Sports, Cricket, 6th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 06 Sep 2019

Sports, Cricket, 06 Sep 2019

Former Pakistan spin great Abdul Qadir dies of cardiac arrest

Qadir, who played in 67 Tests and 104 ODIs had a total 368 wickets in his international career, would have celebrated his 64th birthday on 15th Sept.

06 Sep 2019 11:46 PM

India won the five-match ODI series by 4-1 and will face South Africa A in the first unofficial Test match here from September 9. (Photo: AP)

India A win fifth ODI by 36 runs against South Africa A

In a rain-affected game, the match was curtailed to 20 overs. Chasing a target of 205, India bundled out South Africa at 168.

06 Sep 2019 6:56 PM

For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam scalped four wickets while Shakib Al Hasan and Nayeem Hasan picked two wickets each. (Photo: Twitter)

Rashid Khan's all-round show puts Afghanistan on top against Bangladesh

For Afghanistan, Rashid Khan bagged four wickets while Mohammad Nabi picked two wickets.

06 Sep 2019 6:47 PM

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on Australia’s Steve Smith and stated that there’s something within the 30-year-old and that thing makes him quite unique from others in the longest format of the game, after Smith slammed a double hundred which put Australia on top of the game in the current fourth Ashes Test. (Photo:AFP)

Sachin Tendulkar compliments Steve Smith, says this after he scores 211 in 4th Ashes Test

With the recent knock of 211, the southpaw forced the maestro to go all praise for the Australian cricketer.

06 Sep 2019 5:04 PM

Smith has now five centuries from his last six tests against England and averages 65.37 in the Ashes, also second only to Bradman among Australian cricketers. (Photo: AFP)

Australia hail Steve Smith as Bradman incarnate

Smith’s three double centuries against England is second only to Bradman’s record five.

06 Sep 2019 4:52 PM

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli to play for Pakistan? Bizarre video trends on Twitter

The video is about Pakistan’s triumph over India, along with Kohli becoming a part of Pakistan's team after war between two countries.

06 Sep 2019 4:24 PM

Australian batsman Steve Smith returned to action and took control of the fourth Ashes Test match by scoring a double ton, which put Australia in a strong position against the hosts, England. (Photo: AFP)

Steve Smith breaks multiple records in 4th Ashes Test

En route to his 200, the southpaw also broke multiple records.

06 Sep 2019 3:51 PM

Australia declared their innings at 494/8 and they were able to scalp one wicket of England before the close of play on day two. (Photo: AFP)

Ashes 2019: Australian fans thrown out of stadium for abusing Jofra Archer

With the double century scored by Steve Smith, Australia reached a dominant position in the fourth Test.

06 Sep 2019 3:44 PM

The CoA also announced that the date for BCCI polls will not change and it will take place on October 22 this year. (Photo: AFP)

CoA extends BCCI's state association elections deadline to September 28

Earlier, the CoA had announced September 14 as the deadline.

06 Sep 2019 3:30 PM

Afghanistan Test skipper Rashid Khan (Photo: Twitter)

Former Zimbabwe skipper Taibu congratulates world's youngest Test captain Rashid Khan

'My congratulations to Rashid for becoming this record holder. Records are meant to be broken', said Taibu.

06 Sep 2019 3:07 PM

Rathour replaced Sanjay Bangar when fresh appointments were made for the coaching and support staff. (Photo: Twitter)

'Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey can solve No.4 crisis', says India's new batting coach

Rathour has been the head coach with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and also the Director of Cricket in Himachal Pradesh.

06 Sep 2019 2:49 PM

It is inevitable to draw comparisons between Kohli and Smith on the basis of their dominance in the modern game era. (Photo: BCCI)

Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith: Shane Warne chooses 'best batsman in the world'

Warne feels that the Indian skipper has the attitude needed to go out and succeed against the best bowlers in the game.

06 Sep 2019 2:11 PM

Steve Smith’s 211 ensured Australia went past 450 to post a daunting first innings total of 497/8. (Photo:AP)

Watch: Steve Smith hit a beach ball for boundary

En route to Steve Smith's 200, the southpaw also broke multiple records.

06 Sep 2019 1:51 PM

25-year-old Andhra batsman Hanuma Vihari emerged as the top run-getter with 291 runs in India’s 2-0 series win over the West Indies and vindicated the team management’s decision to have him instead of the more stylish Rohit Sharma in the playing XI. (Photo:AP)

‘I treat every Test as my last’: Hanuma Vihari

Recently, Virat Kohli complimented Vihari for his temperament, which the skipper feels infuses a sense of calm in the dressing room.

06 Sep 2019 1:07 PM

Questions were raised regarding the quality of surfaces after South Africa lost 0-3 in the Test series in their last tour of India four years ago. (Photo: AFP)

'We are prepared for the worst against India', says South Africa’s Quinton De Kock

The Proteas will begin their tour with a three-match T20I series, the first of which will be held at Dharamsala on September 15.

06 Sep 2019 1:04 PM

Max Waight had seen Australia lift the World Cup in 2015 on their home soil and it was then that he wanted to travel to the UK to watch his favourite team take on England in the high-voltage series. (Photo: cricket.com.au/twitter)

12-year-old boy saves 'hard earned' pocket money to watch Ashes

Ashes has a fan following like no other and to showcase his love for the team from Down Under, a young boy, saved money to watch Ashes.

06 Sep 2019 12:32 PM

India recently defeated West Indies 2-0 in the two-match Test series, which was a part of the World Test Championship. (Photo: File)

Watch: Virat Kohli reveals what he told Anushka Sharma during their first meeting

The 30-year-old is currently the number one ranked ODI batsman and number two ranked Test batsman.

06 Sep 2019 12:30 PM

The world number one Test batsman Steve Smith cannot stop scoring runs and in the latest, he scored a double century against England on the second day of the fourth Test in the ongoing Ashes. (Photo: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter)

Netizens laud Steve Smith after his double ton against England

As soon as Smith reached the milestone, many cricket stars took to Twitter to congratulate the player.

06 Sep 2019 11:57 AM

Rahmat Shah laid down a solid foundation by smashing a century and stitched a 120-run stand along with Asghar Afghan to revive Afghanistan's hopes in the match. (Photo: ACB/Twitter)

Afghanistan posts 271/5 on day one against Bangladesh

After electing to bat first, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were tottering at 77 for the loss of three wickets.

06 Sep 2019 11:03 AM

All-rounder Rahmat Shah on Thursday became the first cricketer from Afghanistan to score a Test century. (Photo: Rahmat Shah/Twitter)

Rahmat Shah scripts history, becomes first cricketer from Afghanistan to hit 100 in Test

The right-handed batsman smashed 102 runs in 187 balls during Afghanistan's one-off Test match against Bangladesh.

06 Sep 2019 10:39 AM

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