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Ben Stokes hit his first century since being appointed England’s full-time captain and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes also reached three figures as the hosts established a commanding lead over South Africa in the second Test in Manchester on Friday. Stokes made 103, with Foakes a Test-best 113 not out when his skipper declared England’s first innings

ENG vs SA, 2nd Test Day 2 Live: England bank on Ben Stokes for a healthy lead© AFP England vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: A century from captain Ben Stokes and a fifty from wicketkeeper Ben Foakes put England in control of the proceedings against South Africa on Day 2 of the

File photo of Team India.© AFP India and Pakistan will be coming against each other in the much-awaited Asia Cup group stage match on August 28. The encounter will take place at the Dubai International Stadium, the venue where the two arch-rivals last met and it was Pakistan who came out on top on the

2nd Test, Day 1: Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley steady after England bowlers shine.© AFP ENG vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: England had the upper hand over South Africa on the opening day of the ongoing second Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. After bundling out the visitors on 151, England

Pakistan cricket team players take the ping pong challenge.© AFP All the teams competing in the Asia Cup 2022 are currently in UAE for the final stage of the preparation ahead of the continental event. While the tournament starts on August 27, all eyes would be August 28 when Indian cricket team takes on Pakistan

Virat Kohli batting in the nets ahead of Asia Cup The Indian team has arrived in the UAE for the Asia Cup and all eyes will be on star batter Virat Kohli, who is back in the team after a lengthy break. Kohli, who has been struggling for runs, was rested for the series against

File image of Umran Malik© BCCI/IPL Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal was on Wednesday named captain of the 16-member India ‘A’ squad for the three four-day games against New Zealand ‘A’, starting later this month. Apart from Panchal, the squad also includes the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna. Pace sensation Umran Malik,

A day after Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid tested positive for COVID-19, National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman was named the interim head coach of the side for the 2022 Asia Cup. The availability of Dravid for the Asia Cup was in doubt after he tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. It

Mayank Agarwal‘s international career got off to a flyer as he played a big role in India winning their first ever Test series in Australia in 2018-19. However, three years on, he has been pushed down the pecking order in Tests as well as ODIs, and he is yet to get a T20I cap. A

Bangladesh is facing some selection woes ahead of Asia Cup with two of its players Hasan Mahmud and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan having suffered injuries. Hasan, who damaged his ankle during training last week, will be out of action for up to a month, and Nurul, who just had surgery on a finger injury, requires

Yuzvendra Chahal and wife Dhanashree Verma Just days after clearing the air about their relationship status amid rumours of separation, cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and wife Dhanashree Verma made a funny and adorable video which was shared by the latter on Instagram on Tuesday. In the clip, Dhanashree could be seen performing a voice-over that says “Suno,

File photo of Team India© AFP A clean sweep of Zimbabwe helped India maintain their third spot in the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings, released here on Tuesday. India now have 111 rating points on the back of the 3-0 series win in Harare. Pakistan too was rewarded for their recent series sweep against the

UAE vs Singapore, Asia Cup Qualifier Highlights© Twitter UAE vs Singapore, Asia Cup Qualifier Highlights: After losing the match against Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team returned to winning ways with 47-run victory over Singapore. Batting first, UAE scored 160/8 in 20 overs. Singapore were all out for 113 in 18.3 overs. The winner

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India star Virat Kohli will be action after a long break during the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE. The 33-year-old former India captain has been plagued by a run of poor form. Kohli was rested for the white-ball series in West Indies, as well as the ongoing ODI series against Zimbabwe. Amid uncertainty with

Captain Babar Azam and fast bowler Naseem Shah starred as Pakistan edged the Netherlands by just nine runs in the third and final one-day international in Rotterdam on Sunday. The Netherlands were all out for 197 in the last over in which they had needed 14 runs for a first-ever victory over Pakistan. Tight bowling

NED vs PAK, 3rd ODI: Pakistan have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.© Twitter Netherlands vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: Pakistan pacers have put Netherlands in trouble in their 207-run chase in the third and final ODI at Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam on Sunday. The hosts lost Max O’Dowd early and later lost Musa Ahmed and

File photo of Babar Azam.© Twitter Netherlands and Pakistan face each other in the final ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. While Pakistan will look for a series sweep by winning the third ODI, Netherlands will look to register a consolation victory. In the first game, the hosts came really close to a win