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After returning figures of 2 for 70 on his ODI debut on December 2, T Natarajan has impressed one and all in the ongoing T20I series. He picked up 3 for 30 in his maiden T20I appearance, and followed it up with a match-haul of 2 for 20 from 4 overs on Sunday (December 6). India won the T20Is by 11 runs and 6 wickets respectively. In an interview with India Today, Harbhajan Singh sounded happy seeing T Natarajan’s hard work reaping rewards....

The Men in Blue, who currently hold a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series, haven’t been at their best since returning to international cricket. The batting department, especially the top order, is yet to fire, while they haven’t identified their best possible playing XI as well. However, they’ll fancy their chances in the 2nd T20I against an injury-hit Australia. David Warner and Ashton Agar will miss the remainder of the series, while Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis are doubtful for the encounter....

James Pattinson, who did not play the first two Tests, is widely considered as the first back-up option for Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in the Australian pace department. Cricket Australia has not named a replacement for the injured pacer. Michael Neser and Sean Abbott, who himself has just returned from a calf injury, are the other two reserve pacers in the Aussie Test squad. Both of them are yet to make their Test debuts....

Gautam Gambhir described Australia’s current batting line-up as the “weakest” he has ever seen. Speaking to ANI, he said: The cricketer-turned-politician pointed out that Australia have put up poor batting displays even though a number of India’s key bowlers are missing from action due to injuries. Gambhir added: Australia are under pressure: Gautam Gambhir Although Australia won the first Test in Adelaide by eight wickets, their batting had faltered in that match as well....

Resultantly India and England were awarded four points each for the draw. But the ICC penalized both teams for the slow over-rate and deducted two points from their tallies. In addition to that, match referee Chris Broad has also imposed a 40% fine on the match fees of Indian and England players. A statement issued on the ICC’s official website read: India and England will now move on to Lord’s, where they will clash in the second Test of the series starting Thursday (12 August)....

In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Rahul was set to lead the Indian team in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa. However, just a day ahead of the first match, the opener was ruled out of the series owing to a groin injury. On Wednesday, various media reports claimed that the elegant batter would miss the Test against England in Birmingham. However, according to a report in Cricbuzz, Rahul is set to miss the entire tour as he will be heading to Germany for treatment....

In the first T20I, New Zealand dominated from the get-go and never let India take control of proceedings with Tim Siefert and the bowlers doing the bulk of the damage. With another flat-track on offer at the Eden Park, India should go all-out in order to keep the series alive while the Kiwis see upon this as an opportunity to salvage their pride after a disappointing ODI series. Squads to choose from: New Zealand...

Rahul Chahar was part of India’s team for the T20 World Cup. He was selected over the more experienced Yuzvendra Chahal because of his quicker and flatter leg-spin trajectory. But he got only one opportunity in the tournament - against Namibia in a dead rubber - where he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 30 runs. Speaking in an interview with Sports Today, Sunil Gavaskar expressed hope that the selectors will explain to the 22-year-old spinner the reasons behind his exclusion....

Harshal Patel was the Purple Cap winner at IPL 2021. His 32 wickets from just 15 matches are the joint-most in a season in the tournament’s history. However, Patel’s best performance coming at the age of 30 had fuelled doubts about whether he could be considered a long-term asset by the national team. Sunil Gavaskar brushed aside these conjectures, saying Harshal Patel can extend his IPL form to international cricket....

Bumrah sustained a back injury in the latter stages of India’s tour to England. While he was rested for the tour of the Caribbean and Zimbabwe, he failed to regain fitness in time. Afridi, on the other hand, is currently nursing a knee injury. The left-arm pacer suffered the injury during Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka and is far from achieving full fitness. However, he was still named in the squad for the Netherlands ODIs and the Asia Cup....

Team India have played a total of 34 ODIs in South Africa, winning 10 and losing 22. The other two games produced no results. The Indians, however, had a memorable ODI series in the Rainbow Nation during their previous visit in 2017-18. The Virat Kohli-led outfit won the six-match series by a 5-1 margin. If we look at the overall ODI record between the two teams, India and South Africa have faced each other 84 times, with the former winning 35 games and the Proteas 46....

On the other hand, India will ideally enter into this game as the clear favourites although they miss the services of Jasprit Bumrah. With this being the first Test to be held in India after the start of the ICC World Test Championship, it will be a special occasion for Virat Kohli’s side, which leads the points table after a good series win away in West Indies. Here are a few tips to help you pick your Dream11 team for IND vs SA 1st Test....

The Men in Blue head into the encounter on a high, having whitewashed the West Indies 3-0 in the recently concluded T20I series. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have come to India after a 4-1 reversal against Australia, although they ended the tour on a winning note. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra predicted the Indian openers would outscore their Sri Lankan counterparts. He elaborated:...

Axar Patel has repeatedly demonstrated that he can be considered a proper all-rounder in white-ball cricket. However, his 65-run innings in the second T20I was arguably the best by a No. 7 batter in a T20 international match. Chasing 207 to bag the series, India endured a rocky start after they lost half of their side at 57 after 9.1 overs. Axar, who entered the crease at No. 7, was the last recognized Indian batter alongside Suryakumar Yadav....

The BCCI has been declining the use of the DRS system and had even conveyed the same at an ICC meeting earlier. The BCCI was headed at that time by Mr.N.Srinivasan, who has now stepped down in order to allow for a fair probe into the IPL spot fixing scandal in India. Supporters of the DRS are however more optimistic now, as there seems to be a softening of the hard stand earlier taken by the BCCI....

“I haven’t noticed any change in consumer behavior,” Iakov Yakubovich, head of Moscow’s Tsverskoy Municipal District, told Newsweek. “Other than the obvious rise in price of many goods and services, there’s no difference that’s visible to the naked eye.” On the streets themselves, Moscow’s annual season of bicycle-lane installation and sidewalk enlargement is already underway. “We recently allocated an 8% increase to the budget for the improvement of public services,” Yakubovich said....

Governor Steve Sisolak is the perfect example of someone who is committed to building a campaign made of, and made for, all Nevadans. He not only connected with us, but offered us an active role in advising him on his campaign’s outreach and mobilization efforts along with forward-looking policy. The governor knows it’s not enough to just talk about the importance of Nevada’s diversity—you have to walk the walk and incorporate all voices early and consistently....

We live in strange times. On one side the wheels are falling off the world economy; food and oil prices are shooting up while property values head in the opposite direction. Yet at the other end of the socioeconomic seesaw, the big issue occupying some intelligent minds this summer is whether their superyacht is big enough. According to Philippe Lamblin, the silver-tongued CEO of Privatsea, which sources large boats for people with large bank balances, the threshold for superyacht status used to be 30 meters....

London is uniquely a city of power and commerce, and these twin commodities were carried by its waters just as surely and as swiftly as any more tangible cargoes. The original city was, in fact, defined by its access to the Thames, and from the 10th century it was celebrated as a great port and market. The river brought in a thousand vessels and introduced the world to the heart of the city....

Then, the Tigers avoided the worst possible finish in a 24-22 escape at Death Valley. Nearly 40 years after Joe Montana rallied the Irish to a 21-17 victory at Memorial Stadium, DeShone Kizer nearly did the same with three fourth-quarter TD drives. MORE ON THE GAME: What we learned | Why the conversion attempt failed | Week 5 photos Clemson pulled out a win that affirmed what Dabo Swinney preached since this spring....