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Brendon McCullum appointed England men's Test team head coach
The 40-year-old McCullum will start his role with the Test side in the home series against New Zealand, starting on June 2 at Lord's, subject to obtaining a necessary work visa.
IPL 2022: Manjrekar calls to get rid of "completely redundant" bails after Chahal-Warner incident
In the ninth over of Delhi's successful chase of 161, Warner had a huge slice of luck when on last ball of the over, a leg break from Chahal went past his bat and brushed the leg stump. It was sufficient to light the stumps but not enough to dislodge one of the bails, which is a requirement for a clean bowled dismissal.
Tim Paine's career appears to over after omission from Tasmania squad
Both Tasmania and Queensland have strengthened their fast-bowling stocks for 2022-23 with both states this morning announcing their squads for next season. But Paine, who stepped down as Test captain when a sexting scandal broke before last summer's Ashes series, was not included in the Tasmania's squad.
Knight Riders group acquires Abu Dhabi franchise in UAE's upcoming T20 League
"For several years now, we have been expanding the Knight Riders brand globally and closely watching the potential for T20 cricket in the UAE. We are excited about becoming part of UAE's T20 League, which no doubt will become hugely successful," said actor-producer Shah Rukh Khan, who is leading the Knight Riders group along with actor Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta, in an official release.
IPL 2022, Day 47 Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets
Delhi Capitals (DC) on Wednesday defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets. Ravichandra Ashwin came to bat at no. 3 and made his first half-century in IPL. DC bowled, fielded, and batted well. Some mistakes, dropped catches, and bad luck became the main reason for RR's loss.
IPL 2022: CSK's decision to send Shivam Dube higher in order for batting is working well for him, says Sunil Gavaskar
In the 9 games he has played, the talented left-handed batter from Mumbai has scored 279 runs at a strike rate of 160.34. Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has lauded Dube for his hitting those big sixes and claimed the team management's decision to send him higher in the batting order is helping the southpaw play long and impactful knocks.
IPL 2022: Taking Jos Buttler's wicket was a big thing for me, says Chetan Sakariya
Sakariya had been drafted into the playing eleven as fellow left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed had a hamstring injury. Pushed into batting first, Buttler was kept quiet by Sakariya's left-arm pace. Eventually, Sakariya got him out when the Englishman hit one coming in straight to mid-on off a thick inner edge.
Thomas Cup: Denmark outlast China in 6-hour group match
The 3-2 result in favor of Denmark means that China will have to face defending champions Indonesia for a spot in the semifinals. In a match that decides the group winner, China's Lu Guangzu mounted a brave challenge against world No.1 Viktor Axelsen in the opening singles, taking the first set but went down quickly in the remaining two to lose 17-21, 21-10, 21-9.
IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant completes 4000 runs in T20 cricket
Coming in after the fall of Mitchell Marsh, Pant carted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for two sixes over long-off and deep extra cover to remain unbeaten at 13 off just four balls to complete Delhi's chase of 160 with 11 balls to spare. "Arrived on the scene as an absolute smasher, living it like an audacious entertainer. 4000 T20 runs for our Captain Pantastic," wrote the franchise on their official Twitter handle.
Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats John Isner to reach third round
The Spaniard, beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in last week's Madrid Open quarterfinals, returned to his favourite surface with straight sets win over American Isner. Nadal has been untouchable at the Foro Italico for much of his career and he immediately looked settled in his return games against Isner, countering the American's huge serve with his trademark spinning groundstrokes.
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