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Sri Lanka Deserve To Play Test Cricket Like Australia, England And India, Says Angelo Matthews
World Test Championship: Angelo Matthews has raised concerns regarding the number of Test matches Sri Lanka will be playing in the upcoming World Test Championship cycle.
Sri Lanka will be playing six two-game series across the 2025-27 cycle, the joint lowest alongside Bangladesh. Matthews pointed out how Australia, England and India will be playing 22, 21, and 18 Tests respectively. Sri Lanka’s four Tests in 2025 are their lowest tally in a calendar year, barring 2020 due to Covid-19, since 2013.
"I think it's quite sad, to be honest. I mean, the younger generation is urging for more Test cricket. Test cricket is obviously the pinnacle of cricket. We all should push for more Tests. These guys are so enthusiastic about Test cricket. Read More...
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Gary Stead To Depart As New Zealand Head Coach After 7-year Tenure
ICC World Test Championship: New Zealand men's head coach Gary Stead is set to leave his role when his contract finishes at the end of June after seven years in charge of the national side.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
Glenn Maxwell Retires From ODI Format To Focus On 2026 T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from the ODI format, effective immediately, to focus on next year's T20 World Cup and other global T20 commitments.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
‘The Mind Had Told The Body, It’s Time To Go’: Shastri Reveals Conversation With Kohli Ahead Of Retirement
Just weeks before India’s much-anticipated five-Test tour of England, Virat Kohli, one of the modern greats of the game, announced his retirement from Test cricket.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
Moeen Ali Says England Will Beat India In A ‘tight’ Home Test Series
Indian Premier League: Moeen Ali, the retired England allrounder, has tipped Ben Stokes & Co to win the five-Test home series against India after a close contest. The much-hyped series gets underway soon after the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with the first Test beginning at Leeds on June 20.
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Harry Brook Succeeds Jos Buttler As England's New Men’s White-ball Captain
ICC Champions Trophy: Right-handed batter Harry Brook has been appointed as the new captain of the England men’s white-ball teams. Brook succeeds Jos Buttler, who stepped down from the role following England’s early exit from 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
‘I Still Get Goosebumps’: 2011 WC Winning Squad Relive Famous Win On 14-year Anniversary
ICC Cricket World Cup: April 2, 2011 saw one of the greatest chapters of Indian cricket being written as the nation lifted the ODI World Cup for the second time, 28 years after the first, at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Ex-captain Charlotte Edwards Appointed England Women's Team Head Coach
Managing Director England Women: Charlotte Edwards has been announced as the new head coach of the England women's team by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday. Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
Jon Lewis Leaves England Women's Team Head Coach Role
Wales Cricket Board: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed that Jon Lewis has left his role as England women’s head coach. The side had failed to progress past the group stage in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup and faced a crushing 16-0 defeat in the Women’s Ashes.
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'Pleasure': Mohammad Hafeez Posts Pictures Of Meeting With Fugitive Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik
Dr Zakir Naik: Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Friday posted pictures of meeting fugitive Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik, who is on a visit to Pakistan.
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You've Been A Fierce Competitor & Incredible Leader: Dhawan On Smith's ODI Retirement
World Test Championship Final: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan congratulated Steve Smith for his illustrious ODI career following his retirement from the format and called him a fierce competitor and an incredible leader.
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Champions Trophy: New Zealand, South Africa Square Up In Bid To Erase Past Heartbreaks
ICC Champions Trophy: Two of world cricket’s most consistent yet luckless teams, South Africa and New Zealand, are set to face off in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium. Both sides, known for their heartbreaks in major tournaments, now stand on the cusp of another shot at glory.
By IANS News • 1 year ago
ILT20: We're Here To Lift The Trophy, Says DC's Warner Ahead Of Final
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U19 WC: This Means Everything To Me, Says Trisha On All-round Heroics In Final
T20 World Cup: Before departing for playing her second U19 Women’s T20 World Cup title, Trisha Gongadi had said to IANS that she was aiming to sign off from playing in this age-group on a high and was absolutely sure of the Indian team winning the competition in Malaysia.
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