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Parents Sacrificed All For 15-Year-Old India Prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi

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Kohli, Suryavanshi To Light Up IPL As Stampede Dead Remembered

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England Coach Brendon Mccullum Survives Review Into Ashes Drubbing

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Ben Stokes Eager To Lead England Recovery After 'Hardest Period Of Captaincy'

Ben Stokes reckons the past three months have been the "hardest period" of his time as England captain but is determined the current leadership group can oversee a revival in the Test team's fortu ...

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England Cricket Chiefs To Front Up To Media Over Ashes Flop

English cricket chiefs Rob Key and Richard Gould will speak to the media at Lord's on Monday regarding a post-Ashes review into the team's series loss in Australia. Key, the managing director ...

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Jos Buttler is refusing to accept his England career is over despite admitting he had a "poor tournament" at the recent T20 World Cup. Widely regarded as one of the outstanding white-ball batsmen of h ...

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Former Australian Test Wicketkeeper Haddin To Coach NSW

Former Australian Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was appointed head coach of New South Wales on Wednesday, vowing to bring "an aura" back to the struggling team. Haddin replaces Greg Shipperd who was s ...

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Ollie Pope believes the idea England "weren't fussed" during their woeful Ashes tour of Australia was unfair on the squad but understands why the "misperception" became lodged in the minds of many ...

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Liam Livingstone has slammed the England hierarchy following his exile from international cricket, saying "no-one cares about you" when you are dropped. The Lancashire all-rounder has exactly 100 caps ...

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Pakistan Thrash Bangladesh by 128 Runs in Rain-Hit Second ODI

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 128 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method in the rain-affected second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. ...

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Rana takes five wickets as Bangladesh crush Pakistan in ODI opener

Bangladesh pace sensation Nahid Rana claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead his team to a crushing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their opening match on Wednesday. ...

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India Team To Pocket $14 Million For T20 World Cup Win

India's all-conquering men's cricket team will pocket $14 million after lifting the T20 World Cup for a record third time, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. The co‑hosts and p ...

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Captain Suryakumar Yadav said gold in 2028 on cricket's return to the Olympics was India's next big aim after extending their T20 domination with back-to-back World Cup titles. Co-hosts India ...

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Gautam Gambhir Lauds India's 'Courage' After T20 World Cup Triumph

India coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday praised his team's "bravery and courage" in racking up big totals to win a record third T20 World Cup title. Suryakumar Yadav's India hammered New Zealand ...

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