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Was inspired by Harbhajan's famous spell against Australia in 2001: Ashwin

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that surpassing Harbhajan Singh's tally of 417 Test wickets is a "wonderful milestone".Ashwin on Monday had surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) to go past the milestone."These are numbers that are just happening because of the effort I have been putting in. I am trying to enjoy my game. I am not worried about what number I am surpassing, it is a wonderful milestone. When Harbhajan Singh bowled that famous spell against Australia in 2001, I did not think I would be an off-spinner one day," Ashwin told teammate Shreyas Iyer in a video posted on bcci.tv."I was inspired by him and here I am. Actually, I was more of a batter, and a lot of people know this story. After that 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, I decided to take up spin bowling. That's how I started, I have been on my action for a while, don't know whether I can copy Harbhajan's style ...

SKY or Kishan, Moeen or Faf: Teams face conundrum ahead of IPL deadline

Most of the teams have been making last ditch efforts to keep players of their choice in the lead up to the mega auction next year.

Shane Warne not amused with Steve Smith's return to leadership role

Australian spin wizard Shane Warne is not amused with the fact that while former captain Steve Smith can return to the leadership role

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry to return to Kent for 2022 County season

Kent Cricket has announced that New Zealand bowler Matt Henry will return to the Club for up to seven 2022 County Championship matches and Royal London Cup.

Kanpur Test Day 2: Southee, openers bring New Zealand back in game

The only highlight for India in an otherwise disappointing day was Shreyas Iyer's (105 off 171 balls) debut hundred

Shreyas Iyer becomes 16th Indian batter to slam hundred on Test debut

The elegant right-hander, who hails from Mumbai's Worli area, achieved the feat in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand on the second day of the match

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