August 1, 2023
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Dressed in a black T-shirt and a black trouser, Tamim Iqbal waved his hand at the media personnel waiting at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport. Bangladesh's ODI skipper returned home on Monday (July 31) after completing his back treatment in England, where he had taken multiple injections in order to get immediate remedy for his damaged disc that forced him out of the lone Test against Afghanistan. Ahead of the ODI series Tamim claimed that he was ready to play...

August 1, 2023
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali confirmed that he was retiring from Test cricket for good at the end of the dramatic Ashes 2023, which the hosts came back to draw 2-2 with a thrilling win in the fifth Test at The Oval. Moeen, 36, was coerced out of retirement to play in the series after lead spinner Jack Leach was ruled out with a stress fracture of the back. He missed the Lord's Test with a finger injury but played in the other...

August 1, 2023
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England Test captain Ben Stokes hopes that his side's performances in recent times, particularly in the just-concluded Ashes, has managed to inspire a new generation to take up the sport. A hard-fought Ashes series came to an end on Sunday (July 31) with England managing to win the final Test to square the series 2-2. Even though England couldn't manage to regain the urn, parallels have been drawn to the epic showdown these two sides had in 2005. "I think that over the...

August 1, 2023
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West Indies have recalled ODI skipper Shai Hope to their T20I setup for the upcoming five-match series against India. Hope's last match in the format for the West Indies also came against India last year. However, the 29-year-old has quite noticeably improved his game in white-ball formats over the last year or so. For someone who was bracketed as being one-dimensional in ODI cricket, Hope's strike rate in the format this year is 96.75 until now. That strike rate in a calendar year...

August 1, 2023
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"I'm a baseball guy but if Nicky P is in town I am coming to the cricket match every day of the week," said Garrett Lessman, a 28-year-old who was in attendance at the inaugural MLC final when Nicholas Pooran sent a sellout crowd in a state of trance with a dazzling 137* off 55 deliveries. Lessman echoed the sentiments of many Americans at the game who were getting their first taste of cricket through the MLC. "Wonderful. I believe that I'm...

August 1, 2023
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The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a three-match series against Afghanistan to be played in Sri Lanka ahead of the Asia Cup. The three matches are to be played in Hambantotta and Colombo, ending on 26th August, four days ahead of the scheduled start of the Asia Cup. "These three matches will provide Babar Azam's side an opportunity to fine-tune their combinations ahead of the 50-over ACC Men's Asia Cup," said the PCB in a statement. ACB Chairman Mr. Mirwais Ashraf is confident...

August 1, 2023
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Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been named captain for India's upcoming T20I series against Ireland that starts on August 18. This marks Bumrah's return to international cricket after close to 11 months of being sidelined due to injury. He was recently cleared to resume cricket and has been training in Mumbai subsequently. The squad also sees a slew of fresh faces with IPL stars such as Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma being given a call-up. India squad for Ireland T20Is: Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj...

August 1, 2023
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The irony is obvious. Sixty-six days to go for a home World Cup, in which they are meant to be favourites, and an experimenting India have just lost an ODI rather comprehensively to a side that was recently chastened for being unable to qualify for the World Cup. India are in a situation where even their opening pair is struggling. Shubman Gill, who could do no wrong a couple of months ago, has had his technique splayed apart against the Dukes...

August 1, 2023
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To finish among the top five wicket takers of all time in the history of Test cricket speaks volumes about one's talent, grit, determination and bouncebackability from adversities. From the baby-faced rookie who got carted around to all parts of Kingsmead by a rampant Yuvraj Singh on a balmy September night in 2007, Stuart Broad has come a long way in 16 years later to finish his career as one of the greatest ever Test cricketers from England. Broad leaves behind a...

August 1, 2023
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England Test captain Ben Stokes hopes that his side's performances in recent times, particularly in the just-concluded Ashes, has managed to inspire a new generation to take up the sport. A hard-fought Ashes series came to an end on Sunday (July 31) with England managing to win the final Test to square the series 2-2. Even though England couldn't manage to regain the urn, parallels have been drawn to the epic showdown these two sides had in 2005. "I think that over the...