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Ben Stokes voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Editorial Bureau December 16, 2019

LONDON- Cricketer Ben Stokes was voted the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday for his World Cup-winning and Ashes heroics during the summer. The all-rounder won the prestigious award, which is voted for annually by the British public, for his incredible feats for an England side

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England strike early in New Zealand innings in first test

Editorial Bureau November 22, 2019

WELLINGTON- Jeet Raval and Kane Williamson were building up New Zealand’s innings after the loss of opener Tom Latham for eight as the hosts reached 50-1 at tea on the second day of the first test against England at Bay Oval on Friday. Williamson was 23 not out while opener Raval was on 10 as […]

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India ready to take day-night test plunge after long

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2019

KOLKATA, India- Traditionally reluctant to embrace innovation in cricket, India on Friday, after much heel-dragging, say they will finally experience a day-night test when they face neighbours Bangladesh in Kolkata. The game’s most influential nation were the last major team to jump on the Twenty20 bandwagon and the Board of Control for Cricket in India […]

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Countback rule gone; New Zealand’s Williamson pleased

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2019

WELLINGTON- New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says he was pleased to see the back of the controversial boundary countback rule, which gave England victory over his side in the World Cup final earlier this year. England won their first 50-over World Cup title in July after the scores at the end of the final and […]

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Agarwal double hundred flattens jaded Bangladesh

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2019

NEW DELHI – Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed an epic 243 and forged two century-plus partnerships to flatten Bangladesh and put India firmly in control of the opening test in Indore on Friday. The 28-year-old clobbered eight sixes and 28 fours in his career-best knock before holing out in the deep as India finished day two […]

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Root’s England put new philosophy to test in New Zealand

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2019

WELLINGTON – England’s two-match series in New Zealand is not part of the World Test Championship but will be no less significant for the tourists as they prepare to showcase a more patient brand of cricket under their new coach in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. With Australia retaining the Ashes earlier this year, England, under […]

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Kohli’s quicks shatter India’s spin stereotype in Indore

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2019

NEW DELHI – It takes an all-round, clinical performance to win a test in three days but Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was particularly pleased at how the team’s pacers outshone spinners in the opening test against visitors Bangladesh. India’s home success is often attributed to their time-tested formula of subjecting tourists to a trial […]