Joe Root took his 201st catch as an outfield fielder in Test cricket to go past the legendary South African Jacques Kallis in the list of players with the most catches and is only behind two cricketers to claim the record.
Everyone is eagerly waiting for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, and indeed, it is creating a lot of buzz. We have curated a list of wicketkeepers who dismissed most batters in T20 World Cup history. MS Dhoni tops the list, followed by Kamran Akmal, Denesh Ramdin, Kumar Sangakkara, and Quinton de Kock.
Left-arm off-spinner Abhishek Sharma undid Sanju Samson before he could create an impact on Qualifier 2 with the willow in hand. The Rajasthan Royals captain could only manage 10 off 11 balls during his stay in the middle.
Rajasthan Royals have lost steam a bit in the second half of IPL 2024. They had won eight out of nine matches at one stage but have since lost three on the bounce that has delayed their playoff qualification as well. In remaining two matches, RR will have to win one game to seal a top-two spot too.
Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket and coach Kumar Sangakkara was all praise for his player Dhruv Jurel, who became the latest Indian player to get a Test call-up. Jurel, who has done well for India A and in Ranji Trophy for UP, is the third wicketkeeping option apart from KL Rahul and KS Bharat.
India cricketer Virat Kohli has been in excellent touch in 2023 and is batting for one last time this year in the Centurion Test against South Africa. The former Indian skipper slammed centuries for fun this year apart from being the highest run-getter in the World Cup.
India have won seven out of their seven games in the ongoing showpiece event with 14 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 2.102. The Men in Blue have already qualified for the semifinals and would like to finish at the top of the points table after the end of the round-robin stage.
Jimmy Neesham and Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled exceptionally well to keep Mumbai Indians' prospects alive as they outclassed Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday night.
The Royals, who are placed fifth in the IPL points table, will begin the second leg of IPL by taking on Punjab Kings on September 21.
The ICC posted a video compilation of MS Dhoni's quick stumping, and Kumar Sangakkara had a witty response to it.
Tendulkar's 15,921 runs and 51 centuries are the most in Test cricket history.
The Saurashtra pace bowler lost his father this week to Covid-19 and prior to that, in January, he lost his brother who committed suicide. Sakariya's skill-set and ability to handle pressure caught Sangakkara's eye.
RR's Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara opened up on the game in the post-match press conference, lauding the youngster Padikkal for his maturity to bat through.
Archer, who played with a hand injury during the India series, is currently recuperating from a surgery and the duration of his availability during the later part is still not clear.
Sangakkara, who is the director of cricket at Rajasthan Royals, was on Friday asked about T20 leagues, the international game and the players who have to often make a difficult decision.
Sangakkara scored over 28,000 runs for Sri Lanka over a hugely successful 16-year and has the highest Test batting average of any player in the last 46 years.
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League is slated to be played from January 28 to February 6.
Play was halted for a few minutes at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday after India pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of racial abuse from a section of the crowd
While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that Delhi Capitals' poor form may hamper their chances to qualify for the playoffs.
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