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The wicketkeeper-batsman hurt his left index finger while keeping against fast bowler Hasan Mahmud during Sunday's second T20 international at the Harare Sports Club, which Bangladesh won by 7 wickets. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bangladesh-t20-skipper-nurul-hasan-ruled-out-of-zimbabwe-tour/articleshow/93264621.cms

The Indian cricket team's last two games of the ongoing T20 series against the West Indies in the United States hangs in limbo as Cricket West Indies (CWI) is planning to hold the matches in the Caribbean due to visa issues. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/uncertainty-hanging-over-india-west-indies-t20-matches-in-us-due-to-visa-issues/articleshow/93257241.cms

Litton Das and Mosaddek Hossain played key roles on Sunday as Bangladesh levelled a three-match Twenty20 international series in Zimbabwe with a seven-wicket victory. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-t20i-litton-mosaddek-star-as-bangladesh-win-to-level-zimbabwe-series/articleshow/93256737.cms

India brought their desired 'killing attitude' to the fore under pressure as they put up a ruthless performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets and boost their chances of a semifinal berth at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/indiabirmingham/smriti-mandhana-stars-as-india-beat-pakistan-to-register-first-win-of-cwg-2022/articleshow/93255546.cms

Flagging concerns about cricket's future, former Australian captain Ian Chappell says the sport's administrators would do well to not add T10 to the smorgasbord of choices that they already offer. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/t10-should-be-regarded-as-overdoing-the-entertainment-quotient-ian-chappell/articleshow/93250816.cms

Chennai Super Kings left-arm pace bowler Mukesh Choudhary has revealed that the Chennai franchise skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad have had a big impact on his cricketing career since the time he became a part of the side in IPL 2022. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mahendra-singh-dhoni-ruturaj-gaikwad-have-played-a-huge-role-in-my-cricketing-journey-pacer-mukesh-choudhary/articleshow/93249074.cms

Rohit Sharma's buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination over the West Indies when they clash in the second T20 International on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/2nd-t20i-buoyant-india-look-to-continue-winning-run-against-west-indies/articleshow/93247790.cms

Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after aggravating his hamstring injury, a development which could potentially jeopardise his T20 World Cup chances. It is understood that Rahul hasn't yet recovered despite undergoing a successful sports hernia surgery for lower abdominal injury. His hamstring also remains sore. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kl-rahul-to-miss-zimbabwe-tour-due-to-delayed-recovery/articleshow/93241242.cms

Following his side's 68-run loss to India in the first T20I, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said that the team is looking to bounce back from the loss. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/west-indies-in-india/team-looking-to-bounce-back-wi-captain-pooran-after-loss-to-india-in-first-t20i/articleshow/93231343.cms

Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/west-indies-in-india/happy-with-my-performance-keeping-things-simple-helped-arshdeep-singh/articleshow/93229137.cms

India's Dinesh Karthik is enjoying the finisher's role, the 37-year-old said, after his breezy cameo helped secure his side's 68-victory against West Indies in the first Twenty20 International on Friday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/dinesh-karthik-says-enjoying-finishers-role-after-india-win-v-windies/articleshow/93228662.cms

Rohit, and then Dinesh Karthik, lifted India to a competitive 190 from an uncomfortable 138 for six in the 16th over, a total which proved enough for the visitors to record a 68-run win in the first T20 International against the West Indies. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-1st-t20i-guys-who-are-set-need-to-carry-on-for-longer-says-rohit-sharma/articleshow/93224003.cms

In the end, having let go of a golden opportunity to beat mighty Australia, the Indian women’s team was left heartbroken. For a while, fired by a sensational opening spell by seamer Renuka Singh Thakur, who took a T20I career-best 4/18, India seemed to be on top of the Southern Stars in the opening clash at Edgbaston on Friday, having reduced them to 49/5 in the eighth over in pursuit of 155. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/cwg-2022-australia-bounce-back-to-win-opener-vs-india/articleshow/93224531.cms

Two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his "indifferent" form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter's technique. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ricky-ponting-backs-steve-smith-to-come-out-of-indifferent-form/articleshow/93206546.cms

Captain Rohit Sharma believes the new fearless approach adopted by India in the shortest format will result in occasional failures but disagrees that they were playing "conservative" cricket during last year's T20 World Cup in UAE. Rohit said the new approach provides more freedom to players, which has yielded success after the disappointing World Cup campaign. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-were-never-conservative-new-approach-in-t20s-will-witness-occasional-failures-says-rohit-sharma/articleshow/93203461.cms

Former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram has decided to end his tenure as Australia's spin bowling coach to focus on his role with IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sridharan-sriram-leaves-australias-coaching-job-to-focus-on-rcb-role/articleshow/93205113.cms

A total of 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) trophies, three Champions League T20 trophies, followers in excess of 50 million on social media platforms across Twitter and Instagram, mass following across the world's largest cricket fanbase that's India, a healthy global diaspora to look at and television numbers crashing through the roof every single time these teams have walked out on the field. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/business-of-t20-leagues-a-carnival-in-the-making-should-sa-and-uae-get-it-right/articleshow/93200109.cms

Shimron Hetmyer was recalled by the West Indies on Thursday for back-to-back Twenty20 series against India and New Zealand as the batsman seeks to secure a place at the World Cup. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/shimron-hetmyer-recalled-by-west-indies-to-face-india-in-t20i-series/articleshow/93200253.cms

Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa's commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/rilee-rossouw-tabraiz-shamsi-star-as-south-africa-level-t20i-series-against-england/articleshow/93199482.cms

Despite missing a slew of first-choice players, the Shikhar Dhawan-led India showed they have plenty of depth waiting in the wings as they completed a sweep over the Caribbean side on Wednesday with an emphatic 119-run victory in the third and final match. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-maintain-3rd-spot-in-odi-team-rankings-after-series-sweep-of-wi/articleshow/93178873.cms

Top bowling spells from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4/17) and pacers Mohammed Siraj (2/14) and Shardul Thakur (2/17) helped India crush West Indies by 119 runs in the rain-hit third and final ODI of the series at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain on Wednesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-boys-are-young-but-played-maturely-says-shikhar-dhawan-after-series-win/articleshow/93176078.cms

Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist was a trendsetter in the game across formats. The man revolutionized the role of wicket-keeper-batters forever during his playing years. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/business-of-t20-leagues-how-far-can-cricket-boards-go-to-draw-the-line-for-their-players/articleshow/93176610.cms

After facing a crushing defeat in the three-match ODI series against India, West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran said that though the 0-3 scoreline is "tough" on the team, the hosts are looking forward to the T20I series up next. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-tough-one-for-us-west-indies-skipper-nicholas-pooran-after-series-whitewash/articleshow/93176737.cms

Moeen Ali scored England’s fastest half-century in Twenty20 Internationals and Jonny Bairstow’s golden summer continued with a brutal 90 in a 41-run victory over South Africa on Wednesday in the first match of their three-game series. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/moeen-ali-jonny-bairstow-blast-england-to-41-run-win-over-south-africa/articleshow/93176173.cms

As the debate over the relevance of the ODI format rages, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is putting up a brave front to defend the only format of the game that has world champions every four years. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/countries-need-to-balance-domestic-leagues-and-international-schedule-icc/articleshow/93175875.cms

Finn Allen and Ish Sodhi both produced format-best displays as New Zealand overwhelmed Scotland by 68 runs in the 1st Twenty20 international at Edinburgh on Wednesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/1st-t20i-finn-allen-and-ish-sodhi-star-as-new-zealand-rout-scotland-by-68-runs/articleshow/93175183.cms

Shubman Gill was unlucky to miss out on a maiden century but India rode on his sublime 98 not out to outclass West Indies by 119 runs and complete a 3-0 rout in the ODI series. In a rain-affected final ODI, India scored 225 for 3 in 36 overs. The revised DLS target of 257 from 35 overs was a tricky one and Mohammed Siraj's near-perfect first over with the new ball set the tone as West Indies could finally manage only 137 in 26 overs. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-shubman-gill-comes-of-age-as-india-thrash-windies-by-119-runs-to-complete-clean-sweep/articleshow/93172875.cms

Opener KL Rahul, who tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21, is likely to miss India's upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies, starting on July 29 at Tarouba, TOI has learnt. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/covid-hit-kl-rahul-may-miss-t20i-series-in-west-indies/articleshow/93152351.cms

India will host the Women's 50-over World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI has successfully bid for the mega event during the ICC Annual Conference that concluded in Birmingham on Tuesday. Three other ICC women's events were also awarded on the day with Bangladesh hosting the 2024 T20 World Cup and England winning hosting rights for the 2026 edition. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/india-to-host-womens-odi-world-cup-in-2025/articleshow/93149858.cms

This week marks the beginning of yet another global whirl that could alter the course of cricket once again for the fourth time in 45 years. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/business-of-t20-leagues-cricket-all-set-to-change-again-forever-but-not-without-a-good-deal-of-upheaval/articleshow/93150592.cms

According to ICC, Cricket Russia didn't have the appropriate status, structure, recognition, membership and competence to be recognized by the ICC as the primary governing body in the country. Russia didn't have in place a detailed governance system that is fit for purpose includes, as a minimum a detailed written constitution containing provisions covering membership, AGMs and voting rights, and adequate integrity related rules and regulations covering anticorruption, anti-doping and ethics. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/icc-terminates-cricket-russias-membership/articleshow/93149858.cms

India in all likelihood will host the Women's 50-over World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI is set to bid for the mega event. If India wins the bid, the ICC flagship event will return to the country after more than a decade. The last time a women's 50-over World Cup was held in India was back in 2013. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/bcci-set-to-bid-for-2025-womens-50-over-world-cup-hosting-rights/articleshow/93141166.cms

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels that Pakistan can't win the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later this year if their captain Babar Azam doesn't have a great tournament with the bat. Pakistan's Waqar Younis recently said his former team had an excellent chance of claiming a second T20 World Cup title in Australia, but Ponting isn't so sure. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup/dont-think-pakistan-can-win-t20-world-cup-if-babar-azam-doesnt-score-runs-ricky-ponting/articleshow/93140570.cms

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne batted through pain to help the hosts stretch their overall lead to 323 runs and boost their chances of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. The hosts were 176-5 when bad light stopped play on day three with Karunaratne on 27 and Dhananjaya de Silva on 30. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-test-day-3-dimuth-karunaratne-bats-through-pain-sri-lanka-lead-swells-in-galle/articleshow/93139421.cms

Another member of the Indian women's cricket team has tested positive for COVID-19 and has stayed back in the country ahead of the side's opener against Australia in the Commonwealth Games on Friday. The India squad left on Sunday morning for Birmingham without the two players. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/indiabirmingham/cwg-2022-two-women-cricketers-stay-back-in-india-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/articleshow/93138787.cms

A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies on Wednesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-with-clean-sweep-on-mind-team-india-might-not-tinker-too-much-with-batting-line-up/articleshow/93133475.cms

India pacer Navdeep Saini returned with figures of 3/45 to put his county side Kent in a commanding position against Lancashire on the rain-affected first day. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/navdeep-saini-dazzles-for-kent-with-3/45/articleshow/93129575.cms

Azeem Rafiq said he was "incredibly proud" of former Scotland cricketers Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh for speaking out about the racist abuse they had suffered in their careers, which led to a damning review into Cricket Scotland. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/azeem-rafiq-incredibly-proud-of-majid-haq-qasim-sheikh-for-speaking-up-on-racism/articleshow/93130138.cms

"Signed, sealed and delivered by Axar Patel." Former West Indies fast bowler-turned commentator Ian Bishop couldn't have chosen better words, soon after Axar smashed a full toss from Kyle Mayers down the ground - when six was needed off three balls - to pull off a thrilling two-wicket win for India in the second ODI against West Indies at Port-of-Spain. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-axar-patel-stakes-claim-for-regular-team-india-berth/articleshow/93125263.cms

The governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been found to be "institutionally racist", the organisation leading the independent review of the governing body said on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/review-finds-cricket-scotland-governance-to-be-institutionally-racist/articleshow/93110837.cms

Axar Patel smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 35-ball 64, his maiden ODI fifty, as India scripted a sensational series-clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies in the second game. Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were down to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel revived India's chase with his six-hitting prowess to take the visitors home with two balls to spare on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-odi-axar-patel-fires-india-to-series-clinching-win-over-west-indies/articleshow/93097621.cms

Bangladesh's new Twenty20 skipper Nurul Hasan said Sunday he would push his team to play "fearless cricket" to improve its lagging performance in the game's shortest format. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-bangladesh-t20-captain-pledges-fearless-cricket/articleshow/93091649.cms

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The board of the Scottish cricket federation resigned en masse on Sunday following accusations of institutional racism in a damning independent review which is due to be published on Monday. "The Board of Cricket Scotland has resigned. We will work in partnership with @sportscotland with immediate effect to ensure appropriate governance, leadership & support is in place for sport in the days ahead," Cricket Scotland tweeted on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/scotland-cricket-board-resigns-over-racism-report/articleshow/93089753.cms

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Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Sunday became the sixth player from his country to play 100 Tests as the hosts won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sri-lanka-cricket-felicitates-angelo-mathews-as-he-becomes-sixth-sri-lankan-to-play-100-tests/articleshow/93089083.cms

Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday said it has signed a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast the country's cricket matches in India, the sport's largest market in the world. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/cricket-australia-inks-seven-year-deal-with-disney-star-to-broadcast-matches-in-india/articleshow/93087927.cms

The BCCI is likely to give Indian cricket team’s jersey sponsor Byju’s, who allegedly owes Rs 86.21 crore as dues to the Board, time till the “first half of October,” failing which its bank guarantee will be encashed, TOI has learnt. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bcci-likely-to-give-sponsors-time-till-october-to-pay-up/articleshow/93065223.cms

Former England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott was on Friday named as the new coach of Afghanistan, replacing Graham Thorpe who had to withdraw from the position on health grounds. Trott will take over for the tour of Ireland in August where the team will play five Twenty20 Internationals ahead of the World Cup in Australia later this year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/former-england-batsman-jonathan-trott-named-as-new-afghanistan-coach/articleshow/93065592.cms

The returning Reece Topley sparked a dramatic collapse as England hammered South Africa by 118 runs in the second one-day international at Old Trafford on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/reece-topley-strikes-as-england-thrash-south-africa-in-2nd-odi/articleshow/93065661.cms