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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews celebrated with push-ups on the pitch after joining Kusal Mendis in passing 100 Tuesday as the pair batted the whole day without losing a wicket to offer the tourists hope of an unlikely first Test draw in Wellington.
Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan has been appointed as Director of Cricket Operations by Mumbai Indians, the IPL franchise announced on Tuesday (December 18).
It didn’t take long for Australia to dismiss India for 140 on the final day of the Perth Test and hand visitors a 146-run defeat. The morning started with a cautious approach from Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant, but the former was dismissed in an unlucky manner, giving a simple catch to Marcus Harris off Mitchell Starc.
As many as 346 players, inclusive of 226 Indians, have been shortlisted for the auction which will be conducted on December 18. The shortlist has been narrowed down after each franchise sent across their preferred choice of players.
Virat Kohli has scored 1240 runs in 12 Tests (22 innings) in 2018. No batsman has scored more. No one has registered as many hundreds – 5. His average of 56.36 is the fourth-highest in the year (min. 10 innings) after Williamson, Nicholls and Babar Azam.
It was always only a matter of time. Australia didn't take much time to wrap up a series-leveling win on the final day of the second Test in Perth, as they took the remaining five wickets for just 28 runs to finish with a 146-run victory.
Kohli also became the <strong> first Indian, first non-Australian and fourth batsman</strong> to hit 5 centuries in <strong>consecutive years</strong>. Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Steve Smith are the other players to have achieved this feat.
The IPL 2019 player auction might not have big stars featuring in it, but it will be one of the more interesting ones given the international schedule, the host country given India will be busy with general elections, and the availability of players owing to the World Cup.
Catch all the live action from Day 4 of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
The live telecast of the match between India and Australia will start at 7:50 AM on December 18 (Tuesday). The match can be seen live on the Sony Network and India vs Australia live streaming will be available on SonyLiv. You can also follow live cricket scores, detailed updates and analysis on CricketNext as Virat Kohli & Co. take on the Australians.
The numbers suggest that the duo could soon earn the distinction of the worst opening pair away from home in Test history.
A major aspect of the IPL auctions is the sheer number of surprise elements which come up every year. Here, we list out five such relatively unknown names which could make a splash at the 2019 auction.
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