Steven Smith returns from illness to captain in Pat Cummins’ absence
Category: Cricket
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Abhishek Sharma named in Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy squad
Arshdeep Singh and Shubman Gill will join the squad at a later stage
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ICC pledges to fund USA cricketers amid USAC dysfunction
The ICC revealed it had offered to provide a loan to USAC after the bankruptcy filing that included the payment of player and High-Performance staff salaries
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‘Bit of a privilege’ – Record-breaking Duffy on being NZ’s frontman
Duffy toppled Sir Richard Hadlee’s record for the most wickets by a New Zealand bowler in a calendar year
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K Gowtham retires from all forms of cricket
Gowtham, 37, finishes with 394 wickets across formats for Karnataka in a domestic career that spanned for nearly 14 years
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India dominant with bat and ball but fielding needs improvement
India dropped five catches in the series opener, including three straightforward ones
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Brendon McCullum says future as England head coach not in his hands
New Zealander wants to continue in role, says team must try to “salvage something out of the next two Test matches”
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Gilkes 76, Shadab four-for lead Thunder to first win of the season
Matt Renshaw’s quick 43 was not enough to salvage Heat’s chase of 194
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Gill, Abhishek and Arshdeep named in Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy squad
How many games they will feature in, though, is unclear with India playing New Zealand in an ODI and T20I series starting January 11
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Jhye Richardson closing in on return to Australia’s Test squad
The quick bowler would bolster Australia’s pace resources for Melbourne with Pat Cummins set to sit out