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Azam's form a concern; should separate captaincy, batting: Jayawardene

Legendary Sri Lankan batter Mahela Jayawardene feels Babar Azam's form is a cause for concern as Pakistan prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup

Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya make advances in ICC T20I Player Rankings

India batter Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have made gains in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after fine efforts in the opening T20I of their three-match series against Australia

We have got a lot of depth to find way for chasing big scores: Matthew Wade

Veteran Australia wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade was one of the big two pillars in the reigning world T20 champions' successful chase of a mammoth 209 against India at the PCA Stadium, Mohali

Did not want the job, but now loving it: England Test coach McCullum

England Test head coach Brendon McCullum has revealed he initially "didn't really want" the job, but now that he is at the helm and the side is doing exceptionally well, he is "absolutely loving it"

ICC notifies slew of changes to cricket rules, bans saliva use permanently

Extending the ban on using saliva to shine the ball, the ICC said that it was now prohibited permanently. The practice was originally banned keeping in mind the Covid-19 pandemic

Indian conditions help keep calm, allow putting away yorkers: Matthew Wade

The Indian conditions allow batters to put even good balls away for boundaries and that played a part in Australia's successful chase of 209 in the first T20I, feels Matthew Wade

Alex Hales smashes fifty, helps England win by six wickets in first T20I

England opening batter Alex Hales blasted a half-century as the visitors defeated Pakistan by six wickets with four balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the seven-match T20I series

We didn't bowl well, 200 is a good score, says Rohit Sharma after T20I loss

Rohit Sharma pointed out the poor efforts by his bowlers and fielders as the reasons for India's four-wicket defeat to World Champions Australia in the opening T20I match of the three-match series

Australia tear into Indian attack, gun down 209-run target to take 1-0 lead

India's frailties with the ball were laid bare as Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a four-wicket win in the first T20I here on Tuesday

India vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Aussies chase down 209 with ease

India vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: The Aussies thrashed the men in blue as they chased down 209 with four balls to spare and four wickets in hand to win the match, lead the three-match series 1-0

With fifty, KL Rahul becomes third-fastest to reach 2,000 in T20Is

As India battled Australia in the 1st T20I of the three-match series, opener KL Rahul made it to the record books as the 3rd fastest to reach the 2000-run milestone in the shortest format of the game

Ind vs Aus: Bigger boundaries bring 'running between wickets' in play

The longer boundaries at square of the wicket often dictate the style of play and strategy of batters

ICC makes changes in playing conditions, using saliva to polish ball banned

Using saliva to polish the ball is now prohibited permanently by the ICC, announced the organisation while introducing new changes to its playing conditions

IND vs AUS: How Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma can re-write record books

India versus Australia is a highly-exciting cricketing rivalry that has produced some of the best performances ever in the sport

We will not put pressure on ourselves over T20 World Cup: Moeen Ali

England stand-in skipper for the seven-match T20I series against Pakistan Moeen Ali has indicated his side will not put pressure on itself thinking about the upcoming World Cup

Kane Williamson's return to form is just round the corner: NZ Coach Stead

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead feels skipper Kane Williamson's return to form is just round the corner and expects him to play a key role in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia next month

Virat Kohli can still surpass Sachin's 100 centuries tally: Ricky Ponting

Legendary Australian batter Ricky Ponting still thinks that it is possible for star Indian batter Virat Kohli to surpass legend Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international cricket centuries

Proteas power-hitter Tristan Stubbs gets highest bid in SA20 auction

South Africa's hard-hitting batter Tristan Stubbs fetched the highest bid of Rand 9.2 million from Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who emerged victorious in a bidding war at the inaugural SA20 Player Auction

New Zealand name squad for T20 WC; Guptill to make record 7th appearance

New Zealand announced their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia from October-November and the opener Martin Guptill is set to make a record seventh appearance at the event

Parthiv Patel leads Gujarat Giants to 2-wicket win over Manipal in LLC

Parthiv Patel proved that he still retains his reputation of being a powerhouse as he played a sparkling knock to help the Gujarat Giants claim a thrilling two-wicket victory over Manipal Tigers