[ad_1] LONDON: England picked teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in their white-ball squads for the first time on Thursday ahead of next month’s tour of Bangladesh.The 18-year-old Leicestershire bowler became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer against Pakistan in Karachi in December and marked his debut in style with a five-wicket haul.Ahmed …
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[ad_1] Bangladesh have appointed Chandika Hathurusingha for a second spell as head coach, with the former Sri Lanka batsman signing a two-year deal, the country’s cricket board announced on Tuesday.Hathurusingha, 54, previously coached Bangladesh from 2014-2017, leading them to their first one-day international series victories over Pakistan, India and South …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday said that the Asia Cup, to be played in 50-over format, will be held in September this year, though the itinerary and the host country have not been announced yet.Pakistan is the original host of the Asia Cup this year, …
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[ad_1] MUMBAI: Making a historical occasion of playing in a stadium named after him as ‘Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium’ in Dehradun even more special, veteran Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran slammed an unbeaten century against hosts Uttarakhand on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Group A encounter.Easwaran scored an unbeaten 104 …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has taken a slight dig at people who perceive him as an “overthinker” of the game following his match-winning performance against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mirpur.Batting alongside Shreyas Iyer, Ashwin played one of the best Test innings of his career to steer India …
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[ad_1] India clawed back to win the second Test against Bangladesh by just three wickets on day four at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday, leaving Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s five-wicket haul futile. But Virat Kohli‘s gesture after the match made it memorable for Hasan.Off-spinner Mehidy registered figures …
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[ad_1] MIRPUR: He had manifested that moment in his mind by visualising it over a 1000 times and when it finally happened after 12 long years of wait, Jaydev Unadkat was both relieved and delighted after Zakir Hasan became his maiden Test wicket.Unadkat, who made his Test debut against South …
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[ad_1] BENGALURU: The red ball is not just a vital feature of Jaydev Unadkat‘s sporting existence. It is an emotion which once broke his heart. Now, the process of healing can begin.On January 22 this year, the left-arm pacer, in an emotional post on Twitter, said, “Dear red ball, please …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Team India dealt a major blow after stand-in skipper KL Rahul suffered an injury to his hand during practice session ahead of the second and final Test against Bangladesh beginning in Dhaka on Thursday.However, the visiting side is quite hopeful that the opener will play the match.India, …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s thumb injury hasn’t recovered sufficiently for him to be available for India’s second Test against Bangladesh, as the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday that the skipper will continue to sit out, along with fast bowler Navdeep Saini. Rohit, who suffered the left thumb injury while attempting …
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