England fell agonisingly short of a record target in test cricket after Australia staged a remarkable fightback to draw the one-off women`s Ashes test at Canberra`s Manuka Oval on Sunday and take a 6-4 lead in the multi-format series.

England miss record target against Australia as one-off women's Ashes Test ends in a draw

Senior pacer Mitchell Starc claimed his maiden Allan Border medal while Ashleigh Gardner became the first indigenous person to win the Belinda Clarke award, the top two honours at Cricket Australia (CA) Awards.

Mitchell Starc wins maiden Allan Border medal; Ashleigh Gardner secures Belinda Clarke award

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels Ravi Shastri's recent comments clearly have an agenda behind them. Manjrekar, who has played for Shastri for the Indian team during his playing days, said he admired the former India head coach for being supportive towards youngsters and being a fighter during his playing days.

I don't want to be disrespectful but Ravi Shastri's recent comments have agenda: Sanjay Manjrekar

The 2022 Asian Games will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and there will be five co-host cities. The multi-sporting event will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines, including Olympic sports like swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, equestrian, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, and much more.

Asian Games 2022: 40 sports to feature, cricket to be back after 11 years

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes cricket has become too batting-friendly in the current era. Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Akhtar lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the current rules in international cricket which have given batters around the world too much leverage.

'Sachin would have made 1 lakh runs': Shoaib Akhtar slams ICC for extra leverage to batters in current era

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to some of the most loved overseas cricketers in the country on the occasion of India's 73rd Republic Day on January 26.

'I've grown more in love with India': Kevin Pietersen responds after PM Modi writes to him on Republic Day

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been appointed as the national team`s bowling strategy coach for the Australia tour. Malinga, in his new short-term role as a specialist coach, will support Sri Lanka`s bowlers, providing tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans.

Australia Tour: Lasith Malinga appointed Sri Lanka's bowling strategy coach

Ashleigh Barty is set to compete with America's Madison Keys in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2022 in the women's singles category. Ahead of the mouth-watering clash, the Aussie star showcased her cricketing skills on the sidelines of the showpiece event Down Under.

WATCH: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty shows off her cricketing skills ahead of Aus Open semi-finals

Sri Lanka spinner Dilruwan Perera on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. The 39-year-old Perera, however, has expressed his desire to continue playing domestic cricket.

Sri Lanka spinner Dilruwan Perera announces retirement from international cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) ranked Proteas batters Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen among the top gainers of ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings, following Tema Bavuma-led South Africa's 3-0 whitewash of Team India at home.

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma stay put in top 3, SA's Quinton De Kock enters top 5

Netherlands fast bowler Vivian Kingma has been suspended for four ODIs/T20Is for breaching Level 3 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third match of the ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Afghanistan in Doha on Tuesday.

Netherlands pacer Kingma charged of ball tampering, disqualified for four matches

Thirty-two-year-old Simon Harmer, will return to the Proteas Test set-up for the outbound tour to New Zealand. The last time the right-hand, off-spinner appeared for the national team was against India in November 2015.

Proteas included Simon Harmer in squad for upcoming New Zealand Tests

Top-order batsmen Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka returned from their suspensions to make Sri Lanka`s 20-member squad for their limited-overs tour of Australia, the country`s cricket board said on Wednesday.

Australia tour: Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka back in action for Sri Lanka

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has made yet another controversial claim stating that there is possibly a rift in the current Indian team. In the past few months, Indian cricket has witnessed massive changes in the leadership group with Virat Kohli stepping down as captain from all three formats of the game.

There is a rift in Indian team, Virat Kohli didn't quit Test captaincy because he wanted to: Shoaib Akhtar

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has issued a warning to the Lucknow Super Giants players ahead of their debut season in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gambhir, a two-time IPL-winning captain will be serving as the mentor of the newly-integrated franchise in IPL 2022.

Mentor Gambhir issues warning to Lucknow players: If you think of playing for India, you are being dishonest

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aftab Baloch, who is remembered for his innings of 428 in a first class match in 1970s, died here on Monday. He was 68. He is remembered for an innings of 428 runs (584 minutes, 25x4) he scored against Balochistan as captain of the Sindh team in 1973-74 in a first class match in Karachi.

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aftab Baloch passes away at 68

On January 15, Virat Kohli stepped down as the Indian Test captain. This came as a shocker for the whole cricketing fraternity, given the 33-year-old led India with great success in the red-ball format.

Ravi Shastri feels Pant should be kept in mind for leadership, goes ahead with senior pro as next Test captain

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels current India head coach Rahul Dravid has a lot of challenges lying ahead of him amid the difficult phase in Indian cricket.

Rahul Dravid has a big task ahead, has to prove he is not an overrated coach: Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and England's Tammy Beaumont were on Sunday named the ICC men's and women's T20 Player of the Year, respectively, following a prolific 2021.

Muhammad Rizwan and Tammy Beaumont selected as ICC Twenty20 Cricketers of the Year

South Africa batter Janneman Malan on Sunday was named as ICC`s Emerging Men`s Cricketer of 2021. Malan scored 715 runs in 17 international matches at a 47.66 average and 101.

ICC names South Africa's Janneman Malan Emerging Male Cricketer of 2021

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has struggled to find his form for India for quite a while now as his rough patch continues in international cricket. In the ongoing ODI series between India and South Africa, Bhuvneshwar has remained wicket-less in the first two matches and has been taken for plenty of runs by the South African batters.

'Time to look at somebody else': Sunil Gavaskar suggests Bhuvneshwar Kumar's replacement for Team India

South Africa bagged their second win on the trot in the ongoing three-match ODI series against India as they thrashed the visitors by seven wickets in the second ODI at the Boland Park in Paarl on Friday (January 21).

Rishabh Pant's brilliant knock in vain as South Africa thrash India by seven wickets in 2nd ODI, clinch series

Five Indian players, including skipper Yash Dhull, were on Friday ruled out of team's final league game against Uganda in the U-19 World Cup after testing positive for COVID-19 in latest RT-PCR tests.

U-19 World Cup: Skipper Yash Dhull and 4 other Indian players test positive for COVID-19

India are one of the strongest teams in international cricket at present and have enjoyed tremendous success across all three formats over the last few years. While they have been dominant both at home and overseas in bilateral cricket, the Indian team has failed to go the distance in major ICC tournaments.

'There is only one reason': Sunil Gavaskar explains why India haven't won an ICC trophy since 2013

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