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Play it well!

Play it well!

It’s never a good idea to put your trust in a short ball’s behaviour. The preferred method is easier if you play the horizontal bat shot off the back foot as it’s more natural to move into the correct position

01 February,2024 06:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian Chappell
Steve Smith to open for Australia against West Indies

Steve Smith to open for Australia against West Indies

Warner bowed out of Test cricket the weekend after the last Test against Pakistan in Sydney, having been a fixture at the top of the order for 12 years

11 January,2024 07:55 AM IST | Sydney | AFP
There has to be action after plan

There has to be action after plan

Until administrators in Australia are ready to accept that the entry barriers for South Asian cricketers are rooted in a sense of superiority and privilege, the newly-formed Multicultural Action Plan will have little meaning

09 January,2024 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Michael Jeh
ICC rejects Usman Khawaja's appeal against armband sanction

ICC rejects Usman Khawaja's appeal against armband sanction

The 37-year-old, who was born in Pakistan and is the first Muslim to play Test cricket for Australia, had challenged the reprimand saying that the armband was for a personal bereavement

07 January,2024 06:46 PM IST | Perth | mid-day online correspondent
AUS vs PAK 3rd Test: Usman Khawaja completes 7,000 international runs

AUS vs PAK 3rd Test: Usman Khawaja completes 7,000 international runs

In 69 test matches, the left-hander has accumulated 5,224 runs. He has 15 Test centuries and 25 half-centuries registered under his name. In ODIs, the veteran test Aussie batsman has scored 1,544 runs including two centuries and 12 fifties. His best score is 104. Khawaja has also featured in nine T20I matches for Australia and has 241 runs

04 January,2024 03:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Australia PM praises Usman Khawaja’s courage in human rights stand

Australia PM praises Usman Khawaja’s courage in human rights stand

“I’d like to congratulate [Khawaja] for the courage he has shown standing up for human values,” Albanese said. “He has shown courage, and the fact that the team has backed him in is a great thing”

03 January,2024 07:02 AM IST | Melbourne | PTI
David Warner names his replacement for Australia's opening slot in Test cricket

David Warner names his replacement for Australia's opening slot in Test cricket

David Warner and Usman Khawaja made a 90-run stand during the first innings in the second test match against Pakistan. He played a knock of 38 runs in 83 deliveries before losing his wicket in Salman Ali Agha's over

26 December,2023 05:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
AUS vs PAK: Khawaja sports shoes with daughters' names in Pakistan Test

AUS vs PAK: Khawaja sports shoes with daughters' names in Pakistan Test

AUS vs PAK: Khawaja was dismissed for 42 runs by Pakistan speedster Hasan Ali. ICC denied the permission to use a sticker showing a black dove holding an olive branch on his bat and shoes during the match. The 37-year-old Khawaja's daughters Aisha and Ayla were taped on the side of his shoes

26 December,2023 12:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Australian opener calls ICC double standards, Pat Cummins extends support

Australian opener calls ICC double standards, Pat Cummins extends support

Khawaja had been cleared to sport logos of a black dove holding an olive branch by Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association, in the Test starting today, but it was rejected by the ICC.

26 December,2023 07:15 AM IST | Melbourne | IANS
Australia skipper Pat Cummins backs Usman Khawaja on Gaza views

Australia skipper Pat Cummins backs Usman Khawaja on Gaza views

Khawaja has been denied permission by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have a sticker showing a black dove holding an olive branch on his bat and shoes during the second Test against Pakistan

25 December,2023 05:57 PM IST | Melbourne | mid-day online correspondent

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