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Former Australian Test cricketer all-rounder Eric Freeman dies at 76

Former Australia Test all-rounder Eric Freeman has passed away at the age of 76.

2022 T20 WC Qualification: 86 teams to fight for 15 spots across 225 games

The ICC on Monday announced that as many as 86 teams will fight for the 15 spots in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, the qualifying phase comprising 225 matches across 13 months.

I will go with Tim Paine as opener: Mark Waugh ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh feels skipper Tim Paine could be the team's answer to its concerns at the top of the order in for India vs Australia Test series

NZ vs WI: Kiwis sweep series 2-0, moves to 3rd spot on ICC WTC points table

New Zealand joined Australia atop world cricket's Test rankings, when it beat the West Indies by an innings and 12 runs in the second test to sweep the two-match series

Ind vs Aus: Important that we got practice game with pink ball, says Pant

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has said that it was important for India to get a practice game with the pink ball ahead of the first Test against Australia, beginning on December 17

Recovery going well: Jadeja shares training video ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said his recovery is going well and shared a training video

AUS vs IND: Smith finds hard to stop visualising the game or shadow batting

Australia batsman Steve Smith said that he finds it difficult to stop visualising the game even during his downtime

ICC Test rankings: AUS edge out NZ at number one spot on decimal points

International Cricket Council clarified that Australia are still at the top of Test rankings and the Tim Paine-led side is ahead of New Zealand on decimal points

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournamnent to begin from January 10: BCCI to states

The BCCI will start its much-delayed domestic season with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10 to 31 in six different states where bio-secure hubs will be created

IND vs AUS: Need to strike fine balance while confronting Kohli, says Finch

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a 'fine balance' when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test

Pujara one of the few to hurt teams even with low strike rate: Hayden

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the very few batsmen in world cricket who can hurt the opposition teams despite his low strike rate

AUS vs IND: There will be no pressure of captaincy on Rahane, says Gavaskar

Ajinkya Rahane will not be bogged down by the pressure of captaincy if he leads India in the last three Tests against Australia in Virat Kohli's absence, feels batting great Sunil Gavaskar

PAK vs NZ: Babar Azam's absence in T20Is 'major setback' for us, says Waqar

Pakistan captain Azam suffered a fracture on his right thumb during a throw-down session

Edtech startup Classplus signs Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador

Edtech startup Classplus announced former Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador and nationwide celebrity endorser

We've got plenty of moves in store to handle Aussie chin music: Shubman

Shubman Gill feels it can be 'quite intimidating' to play cricket in Australia but asserted that his team will not back down when faced with either sledging or short-pitched deliveries

ICC announces qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup

Argentina and Brazil will return to ICC women's competition for the first time since 2012

IND vs AUS: Kohli a 'proponent of all-out aggression', says Greg Chappell

Team India skipper Virat Kohli doesn't believe in passive resistance and wants to dominate the opposition, says former Australia skipper Greg Chappell

NZ vs WI 2nd Test: Nicholl's 117 steadies New Zealand ship on Day 1

When New Zealand and the West Indies arrived at the Basin Reserve for the first day of the second cricket test they knew that one way or another, it was going to be a tough day

Quinton de Kock appointed as South Africa's Test captain for 2020-21 season

Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been named South Africa's Test captain for the 2020/2021 season, Cricket South Africa announced

IND vs AUS: Rohit clears fitness test, to leave for Australia on Dec 14

Rohit Sharma cleared an eagerly-watched fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru