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Shakib Al Hasan available to bowl in Dhaka Test against India: Allan Donald
Donald added that in place of injured Ebadot Hossain, Taskin Ahmed will be taking his place in the playing eleven. "It will be the same three spinners and welcoming back Taskin. Khaled as well. Sorry to the selectors but I am talking out of the room a little bit. That's what I can see happening."
Hopefully he'll be okay: Rathour on KL Rahul's hand injury ahead of second Test against Bangladesh
India won the first Test against Bangladesh by 188 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram last week and are now aiming for a 2-0 series sweep. The visitors' are touring Bangladesh without regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who is unavailable due to an injured left thumb.
2nd Test: Confident India aim for clean sweep over hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka
After a comprehensive victory of 188 runs over Bangladesh in the first Test at Chattogram, where many players helped them seize the key moments, India were also helped by South Africa's two-day loss to Australia to now be at second place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings.
'Journey only gets harder from here...', Satwik after attaining career-best BWF ranking with Chirag
Indian men's doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj and Chirag jumped two spots to achieve a career-best world No. 5 ranking in the BWF World Rankings on Tuesday. "Into the top 5 of the world! But the journey only gets harder from here to reach the summit!," Satwiksairaj wrote on Twitter.
Viacom18 bags broadcast rights of 2024 Paris Olympics across India and subcontinent
"Fans across India and the Subcontinent will be able to witness the magic of the Olympic Games through this partnership with Viacom18. As a dynamic sports and media market, this is an important strategic region for Olympic broadcasting, and this new media rights agreement will help us inspire fans and young people across these countries to engage with Olympic sports and the Olympic values," said Thomas Bach, IOC President, in an official statement.
ICC Test Rankings: Babar reaches career-best second spot; Kuldeep, Axar make massive jumps
Babar scored two half-centuries (78 and 54) in the final Test of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against England in Karachi, which Pakistan lost to concede the series 3-0 at home. His knocks helped him overtake Steve Smith, who managed 36 and six in a low-scoring game between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane.
Tests against England is step forward to getting cricket back in Pakistan on regular basis: ICC CEO Allardice
Allardice was in attendance in Karachi to watch England complete a 3-0 series whitewash of Pakistan and the ICC chief liked what he saw as local fans mixed regularly with those that had travelled from overseas shores for what was England's first Test series in the country since 2005.
'Important to keep her in good frame of mind,' says Harmanpreet on leaving out Jemimah from 5th T20I
But Jemimah had a lean time in the recent five-game home series against Australia, making only 28 runs in the first four matches. For the final game at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday, Jemimah was left out and Harleen Deol played at number three, making a quick 24 off 16 balls before being run-out.
INDW VS AUSW: Planned lot of things, but were not able to execute them, says Harmanpreet after series loss
In the fifth and final T20I, India had done well to reduce Australia to 67/4. But Ashleigh Gardner and Grace Harris put on a crucial stand of 129 runs off 62 deliveries for the fifth wicket to take Australia to 196/4, slamming 112 runs off the last eight overs. In reply, India were all out for 142 as pace all-rounder Heather Graham took a hat-trick on Tuesday night.
Venus Williams receives wild card for ASB Classic
The 42-year-old, who retired from regular tournament play in 2021, has a wildcard to compete in the Australian Open, and accordingly sought a spot in the ASB Classic as a lead-in to the grand slam event. Williams has played in the tournament on five occasions, with one of her 49 career victories coming in Auckland in 2015 over Caroline Wozniacki.
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