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Imran Khan: Pakistan international cricketer-turned-politician sentenced to 10 years in prison | Cricket News
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets. The decision was announced by special court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain during a hearing held at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Khan’s former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also given a 10-year jail sentence as part…
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India’s Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul ruled out of second Test vs England | Cricket News
India’s Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second Test against England through injury. Spin-bowling all-rounder Jadeja suffered a hamstring strain while being run out by Ben Stokes on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad as England secured a 28-run win. Middle-order batter Rahul will also sit out…
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West Indies stun Australia by eight runs with dramatic Test win to level series after Shamar Joseph heroics | Cricket News
West Indies stunned Australia to win the second Test of their series by eight runs after heroics from Shamar Joseph. Australia came into the fourth day needing 156 runs to win the two-Test series with West Indies requiring eight wickets to cause an upset. Joseph was the star as he took seven wickets in the…
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Shoaib Bashir granted visa to join England team-mates in India this weekend | Cricket News
Shoaib Bashir has been granted a visa and is due to travel to join up with his England team-mates in India this weekend. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the only member of England’s touring party to experience a significant delay over his application and remained grounded after a training camp in…
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England name Tom Hartley in spin-dominated team to face India in first Test | Cricket News
Lancashire’s Tom Hartley is set to make his England debut in the first Test against India in a team dominated by spinners. Left-armer Hartley joins the established Jack Leach and teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in an attack that suggests the tourists expect lavish turn, with Joe Root a fourth spin option. Mark Wood has been…
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Shoaib Bashir: England spinner to miss first Test in India after flying home to resolve visa issues | Cricket News
Unease over the treatment of young England spinner Shoaib Bashir has escalated on the eve of the Test series in India after he was forced to fly home to resolve visa complications. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the only member of the touring party to experience a significant delay over his…
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Harry Brook: England batter returning home from Test tour of India for personal reasons | Cricket News
Harry Brook is returning home from England’s Test series in India due to personal reasons. “Harry Brook is set to return home with immediate effect for personal reasons from the England Men’s Test tour of India,” read an ECB statement. “The Brook family respectfully requests privacy during this time. In light of this, the ECB…
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The Hundred: Salaries increased in women’s competition with top players to receive £50,000 | Cricket News
The top women’s players in The Hundred will now earn £50,000 after the ECB allocated an extra £100,000 to each of the eight teams in the competition. Last year the top salary was £31,250, which represented an increase from £15,000 from the competition’s inaugural 2021 edition. All salary bands have increased with the lowest earners to…
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India overcome Afghanistan in double Super Over drama to sweep T20 series 3-0 | Cricket News
India overcame Afghanistan after a second Super Over in a heart-stopping T20 International to complete a 3-0 series sweep on a night of high drama on Wednesday. The hosts had already won the series with back-to-back victories in Mohali and Indore. But the final match of the three-match series in Bengaluru provided the most drama…
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England will not be underprepared for India Test series, says batter Ben Duckett | Cricket News
England batter Ben Duckett says his side will not be underprepared in their Test series against India despite planning to arrive just three days before the opening game. Duckett and his team-mates are currently in a training camp in Abu Dhabi, with the first of five Tests to take place in Hyderabad from Thursday January…
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