Sports, Cricket, 10th Dec 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 10 Dec 2019

Sports, Cricket, 10 Dec 2019

Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that the Indian cricket team missed an opportunity by not allowing wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson to play in front of his home crowd. (Photo: Twitter)

Shashi Tharoor laments Sanju Samson's absence from second T20I against Windies

India took on West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series on Sunday at Thiruvananthapuram.

10 Dec 2019 7:45 PM

Injured Shikhar Dhawan is likely to continue his absence from the Indian squad against the West Indies. He was picked in the squad for the West Indies series but has since been ruled out due to a knee injury suffered in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. (Photo: AP)

Shikhar Dhawan to miss India’s ODI series vs West Indies: report

Having missed the first two matches of the three-match T20I series, Dhawan seems to need more time for fully recovering from his injury.

10 Dec 2019 6:16 PM

The return of Test cricket to Pakistani soil is an emotional occasion, captain Azhar Ali said on Tuesday but that will not come in the way of his team's efforts to make amends for a disastrous tour of Australia. (Photo:AFP)

It's an emotional moment: Azhar Ali on return of Test cricket to Pakistan

Pakistani players will play Test cricket at home after a gap of 10 years when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-Test series.

10 Dec 2019 5:05 PM

Ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, Australia coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said that flat pitches in a Test match is a 'huge problem' for the health of cricket. (Photo:AFP)

Flat pitches a 'huge problem': Justin Langer

The Marsh Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Western Australia was suspended on Sunday.

10 Dec 2019 4:56 PM

Ahead of the final T20I against India, West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday hailed Sheldon Cottrell saying that the bowler has been 'brilliant' in the series. (Photo:AFP)

Phil Simmons hails 'brilliant' Sheldon Cottrell

Cottrell has been the most economical bowler for the West Indies. In this series, the pacer scalped two wickets at an economy of just 6.37.

10 Dec 2019 4:46 PM

Ahead of the series-decider against West Indies, India batsman Rohit Sharma said that they are not scared of any team and have the ability to win any game. (Photo: ANI)

'Not scared of any team, can win any game': Rohit Sharma ahead of series-decider

India won the first T20I by six wickets but suffered an eight-wicket defeat in the second T20I against West Indies.

10 Dec 2019 4:29 PM

Pakistan will no longer look for neutral venues to stage home international cricket matches. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan says it will no longer play international cricket at neutral venues

Pakistan's decade-long isolation from hosting test cricket ends in the series vs Sri Lanka. It was the last side to play a test in 2009.

10 Dec 2019 4:22 PM

The Pakistan Cricket Board is trying to convince Cricket Australia to send its national team for a Test series in Pakistan in 2022, according to its CEO Wasim Khan. (Photo:AP)

PCB invites CA to send team to Pakistan for Test series in 2022

He added that under the new Future Tours Program, whenever Pakistan and Australia play a bilateral series it will include three Tests.

10 Dec 2019 4:06 PM

Rohit Sharma doesn't want to lose his sleep over World T20 which is still some distance away and thereby lose his grip on the present where come Wednesday, India have a series to win against a competitive West Indies side. (Photo:AFP)

There's time for T20I World Cup, let's focus on winning this series: Rohit Sharma

India will lock horns with two-time World T20 champions in series-deciding third match.

10 Dec 2019 3:50 PM

India coach Ravi Shastri says none can 'mess around with' Mahendra Singh Dhoni if he decides to be in contention for next year's T20 World Cup but the enigmatic former captain would "never impose himself" on the team. (Photo: AFP)

'If MS Dhoni decides he is good enough to continue, don't mess around with that': Ravi Shastri

Shastri was asked about the much-speculated future of Dhoni, who has been on a sabbatical ever since India's semifinal exit from the WC.

10 Dec 2019 3:45 PM

Skipper Virat Kohli's birthday wish for wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni became the most retweeted sports-related post of 2019, Twitter India revealed on Tuesday. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli's B'day wish to MS Dhoni most retweeted sports post of 2019!

On July 7, Kohli wished Dhoni, saying he will forever be his skipper. This post of Kohli garnered almost 46,000 retweets.

10 Dec 2019 3:40 PM

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his current term ends in May next year, Indian newspaper The Hindu has reported. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar will not contest for third term

Manohar was elected unopposed on a two-year term as the global governing body’s first independent chairman in May 2016.

10 Dec 2019 3:18 PM

Ahead of the Test series against New Zealand, Australia coach Justin Langer said it is 'more than likely' that they will stick with the same XI which played against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

Australia 'more than likely' to keep same XI for NZ Test series: Justin Langer

Langer further stated that it is a 'benefit and advantage' in keeping the core group of players together.

10 Dec 2019 3:14 PM

West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday said the team would be banking heavily on skipper Kieron Pollard in the series-deciding third T20 International against India as his understanding of the pitch due to IPL exposure will be 'invaluable' for the bowlers. (Photo: AFP)

Windies coach Phil Simmons says that Kieron Pollard's IPL experience will help bowlers

Pollard has played a lot at the Wankhede Stadium as he has been part of the Mumbai Indians IPL squad.

10 Dec 2019 3:07 PM

Australia batsman Steve Smith hailed New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for having a 'terrific work ethic' and is hoping to keep him quiet in the upcoming series. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith hails kane Williamson for having 'terrific work ethic'

Smith then compared himself to Williamson in terms of how they both hold the bat.

10 Dec 2019 3:06 PM

Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has great feelings in sharing a record with team India captain Virat Kohli. (Photo:AFP)

Great feelings to share record with Virat Kohli: Mohammad Nabi

Both Nabi and Kohli have won the Player of the Match awards 12 times in the T20Is.

10 Dec 2019 12:59 PM

Kane Williamson's New Zealand know they need to re-adapt quickly to the nuances of day-night cricket to have any hope of winning a first series in Australia for more than 30 years when this week's opening Test begins. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand face day-night challenge as Australia series begins

The tourists pad up for the first of a three-Test series in Perth with no warm-up games and in forecast 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) heat.

10 Dec 2019 12:19 PM

Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed has pleaded guilty for bribing fellow cricketers in Pakistan Super League (PSL). (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan's Nasir Jamshed admits involvement in PSL spot-fixing case

Jamshed was handed a 10-year ban by PCB in August last year, following his arrest in February 2017 alongside two UK nationals.

10 Dec 2019 12:12 PM

India will have to address the many inadequacies laid bare by a resolute West Indies in the second T20 International when the two teams made up of power-hitters square off in what promises to be an enthralling series-finale here on Wednesday. (Photo:PTI)

3rd T20I: India, West Indies in battle of equals in series-finale

The rubber is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International.

10 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

It was on December 10, 2005, when legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar broke Sunil Gavaskar's record to become the leading centurion in the longest format of the game. Tendulkar slammed his 35th hundred in Test, surpassing the milestone against Sri Lanka in Delhi. Master Blaster, went on to score 109 runs against the Islanders in the first innings. (Photo:Twitter)

On this day, Sachin Tendulkar became the leading centurion in Test History

Tendulkar is still the leading centurion in Test cricket having smashed 51 hundred in his Test career.

10 Dec 2019 11:54 AM

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