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Before his dismissal took place in the second innings of the last Test, Steve Smith’s lowest score in the score was a mind-boggling 80 runs. (Photo:

All the records broken by Steve Smith in Ashes 2019; read

Despite facing boos and taunts from several places he managed to keep his mind steady and calm and proceeded to earn victories for his team.

16 Sep 2019 6:41 PM

Steve Smith returned to international cricket to a chorus of boos but he walked off the pitch at the Oval to a standing ovation after a summer of Ashes redemption. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Booing crowd become clapping fans after Steve Smith goes to pavilion

After being caught out on he was walking back to the pavilion, when the English fans stood up and starting giving him roaring applause.

16 Sep 2019 5:58 PM

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has initiated enquiry over the alleged corruption in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). (Photo: Facebook)

CoA chief Vinod Rai: 'ACU will look after alleged corruption in TNPL'

Anti-Corruption Unit's (ACU) part and they will investigate the matter and as of now, nothing has come to the CoA.

16 Sep 2019 5:15 PM

Players from both England and Australia shared the dressing room and were seen chit-chatting about the intense battle that took place on the cricket field. (Photo: Twitter/England Cricket)

Players from England and Australia share dressing room after Ashes gets over

England defeated Australia in the fifth match by 135 runs, but despite the win, the Three Lions lost the urn to Australia.

16 Sep 2019 4:40 PM

India captain Virat Kohli has managed to hold on to his second position behind Australia's Steve Smith in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen released on Monday. (Photo:AFP)

ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith at top, Virat Kohli in 2nd

Virat Kohli, who is at 2nd with 903 points, is 34 points behind Steve Smith (937).

16 Sep 2019 4:22 PM

Steve Smith 'proud' with Ashes campaign

The former Australia captain enjoyed a remarkable series in England, scoring a total of 774 runs in just seven innings.

16 Sep 2019 4:07 PM

Steve Smith’s innings of 23 runs was abruptly cut short by a beautiful Stuart Broad delivery, on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test. (Photo: AFP)

Sunil Gavaskar’s long-standing record equalled by Steve Smith

So good was his performance in the Ashes 2019, that, the only time he couldn’t score at least a half-century was in his last innings.

16 Sep 2019 4:05 PM

The 2019 Men's ODI World Cup that saw England lift their maiden trophy was the most watched ICC event ever with a global cumulative average live audience of 1.6 billion. (Photo:AP)

ICC's most watched tournament ever is the 2019 World Cup

2019 CWC was also the most widely available ICC event in history as more than 20,000 hours of live action, repeats and highlights coverage.

16 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

During the recently concluded Ashes series, both Australia and England went through the problem of creating a stable and sound opening partnership. (Photo:AFP)

Ashes witnesses 113-year-old-record getting broken

Due to the openers’ struggle to score runs for both the teams, a 113-years-old world got broken.

16 Sep 2019 3:26 PM

Australia and England are now both on 56 points on the points table led by India, the only team so far to garner 120 points. (Photo: AFP)

World Test Championship: England catch up with Australia on points table

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are ahead of The Ashes rivals with 60 points each after their two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw last month.

16 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

After India’s squad for the home series against South Africa was announced, the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad had clearly stated that Rohit Sharma would be give a chance to showcase his abilities during the Test series against South Africa. (Photo:AFP)

Ex-cricketer says Rohit Sharma shouldn’t be given a chance to open Test; read to know why

Earlier, the 32-year-old had received support from Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kiran More and Adam Gilchrist.

16 Sep 2019 1:40 PM

Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels the decision to exclude Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal could be a double-edged sword. (Photo: AP)

Experts say too early to write Kuldeep and Chahal off, after T20 series exclusion

Ahead of the opening T20 in Dharamsala, captain Virat Kohli said the team is trying out the likes of Rahul Chahar and Washington Sundar.

16 Sep 2019 1:33 PM

The TNPL has become an annual event and it features star players like Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik. (Photo: Facebook/TNPL)

Tamil Nadu Premier League under BCCI scanner for corruption allegations

There have been reports of an unknown person approaching some of the players during the league.

16 Sep 2019 1:20 PM

Dinesh Karthik is the captain of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders but being seen in a Trinbago Jersey, while watching the match from the dressing room, prompted the BCCI to issue a show-cause notice. (Photo: PTI)

BCCI ends matter and accepts Dinesh Karthik's apology on violation of contract clauses

Out-of-favour Karthik tendered an "unconditional apology" for violating BCCI's central contract clause by watching a CPL game in Trinidad.

16 Sep 2019 12:30 PM

The team waved goodbye to coach Trevor Bayliss after the fifth and final Ashes Test, which England managed to win by 135 runs. (Photo: ECB/Twitter)

England say bye to coach Trevor Bayliss

The 56-year-old was recently appointed as the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.

16 Sep 2019 11:47 AM

After winning the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia by 135 runs, England skipper Joe Root praised Jofra Archer saying he is still learning how to get the best out of the pacer. (Photo:AP)

Joe Root still figuring ot how to get the best out of Jofra Archer

Archer took 22 wickets in the series.

16 Sep 2019 11:08 AM

Joe Root and Tim Paine hold the Ashes Trophy after the series ended in a 2-2 draw. (Photo:AP/PTI)

Ashes ends in a draw after 47 years

The last series which ended as a draw between England and Australia was in 1972. The series was hosted by England.

16 Sep 2019 10:51 AM

Australia batsman Steve Smith has now become the highest run-scorer in a Test series of this century. (Photo:AP)

Steve Smith creates history, becomes top run-scorer in a series of this century

In the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against England, Smith went past his own record of scoring 769 runs against India during the 2014-15 season.

16 Sep 2019 10:43 AM

Australia captain Tim Paine said it was mission accomplished even though his team lost the fifth and final Ashes Test against England to draw the series 2-2. (Photo:AFP)

Tim Paine happy with Australia despite defeat in 5th and final Ashes Test

The tourists came into the match at the Oval seeking their first series victory in England since 2001 but came up short,losing by 135 runs.

16 Sep 2019 10:40 AM

Joe Denly made a battling 94 to ensure England had a healthy lead. (Photo:AFP)

England fought back with great spirit says Joe Root

England captain Joe Root spoke of his pride in his team after they won the final test against Australia by 135 runs to draw Ashes.

16 Sep 2019 9:55 AM

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