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    Raina Confirms to Captain Uttar Pradesh in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021

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    Suresh Raina

    Former India batsman Suresh Raina has confirmed that he will be making a return to competitive cricket in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 with Uttar Pradesh. Raina announced his retirement from international cricket earlier in 2020.

    Raina returns to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021

    The left-handed batsman had missed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 due to personal reasons but he confirmed to Dainik Jagran that he will be taking part in the domestic T20 tournament as he wants to win another title with the state of UP.

    He further added that his focus would then shift to the 2021 edition of the IPL, which will be held in the early parts of next year.

    Interestingly, Raina didn’t mention which side he would be playing for. The batsman has been a core part of the Chennai Super Kings since the inception of the league – save for a two-year period when he turned out for the now-defunct Gujarat Lions.

    However, with a mega auction looming next year as well as the potential addition of at least one if not two new franchises to the tournament, it remains to be seen where one of the tournament’s most consistent performers turns up.

    Raina, who was a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning side, has scored 5,615 runs in 226 ODIs and 1,605 runs in 78 T20Is. He has also played 19 Tests in which he has made 768 runs.

    15 years of Raina in International cricket

    Interestingly, Raina had celebrated completing 15 years in international cricket just days before announcing his retirement. “Thank you so much guys, really overwhelmed with your love & support. These 15 years have been the greatest moments, and you guys as my family members keep me motivated. Love & Peace,” he had said on Twitter.

    The other notable aspect of Raina’s retirement was that the announcement came on the same day that former India skipper and CSK captain MS Dhoni confirmed his own retirement.

    Raina took to Instagram to congratulate Dhoni and said that he too will no longer be available for international selection.

    “It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you, India. Jai Hind,” he said along with a picture of him, Dhoni, and other Chennai Super Kings players.

    A day later he confirmed the news again with a statement thanking everyone who helped him in his career.

    “With a lot of mixed feelings I’m able to make this announcement of my retirement. From a very young age, I as a small boy had literally lived Cricket on every street, gali and nukkad of my small town before making it to the Indian team,” he said.

    Virat Kohli Updates on Hardik Pandya’s Role in Test Match vs Australia

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    Hardik Pandya

    India captain Virat Kohli has said that Hardik Pandya needs to be bowling at full tilt if he has to be considered for the Test match against Australia. Playing purely as a batsman, Pandya was in devastating form in the white-ball leg of the series in Australia and was adjudged Player of the Series in T20Is.

    But apart from a four-over spell in the second ODI in Sydney, Pandya — who is inching towards full fitness following back surgery last year — has not bowled all season.

    Hardik Pandya back Surgery
    Hardik Pandya back Surgery

    Considering his workload and the unforgiving international schedule ahead, Kohli is making sure that Pandya is not rushed to the bowling crease.

    Virat Kohli on Hardik Pandya’s bowling in test vs Australia

    “Test cricket is a very different challenge altogether and we need him to bowl. We’ve spoken to him about it. That’s when he becomes that one guy who brings a lot of balance.

    If you’ve seen our cricket overseas as well, in South Africa and England, we were able to compete for longer periods through Test matches because of the fact that he brought a lot of balance in terms of his bowling.

    We’ve communicated that to him,” Kohli said at a press conference after India’s 12-run loss to Australia in the third T20I.

    Australia David Warner ruled out of 1st Test 

    David Warner
    David Warner

    Australia opener David Warner will miss the opening pink-ball Test against India beginning in Adelaide on December 17 due to a groin injury, which he had suffered in the second ODI in Sydney.

    The injury had ruled the 34-year-old from the final ODI and the three-match T20I series as well. The team management is closely monitoring his status and it is hoped that he will return for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne starting on December 26.

    “I feel I have made great progress in a short amount of time and it’s best for me to stay here in Sydney to continue working on getting back to full fitness,” Warner told cricket.com.au.

    “The injury feels a lot better, but I need to be able to satisfy in my own mind and to my team-mates that it is 100 percent ready for Test match conditions,” he added.

    Will Pucovski Test Debut is in doubt

    Will Pucovski
    Will Pucovski

    Warner’s unavailability will be a huge blow to the home team, and the news comes on the heels of young Test hopeful Will Pucovski getting hit on the helmet and displaying symptoms of a concussion during the three-day tour match between Australia A and India A. The knock on the head has put his Test debut in doubt.

    In such a scenario, Queensland opener Joe Burns, who has endured a torrid time this summer averaging an abysmal 8.71 in long-form cricket, is poised to be penciled in as one of the openers for Adelaide, along with Victorian Marcus Harris.

    Cameron Green dragged in

    Western Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has been included in the 12-man Australia A squad that will take on a full-strength Indian team in a pink-ball warm-up game that kicks off on Friday, giving him another opportunity to stake his claim for a Test debut in Adelaide.

    The 21-year-old has been in great form this summer, and hit a century — 114 not out —- against India A in the three-day game earlier this week, intensifying the hype around him. Green is certain to play in the warm-up game, along with Burns, Sean Abbott, and Mitchell Swepson, who have also been included in the side led by Alex Carey.

    Cricket South Africa Announced the Schedule for Pakistan Tour

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    Cricket South Africa announced the schedule for Pakistan tour

    Cricket South Africa announced the schedule for the Pakistan tour of South Africa to play 2 Test matches and 3 T20I matches in January 2021. The Proteas will travel to Pakistan for the first time since 2007.

    They will go into a period of quarantine before commencing with training and inter-squad practice matches. South Africa will become the fourth country to tour Pakistan in the last 15 months after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe.

    The last time the two teams met in Pakistan was in 2007 when South Africa beat the hosts 1-0 in a two-match Test series.

    South Africa vs Pakistan Schedule

    Test Schedule

    Date Match Venue
    26-30 January 1st Test Karachi
    04-08 February 2nd Test Rawalpindi

    T20I Schedule

    Date Match Venue
    11 February 1st T20I Lahore
    13 February 2nd T20I Lahore
    14 February 3rd T20I Lahore

    CSA Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith 

    “It’s pleasing to see so many countries making a return to Pakistan – a proud, cricket-loving nation. Cricket South Africa is delighted to be counted among them. As someone who has toured the country on more than one occasion back in my playing days, I know how much passion the people of Pakistan have for the game as well as the love and support that the Proteas enjoy there as a team.

    “I would like to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the hospitality and transparency they showed our security contingent when they traveled over there a few weeks ago. The report on their findings and recommendations gives us confidence as an organization that all of our team’s security, playing, and accommodation needs will be met and that the wellbeing of the team will be the top priority. We look forward to embarking on this historical tour.”

    PCB Director – International, Zakir Khan 

    “South Africa confirming a tour to Pakistan and playing matches at the three major centers is fabulous news for Pakistan cricket and its fans. South Africa is one of the most popular sides in Pakistan even though they last played here in 2007, but the fans have been following their performances closely and now look forward to welcoming them.

    “Cricket South Africa and its players have a special bonding with Pakistan as a number of their star players visited Lahore with the ICC World XI in 2017 and have appeared in the HBL Pakistan Super League with Faf du Plessis being the latest addition after featuring in the playoffs in Karachi.

    “2021 promises to be a bumper and most exciting year for Pakistan cricket fans after a very long time. After South Africa, we are scheduled to host New Zealand, England and the West Indies, while our away series are against South Africa, Zimbabwe, England, Afghanistan, and the West Indies.

    Zakir Khan on Asia and Men’s T20 WC

    “If these high-profile and exciting series are topped up with the Asia Cup 2021 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, Pakistan cricket fans can brace themselves for an exciting and action-packed year.

    “The home series against South Africa will complete the process for full resumption and restoration of international cricket in Pakistan, which started in 2015. However, the process got the real shot in the arm in the 2019-2020 season when Pakistan hosted Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Marylebone Cricket Club as well as the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020.

    “2020 has been a challenging year for the world sport, but the PCB has approached the season proactively and strategically while looking at the future. Consequently, we have been able to successfully deliver nearly 60 percent of matches in the 2020-21 season, including an international series against Zimbabwe, who returned home extremely happy and satisfied with the operational and logistical arrangements we had put in place.

    “As has been the case in the ongoing season, we will leave no stone unturned in the health and safety of South Africa and Pakistan sides so that players from both sides can play their best cricket in the Test and T20I series, and entertain the fans across the globe with their skills.”

    Also read: South Africa Government Suspends CSA Board, Takes Control of Cricket

     

    Former India Cricketer Kiran More Claims Indian Spinners Struggles Without Dhoni

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    Kiran More Dhoni

    Kiran More feels one of the main reasons behind Indian spinners’ ineffectiveness barring the first T20I vs Australia has been the absence of MS Dhoni behind the stumps. Former India wicketkeeper More said Dhoni’s constant guidance from behind the stumps helped the likes of Kuldeep, Chahal, and Jadeja a great deal.

    Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Swepson, and Glenn Maxwell have outperformed Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar in the limited-overs leg of India’s tour of Australia.

    Kiran More on missing Dhoni in Australia tour

    ‘‘During Dhoni’s time, he was constantly giving advice to bowlers on what length or line to bowl – albeit mostly in Hindi. Now that Dhoni is not there behind the wickets, India’s spinners are struggling – you will see Kuldeep (Yadav) or (Ravindra) Jadeja are no longer the same bowlers,” More told former India batsman WV Raman in the latter’s podcast ‘Inside Out’.

    Dhoni
    Dhoni

    “He has done it for 10-12 years with aplomb as Virat Kohli could afford to stand in the deep, but now he has to either stand at short extra cover or mid-off to talk to the bowlers.’

    Dhoni announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in August this year. KL Rahul has been keeping wickets for India in the limited-overs series. More said a lot of teams are now appointing their keeper-batsmen as the captain after seeing the success of Dhoni.

    “It will be very difficult to find another Dhoni. If you see so many countries like Pakistan, England or South Africa trying with a wicketkeeper-batsman as captain, it’s because they have seen the benefit of having someone like him behind the stumps to read the game from the best position in the ground,” he said.

    David Warner Ruled Out of 1st Test Match Against India

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    David Warner
    David Warner

    Australia’s opening batsman David Warner ruled out of 1st Test match against India. Australia is set to play 4 test matches against India starting from December 17.

    David Warner Injured in 2nd ODI match

    In the second ODI match against India, David warner left the ongoing innings owing to a groin injury. Later CA confirms that he won’t participate in the remaining limited over format matches. Warner then expected to return to the first Test match of the series.

    David Warner ruled out of 1st Test vs India

    Cricket Australia released a statement saying Warner was now hoping to be fit for the blockbuster Boxing Day clash.

    David Warner
    David Warner

    “I feel I have made great progress in a short amount of time and it’s best for me to stay here in Sydney to continue working on getting back to full fitness. The injury feels a lot better, but I need to be able to satisfy in my own mind and to my team-mates that it is 100 percent ready for Test match conditions,” said Warner in an official release.

    “That includes running between the wickets and being agile in the field. Right now I feel I am short of being able to play at peak fitness and another 10 days will make a difference,” he added.

    Justin Langer on Warner’s fitness

    Australian men’s head coach Justin Langer said Warner’s supreme fitness levels gave the side great confidence he may be fully fit for the second Test, set to commence on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

    “If there is one guy you know will go well above and beyond that’s Dave. He has done an incredible job to get to where he is today. We hope to have a fully fit David Warner at his absolute best in Melbourne,” said Langer.

    Australia had defeated Virat Kohli India 2-1 in the three-match ODI series. While the visitors defeated the hosts 2-1 in the three-match T20I series

    Indian Cricketer Parthiv Patel Announced his Retirement

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    Parthiv Patel

    Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel took to Twitter to announce his retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday(09-12-2020). Patel made his international debut at the age of 17 in an away Test series against England in 2002.

    The year 2020 came with all the ups and downs and some of the most shattering news in the cricket world. It also saw the retirement of some of the biggest names like MS Dhoni, followed by Suresh Raina.

    Parthiv Patel Announced retirement

     

    His Twitter posts read as “Today I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket, and as I bring down the curtains on this 18-year-old cricketing journey, I feel heavier with gratitude towards many. The BCCI showed a generous amount of confidence and faith in a 17-year-old boy to play for India. I have enormous gratitude towards them for being a guiding force and hand holding me, in the formative years of my young career,” Patel said in his long Twitter post.

    “I am full of gratitude to The Gujarat Cricket Association, my home, for solidly rallying around me throughout my journey, and the leadership role conferred upon me couldn’t have been more joyous and fulfilling than our team winning all formats of the game,” he added.

    Parthiv Patel’s career at a glance

    Patel played 25 Tests for India with 934 runs in his bag and 62 catches on his name. In the ODI format, he played 38 games to amass 736 runs and 30 catches. He played just two T20Is with India.

    Parthiv Patel
    Parthiv Patel

    His first-class career and stats speak volumes about his capacities in the game. He has 10,797 runs in 187 FC matches he played at an impressive average of 43.36.

    He led the Gujarat team in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy, and the team made it to the finals. In the finals, the team met Mumbai, and his outstanding performance, including 143 in the second innings led Gujarat to clinch the maiden Ranji title.

    This victory made Gujarat the first team and Patel the first skipper to have all the three major domestic titles under his belt. He also plied his trade for various IPL franchises starting from Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition.

    Parthiv led Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 2011 season of IPL. He played 204 T20 matches for his state and various IPL franchises and scored 4,300 runs at a strike rate of 123.84, with the help of 23 half-centuries.

     

     

    Natarajan Explains Why He Can’t Show Fake Aggression vs Australia

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    T Natarajan

    T Natarajan who plays a crucial role in Australia vs India T20I series-winning explains the reason for not showing any aggression while he took the wickets. T Natarajan took 8 wickets while playing 1 ODI and 3 T20I in total in the Australia series.

    T Natarajan in Australia vs India Series

    One of the striking aspects of Natarajan’s performance in his first trip with Team India has been the calmness he exudes in pressure situations. In particular, he hardly shows ‘aggression’ even after picking crucial wickets. Speaking to Murali Kartik for host broadcaster Sony, Natarajan explained why.

    “I have never been aggressive and that’s how I have been since my younger days. I can’t fake aggression. Each time I take a wicket, all that I do is just smile and go,” Natarajan said.

    “I’m very happy. Just to get a chance to play against a quality side like Australia has been extraordinary. I have no words to describe the feeling.

    “I came here with no expectations. I just wanted to do my work. I anyway came here as a net bowler and got a chance only because of an injury. People here supported me a lot too, they motivated me and I got confidence.”

    Natarajan said the key to his performance in Australia vs India was keeping things simple and focusing on execution.

    “I always believe in my strength. My strength has always been the ability to bowl those yorkers and cutters. I ask the wicketkeeper and the captain about the wicket and bowl my variations accordingly. I didn’t want to change too much, just wanted to do what I did in the IPL and execute clearly,” he said.

    “I have not looked to do anything different from what I did during the IPL. You don’t change too much when something is working for you over a period of time.”

    Natarajan’s performance even impressed captain Virat Kohli, who had in a nice gesture passed on the series trophy to the left-arm pacer.

    “Special mention to Natarajan — because in the absence of Shami and Bumrah he has been the guy who has stood up and really delivered under pressure. Outstanding for the fact that he is playing the first few games at the international level, looks very composed, he is very sure of what he wants to do,” said Kohli while speaking to reporters after the third T20 International which India lost by 12 runs.

    “Natarajan is a very hard-working guy, a humble guy and you feel happy for the guys working hard for results and making the team win. I wish him all the best. Hope he continues to work hard on his game and keep getting better because a left-arm bowler is always an asset for any team. And if he can bowl that well and consistently, it will be a great thing for us heading into World Cup next year,” he said.

    Pakistan Cricketers Leaves Quarantine, Set to Train for 1st T20I vs New Zealand

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    Pakistan cricketers

    New Zealand vs Pakistan: Pakistan cricketers are set to leave quarantine in Christchurch on Tuesday after testing negative for COVID-19, New Zealand health authorities said.

    The visiting Pakistani cricket team has a contingent of more than 50 players and officials have been isolated in their hotel for two weeks and were under strict mandatory isolation under New Zealand’s stringent COVID-19 protocols.

    Pakistan cricketers Set to leave the quarantine

    Pakistan cricketers have been confined to their rooms and are unable to train for most of that time after 10 coronavirus cases were detected among the group with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq complaining about the ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ impact on his players.

    “Top professional athletes require a certain environment to prepare so that they can perform at the minimum expected levels every time they represent their countries,” Misbah said in a statement.

    New Zealand vs Pakistan : Pakistan cricketers set to start training
    New Zealand vs Pakistan: Pakistan cricketers set to start training

    He said Pakistan “respect and understand” the health and safety regulations, but “there is no denying the fact that the implementation of certain regulations has affected our athletes, both mentally and physically prior to an international series”

    However, the New Zealand health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that all the latest swabs have come back negative and the majority of the group has been cleared to leave the hardcore quarantine.

    “After extensive testing and completion of their time in managed isolation in Christchurch, the Canterbury (district) medical officer of health is satisfied these people pose a very low risk to the community,” it said.

    The NZ health ministry said one person will be kept in isolation at the Christchurch quarantine hotel to ensure the recovery from the coronavirus was complete.

    Azhar Ali led Pakistan will travel to Queenstown for training ahead of their first T20I of the three-match series against the Black Caps in Auckland on December 18. Both Pakistan and New Zealand will play two Tests after the completion of the T20I series in New Zealand.

    Also read: England Tour of Pakistan to Play 2 T20I Matches on October 2021

    ICC Men’s and Women’s Cricket Team and Player Ranking

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    ICC

    ICC updates the ranking of the individual player and team of both men’s and women’s based on their recent performance. Player’s performance gets varied in each and every match they played. Based on their performance the points will increase or decrease which later decides their ranking in the table.

    Times of Sports(TOS) listed the ICC team and player ranking for both Men and Women.

    ICC Team Rankings

    Men’s Team Ranking

    Test Team Rankings

    POS TEAM MATCHES POINTS RATING
    1 Australia 26 3,028 116
    2 New Zealand 21 2,406 115
    3 India 27 3,085 114
    4 England 41 4,326 106
    5 Sri Lanka 27 2,454 91
    6 South Africa 23 2,076 90
    7 Pakistan 20 1,692 85
    8 West Indies 22 1,742 79
    9 Bangladesh 17 939 55
    10 Zimbabwe 8 144 18

     

    ODI Team Rankings

    POS TEAM MATCHES POINTS RATING
    1 England 44 5,405 123
    2 India 52 6,102 117
    3 New Zealand 32 3,716 116
    4 Australia 39 4,344 111
    5 South Africa 31 3,345 108
    6 Pakistan 35 3,590 103
    7 Bangladesh 34 2,989 88
    8 Sri Lanka 39 3,297 85
    9 West Indies 43 3,285 76
    10 Afghanistan 28 1,549 55
    11 Ireland 24 1,256 52
    12 Netherlands 5 222 44
    13 Oman 12 479 40
    14 Zimbabwe 27 1,021 38
    15 Scotland 16 419 26
    16 Nepal 9 161 18
    17 UAE 15 259 17
    18 Namibia 9 152 17
    19 United States 14 185 13
    20 Papua New Guinea 14 0 0

     

    T20I Team Rankings

    POS Team Matches Points Rating
    1 England 25 6,877 275
    2 Australia 24 6,481 270
    3 India 37 9,966 269
    4 Pakistan 26 6,824 262
    5 South Africa 20 5,047 252
    6 New Zealand 25 6,122 245
    7 Sri Lanka 23 5,293 230
    8 Bangladesh 20 4,583 229
    9 Afghanistan 17 3,882 228
    10 West Indies 26 5,885 226
    11 Ireland 29 5,513 190
    12 Zimbabwe 21 3,984 190
    13 UAE 23 4,288 186
    14 Scotland 17 3,096 182
    15 Nepal 23 4,148 180
    16 Papua New Guinea 21 3,769 179
    17 Netherlands 26 4,618 178
    18 Oman 18 3,169 176
    19 Namibia 19 2,980 157
    20 Singapore 20 2,835 142
    21 Canada 15 1,956 130
    22 Qatar 23 2,982 130
    23 Hong Kong 23 2,727 119
    24 Kenya 12 1,389 116
    25 Jersey 21 2,423 115
    26 Kuwait 16 1,765 110
    27 Italy 10 1,100 110
    28 Saudi Arabia 9 965 107
    29 Denmark 10 975 98
    30 Bermuda 13 1,202 92
    31 Uganda 11 985 90
    32 Malaysia 29 2,557 88
    33 Germany 15 1,304 87
    34 United States 11 868 79
    35 Ghana 10 773 77
    36 Guernsey 13 935 72
    37 Botswana 13 934 72
    38 Austria 8 553 69
    39 Nigeria 16 1,064 67
    40 Norway 8 499 62
    41 Romania 10 602 60
    42 Spain 13 766 59
    43 Sweden 3 168 56
    44 Tanzania 3 167 56
    45 Cayman Islands 8 430 54
    46 Belgium 10 509 51
    47 Argentina 12 610 51
    48 Philippines 5 241 48
    49 Bahrain 9 424 47
    50 Vanuatu 15 704 47
    51 Belize 5 209 42
    52 Hungary 4 162 41
    53 Malawi 12 476 40
    54 Fiji 3 105 35
    55 Peru 9 294 33
    56 Panama 5 162 32
    57 Costa Rica 4 126 32
    58 Japan 4 126 32
    59 Samoa 7 216 31
    60 Czech Republic 16 478 30
    61 Mexico 11 320 29
    62 Luxembourg 12 302 25
    63 Portugal 7 173 25
    64 Finland 9 204 23
    65 Bulgaria 11 240 22
    66 Thailand 14 297 21
    67 Isle of Man 4 79 20
    68 South Korea 4 78 20
    69 Malta 10 166 17
    70 Mozambique 12 173 14
    71 Brazil 9 123 14
    72 Bhutan 7 88 13
    73 Sierra Leone 5 61 12
    74 Maldives 14 138 10
    75 Chile 9 85 9
    76 Saint Helena 6 55 9
    77 Indonesia 4 19 5
    78 Myanmar 6 23 4
    79 Gibraltar 7 0 0
    80 Gambia 6 0 0
    81 China 6 0 0
    82 Turkey 5 0 0
    83 Eswatini 3 0 0
    84 Rwanda 3 0 0
    85 Lesotho 3 0 0

     

    Women’s Team Ranking

    ODI Rankings

    POS TEAM MATCHES POINTS RATING
    1 Australia 15 2,436 162
    2 India 15 1,812 121
    3 England 14 1,670 119
    4 South Africa 16 1,713 107
    5 New Zealand 15 1,384 92
    6 West Indies 12 1,025 85
    7 Pakistan 12 927 77
    8 Bangladesh 5 306 61
    9 Sri Lanka 11 519 47
    10 Ireland 2 25 13

     

    T20I Rankings

    POS TEAM MATCHES POINTS RATING
    1 Australia 29 8,438 291
    2 England 30 8,405 280
    3 India 32 8,640 270
    4 New Zealand 23 6,197 269
    5 South Africa 24 5,978 249
    6 West Indies 26 6,126 236
    7 Pakistan 24 5,516 230
    8 Sri Lanka 18 3,631 202
    9 Bangladesh 26 5,001 192
    10 Ireland 13 2,180 168
    11 Thailand 26 4,145 159
    12 Zimbabwe 11 1,711 156
    13 Scotland 10 1,491 149
    14 Nepal 11 1,457 132
    15 Papua New Guinea 11 1,423 129
    16 Samoa 6 749 125
    17 UAE 11 1,330 121
    18 Uganda 13 1,563 120
    19 Tanzania 11 1,191 108
    20 Indonesia 13 1,129 87
    21 Netherlands 10 832 83
    22 Kenya 8 654 82
    23 Namibia 16 1,099 69
    24 Hong Kong 13 875 67
    25 Germany 11 727 66
    26 China 11 698 63
    27 Brazil 11 599 54
    28 Vanuatu 6 324 54
    29 Japan 5 260 52
    30 France 3 143 48
    31 United States 4 186 47
    32 Belize 6 269 45
    33 Argentina 9 398 44
    34 Rwanda 10 426 43
    35 Myanmar 5 212 42
    36 Kuwait 8 337 42
    37 Sierra Leone 6 245 41
    38 Malaysia 17 687 40
    39 Jersey 4 160 40
    40 Botswana 11 431 39
    41 Nigeria 9 284 32
    42 Oman 9 233 26
    43 Bhutan 4 91 23
    44 South Korea 4 73 18
    45 Malawi 10 158 16
    46 Chile 10 124 12
    47 Singapore 6 61 10
    48 Costa Rica 7 68 10
    49 Mozambique 12 81 7
    50 Mexico 7 33 5
    51 Austria 8 9 1
    52 Norway 3 0 0
    53 Lesotho 3 0 0
    54 Fiji 6 0 0
    55 Mali 3 0 0
    56 Peru 8 0 0

     

    ICC Players Ranking 

    Men’s Test Ranking

    Test Batting Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Kane Williamson NZ 890
    2 Virat Kohli IND 879
    3 Steve Smith AUS 877
    4 Marnus Labuschagne AUS 850
    5 Babar Azam PAK 789
    6 Ajinkya Rahane IND 784
    7 David Warner AUS 777
    8 Ben Stokes ENG 760
    9 Joe Root ENG 738
    10 Cheteshwar Pujara IND 728

    Test Bowling Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Pat Cummins Australia 906
    2 Stuart Broad ENG 845
    3 Neil Wagner NZ 833
    4 Tim Southee NZ 826
    5 Mitchell Starc AUS 804
    6 Kagiso Rabada SA 794
    7 Ravichandran Ashwin IND 793
    8 Josh Hazlewood AUS 790
    9 Jasprit Bumrah IND 783
    10 James Anderson ENG 781

    Test All-Rounder Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Ben Stokes ENG 446
    2 Jason Holder WI 423
    3 Ravindra Jadeja IND 416
    4 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 366
    5 Mitchell Starc AUS 301
    6 Ravichandran Ashwin IND 285
    7 Chris Woakes ENG 269
    8 Colin de Grandhomme NZ 264
    9 Pat Cummins AUS 260
    10 Kyle Jamieson NZ 239

    Men’s ODI Player Rankings

    ODI Batting Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Virat Kohli IND 870
    2 Rohit Sharma IND 842
    3 Babar Azam PAK 837
    4 Ross Taylor NZ 818
    5 Aaron Finch AUS 791
    6 Francois du Plessis SA 790
    7 David Warner AUS 773
    8 Kane Williamson NZ 765
    9 Quinton de Kock SA 755
    10 Jonny Bairstow ENG 754

    ODI Bowling Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Trent Boult NZ 722
    2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG 701
    3 Jasprit Bumrah IND 700
    4 Chris Woakes ENG 675
    5 Kagiso Rabada SA 665
    6 Josh Hazlewood AUS 660
    7 Mohammad Amir PAK 647
    8 Pat Cummins AUS 646
    9 Matt Henry NZ 641
    10 Jofra Archer ENG 637

    ODI All-Rounder Rankings 

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 373
    2 Mohammad Nabi AFG 301
    3 Chris Woakes ENG 281
    4 Ben Stokes ENG 276
    5 Imad Wasim PAK 271
    6 Colin de Grandhomme NZ 265
    7 Rashid Khan AFG 253
    Ravindra Jadeja IND 253
    9 Mitchell Santner NZ 251
    10 Sean Williams ZIM 238

    Men’s T20I Player Rankings

    T20I Batting Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Dawid Malan ENG 915
    2 Babar Azam PAK 820
    3 Lokesh Rahul IND 816
    4 Aaron Finch AUS 808
    5 Rassie van der Dussen SA 744
    6 Glenn Maxwell AUS 701
    7 Virat Kohli IND 697
    8 Colin Munro NZ 695
    9 Tim Seifert NZ 685
    10 Hazratullah AFG 676

    T20I Bowling Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Rashid Khan AFG 736
    2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG 730
    3 Adil Rashid ENG 700
    4 Adam Zampa AUS 685
    5 Tabraiz Shamsi SA 680
    6 Ashton Agar AUS 664
    7 Tim Southee NZ 636
    8 Sheldon Cottrell WI 634
    9 Mitchell Santner NZ 628
    10 Chris Jordan ENG 618

    T20I All-Rounder Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Mohammad Nabi AFG 294
    2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 268
    3 Glenn Maxwell AUS 225
    4 Richard Berrington SCO 194
    5 Sean Williams ZIM 190
    6 Gareth Delany IRE 170
    7 Khawar Ali OMA 159
    8 Collins Obuya KEN 153
    9 Rohan Mustafa UAE 152
    10 Zeeshan Maqsood OMA 135

    Women’s ODI Player Rankings

    ODI Batting Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Meg Lanning AUS 749
    2 Stafanie Taylor WI 746
    3 Alyssa Healy AUS 741
    4 Smriti Mandhana IND 732
    5 Amy Satterthwaite NZ 723
    6 Tammy Beaumont ENG 716
    7 Ellyse Perry AUS 691
    8 Lizelle Lee SA 690
    9 Laura Wolvaardt SA 689
    10 Mithali Raj IND 687

     

    ODI Bowling Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Jess Jonassen AUS 804
    2 Marizanne Kapp SA 738
    3 Megan Schutt AUS 735
    4 Shabnim Ismail SA 717
    5 Jhulan Goswami IND 691
    6 Poonam Yadav IND 679
    7 Shikha Pandey IND 675
    8 Ellyse Perry AUS 666
    9 Anya Shrubsole ENG 645
    10 Deepti Sharma IND 639

     

    ODI All-Rounder Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Ellyse Perry AUS 460
    2 Stafanie Taylor WI 410
    3 Marizanne Kapp SA 389
    4 Deepti Sharma IND 359
    5 Dane van Niekerk SA 335
    6 Jess Jonassen AUS 301
    7 Sophie Devine NZ 289
    8 Natalie Sciver ENG 273
    9 Shikha Pandey IND 250
    10 Katherine Brunt ENG 232

     

    Women’s T20I Player Rankings

    T20I Batting Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Beth Mooney AUS 748
    2 Suzie Bates NZ 745
    3 Shafali Verma IND 744
    4 Sophie Devine NZ 738
    5 Meg Lanning AUS 712
    6 Alyssa Healy AUS 705
    7 Smriti Mandhana IND 693
    8 Stafanie Taylor WI 658
    9 Jemimah Rodriques IND 643
    10 Natalie Sciver ENG 629

     

    T20I Bowling Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Sophie Ecclestone ENG 777
    2 Megan Schutt AUS 753
    3 Shabnim Ismail SA 743
    4 Amelia Kerr NZ 739
    5 Jess Jonassen AUS 730
    6 Deepti Sharma IND 716
    7 Radha Yadav IND 704
    8 Poonam Yadav IND 698
    9 Sarah Glenn ENG 684
    10 Georgia Wareham AUS 666

     

    T20I All-Rounder Rankings

    Position Player Team Rating
    1 Sophie Devine NZ 415
    2 Natalie Sciver ENG 350
    3 Ellyse Perry AUS 321
    4 Deepti Sharma IND 302
    Stafanie Taylor WI 302
    6 Dane van Niekerk SA 297
    7 Chamari Athapaththu SL 265
    8 Salma Khatun BAN 263
    9 Hayley Matthews WI 260
    10 Nida Dar PAK 241

     

    ICC team and player ranking updated on December 8, 2020.

    Kohli Scripts Record as First Asian Captain to Win Series in all formats in Australia

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    Virat Kohli

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli emerges as the first Asian captain to script a record by winning the series in all formats in Australia. Virat achieved this feat after beating Australia in the 2nd T20I match against Australia.

    Virat Kohli scripts record against Australia

    Among various record as player Virat Kohli set a new record against Australia as a captain. Kohli had led India to a 2-1 win in the 2018-19 Test series and followed that up with a 2-1 win in the ODI series. Now under his captaincy, India has gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20I series.

    Virat Kohli
    Virat Kohli

    While India had drawn the T20 series on that last tour, they managed to clinch it this time by winning the first two matches. The third match takes place on Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

    India had won a T20 series in 2016 when MS Dhoni’s side won it 3-0. Dhoni had also led India to a triangular series win in Australia in the 2007-08 season.

    Despite bringing India success in white-ball cricket, Dhoni’s team always failer to emulate the same in Test cricket. His team had suffered the embarrassing 4-0 whitewash in the 2011-12 series.

    Dhoni also lost the ODI series 4-1 in 2015-16. Dhoni also jointly led the Indian side in the 2014-15 series where India lost 2-0.

    It should also be noted, that no other Test-playing nation from Asia – Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh have won a series in the longest format Down Under.

    Australia vs India 2nd T20I

    India set to chase a mammoth target of 194 in the second T20I against Australia. Shikhar Dhawan’s 52 and captain Virat Kohli’s 40 along with a 22-ball 30 from K.L. Rahul helped India bring the equation down to 14 runs needed off the last over in their chase of a target of 195.

    Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya took the limelight again as he smashed two sixes in the last over to help India win the second T20I of the three-match series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday.

    Pandya, who had back-to-back sixes in the second last over bowled by Andrew Tye, was on strike against Daniel Sams and took two runs off the first ball. He then hit the second ball wide of long-on and cleared the boundary.

    BCCI Plans to Host England for ‘Full Series’ Across Multiple Venues in India

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    BCCI plans to host England for a full series across various venues in India. England are scheduled to tour India to play ODI, T20I, and Test match series in India from Feb 2021.

    England tour of India 2021

    According to a report in the Daily Mail, talks between the BCCI and the ECB are on in full swing with plans for four Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is to be played in India.

    There were suggestions that the teams could be based out of a single city with matches in nearby venues, but the BCCI is planning for a full tour with multiple venues. One of the venues is set to be the newly built stadium in Ahmedabad.

    England vs India Test Match
    Joe Root Virat Kohli

    The Test series will begin in February while the white-ball series will be held in March.

    Earlier, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had confirmed that the tour will have four Test matches. Earlier BCCI planned to host five Test matches. The decision to scrap a Test has been taken as 2021 will see the ICC T20 World Cup later in the year in India.

    Two T20Is have been added to the series, taking the total to five T20s apart from four Tests and three ODIs.

    “England is touring India for four Test matches, three ODIs, and five T20Is,” Ganguly said. “It is easier to have bilaterals than having eight-nine-ten teams, which gets difficult, but we have to keep assessing the situation.

    “A lot of people are talking about the second Covid wave. We’re already hearing of cases being on the rise again in Mumbai and Delhi, so we have to be careful and make sure everything is in order.”

    IPL 2021 Venues

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    Dream11 IPL trophy

    Ganguly had said BCCI was working towards having the series and IPL 2021 in India. He also confirmed that UAE will be a backup venue. The UAE had successfully hosted IPL 2020, which Mumbai Indians won.

    “The next IPL is five months away and we’re very much trying to have it in India,” Ganguly said. “I always tell people that they need to be here to see what the IPL means to India. We’re also going to be hosting domestic cricket in India.”

    Also read: England vs India Test Series 2021, ECB Releases Schedule

    Michael Vaughan Heaps Praise on All-Rounder Hardik Pandya

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    Hardik Pandya

    Former England captain Michael Vaughan heaped praise on Hardik Pandya after his massive performance in 2nd T20I vs Australia. India chased a mammoth target of 194 runs where Hardik scored 42 runs off just 22 deliveries.

    Post the match Vaughan said Hardik has a great chance to take over from Virat Kohli as the ‘next global superstar’. Especially considering there are two ICC events in India over the next three years. As India holds the right to host 2021 ICC T20 WC and 2023 World cup.

    Michael Vaughan praises Hardik Pandya

    The all-rounder Hardik Pandya makes massive runs in the ongoing Australia tour where Hardik scored 90(1st ODI), 28(2nd ODI), 92*(3rd ODI). In the T20 format Hardik scored 19(1st T20I), 42*(2nd T20I).

    “He has to look at the next three years. With the next T20 world cup being in India, obviously, the IPL being in India, the next 50-over World Cup is in India in 2023, Hardik Pandya has got a great opportunity to become the next global superstar,” Vaughan said in a video with Cricbuzz.

    Michael Vaughan
    Michael Vaughan

    “MS Dhoni, he had that mantle for many years. Virat Kohli has it now. It’s generally the Indian players that get put onto that pedestal and I think Hardik’s got a chance to be the next superstar.”

    Hardik Pandy Broke his bat

    “I am trying to figure out my bats now. My match bat got broken in the first ODI which I was playing for the last three years, so the whole series, all these five games, I have been trying to figure out which bat I should bat with,” said Pandya who hit two sixes to finish the match after India needed 14 in the last over from Australia pace bowler Daniel Sams.

    Hardik Pandya changing bat in 1st ODI against Australia
    Hardik Pandya changing bat in 1st ODI against Australia

    Pandya said that he did not want to leave the game to the last ball and went for the big hits.

    “I felt two big hits (would do), since the last couple of games I was not able to connect so I thought a few things before coming to this game, and happy with the way it turned out… More than the six I wanted to finish because I have seen a couple of games, where with 6 off 3 balls, the game can go to the wire and I wanted to finish the game early,” he added.

    “Special mention to T Natarajan as well. I thought he should be the Man of the Match because the bowlers struggled here and he had a really good game.”

    Also read: How To Buy Professional Cricket Bat Based on its Size

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