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Teagan @Teagan - almost 2 years ago

India's Rohit back as captain for West Indies series, Bumrah and Shami rested - Reuters

India's Rohit Sharma will return as captain for the limited-overs series against the West Indies at home next month while seamers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.

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Rose @Rose - almost 2 years ago

South Africa's Ngidi out of ODIs due to positive COVID test - Reuters

Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has dropped out of their three-match One Day International series against the Netherlands after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Bart @Bart - over 4 years ago

Recent Match Report - Scotland vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2019 | ESPNcricinfo.com

3:00 AM ETScotland v Sri Lanka Match abandonedFor the second time in eight days, a rare Scotland home ODI against a Full Member was affected by rain as the series opener against Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball bowled. After waiting through close to five hours of on...continued

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Bart @Bart - over 4 years ago

India's Kohli happy for Sharma to take the spotlight

India's Kohli happy for Sharma to take the spotlightIndia's Rohit Sharma was on the attack against Sri Lanka Virat Kohli admits Rohit Sharma's blistering form has made him alter his own role in the top-order as India gear up for Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against New ...continued

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Cameron @Cameron - over 3 years ago

BBC Sport's five things to do today

Read this...We all dream of representing our country on the international stage, right? Meet the team competing as 'England' in 2020... by chanceWatch this...Kids interrupting work was something of a novelty two weeks ago but now it is part of our daily routine, as Olympi...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 4 years ago

Yuvraj Singh rues not settling with one particular IPL team in long career

Yuvraj Singh rues not settling with one particular IPL team in long career- Firstcricket News, FirstpostIndia vs New Zealand, weather update in Manchester and what happens if semi-final is washed out: Showers expected till 10 pm local timeSource: Firstpost.comPowered by N...continued

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Kristina @Kristina - over 4 years ago

Recent Match Report - South Africa vs Sri Lanka Innings 2019

3:00 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffSri Lanka chose to bowl v South AfricaSri Lanka opted to bowl in the World Cup warm-up against South Africa in Cardiff. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne felt that there would be some assistance for his seamers early on, while Faf du Plessis was happy...continued

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 2 years ago

England, India docked WTC points for slow over-rate in Nottingham test - Reuters

England and India have been penalised two points each from their 2021-23 World Test Championship (WTC) tally for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first test in Nottingham, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.

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Giles @Giles - over 3 years ago

Archer delays joining England squad after taking precautionary COVID-19 test - Reuters UK

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealand v England - Second Test - Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand - November 30, 2019 England's Jofra Archer appeals for the wicket of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell REUTERS/Ross Setford/File Photo(Reuters) - Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been de...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - about 2 months ago

Cricket fans throng venue for India-Pakistan clash

Cricket’s most famous rivalry resumes as hosts India take on Pakistan in the ongoing World Cup.

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Ismael @Ismael - over 4 years ago

Cricket World Cup: 'Unbelievable!' Stoinis run out after De Kock's incredible glovework

Cricket World Cup: 'Unbelievable!' Stoinis run out after De Kock's incredible gloveworkQuinton de Kock produces an incredible piece of skill flicking the ball onto the stumps to run Australia's Marcus Stoinis out for 22.Available to UK users only.Source: BBC NewsPowered b...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - about 3 years ago

Ben Stokes: England all-rounder on returning to cricket after compassionate leave

Last updated on .From the section CricketBen Stokes travelled to New Zealand in August to be with his father GedBen Stokes says his father reminded him of his "duties to the job" as he prepared to leave New Zealand to play in the Indian Premier League following compassion...continued

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Moises @Moises - about 2 years ago

Pakistan to host 2025 Champions Trophy as ICC confirm eight men's tournaments

Pakistan will host the 2025 Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council confirm eight men's tournaments between 2024 and 2031.

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Roger @Roger - over 4 years ago

Cricket is being played in a Kenyan safari park

Cricket is being played in a Kenyan safari parkThe Cricket World Cup final may be taking place in field in the UK, but in Kenya a cricket tournament is being played on different environment.Kenya’s annual Last Man Standing Rhino Cup is held in one of the country’s wildlif...continued

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Alan @Alan - almost 3 years ago

Fans cleared of racially abusing India bowler Siraj: report - Reuters

Australia's cricket board has cleared six spectators of racially abusing India bowler Mohammed Siraj during the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australian media reported on Wednesday.

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Kari @Kari - 5 months ago

Weekend podcast: an affair that changed my life – an exclusive extract of Joe Gibson’s memoir, an...

We’re doing something a bit different this week and bringing you an extended extract from Joe Gibson’s memoir, Seventeen, about the troubling affair with a teacher that changed his life (10m53s); and after Rishi Sunak is quick to decry the Australian cricket …

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Delia @Delia - over 3 years ago

Archer delays joining England squad after taking precautionary COVID-19 test - Reuters India

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealand v England - Second Test - Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand - November 30, 2019 England's Jofra Archer appeals for the wicket of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell REUTERS/Ross Setford(Reuters) - Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been delayed from ...continued

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Angus @Angus - over 3 years ago

Cricket-Archer to join England training after negative COVID-19 test - Reuters

June 25 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been cleared to join England’s training squad ahead of their three-test series against West Indies after testing negative for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.Archer delayed linking up wi...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - over 4 years ago

Tamim Iqbal's fitness a worry for Bangladesh as South Africa look to get moving

3:00 AM ETBig PictureThere was a time when South Africa would have taken two points from a World Cup game against Bangladesh as a given. Those days are long gone. The South Africans' famous slip-up against Bangladesh in Guyana during the 2007 tournament helped change the ...continued

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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 4 years ago

Australia bank on tighter game to counter West Indies threat

3:00 AM ETBig PictureA lot about the meeting between Australia and West Indies at Trent Bridge will be determined by a single question: which West Indies side will turn up?If it is the one that razed Pakistan in their tournament opener, also at Trent Bridge, or the one th...continued

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Garnet @Garnet - almost 2 years ago

Cricket-Former England captain Illingworth dies at 89 - Reuters Australia

Former England captain Ray Illingworth, who famously captained the team to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970–71, has died at the age of 89, county club Yorkshire said on Saturday.

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Webster @Webster - over 4 years ago

Weather looms large over World Cup's most anticipated clash

3:00 AM ETDanyal RasoolBig pictureMust we succumb to building this game up beyond the point of hyperbole? Despite the fact that one side so heavily outguns the other in just about every department imaginable? Despite the fact that India and Pakistan have never played a Wo...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - almost 3 years ago

Sourav Ganguly: Former India captain discharged from hospital after heart attack

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is discharged from hospital after having a heart attack on Saturday.

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 3 years ago

Cricket-COVID-19 all clear for South African cricket team - Reuters India

South Africa's limited overs team have returned an all clear after a third round of COVID-19 testing on the eve of their opening match against England at Newlands on Friday but have lost all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius to injury.

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Assunta @Assunta - over 4 years ago

World Cup Central: 'I don't play for my captain or my cricket board' - Rashid

7:44 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffJune 21For Afghanistan, the World Cup hasn't quite gone the way they would have wanted - five losses in five games so far. For their star legspinner Rashid Khan, it has been especially bad. He has picked up just three wickets, and in the last g...continued

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