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Important to appoint long-term head coach for women's team; not chop and change frequently: Jhulan
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The India women's team has been without a head coach since Ramesh Powar was moved to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in December 2022. The side then had Hrishikesh Kanitkar joined as its batting coach and reached the semifinals of the T20 World Cup earlier this year in South Africa without a head coach.
James Anderson declares himself fit for England's Ashes opener against Australia
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"Yes definitely. It feels really good and as if it has reacted to treatment. I have no issues running and bowling again and just keeping my fingers crossed I can carry on going as I have been and will be ready for the Ashes," Anderson was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.
Bundesliga: Dortmund's veteran defender Hummels signs on for another year
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The 34-year-old has been with Borussia Dortmund since 2007, except for a three-year stint with Bayern Munich, accumulating 468 competitive appearances throughout his career.
Karthik picks Bharat as India's wicketkeeper for WTC Final; Shastri says choice depends on the conditions
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Bharat was the wicketkeeper for India in this ye'r's Border-Gavaskar Trophy series with Rishabh Pant still recovering from injuries suffered in a serious car accident last year. Bharat got mixed results with bat and gloves as India won the series 2-1 to enter their second straight WTC final. Apart from him, left-handed wicketkeeper-batter.
IPL 2023: 'I am not Jasprit Bumrah's replacement, says MI pacer Akash Madhwal after 5-wicket haul in Eliminator
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Madhwal picked a sensational five-wicket haul (5-5) and helped Mumbai Indians thrash Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs in the eliminator and move into Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. He had guided Mumbai Indians to the Playoffs with a four-wicket haul in the must-win last league encounter with.
Malaysia Masters: Prannoy upsets All-England champ on way to quarters; Sindhu has it easy
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Prannoy, ranked 9th in the latest BWF Rankings, continued his brilliant run in the BWF World Tour Super 500 event in the Malaysian capital, stunning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China with a superb come-from-behind victory in three games on Court 1 at Axiata Arena here. Prannoy, who had started his campaign here with a hard-fought .
La Liga: Real Madrid back to second as Atletico let three goals slip against Espanyol
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Despite Vinicius Jr's red card earned in Valencia at the weekend being overturned by the Spanish Football Federation Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday due to the racist abuse he endured in the same match, he didn't participate in the match.
IPL 2023: Everything started when I played that shot, LSG's Krunal Pandya blames himself for defeat in Eliminator
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Krunal Pandya promoted himself in the batting order and came in at No.4 but was out for eight runs, jumping out to attempt a big one against veteran spinner Piyush Chawla but ended up finding Tim David at long-on.
Rohit Sharma reflects on India's WTC final journey, says job is not done yet
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India will take Australia on at The Oval in the final of the 2021-2023 cycle of the World Test Championship at The Oval, London from June 7 to 11. After the World Test Championship [2021 Final] in Southampton, we quickly had to regroup and get ready for the next cycle. I thought in that cycle we played some really, really tough cricket.
IPL 2023, Eliminator: Madhwal's 5/5 helps MI advance to Qualifier 2 with 81-run with win over LSG
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Winning the toss on a pitch, where Lucknow Super Giants skipper Krunal Pandya had quipped he would have liked to bat first too, Mumbai Indians made 182/8, Cameron Green and Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with 41 and 33 respectively, while Tilak Varma hit a 22-ball 26.
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