Sports, Cricket, 13th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 13 Sep 2019

Sports, Cricket, 13 Sep 2019

The pacer uses the outswinger very well and according to him playing in England gave him confidence to execute the skill. (Photo: AFP)

'Always wanted to make a mark in Test cricket': Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah is just 12 Tests old and already has 62 wickets to his credit.

13 Sep 2019 7:49 PM

Sri Lanka Cricket said on Wednesday it was warned of a possible terrorist threat during the scheduled tour of Pakistan and sought a reassessment of the security situation. (Photo: File)

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed still hopeful that Sri Lanka would tour Pakistan

Sarfaraz noted how quick Pakistan supported Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings there by sending a junior team to tour.

13 Sep 2019 7:48 PM

reportedly had tweeted a picture of Jack Leach with Steve Smith and stated, 'One of the greatest batsmen of this generation having a chat with Steve Smith at the Oval this evening.' (Photo:AFP/Twitter)

Somerset cricket club trolls Steve Smith in a witty way

To support the British media, English cricket’s county club Somerset Cricket took to Twitter to mock Steve Smith on Friday.

13 Sep 2019 5:11 PM

The rumours sky-rocketed to such an extent that some people believed the possibility of Dhoni calling a press conference on Thursday to announce his retirement. (Photo: AP)

Chennai Super Kings shut down Dhoni's retirement rumours with Game of Thrones tweet

Chief selector MSK Prasad and Dhoni's wife Sakshi also made it abundantly clear that the 38-year-old was not planning to retire.

13 Sep 2019 4:28 PM

Joe Root’s captaincy has come under scrutiny after England’s failure to regain the Ashes but Tim Paine said Australia would not underestimate him. (Photo:AFP)

Tim paine says Joe Root shouldn't be criticized for England's Ashes failures

Tim Paine described the fifth Ashes 2019 Test as Australia‘s 'grand final' as they target their first series win in England since 2001.

13 Sep 2019 4:21 PM

En route to England’s 271, Joe Root and Jos Buttler turned out to be the anchors that steadied the ship for England after the duo scored 57 and 64 respectively to keep England in the game. (Photo: screengrab/Twitter)

Watch: Pat Cummins stuns Joe Root with a ripper

Most importantly, Jos Buttler regained his form and notched up 64 not out to bring England to 271/8.

13 Sep 2019 3:59 PM

Recently-knighted former captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board's cricket committee, a position that will require him to monitor the sport's progress at every level in the country. (Photo: AFP)

ECB names Andrew Strauss as its cricket committee Chairman

The 42-year-old, who was knighted on Tuesday, has earlier served as director of England cricket from 2015 until last year, the BBC reported.

13 Sep 2019 3:04 PM

An average of 22.90 in ODIs and 21.57 in T20s doesn't do justice to the kind of talent, flamboyant left-hander Rishabh Pant possesses and his impetuous shot selection is an indication that he is getting ahead of himself, feels 48-year-old Lance Klusener. (Photo:AFP)

Lance Klusener feels phenomenal talent like Rishabh Pant will do well to learn from others' mistakes

Klusener has seen a bit of Pant when he was roped in as Delhi senior team's white ball consultant last year.

13 Sep 2019 2:58 PM

Jackson gave a befitting reply to the troll saying that he should learn some manners and keep families away from cricketing matters. (Photo: Twitter/KL Rahul)

Sheldon Jackson lashes out at troll for unpleasant tweet on Anushka Sharma, KL Rahul

The 32-year-old had shared a picture showing the statistics of leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in Ranji including Saurashtra players.

13 Sep 2019 2:53 PM

Former skipper Mark Taylor on Thursday backed Steve Smith to captain Australia again after his incredible Ashes exploits, as support mounts for the 30-year-old to be given a second chance. (Photo:AFP)

Cricket Australia director Mark Taylor says 'Steve Smith will lead Australia when Tim Paine is finished'

Mark Taylor determined Smith's ball-tampering penalty, along with the bans handed to David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.

13 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

For much delight to the fans, prime selector MSK Prasad has finally decided to make Rohit Sharma open the innings during home Test series versus the Proteas. (Photo:AFP)

MSK Prasad reveals batting slot for Rohit Sharma for Test series vs South Africa

The chief selector also stated that the hitman would be opening the batting with left-hander Mayank Agarwal.

13 Sep 2019 1:17 PM

DDCA president Rajat Sharma, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the entire Indian team were present on the occasion. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli reveals how Arun Jaitley had encouraged him after his father's demise

Delhi and District Cricket Association unveiled a new pavilion stand bearing his name during the renaming ceremony of Feroz Shah Kotla.

13 Sep 2019 1:14 PM

Kohli had 27 wins to his credit before the Jamaica Test match against Windies, but with victory in the second Test, Kohli took his tally to 28 wins in the longest format of the game. (Photo: ANI)

Virat Kohli reacts on getting pavilion named after him; see post

An event was organised to unveil the stand after Kohli and change the name of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium after late Arun Jaitley.

13 Sep 2019 1:10 PM

Vihari's ton helped him become the first Indian batsman since Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 to score a century and a fifty in the same Test while batting at No. 6 or lower. (Photo: AFP)

No.4 in Team India? Hanuma Vihari is interested

The 25-year-old felt jubilant after bringing up his maiden Test ton, especially since he had missed that goal by seven runs in first Test.

13 Sep 2019 12:19 PM

After getting a nod in the Test team for the upcoming series against South Africa, batsman Shubman Gill said that it is always an honour to represent the country, no matter the colour of the jersey. (Photo: SubmanGill/Twitter)

'It's an honour to represent my country': Shubman Gill

The selection panel had announced the Test team for the three-match series against South Africa on Thursday.

13 Sep 2019 10:47 AM

After taking four wickets on day one of the fifth and final Ashes Test, Australian pacer Mitchell Marsh revealed that many people back home hate him for not cementing a place in the side after being given so many chances by the team management. (Photo:AFP)

Most of the Australians dislike me: Mitchell Marsh

Marsh got the key breakthroughs of Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, and Chris Woakes.

13 Sep 2019 9:26 AM

Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz has decided to take an indefinite break from red-ball cricket to focus on the limited-overs game. (Photo:AFP)

Wahab Riaz takes long-term sabbatical from international Test cricket

Wahab’s last test for Pakistan was against Australia in October 2018.

13 Sep 2019 9:14 AM

Mitchell Marsh celebrated his recall to the side for the first time since last year’s Boxing Day test against India by taking 4-35 as Australia turned the screws on England in the fifth and final Ashes test at the Oval on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Mitchell Marsh expects mum's bygone cooking helps earn Australia's pride

The hosts were 271-8 at stumps on day one after Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 64 rescued their innings.

13 Sep 2019 9:04 AM

The Australians, who have retained the Ashes, dropped England captain Joe Root three times as he made 57 but the hosts failed to take full advantage and only Jos Buttler’s late unbeaten 64 saved them from complete collapse. (Photo:AFP)

Ashes 2019: Australia expose hosts again as England get to 271-8 at the end of the day one

England’s batting frailties were exposed again as they wasted a solid start and got to 271 for 8 on the 1st day of the final Ashes Test.

13 Sep 2019 8:56 AM

Sources close to the Board told PTI that till Thursday the Sri Lankan cricket authorities had not shared any information with the PCB on their Prime Minister's Office having received reliable information of a possible terrorist threat on the national team of the island country while touring Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board's chief Ehsan Mani. (Photo:AFP)

SLC yet to give details on security threat on Lankan players to PCB: source

The PCB had confirmed it would be hosting the Sri Lankan team for the series from September 25.

13 Sep 2019 8:39 AM

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