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'Lead Australia like you want to': Gillespie's advice for Pat Cummins

Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie has said that Pat Cummins should look to lead the side in his own way and not focus on the outside noise much.

'Simply not out': Warne gives his take on controversial Kohli dismissal

Former Australia spinner Shane Warne on Saturday said that Virat Kohli was wrongly given out in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand.Warne also said that the main problem lies with the interpretation of the technology and he also went on to say that the ball did not hit the pad first, rather there was an inside edge."This is simply - not out !!!!! We often discuss technology & its use/accuracy. The main problem@is the interpretation of the technology. Here's a perfect example of the ball clearly hitting the edge of the bat first," tweeted Warne.Kohli was adjudged LBW on the fourth ball of his innings, and he had to walk away before even troubling the scores. The India skipper was given out by the on-field umpire Anil Choudhary and then Kohli reviewed the on-field call.However, the third umpire stuck with the original decision due to inconclusive evidence of the ball hitting the bat first. During the review, the third umpire Virender Sharma said that ..

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Gavaskar's tips, Dravid's encouragement help Agarwal

Agarwal scored an unbeaten 120 as he helped India reach 221/4 on the first day of the second and final Test against New Zealand

Don't know if I will ever walk again, but made my peace with that: Cairns

Cairns is now residing at the University of Canberra hospital in a special rehabilitation facility

Mumbai test: Amid Pujara-Kohli failure, Mayank makes statement with hundred

Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli failed to trouble the scorers

Ind vs NZ, 2nd Test: With Virat Kohli back, hosts look to seal series win

The first Test between India and New Zealand might have ended in an enthralling draw but now the time is over to ponder over what might have been as the second Test is not that far away.

India vs NZ: Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles

India suffered a big setback on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday with three players being ruled out with niggles.

NZ Captain Williamson out of 2nd Test with elbow injury, Latham to lead

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second and final Test against India here due to the recurrence of his left-elbow injury which has troubled him for much of this year.

IND v NZ: Dravid and Kohli have to make some tough calls, says Laxman

Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that head coach Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli will have to make some tough calls in terms of how the batting order should be ahead of second Test against NZ.

India's South Africa tour might be pushed back by a week amid Omicron scare

India's tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week due to the threat of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Weather, combination worry for Kohli as series on line for Team India

Virat Kohli's return after a well-earned break couldn't have come in a more unenvious setting.

Ashes: Alex Carey replaces Tim Paine as wicketkeeper for first two Tests

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday added wicketkeeper Alex Carey to the 15-player squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ashes.Carey has replaced Tim Paine in the squad who decided to take some time off from the game last week. He had also stepped down as the captain of the Test before that and Pat Cummins will now be leading the side.George Bailey, NSP Chair, in an official release said: "Alex has been a regular member of the national side in white ball cricket, particularly in the one-day game. He is an excellent cricketer and a fine individual who will bring many great strengths to the team. He will be a very deserved holder of baggy green cap number 461."Alex Carey said: "I am incredibly humbled by this opportunity. It's an exciting build-up for what is a huge Series ahead. My focus is on preparing and playing my part in helping Australia secure the Ashes.""This is also for my dad who has been my coach, mentor and mate, my mum, my wife Eloise, .

Manchester Utd co-owner's company buys UAE T20 League franchise

Lancer Capital, headed by top English football club Manchester United's co-chairman Avram Glazer, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the UAE Lleague

Focus on pitch, team combination and weather as India gear up for 2nd Test

Playing under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, India had come agonisingly close to winning the first Test, failing to capture the last wicket as the Black Caps held on to draw the match

Ishant needs couple of Test matches to get his rhythm back: Mhambrey

Ishant Sharma's lack of rhythm can be attributed to lack of game time and it would take a couple of Test matches for him to get back into the groove, India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said.

Ind vs NZ: We can go upwards from anywhere, says Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said that the BlackCaps are pretty confident about playing against India in the second Test of the ongoing two-match Test series in Mumbai.The second Test of the two-match series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium from December 3 to 7. Skipper Virat Kohli will return to lead the hosts.New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz put up a gritty performance to ensure that the visitors walked away with a draw at Green Park, Kanpur."For us, it's still going into a game with the possibility of taking the series. We know the history of playing in India and we know how difficult it has been in the past. The beauty of our team at this moment is that we don't look in history too much and we look at the present. For us, we have a sense of self-belief that we can go up from anywhere and recently we were able to take away the World Test Championship (WTC) from them," said Ajaz Patel during a virtual press conference."So for us, now it's just about ...

Alastair Cook signs 2-yr contract extension with Essex County Cricket Club

Essex County Cricket Club has announced that opening batter, Alastair Cook signed a two-year contract extension and will remain with the club until the end of the 2023 season.

Buttler, Samson and Jaiswal best trio to take RR forward, says Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals has revealed a list of retained players ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The franchise has retained two Indians and one overseas player.

We've time to decide, SA tour is on as of now: Sourav Ganguly

The former India captain also backed out-of-favour allrounder Hardik Pandya to regain his place in the side after returning to full fitness

India, New Zealand teams arrive in Mumbai for second Test

A Mumbai Cricket Association official said that both the teams arrived in the megacity from Kanpur in the evening via a chartered flight