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Skipper Kieron Pollard produced a magical spell while Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo engaged themselves in a six-hitting spree as they took Trinbago Knight Riders to a deserving Caribbean Premier League title with an effortless eight-wicket victory over St Lucia Zouks in the final on Thursday.

Two promising teenage cricketers were killed by lightning in Bangladesh Thursday, officials said, as the death toll during the annual monsoon season rose to at least 350. The boys, named by officials as Mohammad Nadim and Mizanur Rahman, were playing football after rain halted their cricket training at a stadium in Gazipur outside the capital Dhaka when they were hit by lightning.

Eoin Morgan is hoping for spinning pitches during England’s one-day series against Australia as the world champions plan for the 2023 World Cup in India.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday confirmed that he is in discussions with PCB for a plum post in the country’s cricket set-up which is believed to be chairman of selector’s post replacing Misbah-ul-Haq.

Joe Root will return to England’s ODI team for the opening clash of the three-match series against Australia at Old Trafford on Friday with a ringing endorsement from his skipper Eoin Morgan. Test captain Root was left out of the T20 series which England won 2-1, but will be back in his familiar number three slot for the 50-over world champions.

As the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is inching closer, Abu Dhabi Sports Council is leaving no stones unturned to ensure the smooth and safe conduct of the tournament.

Australian run-machine Steve Smith has rated his great Indian rival Virat Kohli as the best ODI batsman in world cricket currently. When a fan asked the 31-year-old Australian to name the best ODI batsman during an Instagram session, Smith had no hesitation in taking Kohli’s name.

The Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) is all set to create a bio bubble for the Jharkhand T20 league, slated to start from September 15 at the JSCA International Stadium. A first of its kind in the country, the league will consist of six teams from the four zones in the state.

Former batsman Neil McKenzie has been roped in as South Africa’s high performance batting lead coach, the country’s cricket board (CSA) announced on Thursday.

At a time when his India teammates are gearing up for the glitzy IPL more than 2500 miles away from Hyderabad, Hanuma Vihari has his eyes trained on something more challenging — the marquee tour of Australia. With the COVID-19 related restrictions preventing full-fledged training, Vihari is doing his own net sessions with the help of none other than Indian team’s fielding coach, R Sridhar.