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Women's T20 World Cup Moved From Bangladesh To UAE

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday. ...

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Sri Lanka Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva Hoping To Make Most Of Ben Stokes Injury

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Ben Stokes' injury could help his side upset the odds in their Test series against England. De Silva is skippering the tourists in their first red-ba ...

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Ollie Pope Ready To Lead England His Way But Glad Of Ben Stokes Support

Ollie Pope is prepared to "do his own thing" as England Test captain but accepts he is in caretaker charge of what is still effectively Ben Stokes's side. Pope will become the 82nd man to ...

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Bangladesh Captain Hopes Shakib Al Hasan Shines Despite Political Setback

Bangladesh's cricket captain on Tuesday was confident that ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will compete at his best in a Test against Pakistan this week, after protests over the former lawmaker' ...

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Ben Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka Series

England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury. Star all ...

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Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Applies To Be Oxford Chancellor

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister and former cricketer Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said.Khan, prime mini ...

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WI vs SA,2nd Test: South Africa Defeat West Indies To Maintain 25-Year Test Series Grip

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side. Set a challenging target of ...

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SA Vs WI: Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne Put South Africa In Charge Of 2nd Test

Half-centuries by Aiden Markram at the top of the innings and Kyle Verreynne at the end of the day put South Africa in charge of the second Test against the West Indies on Friday. At ...

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WI vs SA 2nd Test: Shamar Joseph Shines As Wickets Tumble And South Africa Hit Back

Shamar Joseph marked his first taste of Test cricket on home soil with a five-wicket haul but South Africa hit back in kind as 17 wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day of the second ...

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Bangladesh Allows Ousted MP Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan To Play In Pakistan

Ousted Bangladeshi lawmaker and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan was given permission on Wednesday to remain with the national side in Pakistan by the de facto leaders who toppled his old boss. Shakib, a for ...

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Sri Lanka Name Ian Bell As Batting Coach For England Tour

Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the three-match Test series against England. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 42-year-old former right-hand batter was h ...

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Top Afghanistan T20 Cricket League Opens With Star Players To Appear

Afghanistan's leading T20 domestic cricket league opened on Monday with multiple star national players set to participate for the first time since the Taliban return to power, the country's cr ...

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Former England Cricketer Graham Thorpe Took His Own Life: Family

Graham Thorpe's wife Amanda has revealed the former England cricketer took his own life after battling depression and anxiety for several years, with police confirming Monday he had died following ...

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Athanaze Heroics Guide West Indies To South Africa Draw

Alick Athanaze missed out on a maiden Test century but played the key role in ensuring the safety of a draw for the West Indies against South Africa on the final day of the rain-affected ...

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1st Test: Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada Help South Africa To Keep Hopes Of West Indies Win Alive

Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada combined on Saturday to earn South Africa a healthy first innings lead over the West Indies with the visitors attempting to defy the impact of inclement weather in see ...

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South Africa's Maharaj Restricts West Indies In Rainy Third Day Of First Test

Keshav Maharaj's discipline and persistence earned him three important wickets as the West Indies were limited to 145-4 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 357 at the end of the ...

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Bavuma, de Zorzi Put South Africa On Front Foot In First West Indies Test

South Africa vs West Indies First Test Day two Report ...

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MCC Chief Who Dealt With Ashes Row To Swap Cricket For Horseracing

The chief executive of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who had to manage the fall-out after Australian cricketers were abused at Lord's following a row during an Ashes Test, is to take over the run ...

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South Africa 45-1 In First Day Of Rain-Impacted West Indies Test

South Africa's return to Test cricket was thwarted by the elements as they reached 45-1 on Wednesday before steady rain forced the abandonment of most of the opening day's play of the first Te ...

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Graham Thorpe Profile: A Shining Light In A Tough Era For England

It is a measure of Graham Thorpe's class that despite emerging during one of English cricket's most difficult periods, he still managed to win exactly 100 Test caps. Left-handed batsmen are of ...

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Andrew Flintoff Eager To Extend Coaching Role After Northern Superchargers Stint

Andrew Flintoff wants to stay involved with cricket coaching following his stint this season with the Northern Superchargers in the English domestic game's Hundred competition. Former England all- ...

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Former England Batsman Graham Thorpe Dies Aged 55

Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday. Thorpe won 100 Test caps beteen 1993 and 2005 and scored ...

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Delhi Capitals Closing In On £120 Million Purchase Of Hampshire - Reports

The owners of the Delhi Capitals are eyeing a £120 million ($153 million) deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in a move which would see them become the first overseas franchise to own an ...

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Andre Russell Says More Than Money Behind West Indies Stars' Test Absence

London Spirit's Andre Russell has insisted a lack of interest more than a lack of money is why some leading West Indies cricketers have turned their back on the Test-match game and concentrated on ...

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