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Root's Record-Equalling Century Revives England Against Sri Lanka In Lords TestJoe Root scored an England record-equalling 33rd Test hundred as the hosts established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on ... 
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Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh Cricket's Unruly And Under-Fire ChampionBangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is the leading all-rounder of his era, whose laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under ... 
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Sri Lanka Captain Dhananjaya De Silva Eyes Test Championship Points Against EnglandSri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva hopes his side can climb up the World Test Championship (WTC) table as they go in search of a maiden win in the five-day ... 
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Ollie Pope Seeks Joe Root Advice On How To Balance Batting And CaptaincyOllie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri ... 
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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की पोलैंड यात्रा ने एक अनोखे 'क्रिकेट कनेक्शन' की याद ताजा करा दी, जानिए क्या…भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की पोलैंड यात्रा को एक ऐतिहासिक और भारत-पोलैंड संबंधों की मजबूत कड़ी के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है। भारत और पोलैंड के बीच 1954 में ... 
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West Indies Romp To T20 Series Sweep Over South AfricaWest Indies cruised to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in a rain-disrupted match to complete a 3-0 T20 International series sweep on Tuesday. ... 
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Bangladesh Players Rally Behind Accused Teammate Shakib Al HasanBangladesh players have rallied round teammate Shakib Al Hasan, the ousted lawmaker who faces a case of alleged murder connected to unrest that toppled the government earlier this month. Captain ... 
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Pakistan And Bangladesh Fined For Slow Over Rates In 1st TestPakistan and Bangladesh have been fined and docked World Test Championship points over slow over rates during the first Test in Rawalpindi, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Monday. Banglad ... 
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England Axe Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali For Australia White-Ball SeriesEngland have launched a new white-ball era after dropping Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali from their forthcoming clashes against Australia. Bairstow and Ali have over 400 international appearances betwee ... 
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West Indies Beat South Africa By 30 Runs In 2nd T20IWest Indies made 179 for six but the South Africans were bowled out for 149. ... 
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Joe Root Leads England To Victory Over Sri Lanka In First TestJoe Root's gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Saturday.Set 205 to win, England were faltering at ... 
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Pooran Shines As West Indies Beat South Africa In First T20iNicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls as the West Indies defeated an experimental South Africa side by seven wickets in their T20 international at the Brian Lara ... 
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WATCH: Prabath Jayasuriya Sparks Warne Memories With Harry Brook DismissalOn the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the 'Ball of the Century' in 1993, Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya made a bid for the modern-day equivalent by dismissing ... 
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Jamie Smith Edges England Ahead In First Test Against Sri LankaJamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to ... 
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1st Test: Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against EnglandDhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test ... 
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Ayub And Shakeel Rescue Pakistan In First Test Against BangladeshPakistan vs Bangladesh First Test Day 1 Report: Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub hit fighting half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first ... 
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Bangladesh Cricket Board Names New Chief After Hasina-Ally Nazmul Hassan QuitsThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named ex-skipper Faruque Ahmed Wednesday as president after the resignation of Nazmul Hassan, a close ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Cricket and politi ... 
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PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh Send Pakistan Into Bat In Rain Delayed First TestBangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat on the opening day of the first Test Wednesday after a delayed start due to a ... 
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Women's T20 World Cup Moved From Bangladesh To UAEThe 2024 Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced ... 
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Sri Lanka Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva Hoping To Make Most Of Ben Stokes InjurySri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Ben Stokes' injury could help his side upset the odds in their Test series against England. De Silva is skippering the tourists in ... 
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Ollie Pope Ready To Lead England His Way But Glad Of Ben Stokes SupportOllie Pope is prepared to "do his own thing" as England Test captain but accepts he is in caretaker charge of what is still effectively Ben Stokes's side. Pope will ... 
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Bangladesh Captain Hopes Shakib Al Hasan Shines Despite Political SetbackBangladesh's cricket captain on Tuesday was confident that ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will compete at his best in a Test against Pakistan this week, after protests over the former ... 
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Ben Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka SeriesEngland head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury. ... 
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Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Applies To Be Oxford ChancellorPakistan's jailed former prime minister and former cricketer Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said.Khan, prime mini ... 
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