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Stokes to remain out of action for rest of the summer
England Test skipper Ben Stokes has been ruled out of England’s series against Sri Lanka due to a torn hamstring, thus missing the rest of the summer. Stokes sustained the injury while batting for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred tournament on Sunday. Stokes was carried off the filed due to the injury and was later seen on clutches.
The ECB, in a statement, said, Stokes will be aiming to return for England’s Test tour of Pakistan, that is scheduled to be played in October. Opener Zak Crawley is also targeting Pakistan tour after being ruled out of the Sri Lanka series due to a finger injury. Now, in Stokes’ absence, batter Ollie Pope (vice-captain), will be leading England against Sri Lanka.
Last year in November, Stokes also underwent knee surgery to get himself ready for the West Indies and Sri Lanka series. Due to Test assignments, Stokes had also pulled out of England’s T20I World Cup campaign in June. .
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Gavan Twining named Melbourne Renegades’ head coach for WBBL|12
Melbourne Renegades have appointed Gavan Twining, who is also the assistant coach of the Australia women’s team, as the head coach of the club for the WBBL|12. Twining will join Melbourne Renegades after Australia’s upcoming assignments against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Following the WBBL, Twining will resume his international duties. At Melbourne Renegades, he will repl...
Ex-Indian spinner backs Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as head coach of the Indian cricket team has been quite shaky because since taking charge, Gambhir has found himself under the spotlight. Amid the team’s performances in red-ball format going down, there has been mounting criticism against Gambhir. The team also failed to qualify for the 2025 World Test Championship final, which also contributed to the p...
SL vs IND, 1st Test: Desperate India eye turnaround as they gear up for Sri Lanka challenge
India are set to take on Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the high-stakes two-match series, beginning on Saturday in Galle. The road to the World Test Championship final is becoming tougher for India with each passing day as they desperately look to stamp their authority on the Lankan soil. Both teams heading into the series know very well that...
“Our skill is there”: Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel ahead of opening Test against Sri Lanka
India will be looking to make massive gains in their ICC World Test Championship campaign when they face Sri Lanka in their upcoming two-match Test series, starting on August 15. All valuable points are at stake for India in order for them to close the gap in the points table.
At present, India hold fifth place in the WTC standings with a points per...
“Technology saved me”: Steve Smith
Australian batting star Steve Smith was given a major reprieve during the tense opening session of the first Test against Bangladesh after a delivery from Ebadot Hossain appeared to take the edge of his bat. The dramatic incident occurred in the 21st over, when Smith pushed at a delivery and the ball was clearly collected by the wicketkeeper.
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