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When was the last time the captain of a cricket team was absent from the post-game press conference after a famous victory? It would be a difficult question to answer, simply because it happens so rarely. Yet Ajinkya Rahane, on the day of his greatest triumph in his sporting career, …

Australian hitter Steve Smith is one of the best hitters of his generation. He is used to dominating the opposition with his hitting and was recently named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade as well. But things have not gone well for Smith in the ongoing test series against …

South Africa must strike the right balance between youth and experience, according to captain Quinton de Kock, who praised the performance of his rookie pitchers in his innings and the first 45-run test win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday. South Africa completed their beautiful victory just after lunch on the …

ISL 2020-21 Chennaiyin FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan HIGHLIGHTS: ATK Mohun Bagan tie 0-0 with Chennaiyin FC at Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 Points Table in Match # 42 at GMC Stadium in Bambolim, Goa on Tuesday. With the tie, ATKMB tops the table with 17 points from eight games. …

South Africa was quick to close an inning and a 45-run win over Sri Lanka in Tuesday’s first round as the promising start to the Tourists’ match and series was undone when a number of them left the field injured. Four of the five Sri Lankans who were injured during …

SOUTH AFRICA V SRI LANKA, 2020-21 The CSA interim board said that “the new restrictions will not affect the … match (South Africa vs. Sri Lanka) currently underway at … Centurion.” © Getty Sri Lanka’s series of tests in South Africa will continue despite the country plunging into the lockdown …

Ricky Ponting feels Australia’s loss to India is mainly due to their batting fragility, and the former captain believes the home team needs a lot of areas to score if they want a chance to win the Test series. So far Australia’s hitting hasn’t worked out, and the team was …

Tim Southee became the third New Zealand bowler to capture 300 proving grounds when he fired two Pakistani batsmen to help push his team to a solid position late in the game on the fourth day of game one Tuesday. . Pakistan was 71-3, still 302 runs from their goal …

It’s a tough job keeping Rishabh Pant out of the game. If you’re not drawing comparisons to Adam Gilchrist with his offensive hitting style in test cricket, you’re busy rooting for the Indian bowlers so much from behind stumps that he upset Australia starter Matthew Wade in Boxing’s test match. …

NEW DELHI: Existing guidelines from the home ministry for surveillance, containment and the warning against Covid-19 were extended on Monday until January 31, 2021 even when the ministry asked the states and territories of the Union to maintain a “strict surveillance” to avoid a new wave in cases as a …