De Silva steps down from Sri Lanka Test captaincy
Dhananjaya de Silva, who was appointed as the Sri Lanka Test captain in January 2024, has stepped down from the captaincy with immediate effect.
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Guptill and Adams to assist Brownlie on New Zealand's T20I tour of Australia
Former cricketers Martin Guptill and Andre Adams will fill in for assistant coach Craig McMillan, who is recovering after a back surgery
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Nathan McSweeney - evolving in England, adapting in India
Nathan McSweeney battled the heat and India A's spinners to score a match-winning century for Australia A in their first one-day match against India A
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SA20 auction: JSK sign Pollard, Rowles; MICT pick Hetmyer and Boult
Jason Rowles, an 18-year-old allrounder, commanded a bid of R 2.9 million from JSK, who also picked up Faf du Plessis
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Weatherald subbed out with concussion after fielding incident
Discarded Test opener Jake Weatherald suffered delayed concussion after hitting his head on the boundary fence while fielding on day one of the season at the Junction Oval in South Australia's game with Victoria
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BJ Watling appointed New Zealand men's batting coach
Watling will take over from Luke Ronchi following the conclusion of New Zealand's Test series against India in December
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Rabada puts himself through the paces as South Africa weigh Test return
Two days ahead of the first Test against Australia, Rabada initially bowled off two paces and then moved to nine, and looked relaxed throughout.
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ECB hints at NOC u-turn even as APL doubts emerge
ECB chairman Richard Thompson appeared to partially row back on the board's stance, though he suggested the board are wary of restricting players' movements unlawfully.
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All-round Taylor powers West Indies' clean sweep over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe opener Kelis Ndhlovu's 48-ball 63 went in vain as the tourists romped home with eight wickets and 18 balls to spare
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Tammy Beaumont to Blaze away for two more years
Move follows international retirement at the end of the first Women's Test at Lord's, against India in July
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Iyer: 'If it's your day, make sure that you win the match for your team'
"Just get off strike and let him play," Ishan Kishan said of his approach on a day when Shreyas Iyer was scoring freely while he was not quite in rhythm
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Shreyas Iyer rises to No. 7 in ICC rankings after maiden T20I century
Among T20I bowlers, Abrar Ahmed lost his top spot to Rashid Khan
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Shane Bond sacked by Birmingham Phoenix after rock-bottom finish
Birmingham franchise makes change after solitary season under new ownership
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Hope: West Indies need to 'do more rights than wrongs' to compete
"We were a little bit chaotic in the backend [of the batting innings]," Shai Hope says of West Indies' below-par effort with the bat
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Hoekstra stars on debut as Test hopefuls miss chance with the bat
Hoekstra made 45 with the bat from No.9 to rescue Victoria and help them post 244 against SA before knocking over Weatherald for a duck
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Bangladesh target WTC Final after Test breakthrough
Bangladesh sit fourth in the current ICC World Test Championship standings after their nine-wicket victory over Australia in Darwin in August, a result that underlined the progress made by a team that has struggled for consistency in the longest format.
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Baloda takes 14 to script three-day win for India U-19 over Australia U-19
Tanmay Baloda picked up eight wickets in the second Australia Under-19 innings to set up a target of just 11, which India Under-19 knocked off in just five balls
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Twelve-team WTC close to reality, says CA CEO Greenberg
"This whole reciprocal nature is potentially sending some countries broke," the Cricket Australia CEO says about the future of bilateral cricket
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