmed that McSweeney would open the batting alongside Khawaja in the series opener on November 12.

Lionel Messi And Inter Miami Eliminated From Major League Soccer Cup Playoffs In First Round

Lionel Messi's goal of winning the MLS Cup title came to an abrupt end on Saturday with his Inter Miami suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat to Atlanta United. Miami had won the regular season campaign with a record points total but after losing twice in the best-of-three series, the MLS Cup favourites and their eight-times Ballon d'Or winner are out. All the accolades Miami received for their regular season 'Supporters' Shield' triumph count for little after an Atlanta team which finished ninth in the Eastern Conference pulled off a stunning upset.

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

Australian media channel Fox Cricket's poster for the upcoming Test series between India and Australia has sparked a massive controversy on social media. The poster, featuring Pat Cummins and Virat Kohli, was aired during the third ODI encounter between Australia and Pakistan on Sunday. Social media users were quick to point out that while the Australia captain Cummins featured in the poster, Kohli was there for India in place of skipper Rohit Sharma. Fox Cricket will be broadcasting the five-match Test series and fans quickly started criticising the channel for snubbing Rohit in the poster.

India Predicted XI vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: All-Rounder To Be Dropped; Debut Expected

India began the four-match T20I series against South Africa with a thumping victory in the first game in Durban on Friday. Asked to bat first, the visitors posted a whopping total of 202/8 in 20 overs, courtesy of Sanju Samson's blistering century. Later, Team India bundled out the Proteas for 141 and won the match by 61 runs to take 1-0 lead in the series. Now, both the teams are set to face each other again for the second T20I match, which will be played at the St George's Park, Gqeberha on Sunday.

AIFF's Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle Claims Standard Of Referees In India Improving

Poor refereeing in the Indian Super League (ISL) has long been a source of frustration for many coaches, but the national federation's top officer Trevor Kettle on Sunday claimed that the standard of referees in the country is "improving in many competencies". Several coaches of ISL clubs, mostly foreign, have in the past talked about the poor standard of refereeing in the top-tier league and even the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey had expressed concerns on the matter a few months back.

First Time In 22 Years: Pakistan Register Rare Feat With ODI Series Win vs Australia

Saim Ayub hit 42 and Abdullah Shafique 37 as Pakistan raced to a commanding eight-wicket victory and their first one-day series win in Australia for 22 years on Sunday. After bowling out the woeful world champions for a miserly 140 at Perth Stadium, Mohammad Rizwan's team reached their target in the 27th over. The impressive performance, aided by high-quality bowling from Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf, ensured a first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.

150 Runs In 75 Balls: South Africa Star Shatters All-Time Women's Big Bash League Record With Fiery Knock. Watch

South Africa's Lizelle Lee created history on Sunday as she recorded the highest individual score since the women's Big Bash League was launched in 2015. Lee hammered 12 sixes in a record unbeaten 150 for the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday during the WBBL match against the Perth Scorchers. The 32-year-old opener also slammed 12 fours in her 75-ball blitz as the Hurricanes posted a whopping total of 203/3 in 20 overs. Later, they bundled out the Scorchers for 131 and won the match by 72 runs.

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Ravichandran Ashwin Breaks Silence On New Zealand Thrashing. Says, "Have Been Hit By..."

Australia Great Backs This Star As Opener In Upcoming Tests Against India

Lionel Messi And Inter Miami Eliminated From Major League Soccer Cup Playoffs In First Round

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

India Predicted XI vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: All-Rounder To Be Dropped; Debut Expected

AIFF's Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle Claims Standard Of Referees In India Improving

First Time In 22 Years: Pakistan Register Rare Feat With ODI Series Win vs Australia

150 Runs In 75 Balls: South Africa Star Shatters All-Time Women's Big Bash League Record With Fiery Knock. Watch