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R. Ashwin becomes the first Indian bowler to take 150 wickets in the history of world test championship

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Legendary spinner of the Indian Cricket Team Ravichandran Ashwin created history on Thursday, January 25, during the first-day play of the ongoing first test between India and England cricket team in Hyderabad. The 37-year-old spinner became the first Indian bowler to take on 50 wickets in the World Test Championship. Ashwin started the match with 148 wickets to his name in 30 world test championship matches for team India. He picked up 149 wickets by getting a raid on English batsman Ben Duckett on the fifth ball of the 12th over, and his 150th wicket was Zak Crawley, whom Mohammed Siraj caught on the opening ball of the 16th over. After Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins of Australia, Ashwin is the third bowler in WTC history to capture 150 or more wickets. The top five leading wicket-takers in the World Test Championship (WTC) 1. Pat Cummins is from Australia. He has taken 169 wickets in 40 matches, with a best figure of 6/91. 2. Nathan Lyon from Australia. He has taken 169 wickets i...
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In cringeworthy dismissal, Marcus Stoinis self-sabotages, sending stumps flying

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During the SA20 game for the Durban Super Giants, Marcus Stoinis self-sabotaged, sending the stumps flying in a cringeworthy dismissal. In the clash between the Durban Super Giants and Mumbai Indians in Cape Town at Newlands Park, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis faced an unusual dismissal. Stoinis tried a pull shot in the 15th over, which was bowled by Olly Stone, after Heinrich Klaasen was out of the game. However, the pacy short delivery hurried him, causing the ball to hit the handle of his bat, lobbing him up behind square. Mumbai Indians Cape Town bowler KagisoRabada seized the opportunity, taking a catch. To further compound the odd turn of events, Stoinis hit the stumps by accident due to his inability to control his bat’s downswing. Rabada’s catch alone would have put Stoinis out even if the bat did not reach the stumps. With just one boundary, the all-rounder was only able to score 11 runs off of 10 balls. Stoinis’ dismissal left the Durban Super Giants struggling at 94/5 within th...
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Ex-Indian bowler Zaheer Khan backs Rohit Sharma to lead by example, just like the World Cup

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Former bowler of Indian cricket team Zaheer Khan has placed full faith in skipper Rohit Sharma and said that the latter would play a key role in the Test series against England. He went on to add that Rohit will lead by example with the bat, which would be detrimental for the series. Zaheer said, “That has been the hallmark of his captaincy, and he leads from the front as seen in the World Cup. He walks the talk. When you have a leader walking the talk, it gives you better efficiency within the whole group. So, I think he’s a proven leader.” Rightly so, Rohit, with his blistering knocks at the World Cup, put India in commanding situations early on in the match. Zaheer feels that could be the ploy once more from the Indian skipper. Zaheer added, “You’ve seen him adapt nicely in England when it came to leaving the ball... You’ve seen that in Chennai, when he played a match-defining knock. Winning the toss, batting first, getting the opposition completely out in the first inning, and bein...
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Special Greeting of the South African Star for the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' Ceremony

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Whole India is eagerly waiting for the highly-anticipated Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya, which will be held on Monday. Vedic rituals for the ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya began on Tuesday, a week before the main ceremony. Several celebrities, including members of the Indian sports fraternity, have received the invitation for the auspicious occasion. On the eve of the ceremony, South African spinner Keshav Maharaj extended his good wishes to India and prayed for peace and harmony in the country. Taking to Instagram, Maharaj posted a video on his story where he said, "Namaste, I just want to wish my Indian community here in South Africa. All the best for the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya tomorrow. May it bring peace, harmony, and spiritual enlightenment to all. Jai Shree Ram." Watch the  video  here. Earlier this month, South African cricketer Maharaj also grabbed a lot of limelight after he requested the DJ play the song "Ram Siya Ram...
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Statement of an Ex-India Star on the Potential Selection Dilemma for the T20 World Cup

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Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra opined that India can pick both all-rounders Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya in the squad for the much-awaited T20 World Cup, starting in June in the West Indies and in the United States of America. The 46-year-old asserted that the dube reminds him of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh as he attacks the bowler in the same way. He said that the 30-year-old should bat a little down the order for India. Chopra said on his YouTube channel that "ShivamAtiSundaram—his power is talking loudly. I felt he was sent off slightly early in the third match. You could have sent either Sanju Samson or Rinku Singh ahead of him because he is not a grafter; he is an attacker. He reminds me of Yuvi. So you need to keep him slightly down the order.” The former batter further added that both Hardik and Dube should be in the T20 World Cup squad. He added, "The way he hit sixes in the first two matches, the power was evident. Some people hav...
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Glenn Maxwell resigns from the captaincy of the Melbourne Stars

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Glenn Maxwell has resigned from the captaincy of the Melbourne Stars following the club's failure to make the BBL finals. Maxwell told his teammates following the final game of the season's against the Hobart Hurricanes. By then, they were out of the race for finals following the Adelaide Strikers' victory over the Sydney Thunder after they lost control of their own fate by losing to the Melbourne Renegades. Maxwell has two years left to run on his current contract. This season, he smashed 243 runs at 34.71 and a strike-rate of 173.57, although his top score was an unbeaten 35 while claiming seven wickets. The Stars are one of only two clubs, along with the Hurricanes, never to have won the BBL. They have been runner-up three times, including back-to-back in 2018-19 and 2019-20, and had the BBL8 title within their grasp before an astonishing collapse against the Renegades. During the final game of the season, Maxwell said, "We left our run in someone else's hands, ...
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The Indian cricket team defeated Afghanistan in the 2nd Super Over

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The match between India and Afghanistan looked done and dusted when India dismissed both openers of the Afghanistan cricket team after the 12th over as they defended a target of 213 runs. However, Mohammad Nabi and GulbadinNaib put up a sensational fightback that pegged back the Indians. Nabi fell for 34 runs off 16, thus ending a 56-run stand between him and Gulbadin that came in just 22 balls. However, Gulbadin carried on as wickets fell at the other end. He ended up being unbeaten on 55 off 23, and Afghanistan tied the scores, thus incredibly pushing the match into a super over. Both teams ended up scoring 16 runs in the first one, which meant that a second Super Over is now needed to decide the result of the match. India scored 11 runs and lost two wickets in their second Super Over innings, which means Afghanistan needed 12 runs to record their first-ever T20I match win over India. But they ended up scoring just one run and losing their two wickets, which meant that India won the ...
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