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Rohit Sharma suffers forearm injury, seen moving around with an icepack: Report
A report in crictracker.com said on Tuesday that an ice pack was strapped to the charismatic opener's right arm. The report said Sharma then left the training arena to watch the proceedings from the sidelines before returning for practice. The 35-year-old still seemed to be in "deep discomfort", said the report. "Rohit Sharma was facing the Indian team's throw-down expert S. Raghu at the Adelaide Oval as a part of the regular practice drills.
When players start taking key decisions and coach watches it spells disaster, believes Aussie great Simon O'Donnell
The 59-year-old veteran of 87 ODIs and six Tests has also expressed serious doubts over McDonald's ability to lead the national side. McDonald was appointed head coach -- first on an interim basis and then in the long term -- by Cricket Australia (CA) after Justin Langer stepped down from his role as a short-term, six-month stint wasn't agreeable to him.
Rayo Vallecano stun Real Madrid in La Liga
Rayo started the game like an express train against a team still missing Karim Benzema in attack. The home side looked to move the ball quickly and pressure Madrid high up the field, and soon got their reward when Santi Comisana scored a left-foot volley from Alvaro's cross from the left after just five minutes, reports Xinhua.
Suryakumar has the access shots and innovations needed in T20 cricket: Pakistan coach Hayden
With T20 cricket fast becoming a power-hitters' game and players from Australia, England and the West Indies supposedly having the edge when it comes to crossing the boundary ropes, Hayden when asked if subcontinent batters were at a disadvantage in the shortest format, cited Suryakumar's example of being a complete T20 batter.
T20 World Cup: Irrespective of patchy form, Babar-Rizwan pair to open for Pakistan in semifinal, says Hayden
While Azam and Rizwan are Pakistan's number one opening pair, their below-par showing here has prompted experts to ask the team management to push the captain down the batting order, but Hayden said their experience of soaking up the pressure in big-match situations makes them the ideal candidates to open the innings. "Babar and Rizwan rightly are a number one combination.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Abdul Qadir and Charlotte Edwards inducted into ICC's Hall of Fame
The three newest inductees will be honoured in a special ceremony, which will take place prior to the start of play at the first semifinal of the Men's T20 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 9.
Travis Head comes in place of now-retired Finch in Australia's ODI squad for series v England
While announcing the squad, chairman of selectors George Bailey said, "Our focus is to continue to build a squad with an eye to next year's World Cup (in India) under Pat (Cummins) as the new ODI captain, so it's an important series. "Travis Head returns in place of Aaron Finch having played well in Pakistan and Sri Lanka earlier in the year. He has demonstrated flexibility in the types of roles he can play in our ODI line-up.
Holger Rune's rapid rise hits new heights after Paris Masters title
By defeating Novak Djokovic in the Paris Masters final on Sunday, Rune guaranteed he would crack the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings for the first time on Monday. Rune, sitting 10th in the rankings, is the first man from Denmark to accomplish the feat. Only two active players broke into the Top 10 at a younger age than the 19-year-old - Rafael Nadal (18) and Carlos Alcaraz (18). Rune did so earlier than a laundry list of current and former superstars, including Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Marat Safin and Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Asian Elite Boxing: Sumit punches his way into semis; Naveen, Sachin, Lakshya lose in quarters
Sumit, the current Thailand Open champion, got off to the best possible start in the men's 75kg quarterfinals bout, courtesy of his agility while dodging the opponent's attacks and powerful attacking technique that gave him the upper hand in the first two rounds. Kadamduan, however, managed to stitch together a late comeback in the final round but it wasn't enough as the Indian clinched the thrilling bout by a split 3-2 decision and also sealed his place in the Last-4. He will be up against the defending champion Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan
T20 World Cup: Despite winning ugly, England could be peaking at right time, says Moeen Ali
However, England are yet to put up a complete performance in the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup as they had lost to Ireland by five runs. The abandoned match against arch-rivals Australia too made things difficult for them. Their batting is one of the elements that has not clicked much and is the main reason for the rough ride in Australia.
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