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Repeat your 162 off 57 for the MI Cape Town, Suryakumar Yadav tells Mumbai Indians teammate Dewald Brevis
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On Saturday, the Indian star challenged the South African youngster to repeat his devastating knock for the Titans against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge in November 2022 while playing for MI Cape Town in the upcoming SA20. In a virtual reunion of two generations of Mumbai Indians players, Yadav and the South African teen batting sensation Brevis caught up over a video call recently and shared notes on batting and enjoying the game.
CAC retains Chetan Sharma as chairman of India senior men's selection committee
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Sharma, who has 23 Test caps, had been holding the post in the previous selection committee since December 2020, when he replaced Sunil Joshi in the role. He had re-applied for a role in the selection committee when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made an announcement for new applications for a fresh five-member panel on November 18, 2022.
Suresh Raina, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Aakash Chopra headline SA20 Experts Panel on Viacom18
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The Hindi feed will feature cricketer-turned-expert Aakash Chopra, India's highest wicket-taker of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 campaign, RP Singh, former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and former England international Owais Shah.
ILT20: Tom Banton can't wait to restart partnership with Australia's Chris Lynn
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With the ILT20 seeing some big names in the mix, Banton is raring to go and hopes to make more than a splash in the tournament. "It's really exciting. It's been talked about now for the last few years and I am happy to be a part of this mega league, which is going to get very competitive with every player giving his best.
The Test season hasn't gone according to expectations: Babar Azam
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The result meant Pakistan's two-match series against New Zealand at home ended in a 0-0 affair, after suffering a 3-0 thrashing in home conditions at the hands of England in December 2022. "The Test season hasn't gone according to expectations. It's not an excuse but some of our players were unfit which disturbed our combination.
Taylor Fritz sends US into United Cup final
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The reigning BNP Paribas Open champion clawed past Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in the No. 1 men's singles match to give his country an insurmountable 3-0 lead. Jessica Pegula upset World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Frances Tiafoe eased past Kacper Zuk to earn the Americans their first two points, reports unitedcup.com.
Rishabh Pant operated for ligament tear on right knee in Mumbai: Report
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A report by mid-day newspaper states that Pant was operated by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, the head of the Centre for Sports Medicine, and Director of Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Andheri West, here on Friday.
'Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing domestic cricket?' questions Saba Karim
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Arshdeep gave away 37 runs from his 2 overs in the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Karim questioned Arshdeep not playing in the domestic season during his break from the Indian team. However, the ex-India selector then admitted that "the new players will make mistakes and that's how they will learn".
New Zealand were one ball away from a series victory: Tim Southee
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On Friday, New Zealand were countered by Sarfaraz Ahmed's counter attacking 118, but bounced back to be a wicket away from victory while Pakistan needed 15 runs for the same, before bad light forced a draw. "You play to win Test matches and we got ourselves in, probably, positions to win both of them.
Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from 2023 Australian Open
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The 19-year-old Spaniard, who last year became the youngest player to finish year-end No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, would have held the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. Alcaraz tweeted: "When I was at my best in preseason, I picked up an injury through a chance
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