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"It was good fun," Maxwell said at the mid-innings break.

Australia, thus, became four-time champions.

That Kohli will be unavailable due to serious personal reasons was well-known but BCCI brass wanted to check one final time if it could avail his services for the final Test in Dharamsala from March 7-11.

England had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in India but Ben Stokes and his men let the hosts draw parity in the second Test as all their batters, barring Zak Crawley, were unable to get big scores.

Lucknow boy Naman has troubled rival batters with his yorkers and speed, grabbing 10 wickets so far, with a four-wicket haul against Ireland.

With the overnight score of 42/2, TN had no trouble reaching the target to secure a six-wicket win.

The chances of Kohli playing the final Test of the series in Dharamsala (from March 7-11) are also remote but the board isn't looking that far ahead as that particular match is still a month away.

LONDON: Senior batter Joe Root's desperation to fit into skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum's 'Bazball' plans is making him lose his "balance" and natural game in the ongoing Test series against India, feels former England…

The Reliance-owned franchise, in the most talked about one-way 'all-cash trade' in the IPL history, bought back all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year stint with Gujarat Titans.

That sort of hedonism is still in play. While chasing a score, they have won eight out of 10.

He learnt from the mistakes, adjusted his bowling in the second innings and was rewarded.

CHENNAI: When Prasanna Agoram messaged Shamar Joseph after Day three of the second Test between West Indies and Australia, it was to check how his toe was. The pacer had been retired hurt earlier in the day after being at the receiving end…

Dhoni had lodged a criminal case at the Ranchi Civil Court against former business partners Mihir Diwakar and Soma Das of Arka Sports and Management Limited for allegedly cheating him of Rs 15 crore.

How Ben Stokes brought about a Ted Lasso-esque revolution to the England change-room !

Elation and joy was plastered on the face of Shamar Joseph, the 24-year-old tearaway who catapulted himself into cricketing folklore after producing a spell for the ages against Australia at The Gabba.

The 26-year-old stepped up with splendid century as the visitors secured a 126-run lead on Day 3

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal broke the world record for the fastest triple-hundred in the history of first-class cricket in a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh here on Friday. The 28-year-old reached…

The former India skipper finished the year with 1,377 runs which included six centuries and eight half-centuries.

If Jaiswal's in-tray was about unsettling the spinners and transferring pressure on Thursday, it will be about making a bigger contribution when the teams come back on Friday.

Bazball's biggest challenge is here with the first Test against the hosts starting on Thursday in Hyderabad