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Pat Cummins named Australia Test captain, Steve Smith appointed deputy

Fast bowler Pat Cummins was on Friday named Australian men's Test cricket team captain following the announcement of Tim Paine taking an indefinite break from all cricket.Paine had announced his resignation as skipper of Australia last week following a 'sexting scandal' with a former Cricket Tasmania colleague in 2017.Meanwhile, batter and former captain Steve Smith has been named vice-captain of the team."Pat is an outstanding player and leader. He has earned enormous respect from his teammates and from all corners of the game for his attitude and achievements, both on and off the field," Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement."We are extremely fortunate to have an experienced group of senior players who themselves are superb leaders. I have no doubt that Pat and Steve will be well supported in their respective leadership roles," he added.According to Cricket Australia (CA), fast bowler Cummins joins an elite club with the honour of leading Australia, stepping into ...

Tim Paine out of Ashes after taking indefinite break from all cricket

Paine had announced his resignation last week following a 'sexting scandal' with a former Cricket Tasmania colleague in 2017.

Ind-Pak 2021 WC clash becomes most viewed T20I match: ICC

The overall TV consumption for the full tournament in India was recorded at 112 billion minutes, despite India's early exit from the tournament

Ind vs NZ, 3rd T20I: Bench strength in focus as hosts eye clean sweep

In the second game of the series, the hosts registered a comprehensive win

Ready for clean sweep, Rohit Sharma's India may try new combinations

Captain Rohit Sharma will not waver from his ruthless approach but might try out a few of his reserve players as India aim for a clean sweep against New Zealand

It's been a hectic schedule, we failed to adapt, says Tim Southee

New Zealand arrived in India less than 24 hours after losing the World Cup final to Australia

AB de Villiers has had a massive impact on my career: Harshal Patel

Recalling the valuable advice South African great AB de Villiers gave him during the IPL, India seamer Harshal Patel said his former RCB teammate has had a massive impact on his career

India played better cricket and didn't give us chance, says Southee

New Zealand stand-in skipper Tim Southee feels that Rohit-Sharma led side completely outplayed the Kiwis in the second T20I.KL Rahul (65) and Rohit (55) starred with the bat as India chased down the target of 154 to defeat New Zealand by seven wickets here at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on Friday.Southee said India played better cricket and didn't give New Zealand the chance to bounce back in the second innings."Credit to India, they pulled it back nicely after the first six overs. They played better cricket and didn't give us a chance with the bat as well. It was wet for both teams and it was only slightly more in the second innings," said Southee in the post-match presentation."We knew dew would be a factor, but India were too good on this day. We will now go to a new venue, a quick turnaround, and we'll assess when we get to Kolkata," he added.Chasing 154, India cruised along with 16 balls to spare as Rohit and Rahul stitched a 117-run opening stand.However, New .

Hand injury forces India pacer Mohammad Siraj to miss second T20

With Siraj unavailable for selection, Harshal Patel made his India debut

Former S African batsman AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket

Former South African batter AB de Villiers on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Racism in Yorkshire Cricket has fractured our game, torn lives apart: Root

England Test skipper Joe Root on Thursday reacted to the racism controversy which has gripped the county of Yorkshire, saying the recent events at the club has fractured the game and torn lives apart.

New Zealand beat England by 5 wickets, enter final of T20 World Cup

Chris Woakes (2/36) and Liam Livingstone (2/22) were the most successful bowlers for England

T10 format could be played in the Olympics, says Faf du Plessis

Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis, who will make his debut in the Abu Dhabi T10 this year, said on Wednesday that the T10 format had the potential to be a part of the Olympics curriculum

Waze, Param Bir extorted huge money from cricket bookies: Police to court

How this was done has to be investigated, the court was told

Let the hype begin: England cricketers arrive in Brisbane for the Ashes

Let the hype, hyperbole and general madness begin. It's nearly Ashes time, the most anticipated series in world cricket.

Don't judge this team on basis of one or two bad performances: Jadeja

Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja says that it is unfair to judge the current Indian team on the basis of one or two defeats after consistent good performances at home and abroad in the last three years. Jadeja, who was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his 3 for 15 against Scotland, was asked in the context of his skipper Virat Kohli's assertion that the team wasn't "brave enough" against New Zealand during their second game which they lost by eight wickets. "If you look at it that way, then in last two to three years, we have played some really good cricket, whether it's in India or overseas. So it's not fair to judge us on basis of one or two games," Jadeja said after India's 8-wicket win over Scotland. "In T20 cricket, any team can have an odd bad game or two but you can't think too much about those defeats. You have to move on and think about the opportunities ahead. We will take the positives from those two games and look to play well in future games," he added. India playe

Tough choices

The problem in India is that the BCCI has a tendency to encourage the idea that the superstars have the final say in some matters

Injury-prone England pacer Mills ruled out of T20 WC due to thigh strain

Tymal Mills was on Wednesday ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup

T20 WC: Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs to clinch semi-final spot

Pakistan comfortably beat Namibia by 45 runs to enter the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. Batting first, Mohammed Rizwan's unbeaten 79 off 50 balls and skipper Babar Azam's 70 off 48 balls ensured a commanding 189 for two in 20 overs. Mohammed Hafeez also smashed 32 off 16 balls at the death. In reply, Namibia were restricted to 144 for five with Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan picking up a wicket apiece. Brief Scores: Pakistan 189/2 in 20 overs (Md Rizwan 79 not out, Babar Azam 70, Md Hafeez 32 not out). Namibia 144/5 in 20 overs (Craig Williams 40, David Wiese 43 not out, Imad Wasim 1/13).

Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh hints at comeback from retirement next year

After retiring from international cricket, the southpaw played in franchise cricket around the world