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Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Announces Retirement From Test Cricket

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday after a 12-year career. The 35-year old played his last Test against Zimbabwe in Harare in July this year w ...

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4 years ago
Michael Vaughan Dropped From BBC Ashes Commentary Team Amid Racism Row

Michael Vaughan has been left out of the BBC commentary team for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia to avoid a "conflict of interest" amid an ongoing racism row. English cricket has been rocked by ...

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4 years ago
Shakib-Less Bangladesh Face Tough Test Against Pakistan

Bangladesh's struggling cricket team are battling injuries ahead of the formidable challenge of hosting Pakistan for a two-Test series beginning on Friday in Chittagong. Star players Shakib Al Has ...

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4 years ago
Rahkeem Cornwall Helps West Indies Avoid The Follow On Against Sri Lanka

The West Indies avoided the follow-on as they reached 215 for eight at lunch at on the third day of the third Test in Galle, still trailing hosts Sri Lanka by 171 runs. Rahkeem Cornwall ...

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4 years ago
Haseeb Hameed Begins Ashes Preparation With An Unbeaten 53 In Intra Squad Game

Haseeb Hameed hit an unbeaten 53 and Rory Burns 39 as England began their Ashes tour in a low-key and rain-hit intra-squad warm-up game on Tuesday, played against the backdrop of a racism scandal back ...

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4 years ago
'Formidable' India Look To Continue Home Dominance Against Top Ranked New Zealand

Buoyed by their T20 clean sweep, India will look to avenge their defeat in the World Test Championship final when they host a weary New Zealand in the first Test in Kanpur from Thursday. The ...

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4 years ago
Sydney Thunder To Stick With Alex Hales Despite Racism Allegations

Big Bash League club Sydney Thunder plan to stick with Alex Hales despite a photo of the English batsman with his face painted black and claims he called his pet dog 'Kevin' as part of ...

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4 years ago
SL v WI: Shai Hope Named Concussion Substitute For Debutant Jeremy Solozano

The West Indies were on Monday allowed to use Shai Hope as a concussion substitute for debutant batsman Jeremy Solozano, who was taken to hospital after being hit while fielding in the first Test agai ...

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4 years ago
Shadab Khan Powers Pakistan To A 4 Wicket Victory Against Bangladesh

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first Twenty20 international of their three-match series in Dhaka on Friday. The visitors restricted Bangladesh to a measly 127-7 as the hosts batted fi ...

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4 years ago
'Ashamed' Azeem Rafiq Apologises For Anti Semitic Messages

The racism crisis tearing through English cricket took yet another turn late Thursday following the emergence of photographs of Alex Hales in blackface, with the batsman saying it had been a "tribute" ...

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VIDEO: Tim Paine Quits As Australia Test Captain Over Explicit Text Exchange

Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit "private text exchange" with a female colleague -- a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series begins ...

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4 years ago
Pakistan Looking To Carry World Cup Momentum In Bangladesh Tour

Pakistan aim to keep up momentum from their strong T20 World Cup showing with a largely unchanged squad for this week's tour of Bangladesh, skipper Babar Azam said Thursday. Babar's side storm ...

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4 years ago
Jack Brooks Apologises For Nicknaming Cheteshwar Pujara As 'Steve'

The cricketer who dubbed Cheteshwar Pujara 'Steve' while they both played for Yorkshire has apologised to the India batsman in the latest fallout from the Azeem Rafiq case that has sent shockw ...

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4 years ago
The Ashes: Boxing Day Test To Have Crowd With Full Capacity

Australia's Boxing Day Test against arch-rivals England will be played before a full house, Melbourne authorities said Thursday as they removed more pandemic restrictions. Victoria Premier Dan And ...

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4 years ago
Experienced Pakistani Leg Spinner Yasir Shah To Miss The Upcoming Tests Against Bangladesh

Ace leg-spinner Yasir Shah will miss Pakistan’s two-match Test series in Bangladesh due to a thumb injury, the country’s cricket selectors said Monday. The 35-year-old, who has been a match-winner ...

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4 years ago
Mohammad Rizwan Aims To Continue Glorious Batting Form In Bangladesh

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said Monday he was feeling well after a spell in intensive care for a chest infection and would begin training for a series in Bangladesh. Rizwan made a m ...

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4 years ago
Adil Rashid Supports Accusations Against Michael Vaughan In The Yorkshire Racism Scandal

England's Adil Rashid has confirmed he heard former Test captain Michael Vaughan question the number of Asian players in the Yorkshire team, supporting an accusation made by an ex-teammate who bra ...

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4 years ago
Finch Admits 'Good Fate' With Toss Helped Australia Lift Maiden T20 World Cup Trophy

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won six of his seven tosses on the way to his team's maiden Twenty20 World Cup trophy and admitted it played a "big part". Australia thrashed New Zealand by eight wic ...

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4 years ago
Ten Memorable Moments From The Concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Australia won the T20 World Cup on Sunday with an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand. Let's take a look back at 10 standout moments of the tournament: Awesome foursome Fast bowler Curtis Camphe ...

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4 years ago
Will Adam Zampa's Wrist Award The Australians With World Title Against New Zealand?

In a game lasting just 21.2 overs, it would have been difficult to zero in on one player as the standout performer. As Australia crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World ...

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4 years ago
ICC T20 World Cup Final: A Look At Numbers | Factfile

Factfile on Sunday’s Twenty 20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand in Dubai. Australia Top scorer at 2021 T20 World Cup: David Warner - 236 Top wicket-taker at 2021 T20 World Cup: Adam ...

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4 years ago
Top Three Australia vs New Zealand Matches

Australia and New Zealand meet on Sunday in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai. Let's take a look at three memorable cricket clashes between the two neighbours: 1974 Christchurch New Zealand beat Au ...

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4 years ago
A Look Through The 'Firsts' Of Australia-New Zealand Rivalry

Australia and England clash at the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Saturday in the latest instalment of global cricket's oldest rivalry. Let's take a look at the first meetings between the two count ...

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4 years ago
Essex Cricket Chairman John Farragher Resigns After Racism Allegations

The chairman of English County Cricket Club Essex has resigned following a historical allegation of racist language. John Faragher, who stepped down on Thursday, denies the allegations against him, wh ...

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