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MS Dhoni had stepped down as captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the beginning of IPL 2024 paving the way for Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions.

Faruque Ahmed wants to involve Tamim Iqbal in Bangladesh cricket again. He feels that Tamim should either be a part of Bangladesh cricket as a player or get involved in the cricket Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

The World No. 88 and four-time Grand Slam champion was left stunned after Karolina Muchova overpowered her in the second round of the ongoing US Open while playing at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal of India will be in action in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification. Avani had clinched a gold and a bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics 2021.

Joe Root is the leading the pack among active cricketers with the most Test hundreds. Root has smashed 33 Test tons. Kane Williamson is behind Root with 32 Test hundreds. Root occupies the second spot among active cricketers, with the most international centuries.

Rain and more rain greeted the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams on the opening day of the second Test on Friday, August 30 in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh bowlers dominated the second day to blow out Pakistan's innings to 274.

The Spaniard's 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten streak ended at the U.S. Open with a shocking 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to the World No. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp of Netherlands in the second round on Thursday (August 29).

Lou Vincent played 23 Tests, 102 ODIs and nine T20Is for the Blackcaps during his international playing career. He played his last ODI for New Zealand against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on December 16, 2007.

Afghanistan are languishing at the bottom of the ICC Men's Test team rankings. They are placed 12th on the rankings with zero ratings. Rashid Khan's absence is a massive loss for Afghanistan as he is capable of making the ball talk.

Radha Yadav is a part of India's 15-member squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. She will take responsibility for India's spin attack alongside Asha Sobhana, and Deepti Sharma.

Karun Nair has played for Team India in six ODIs and two Tests. He is only the second India player to register a triple hundred in Test cricket other than the modern-day great Virender Sehwag.

Konark Suryas have retained both Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan ahead of the auction whereas Urbanisers Hyderabad have retained the trio of Suresh Raina, Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Peter Trego.

Dhananjaya de Silva is leading Sri Lanka in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. He was handed over the reins in the red-ball format after Dimuth Karunaratne stepped down as captain.

South Africa are ranked fifth on the ICC T20I team rankings with a total of 243 rating points. On the other hand, Pakistan, who are going through a period of transition, are eighth in the world with 217 ratings.

Fast-bowling allrounder Aamer Jamal has also been added to the squad for the second and final Test match to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, his participation in the second Test match is subject to fitness.