Sports, Cricket, 23rd Dec 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 23 Dec 2019

Sports, Cricket, 23 Dec 2019

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squad for the upcoming senior women's T20 Challenger Trophy, scheduled to be held between January 4 and 11 in Cuttack. (Photo: AFP)

BCCI announces squad for senior women's T20 Challenger Trophy

All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India A, opener Smriti Mandhana to captain India B while India C will be led by Veda Krishnamurthy.

23 Dec 2019 8:31 PM

Senior pacer Ishant Sharma and veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan will turn up for the beleaguered Delhi side in their next Ranji Trophy encounter against Hyderabad starting December 25. (Photo: Twitter)

Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan to play for Delhi against Hyderabad

Jasprit Bumrah, who was out of action due to stress fractures, will feature in Gujarat's game against Kerala.

23 Dec 2019 7:46 PM

South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander on Monday announced international retirement from all forms of cricket after the conclusion of the upcoming Test series against England. (Photo: File)

Vernon Philander announces retirement from all forms of cricket

In more than 12 years, he has played 97 matches across all three formats, taking a combined 261 wickets with 1784 runs scored.

23 Dec 2019 6:42 PM

Fit-again pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to India's T20 and ODI squads for next month's home assignments against Sri Lanka and Australia, while top batsman Rohit Sharma was rested from the T20s in the squads announced here on Monday. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan back for SL T20s, ODIs against Australia; Rohit Sharma rested from T20s

Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who had a deep gash on his knee which required 25 stitches, has also made a comeback to both the squads.

23 Dec 2019 5:04 PM

India skipper Virat Kohli and his limited overs deputy Rohit Sharma will end 2019 as number one and two in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, having maintained their places following a fine showing against the West Indies. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC ODI rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma end 2019 at no. 1 and 2

Rohit broke Sanath Jayasuriya's 22-year-old record for most runs in a calendar year while Virat Kohli finished as the leading run-getter.

23 Dec 2019 4:55 PM

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani has called India a "far greater security risk" than his strife-torn country, where Test cricket returned for the first time after the 2009 terror attack in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

PCB chief terms India as a far greater security risk than Pakistan

Ehsan Mani made the remarks after his team celebrated Test cricket's return to Pakistan with a 263-run mauling of Sri Lanka.

23 Dec 2019 4:29 PM

Captain Dimuth Karunaratne called the security for the two-test series '200 per cent' and promised to return. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne declares Paksitan '200 per cent' safe

Sri Lanka lost the series but signed off satisfied with security measures in Pakistan after their first home test series in 10 years.

23 Dec 2019 4:14 PM

Pakistan thank Sri Lanka for bringing Test cricket home

Pakistan became off-limits for visiting sides after Islamic militants attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009.

23 Dec 2019 3:56 PM

Australia Test bowler Peter Siddle was treated for smoke inhalation after a Big Bash League match in Canberra was abandoned at the weekend because of toxic bushfire haze. (Photo: Twitter/ Peter Siddle)

Australia bowler Peter`Siddle treated for bushfire smoke inhalation

but players were forced off with the Thunder 40-1 after four overs when the field was enveloped in a thick soup of smoke in a BBL Match.

23 Dec 2019 3:52 PM

The cricket fraternity on Sunday congratulated the Indian team for their victory over West Indies in the series decider at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. (Photo:BCCI)

Cricket fraternity congratulate India on series win against Windies

India registered a four-wicket victory over the Caribbeans and won the series 2-1. This is India's 10th consecutive series win over WI.

23 Dec 2019 2:51 PM

First there was an accident and it followed the trauma of not being able to walk for six months as future looked bleak and uncertain for the then 20-year-old Nicholas Pooran. (Photo: PTI)

Nicholas Pooran indebted to 'father figure' Kieron Pollard after injury comeback

Kieron Pollard stepped into the scene like a guardian angel, motivated him and in three years.

23 Dec 2019 12:54 PM

Pakistan registered a massive 263-run victory against Sri Lanka on the fifth day of the second Test here on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Karachi Test: Naseem Shah's fifer helps Pakistan thrash Sri Lanka by 263 runs

This is the first victory by Pakistan on Pakistani soil in 10 years.

23 Dec 2019 12:48 PM

After playing a knock of 63 runs in the third and final ODI of the three-match series against West Indies here, India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma ended 2019 with the most number of ODI runs. (Photo:PTI)

Rohit Sharma beats Virat Kohli to register most ODI runs in 2019

Rohit has scored 1,490 runs from 28 ODI matches this year, while Kohli finished with 1,377 runs from 26 matches.

23 Dec 2019 12:42 PM

The World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday completed 15 years in international cricket. (Photo: AFP)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni completes 15 years in international cricket

Dhoni, who is hailed as the best finisher in the world by many, brought many laurels to the country.

23 Dec 2019 12:36 PM

Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday became the second most run-scorer in ODIs in 2019. The 31-year-old now has 1,377 runs in the 50-over format after playing a knock of 85 runs in the series decider against the Caribbean while Hope has 1,345 runs to his name this year. (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli is now second most run-scorer in ODIs in 2019

Kohli notched up his 55th half-century of his career. As a result, he surpassed West Indies' Shai Hope to achieve the feat.

23 Dec 2019 12:27 PM

Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday advised Babra Azam's Pakistan cricket team to follow Virat Kohli's style of leading the side and should look to create a roadmap to get better than the Indian side. (Photo:AFP/AP)

Roadmap should be to get better than Virat Kohli's side: Shoaib Akhtar advises Pak

Akhtar also said that Pakistan used to be a force to be reckoned with when Imran Khan was the captain of the side.

23 Dec 2019 12:16 PM

Virat Kohli starred with the bat as India defeated West Indies by four wickets in the third and final ODI of the three-match series here at Barabati Stadium on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Chase master Virat Kohli helps India defeat WI by 4 wickets to seal series 2-1

With this win, India won the series 2-1. This is Men in Blue's tenth consecutive series win over Windies.

23 Dec 2019 11:55 AM

The unbeaten 39 in a high-scoring series-decider earned him plaudits but for India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, it was more about proving a point to himself rather than the world that he is still a good enough player in limited-overs format. (Photo:PTI)

Need to prove to myself, not world, that I can play ODIs: Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja wasn't a regular part of the white-ball set-up but came into the scheme of things closer to the ODI World Cup in England.

23 Dec 2019 11:24 AM

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says Ravindra Jadeja's improved batting will be very important for the Indian team going into the future after the all-rounder played a crucial cameo in the third ODI against the West Indies in Cuttack. (Photo:PTI)

Ravindra Jadeja's improvement with bat so important: Sourav Ganguly

Jadeja, who has already hit 11 half-centuries in ODIs, held his nerves to remain unbeaten on 39 off 31 balls in a high-scoring chase vs WI.

23 Dec 2019 11:18 AM

Not being able to win the ODI World Cup is Rohit Sharma's sole regret in a phenomenal 2019 during which he 'understood' his batting better than ever. (Photo:PTI)

World Cup win would have been nice but enjoyed batting through 2019: Rohit Sharma

India's white-ball vice-captain scored a record 2442 runs as an opener across formats with 10 hundreds breaking Sanath Jayasuriya's feat.

23 Dec 2019 11:08 AM

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