In the 2018 Ball-Tampering Scandal, also known as the 'Sandpaper Gate', then-Australian captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batter Cameron Bancroft received heavy sanctions from Cricket Australia for their involvement in ball-tampering during the series against South Africa. A
India pacer Washington Sundar on Thursday reflected on Pune's pitch after the end of Day 1 of the second Test match against New Zealand and said that the bowlers had to give more speed to the ball.
Bowling coach Morne Morkel rolled up his arms during India's training session and had a go with the ball, during which he had to keep reminding himself to stay calm and not "embarrass" himself.
In the first innings, Smith was caught behind by wicketkeeper Sam Harper off a delivery by pacer Fergus O'Neill for just three runs in 29 balls. In the next innings, Smith once again found himself on the receiving end against pace as he was trapped-leg-before wicket by Scott Boland for a
During the Elite Group D match against Chhattisgarh on Monday, Pujara scored 234 in 383 balls, with 25 fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 61.09.
After becoming the fastest player to reach the 300 Test wickets milestone in terms of balls bowled, the South Africa speedster said that it was a relief for him to achieve the landmark.
Jos Buttler's return as England's white-ball captain has been delayed by at least three more matches, as he has been ruled out of next week's ODI series in the Caribbean due to a persistent calf injury.
South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada became the fastest to reach the 300 Test wickets milestone in terms of balls bowled during the opening Test against Bangladesh here in Dhaka on Monday.
West Indies have struggled to deal with the constant challenge of dealing with wet surfaces and conditions throughout their white-ball tour of Sri Lanka.
In the first innings for Delhi, Dhull is unbeaten at 103* in 189 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes. Delhi is trailing by 410 runs, at 264/8 as they aim to overcome the gigantic total of 674/6 declared posted by TN in their first innings after being put to bat first by Delhi.