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NZ vs Aus: Riley Meredith makes T20I debut, Zampa playing 100th game for Oz

03 Mar 2021 12:23 PM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 3 (ANI): Australia handed a debut cap to Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania pacer Riley Meredith in the third T20I against New Zealand while spinner Adam Zampa is playing his 100th game for the country.Meredith received his cap from national selector George Bailey after heroics in the

Ben Cox to stay with Worcestershire until end of 2023 season

03 Mar 2021 11:44 AM IST

London [UK], March 3 (ANI): Wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Cox has signed a two-year contract extension with English county Worcestershire, the club has announced.Cox, who had one year remaining on his current deal, has committed his future at New Road until the end of the 2023 season. The 29-year-old is optimistic he

4th Test: India face last hurdle to WTC final, England look to spoil the party

03 Mar 2021 11:29 AM IST

Ahmedabad [India], March 3 (ANI): While the debate over the pitch has taken the centre stage in the ongoing Test series between India and England, Virat Kohli’s men will be setting their eyes on only one thing — securing a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final — when

Wouldn’t have done that: Warner on playing Tests against India with injury

03 Mar 2021 11:00 AM IST

Sydney [Australia], March 3 (ANI): Australia opener David Warner admitted that he “would not have” played with the injury in the Test series against India which extended his return back to the field.Warner had played the last two Tests against India while still being hampered by the groin injury he

Pele gets Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil, urges people to maintain social distancing

03 Mar 2021 10:31 AM IST

Brasilia [Brazil], March 3 (ANI): Brazilian football legend Pele has got himself vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine and has urged people to adhere to social distancing norms.On Tuesday local time, Pele took to Instagram to post a picture of him receiving the vaccine jab.“Today is an unforgettable day – I

NZ vs Aus: Santner ruled out of 3rd T20I, Milne joins as cover

03 Mar 2021 10:13 AM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 3 (ANI): Ahead of the third T20I against Australia, New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of Wednesday’s clash after “waking up this morning with a head-cold”.“He is self-isolating as a precautionary measure while awaiting the results of a COVID test,” New Zealand Cricket

Wasn’t expecting to be picked up in IPL auction, says Moises Henriques

03 Mar 2021 10:06 AM IST

Melbourne [Australia], March 3 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques has said that he did not expect to be picked up by any franchise in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ mini-auction.Henriques was picked up by Punjab Kings in the mini-auction held on February 18 and he was bought by

Kohli thanks fans after becoming first cricketer to reach 100 million followers on Instagram

03 Mar 2021 10:01 AM IST

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): After hitting the 100 million followers mark on Instagram, India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday thanked the fans for making the journey beautiful.Kohli shared a clip on Instagram which starts off reading “milestone reached together” and a montage of Kohli’s pictures and videos pops

IPL GC to take final call on venues: BCCI official

03 Mar 2021 09:33 AM IST

By Nitin SrivastavaNew Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Indian Premier League’s (IPL) governing council is monitoring the situation of Covid-19 in Mumbai and the body would be soon deciding how to go about conducting the 14th edition of the premier T20 tournament.A source in the know of developments revealed that

ICC to take up CSA’s formal complaint if Australia qualify for WTC final

03 Mar 2021 09:22 AM IST

Sydney [Australia], March 3 (ANI): Even if England manage to defeat India in the fourth and final Test, Australia might not qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.If England wins the last Test against India, then Australia was to qualify for the WTC final. But, the International Cricket Council

Swiss Open: Rankireddy, Ponnappa outclass second-seeded Indonesian pair to progress to 2nd round

03 Mar 2021 08:39 AM IST

Basel [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa started their campaign on a high as they outclassed second-seeded Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the first round of the Swiss Open 2021 on Tuesday.Rankiredddy and Ponnappa defeated the World

‘Uncomfortable situation’: Guardiola on Bartomeu’s arrest

03 Mar 2021 08:38 AM IST

Manchester [UK], March 3 (ANI): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has labelled former Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu’s arrest as an “uncomfortable situation.”After spending a night in jail, Bartomeu on Tuesday was provisionally released.Guardiola is regarded as one of Barcelona’s best-ever players and managers. He played for the club until 2001