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Australian crickets seven best Test XIs A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Bored on school holidays, I thought I might select tiered all-time Aussie Test XIs. I didn’t have any specific number of teams in mind, but rather simply selected until I arrived at a dearth of further genuine quality. No doubt I have missed some players that might have been worthy of at least a mention and feel free to point them o...

The 11 days that Ashok Diwan, a goalkeeper and the youngest member of the Indian team that won the 1975 hockey World Cup, spent in quarantine at a Delhi hotel in April last year were some of the most miserable ones of his life.

The prospect of fielding two debutants for the second time since Boxing Day in 2019 is a difficult one to fathom, but one that Proteas captain Dean Elgar is bracing himself for.


Tehani Egodawela will compete in the women’s 10m air rifle event. Leading Woman Communicator Tehani Egodawela, serving in the Sri Lanka Navy, will represent the country at the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle 0.177 event. Tehani is a Leading Woman Communicator who has been representing the Sri Lanka Navy Musketry Pool since […]

Shoaib Akhtar vs Brett Lee: Michael Clark tells who was quicker Web Desk Friday May 28, 2021 Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke recalled Shoaib Akhtars fiery pace during his cricketing days. Clarke was among the many Australian batsmen who faced Akhtar, dubbed as the Rawalpindi Express for his ferocious pace, recalled how the Pakistani pacer was even faster than Brett Lee, the former Australian captains ex-teammate. "Shoaib Akhtar was the fastest I faced. He could bowl 160kph. D...

Johnson could easily, perhaps, make a living out of such bucolic scenes but he has also tackled the more complex subject matter of cityscapes. In "Pine and Grant" (2019-21), the artist has started out depicting, in a realistic manner, a very specific location in San Francisco. It is probably possible to identify the various buildings, because of their architectural features. But this realism is obscured by large square, rectangle and oblong shapes of secondary colors superimposed upon the city ...

Johnson could easily, perhaps, make a living out of such bucolic scenes but he has also tackled the more complex subject matter of cityscapes. In "Pine and Grant" (2019-21), the artist has started out depicting, in a realistic manner, a very specific location in San Francisco. It is probably possible to identify the various buildings, because of their architectural features. But this realism is obscured by large square, rectangle and oblong shapes of secondary colors superimposed upon the city ...

Shoaib was the fastest bowler I ever faced: Clarke ​ By IANS | ​ 0 Views Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Sydney, May 25 : Former Australia captain Michael Clarke called Pakistans Shoaib Akhtar the fastest bowler he ever faced. Clarke, who played 115 Tests, 345 ODIs and 34 T20Is in a 12-year international career, said Shoaib could deliver at a speed of 160 kmph. "Shoaib Akhtar was the fastest I faced. He could bowl 160 [kmph]. Differe...

Australia’s great come-from-behind batsmen A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The recent I have always been fascinated by the polarising cricketers, those who spark polemics among the cognoscenti. I am thinking of Adam Voges, Dean Jones, Bill Ponsford and Matthew Hayden. To me, the burly Queenslander is overrated and I am amazed how often his name appears in an Australian all-time XI. This is not to say t...

Abdul Hamid Mir In the heart of winter, when all attempts failed to settle the post-polls dust in the state, Governor’s Rule was imposed followed by the intra-state crisis over West Pak refugees. However, with the onset of spring, the political climate stabilised when Mufti began his 2nd Litmus Test as CM of the Common Minimum Govt. Weeks before Obama landed in New Delhi along with his sniffer dogs, John Kerry felt overtones of ‘vibrations’ in a minor car accident on Indian soil after a...