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Harshal Patel and Dinesh Karthik help Royal Challengers survive a scare

Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers fought really hard to defend 128, but it was not to be from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/yxNEZBT via IFTTT

Rahul Mankad dies aged 66

Son of the legendary India allrounder Vinoo Mankad, Rahul played first-class cricket for Mumbai from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HNFkYd0 via IFTTT

Healy on WIPL, WPSL: It's exactly where 'the women's game needed to go'

Says India is "such an untapped market" and "they're going to be unbeatable in a 10-year time" with launch of Women's IPL from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/VP5NDy6 via IFTTT

ICC Rankings: Laura Wolvaardt replaces Alyssa Healy as No.1 batter

Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana the only Indians in the top ten list of batters from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/f5gotbD via IFTTT

Who is Ayush Badoni? (and where has he been hiding?)

Who's this 22-year-old who comes in and slog-sweeps Rashid for a six and hooks Ferguson for another? from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Dcy5bnY via IFTTT

India bat, Goswami out with niggle; two changes for South Africa

South Africa left out Tazmin Brits at No. 3 for Lara Goodall and Masabata Klaas replaced Tumi Sekhukhune from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/sAojIn1 via IFTTT

Fleming: Dhoni wanted to give Jadeja a clean captaincy slate

Super Kings coach admits "it is going to be a bit of a transition period" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MlqWeIo via IFTTT

Dhoni's fireworks not enough for Chennai Super Kings in opener

KKR's mystery spinners Narine and Chakravarthy prove unhittable; Rahane shines with the bat from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/6rNVX9b via IFTTT

New era RCB face Punjab's batting might at unfamiliar DY Patil

Agarwal's men boast a lot of power-hitting talent, but will be without Bairstow for their season opener from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/emiOrIV via IFTTT

Ricky Ponting: Rishabh Pant's journey as captain could be like Rohit Sharma's

Says that Pant's "learning experiences" from the last year and a half will make him a "better leader and person". from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oCiSG4b via IFTTT

Shafali Verma trying to improve 'physically, mentally and skills-wise'

"I have improved but want to keep getting better at it," she says about facing short balls from South Africa's pace attack from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1GTI5MK via IFTTT

BCCI plans to start women's IPL by 2023; Women's T20 Challenge returns this season

The board is planning to have five or six teams in the inaugural edition of women's IPL but it will need AGM's approval first from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qVDSLhJ via IFTTT

Andrew Tye replaces injured Mark Wood at Lucknow Super Giants

Fast bowler has picked up 40 wickets in 27 IPL matches at an economy rate of 8.46 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NWCJwEX via IFTTT

Shastri on Kohli minus captaincy: 'It's about him wanting to enjoy himself out there'

While terming Kohli's giving up of captaincy a 'smart decision', Shastri wished he had held on to the job in Test cricket from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/bU4OM9Q via IFTTT

Ravi Shastri: India will be looking for an allrounder who can bat No. 6

Former India coach, who joins ESPNcricinfo as an analyst for the IPL, says Hardik will struggle to make the national team as a pure batter from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aINUuPd via IFTTT

Injured Suryakumar may miss Mumbai Indians season opener

Batter still recovering from hairline fracture on his thumb at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zaXijys via IFTTT

India opt to bat; Poonam Yadav in for Meghna Singh

Bangladesh, meanwhile, slotted in top-order batter Murshida Khatun and medium-pacer Lata Mondal for Shamima Sultana and Fariha Trisna from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/d2OH6kE via IFTTT

KL Rahul's on-field decision-making is very instinctive - Shreyas Iyer

Iyer says he enjoyed playing under Rahul's captaincy in South Africa from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oEqtndi via IFTTT

Bengaluru pitch gets 'below average' rating from ICC match referee

Javagal Srinath says the surface didn't offer an even contest between bat and ball from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/b4qGp0N via IFTTT

Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in August-September 2022

All five Asian Test teams will feature in the six-team T20I tournament with a sixth qualifier team joining the main event from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/EF92TWC via IFTTT

Australia opt to bowl with rain looming; Shafali Verma replaces Deepti Sharma

Darcie Brown comes in for Annabel Sutherland in high-stakes clash from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/PFQtSev via IFTTT

Mandhana has 'no explanation' for batters' inconsistency, but expects 'perfect game' against Australia

Mott wants Australia to be aggressive, but will fall back on "Plan Bs and Cs that we've got" if India get on top from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/nrdxcoK via IFTTT

Prithvi Shaw performs poorly at fitness test at NCA ahead of IPL

Opener fails to get prescribed minimum score on yo-yo test, PTI reports from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1dnc9Hu via IFTTT

'Just one big knock away' - Jhulan Goswami backs Mithali Raj, and India's batting, to come good

She admits not batting 50 overs against England cost the team, but says they are "bound to go through ups and downs" over a long tournament like the World Cup from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/6CgNux0 via IFTTT

Test rankings: Bumrah No. 4 in bowlers' list, Karunaratne at career-best No. 3 among batters

Jason Holder returns to the top spot for allrounders following the Antigua Test against England from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NFXhwW7 via IFTTT

England opt to bowl in crunch game; both teams unchanged

It is a rematch of the 2017 final in fine conditions on a fresh pitch at the Bay Oval, which both captains noted looked a little dry from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/nUV0y9t via IFTTT

In-form Harmanpreet promises to be 'there for my team' at the biggest stage

Loss in 2017 final not important, "right now it's all about momentum and that's on our side," she says of taking on England from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/f3jusBg via IFTTT

IPL 2022: New man on strike even if batters cross when a catch is taken

Number of unsuccessful reviews increased from one to two per innings in the upcoming season from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MlvaxJ5 via IFTTT

Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran among seven Indians signed up by DPL teams

Pakistan veteran Mohammad Hafeez and Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza are also in the mix from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Gb2XK6A via IFTTT

Rohit: 'Pant is somebody who can change the game in 40 minutes'

"His keeping was the best I've seen", says India's Test captain from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/EYUFSMA via IFTTT

India brush aside Sri Lanka despite Dimuth Karunaratne's resistance

R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah shared seven between them to wrap up a dominant series sweep from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ewLRM4D via IFTTT

Dominant Jharkhand amass 880 as Nagarland stare at big defeat

Shahbaz Nadeem scored 177 before also striking with the ball, as Nagaland ended day three 750 runs behind from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/19zrJqK via IFTTT

Bumrah, Pant and Iyer leave Sri Lanka struggling to survive

Having set a target of 447, India made an early incision in the last half hour of day two from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/PV6oD7H via IFTTT

Shreyas Iyer says tough conditions made fifty feel like century

"You can't just play very negatively on that wicket and just keep defending the ball," he says after hitting 92 off 98 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3N8FnWi via IFTTT

Sri Lanka in strife after Shreyas Iyer gives India 252 on turning track

The pitch offered square turn and uncertain bounce from ball one, but it was India's pacers who did all the damage at the top from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WZ0FdAO via IFTTT

Fierce focus, 'lot of fun', and a shared trophy - Mandhana and Harmanpreet's day out

The centurions both lifted the Player-of-the-Match award after they kept each other company in the middle for over two hours from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/OuPvV3c via IFTTT

Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's captain for IPL 2022

"I couldn't be happier to pass on the baton to a good friend, someone I've known over the years," says Virat Kohli from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/iP701S9 via IFTTT

With one eye on World Cups, Indian players begin work on enhancing fitness levels at the NCA

Atleast 25 players are in Bengaluru to establish their baseline fitness levels before the IPL gets underway from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/X2KWSQ7 via IFTTT

Teams unchanged as India opt to bat against West Indies, Mithali breaks World Cup captaincy record

India captain likely to replace Deepti Sharma at No. 3 on used Seddon Park strip from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/djoPGZm via IFTTT

Injury-hit Sri Lanka run into red-hot India as pink-ball contest awaits

This will be the last international for the retiring Suranga Lakmal, and defeat will push visitors down to fifth on the WTC points table from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/U8pBME6 via IFTTT

Jasprit Bumrah: 'We're still very new' to pink-ball cricket

"We are not used to catching the pink ball, bowling with the pink ball, and as batters, playing against the pink ball" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/z7NvGjB via IFTTT

Powar wants India's senior players to put their hand up and win games

"It is time as a group to stand up and deliver," India's head coach says from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jcS7dXO via IFTTT

KSCA to allow 100% crowd for the Bangalore pink-ball Test

ESPNcricinfo understands an increased demand for tickets led to the association seeking government approval to throw open the entire stadium from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GXbElng via IFTTT

Sussex sign Cheteshwar Pujara for English summer

This will be Pujara's fourth county stint, and comes at a time when he's looking to force his way back into the India Test side from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NRoCYpd via IFTTT

Yastika replaces out-of-form Shafali as India bowl against unchanged New Zealand

India will play a new opening combination in their second game of the World Cup from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9yMQfz1 via IFTTT

Sreesanth retires from Indian domestic cricket

This announcement brings the curtain down on a career that had just recently restarted from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/eMBLrQP via IFTTT

Ravindra Jadeja becomes No. 1 allrounder in Test cricket

Displaces Jason Holder at the top after his Mohali masterclass against Sri Lanka from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/S4BYsxW via IFTTT

Axar Patel returns to India squad for second Test in Bengaluru

The left-arm spinner, who has recovered from a shin injury and a bout of Covid-19, has replaced Kuldeep Yadav from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/U4uAoMV via IFTTT

Rohit hails 'all-time great' Ashwin and 'top allrounder' Jadeja after innings win

India captain wants to use Jadeja "a lot more with the bat", citing example of his promotion in the T20I series from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5I1C4gj via IFTTT

Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out

The other teams who have qualified to the quarter-finals from their respective Elite groups are Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Uhano2e via IFTTT

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders to kick off IPL 2022 on March 26

There will be 12 double-headers this season, with the first match starting at 3:30pm IST from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4UpIzYi via IFTTT

Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-final; Tamil Nadu knocked out

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Sunday, March 6, 2022 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Uhano2e via IFTTT

Ravindra Jadeja's epic all-round show gives India win inside three days

Match haul of nine wickets to go with his 175 not out; R Ashwin ends game with six scalps to go past Kapil Dev from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/F1xfkJ7 via IFTTT

India opt to bat with three spinners, three seamers

India left out 21-year-old top-order batter Yastika Bhatia despite her impressive recent showings from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/K8Wg6Ub via IFTTT

Indian journalist Boria Majumdar says he will serve Wriddhiman Saha with defamation notice

India wicketkeeper recently claimed that he was threatened by a reporter for not responding to an interview request from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0wzZC53 via IFTTT

Maroof backs Pakistan to 'put on a good show' against Mithali and India after earlier 'missed opportunity'

Due to non-cricketing reasons, the two teams have almost no experience of playing each other from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Xow7YQs via IFTTT

India on top after supreme Jadeja-led all-round show

Allrounder slams 175* to set up declaration, and then joins the wicket-takers' party to push Sri Lanka on the back foot from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jOkcb74 via IFTTT

South Africa players face 'litmus test of loyalty' ahead of IPL 2022

CSA says they have to take a call between playing the T20 league or representing their country against Bangladesh from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5QPZLRr via IFTTT

Pant 96 off 97 as India pile up 357 on day one against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's limited attack stood exposed in Mohali from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XswU4Sd via IFTTT

Virat Kohli: 'I have given my heart and soul to Test cricket'

"Feels surreal, never imagined I would play 100 Tests for India" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HsZ0fuM via IFTTT

Hardik, Dhawan demoted in BCCI's central contracts list for 2021-22

Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel have all levelled up from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/yso0BzA via IFTTT

Mandatory three-day quarantine for teams before entering IPL bubble

During the three-day quarantine, everyone who is part of the bubble will need to do in-room testing, with each test being 24-hours apart from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/tgIapMw via IFTTT

'Whole credit goes to Virat Kohli for getting us going in Test cricket' - Rohit Sharma

New Test captain also toasts contributions of Rahane, Pujara as India prepare for a proper changing of the guard from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Dyl5MTr via IFTTT

History is stacked against Sri Lanka, but India are a team in transition

This is not being treated as a high-profile series, but it has the potential to throw up some really good cricket - especially if Sri Lanka's spinners can deliver from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HX2hqyT via IFTTT

Maharashtra government allows fans to attend IPL 2022 at 25% capacity

Only fully vaccinated spectators will be permitted to enter the stadiums from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jHZL5Os via IFTTT

Blow for CSK as injured Chahar set to miss majority of IPL 2022

ESPNcricinfo understands that Chahar, who suffered a quadricep tear against West Indies, could take several weeks to heal from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1PjdX3a via IFTTT

ICC T20I rankings: Shreyas Iyer and Nissanka move up, Kohli drops out of top ten

Kagiso Rabada moves up to No. 3 on Test bowlers' table, while in ODIs, Rashid Khan has re-entered the top ten from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/tOe3anN via IFTTT

Harmanpreet credits team psychologist to bring her out of her 'shell'

"After that I got clear ideas, those things really helped me in the last two-three games," says India's vice-captain, who struck a century in the warm-ups from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3j7k6br via IFTTT

Ireland confirm India, New Zealand, South Africa fixtures for 2022 summer

Afghanistan also set to tour; South Africa T20Is to be played in England at Bristol from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5IxZTA8 via IFTTT

Fans allowed to attend Mohali Test at 50% capacity

The match, which is set to be Virat Kohli's 100th Test, was initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/D7dHZFC via IFTTT

Amelia Kerr rises on all three ranking charts, breaks into top five among allrounders

Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma among Indians who move up in women's rankings from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/6ltRMbq via IFTTT

WWC warm-ups: West Indies no match for all-round India, Devine-Kerr-Bates show overpowers Australia

Smriti Mandhana leads Indian batting effort again, just two days after retiring hurt when she was struck by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ludvzbG via IFTTT