T20 World Cup | Australia recalls Smith, Warner, Cummins
PTIThe 15-man Australia squad for the showpiece, to be held in Oman and UAE in October, is a mixture of pace, spin and hard-hitters keeping in mind the slow, spin-friendly conditions of the pitches in the UAE.
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Dravid reapplies for NCA’s head post
PTIDon’t need to be a genius to guess he is going to continue: senior BCCI source
England recall Dawid Malan, drop Sibley for third Test against India
APZak Crawley was also dropped for the third Test, making it likely that Haseeb Hameed will move up to open alongside Rory Burns.
Schutt and Jonassen opt out of India series
PTIThe Australian women's cricket team's seasoned campaigners Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen have opted out of the upcoming home series against India.
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India deserved to win: Strauss
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Former England skipper Andrew Strauss feels that the manner in which Joe Root’s team capitulated against a fired-up India in the second Test could hurt the “bruised and battered” hosts in the remainder of the five-match series.“They were favourites but let things slip before lunch (on the final day) and then had another top-order collapse,” said Strauss.“Those early wickets put huge pressure on the middle-order and India just had enough overs to bowl them out. It was feisty.” He said India- 6hrs
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Smith set for IPL return, Finch T20 WC
PTI Australia batsman Steve Smith, who had been sidelined due to an elbow injury, is expected to make a return during the IPL, while limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch is on track to recover in time for the T20 World Cup. Smith had given the tours of the Caribbean and Bangladesh a miss due to a left elbow injury, which had been troubling him since last year. However, he has been recovering well with the 32-year-old batting in the nets for an hour at a time at New South Wales’ training and is set to
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Rahul and Siraj soar in Test rankings
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Former jumps to 37th spot, latter 38th