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England Urged To Boycott Champions Trophy Match Vs Afghanistan By British Politicians

A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand against the Tali ...

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Ex-England Skipper Michael Vaughan Backs Shake-Up 'To Keep Test Cricket Relevant'

Former England captain Michael Vaughan threw his support on Tuesday behind a two-tier structure "to save" Test cricket with the ICC reportedly meeting this month to discuss the issue. Vaughan joined f ...

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Rashid Khan Spins Afghanistan To Brink Of Victory Over Zimbabwe

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan took six wickets in a row to put Afghanistan on the verge of victory in the series-deciding second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Sunday. Zimbabwe were 205-8 in their sec ...

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Captain Shan Masood Leads Pakistan Fightback In Second Test

Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding a 421-run first innings deficit on the third day of the second Test against at Newlands on Sunday ...

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Frustrated Jasprit Bumrah Says India Will Benefit From Australia Defeat

Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah said it was frustrating that he missed the crunch finale to their Test series against Australia Sunday, but said he was buoyed by what he saw from India. The star quick ...

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Pat Cummins Lauds 'Special' Australia Team After India Series Win

Australia skipper Pat Cummins lauded his "special" tight-knit team Sunday after they snapped a decade-long drought to win a series against India and make back-to-back World Test Championship finals. T ...

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Crowds, Cracking Cricket: 5 Talking Points From Australia V India

Australia completed a six-wicket win in Sydney to clinch the fifth Test against India and the series 3-1 on Sunday. AFP Sport looks at five talking points from a thrilling series: - Alive and kicking ...

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Matt Henry, Will Young Power New Zealand To Nine-Wicket ODI Win Over Sri Lanka

Matt Henry claimed four wickets and Will Young scored an unbeaten 90 Sunday as New Zealand coasted to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international. The tourists never recovered ...

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Australia Win Riveting Fifth India Test To Take Series 3-1

Australia clinched a knife-edge fifth Test against India in Sydney by six wickets to seal a riveting series 3-1 Sunday and book their place in the World Test Championship final. India were dismissed 4 ...

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Rishabh Pant Lights Fuse As India Lead Australia By 145 In Final Test

An explosive Rishabh Pant slammed the second fastest Indian Test half-century Saturday to drive his team to a 145-run lead with four wickets left after an intense day two of the decisive fifth Test ...

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Craig Ervine Stars As Zimbabwe Take Control Against Afghanistan

Captain Craig Ervine top scored with 75 as Zimbabwe made 243 in their first innings on day two of the second and final Test against Afghanistan in Bulawayo on Friday. Batting again, the tourists were ...

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2nd Test: Ryan Rickelton Hits Test Best As South Africa On Top Against Pakistan

Ryan Rickelton played a breakthrough innings as South Africa dominated the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday. Rickelton made 176 not out as South Africa piled up 316 ...

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Australia All Out For 181 To Leave Final India Test Finely Poised

Beau Webster hit a gritty half-century on debut Saturday but Australia crumbled against an India side missing Jasprit Bumrah to be all out for 181 at tea on day two of the decisive fifth Test, ...

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'Rested' India Skipper Rohit Sharma Says Not Retiring From Test Cricket

India captain Rohit Sharma said Saturday he stood down from the decisive ongoing fifth Australia Test because he was not in form but insisted he was not retiring. The acclaimed opener has had a poor ...

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Australia 101-5 After India Rip Through Top Order In Final Test

India tore through Australia's top order on day two of the decisive fifth and final Test on Saturday in Sydney with Steve Smith falling agonisingly short of joining an elite group with 10,000 runs ...

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Rohit Sharma Omission From Decisive Test 'Emotional' Says India's Rishabh Pant

Rohit Sharma's omission from the fifth Australia Test on Friday was "emotional", wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant said, as former India coach Ravi Shastri predicted the skipper will "pull the plug" on his red-ball career.... ...

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Virat Kohli Out Cheaply As Australia Pin Down India In Fifth Test

Batting kingpin Virat Kohli was out cheaply as Australia's fearsome attack pegged back India to 107-4 by tea on day one of the decisive fifth and final Test on Friday. India dropped Rohit Sharma a ...

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Axing Could Be End For India's 'Hitman' Rohit In Test Cricket

Rohit Sharma rose from humble beginnings to captain India but he was axed Friday for the decisive fifth Test against Australia to nudge the "Hitman" closer to retirement. ...

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Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand By 7 Runs In Third T20I

Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand By 7 Runs In Third T20I ...

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Coach Tight-Lipped On Whether Rohit Will Play In Final Australia Test

India coach Gautam Gambhir declined to confirm Thursday whether embattled skipper Rohit Sharma would play in the decisive fifth Test against Australia, but said he was "extremely confident" his team could win. ...

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Australia Axe Mitchell Marsh, Call-Up Beau Webster For Fifth India Test

Out-of-form all-rounder Mitch Marsh was axed Thursday from Australia's team for the series-deciding fifth Test against India in Sydney with Beau Webster to make his debut. Fast bowler Mitchell Sta ...

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Ex-India Coach Shastri Wants Two-Tier Test System After MCG Blockbuster

Former India coach Ravi Shastri called Wednesday for a two-tier structure in Test cricket with relegation and promotion to ensure the survival of the red-ball game. ...

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New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka By 45 Runs In 2nd T20I

New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka By 45 Runs In 2nd T20I ...

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Pat Cummins Rates Australia's Win Over India As His Greatest

Pat Cummins said Monday he rates the fourth Test victory over India by 184 runs as "right at the top" of the greatest games he has played in for Australia. A rollicking match at the ...

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