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Shaheen and Labuschagne’s Verbal Clash Lights Up Melbourne Test

Shaheen and Labuschagne's Verbal Clash Lights Up Melbourne Test

Afridi vs. Labuschagne tension spikes at Boxing Day Test. Social media captures verbal clash, adds intensity. Rain interrupts; Australia at 187-3, Labuschagne and Head to resume. In a high-stakes showdown on the first day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, tensions flared between Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and Australia’s … Read more

Marnus Labuschagne Slams ‘Bazball’ Inclusion in Dictionary as ‘Garbage’

Marnus Labuschagne Slams 'Bazball' Inclusion in Dictionary as 'Garbage'

Labuschagne slams ‘Bazball’ dictionary entry. ‘Bazball’ symbolizes England’s aggressive cricket. Debate over term’s significance. Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne has labeled the addition of the word ‘Bazball’ to the Collins English Dictionary as ‘garbage.’ The term, coined in 2022 to describe the assertive playing style adopted by the England men’s Test cricket team under the leadership … Read more

Aus vs Ned: Maxwell smashes fastest World Cup century

Aus vs Ned: Maxwell smashes fastest World Cup century

Glenn Maxwell’s historic 40-ball century in 2023 ICC World Cup. Maxwell’s incredible 106 runs included 17 boundaries and 8 sixes. Australia’s resilient comeback secured a top-four spot in the tournament. Glenn Maxwell propelled Australia to a commanding victory over the Netherlands in the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023. The match, held at … Read more

Ashes 2023: Joe Root Stuns Labuschagne with Stunning Catch

Ashes 2023

Joe Root took a stunning catch to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne. Australia reached 115-2 at lunch. Fourth Test ended in a draw, with Australia retaining the Ashes. During the last Ashes Test at The Oval on Friday, a remarkable moment occurred when Marnus Labuschagne, the Australian batsman, was left astounded. It happened when Mark Wood bowled … Read more

Ravindra Jadeja charged with ball tampering

Ravindra Jadeja ball tampering

Ravindra Jadeja is an all-around player for India. The tourists were all out shortly after tea. Jadeja was the opening-day hero with his 5-47. Ravindra Jadeja, an all-around player for India, was charged with ball tampering on Thursday in Nagpur during the ongoing first Test match against Australia. Video footage from the opening day of … Read more

Labuschagne surpasses Joe Root to grab top spot among batters in ICC Test rankings

Australia's Labuschagne surpasses England's Root to grab top spot among batters in ICC Test rankings

Marnus Labuschagne has surpassed England’s Joe Root to take the top spot. The batsman scored 204 and 104 not out in the first Test match against West Indies.  England’s centurions James Anderson and Ollie Robinson both improve after Test series win over Pakistan. Charismatic After becoming just the eighth player to score a double-century and … Read more

SL vs AUS: Debutant spinner Prabath Jayasuriya bags 6 wickets

SL vs AUS

Jayasuriya took 5 wickets in his first test match. He becomes the 7th player to do so. Sri Lanka has lost the 1st Test against Australia. The debuting spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took six wickets as Sri Lanka knocked out Australia for 364 on the second day of the second Test in Galle on Saturday, leaving … Read more

Sri Lanka choose to bat against Australia in fifth ODI

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will bat against Australia in the fifth one-day international in Colombo. Josh Inglis makes his ODI debut for Australia, replacing injured Travis Head. Shanaka announced three changes to the last game’s winning combination. Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat in the dead-rubber fifth one-day international against Australia … Read more

Australia opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in second ODI

Australia

Australia win toss and choose to field against Sri Lanka in second one-day international. Tourists lead the five-match series 1-0 after opening match in Pallekele. Matthew Kuhnemann handed his ODI debut in injury-time for Australia. Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international … Read more

Joe Root surpasses Marnus Labuschagne to reclaim top spot in Test rankings

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Root reclaims the first spot in ICC Test batting rankings. He has scored four tons this calendar year. Smith is in the third spot. As of the most recent ICC Men’s Test Batsmen rankings, England right-hander Joe Root has surpassed Marnus Labuschagne as the highest-ranked Test batter in the world. Roooooooooot!@root66 has gone top of the ICC … Read more

“It’s been really an eye-opening experience”, says Marnus Labuschagne on Pakistan tour

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Australian star batter Marnus Labuschagne, during the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) 39th podcast, said that the series against Pakistan was an ‘eye-opening’ experience. He further added that the performance of the Green Shirts exceeded his expectations. “It’s been really an eye-opening experience as well, to what Pakistan’s like, obviously when you haven’t been to a … Read more

“Series was tough on the field”: Shaheen Shah Afridi

shaheen shah afridi

Young Pakistani bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi said that the home series against Australia was a tough one on the field, but off the field, it was fun and relaxed. During the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) 39th podcast, Shaheen, along with Marnus Labuschagne and former player Javed Miandad, talked about the historic tour of Australia to … Read more

ICC rankings: Imam-ul-Haq enters top ten in ODI batsmen rankings

imam-ul-haq

After winning the ODI series against Australia, skipper Babar Azam still rules the ICC Men’s ODI  batting rankings while Imam-ul-Haq climbs a significant number of positions, from 11th to 3rd spot.   Test rankings Proteas skipper Dean Elgar has moved up three spots to number thirteen in the ICC Men’s Test Player rankings after smashing … Read more

Pak vs Aus: Australia lose two crucial wickets ahead of lunch

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KARACHI: Australia on Saturday lost crucial batsmen David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne in quick succession, leaving the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi at 100-2 at lunch. After winning the toss and opting to bat on a dry-looking National Stadium wicket, opener Usman Khawaja was batting on 52 and Steve Smith was on seven at … Read more

Pak vs Aus: Marnus Labuschagne reacts on banner in Pindi Cricket Stadium

Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne, the world’s best Test batsman, opened up about the kind greeting he received from Pakistani fans. While playing his maiden Test match in Pakistan, Marnus Labuschagne, like the rest of the Australian team, took to social media to express his gratitude to his fans. “I’ve loved seeing all the signs in the crowd … Read more

Labuschagne knocks Root off top spot in Test batting rankings

Marnus Labuschagne

LONDON: Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has replaced England captain Joe Root at the top of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test batting rankings. The 27-year-old’s maiden Ashes century at Adelaide helped Australia go 2-0 up in the five-match series against England ahead of the third Test in Melbourne starting on Sunday, December 26. Read More: Marnus Labuschagne overtakes … Read more

Marnus Labuschagne overtakes Virat Kohli in new ICC rankings

Marnus Labuschagne

New Zealand Skipper Kane Williamson has retained the top spot with 919 points in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for batting. Australian Batsman Steve Smith takes the second spot with 878 ranking points. Marnus Labuschagne of Australia has returned to third position on the list, overtaking India skipper Virat Kohli after the conclusion … Read more

Australia trounced Pakistan by 48 runs

Australia trounced Pakistan by 48 runs

Australia on Monday trounced Pakistan to secure a victory of an innings and 48 runs as spin king Nathan Lyon snared five wickets. At the dinner break in Adelaide, Pakistan were 229 for eight — still needing to score another 58 to make the hosts bat again. Pakistan resumed day four on a precarious 39 … Read more