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  Australia relieved as spinner Matthew Kuhnemann cleared to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series

  Cricket | April 01, 2025 9:56 IST

  Australia are set to play against Sri Lanka away from home in the two-match Test series starting from January 29. Matthew Kuhnemann will play a crucial role for them but he broke his thumb while playing in the BBL last week only to recover just in time for the tour.

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  List of every team and full squad for ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025

  Cricket | January 15, 2025 20:42 IST

  Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 19 while India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20.

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  'Desperately wanted to be on that tour': Glenn Maxwell on absence from squad for Sri Lanka Tests

  Cricket | January 13, 2025 17:28 IST

  Glenn Maxwell has not played a Test match since 2017. He was not picked in the squad for the Sri Lanka series either. Maxwell has stated that he desperately wanted to be on the tour of Sri Lanka but understands the selectors' call.

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  Steve Smith reveals Axar-Jadeja combo as reason for picking young player in Test squad

  Cricket | January 10, 2025 12:26 IST

  Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has played a huge role in getting Cooper Connolly a Test call-up for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Connolly is a left-handed all-rounder who bowls spin but has played only four first-class matches so far. Why was he picked then? Smith reveals

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  Australia announce Test squad for Sri Lanka tour, Steve Smith to lead

  Cricket | January 09, 2025 7:22 IST

  Australia's regular captain Pat Cummins will miss the Sri Lanka tour to remain at home for the birth of his second child and will also manage his ankle injury. Meanwhile, Steve Smith has been named the captain for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

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  Virat Kohli hits new low in latest ICC Test rankings, drops out of top 25 after 12 years

  Cricket | January 08, 2025 20:15 IST

  Virat Kohli endured a poor Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with just 190 runs in nine innings and witnessed a big drop in his ICC Test batting rankings on Wednesday. The star Indian cricketer scored just one Test century in 2024.

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  Australia shatter India's world record in ICC tournaments after confirming ticket for WTC 2025 final

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 20:10 IST

  Australia defeated India in the Sydney Test by six wickets to book their place in their second successive World Test Championship final. The Aussies are looking to defend their WTC title. Australia have shattered a world record of India in ICC tournaments.

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  'We need to end superstar culture': Irfan Pathan questions Virat Kohli's place in Indian Test team

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 16:46 IST

  "For the Indian team in 2024, in the first innings where you basically set up the match, Virat Kohli’s average is 15. And if you consider his average over the last five years, it's not even 30. Does the Indian team deserve its senior player?" Irfan Pathan said.

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  'Really enjoyed playing with him': Pat Cummins on Virat Kohli's last Test in Australia murmurs

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 14:44 IST

  "You know, Virat Kohli has been one of the star batters for the last decade or so. You know, if you get his wicket it goes a long way to winning a game so yeah, it will be sad if it’s his last series," Pat Cummins said after the Sydney Test.

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  BGT 2024-25 stats: Bumrah wins Player of the Series, Head top run-getter, Boland with best figures

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 11:53 IST

  Jasprit Bumrah clinched the highest 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to win the Player of the Series award. The Indian pacers didn't bowl on Day 3 as India lost the fifth Test match against Australia in Sydney by six wickets.

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  'Having the best times of our lives': Pat Cummins on ending Australia's BGT drought

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 11:09 IST

  "It will go down as one of my favourite series. The fans have made this series. MCG was great, and three sellouts in Sydney. It is such a special day on the calendar. It is something I grew up with. We are celebrating such a great cause," Cummins said after the Sydney Test win.

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  Steve Smith joins 3 legends in nervous 9990s victim list after missing 10000 Test runs milestone

  Cricket | January 04, 2025 19:36 IST

  Steve Smith scored 33 runs off 57 balls in the first innings of the fifth Test match against India and missed out on a historic 10000 Test runs milestone by 5 runs on Saturday. Smith became the first Australia to become the victim of 9990s in Tests.

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  IND vs AUS: Boland's fiery spell shatters India in second innings, Australia regain control on Day 2

  Cricket | January 04, 2025 12:59 IST

  IND vs AUS: Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picked three wickets each to bowl out Australia to 181 in their first innings, giving India a narrow 4-run lead, but Scott Boland claimed 4 big wickets on Day 2 to put Australia in a dominant position to win the Sydney Test.

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  India's record in 4 Test matches Rohit Sharma missed as captain ahead of Sydney showdown

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 23:29 IST

  Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fifth Test match between India and Australia starting on January 3 in Sydney. The struggling opening batsman has missed only 4 matches since becoming a full-time Test captain in March 2022.

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  'He's not getting younger': Ravi Shastri on Rohit Sharma retirement speculation ahead of Sydney Test

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 16:55 IST

  "He'll take a call on his career but I won't be shocked at all if Sharma retires because he's not getting younger. There are other young players in the wings, there's Shubman Gill, a player of his quality averaging over 40 in the year 2024 and not playing," Ravi Shastri said.

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  Ravindra Jadeja dropped, Shubman Gill returns - India's likely playing XI for 5th Test vs Australia

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 20:20 IST

  Shubman Gill failed to make India's playing eleven for the fourth Test match against Australia but is expected to return after the team's poor show at MCG. Prasidh Krishna might also get a nod in the Sydney Test after poor blowing performances from Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep.

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  IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Sydney Cricket Ground wicket, venue stats for India vs Australia 5th Test

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 20:32 IST

  IND vs AUS, Pitch Report: Sydney Cricket Ground is set to host the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 starting on January 3. The venue offers good help to the fast bowlers with an average first innings score of 318 in Test cricket.

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  Australian PM Albanese plans to 'pass a law' to nullify Jasprit Bumrah's impact ahead Sydney Test

  Cricket | January 01, 2025 19:31 IST

  "We could pass a law here that says Jasprit Bumrah has to bowl left-handed or off one step. Every time he has come onto bowl has been very exciting," the Australian Primer Minister Anthony Albanese jokingly said ahead of the last match of BGT 2024-25 in Sydney.

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  Gautam Gambhir's position as head coach in danger if performance doesn't improve: Report

  Cricket | January 01, 2025 17:43 IST

  The Indian cricket team continue to witness a downfall since the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach. India lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka, suffered an embarrassing 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand and are on the verge of WTC final race elimination under Gambhir's reign.

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  'Mentally it's disturbing': Rohit Sharma on his flop show as captain and batter in BGT 2024-25

  Cricket | December 30, 2024 13:39 IST

  "Not that we went with the intent of not putting up a fight, we wanted to fight till the end but unfortunately couldn't do it. It will be tough to assess just the last session," Rohit Sharma said after India's heavy 184-run loss against Australia in the fourth Test.