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The Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians have emerged as rumoured suitors for Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Shikhar Dhawan, according to Mumbai Mirror . It is understood that if the negotiations between the two parties goes well, the 32-year-old batsman could open for Mumbai Indians in the next season of IPL. The report claims that the left-handed batsman is not happy with the Sunrisers and has expressed his desire to look somewhere else. Although his contract with the franchise is valid for three years. Dhawan has scored 497 runs from 16 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2017.

Ireland's right-handed opening batsman John Anderson has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 35. The South-African born batsman, who made his international debut for Ireland in 2012 - has made 26 appearances including eight in ODIs and four T20Is for the national side. He last played for his country in 2017, while his career-best performance of 127 runs against the Netherlands in an Inter-Continental Cup in 2013. The 35-year-old said , “It has been an honour and privilege to play for Ireland and it is one of the proudest achievements of my life. I am immensely proud of all my contributions to the team, especially those in the I-Cup. I’d like to thank those at Cricket Ireland who believed in me and gave me the chance to play international cricket.” As well as retiring from all forms of international cricket, Anderson has also hung up his boots from Inter-Provincial cricket in Ireland. “I have also decided to step away from all Inter-Provin...

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has agreed a new one-year contract to play in all formats for Yorkshire in 2019. The 30-year-old had been on a limited-overs-only deal at the start of the year. Rashid's future at Headingley had been in doubt after he was selected in England's Test squad for the recent series against India. BREAKING: Leg-spinning all-rounder Adil Rashid has today agreed a new one-year all-format deal with the Club. #YourYorkshire pic.twitter.com/3kVnNoK9AP — Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) 24 September 2018 The all-rounder, who began his first-class career with the White Rose in 2006, was recently told by England national selector Ed Smith that he must be available from the start of next summer for Test cricket. Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon said in a statement : "I think we've been clear from the outset that we wanted to keep Adil at the club. "When it became known he had to have a red-ball contract, we were more than ...

There have been a plenty of reports surrounding that South African legend AB de Villiers will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 12th edition of Indian Premier League 2019. It has been reported that, If everything goes right, the RCB management is likely to confirm the reports shortly. It is widely expected that the announcement will be one of the biggest news in the Cricketing World. During Kohli's captaincy at RCB for 6 years, the Franchise is yet to win the Title. The 29-year-old was appointed as the captain in 2013. No doubt, the highly-rated batsman has been impressive with his form. But in terms of leading a side, the right-handed batsman hasn’t been that satisfactory for the franchise. Royal Challengers Bangalore wanted some fresh ideas and to implement on the field, they needed someone who is an experienced in the field. So, it remains to bee seen if Kohli replaced by AB de Villiers for the coming season?

We are now in the era where you could not only bet on horse racing or football, but many ways to get involved in sports betting, even if it was illegal in some parts of the world before. One of the World's most popular sports is cricket but even the immense following from sports supporters isn’t enough to tempt as much exposure in terms of bets you can make on it. Online bookmakers always provide the most cutting-edge markets as well as cover all possible sports that might interest the many punters they cater for. Cricket is now considered with all other primary sports so the availability to bet on the Gentlemen's game is starting to be just as prominent . The issue back then is working out where to place your bet, how to make most of it, and which markets are worth considering placing bets. Key betting markets: Match Winner - As with most sports you’ll consider placing bets, the basic result option is likely to appear early on, if not at the summit of the p...

The West Indies selection panel have announced the 15-member squad against the host India in the two-Test series starting October 4. "The panel welcomes back Sunil Ambris who missed the last couple of series due to injury, along with Jomel Warrican who adds a second spin bowling option to the attack," said chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne. Windies will be travelling to India for almost seven weeks starting September 26 with two Tests, five ODIs and three T20 Internationals. Browne said: "The panel congratulates Jason Holder and his team on the excellent performance against Bangladesh. Squad : Jason Holder (c), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Jahmar Hamilton, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican.

Nottinghamshire have announced the signing of opening batsman Ben Slater from Derbyshire on a three-year deal promises to keep him at Trent Bridge until 2021. The 26-year-old will be available for Notts on loan for the rest of this season. “I’m looking forward to joining with Nottinghamshire and having the chance to play at Trent Bridge week in week out,” said the Chesterfield-born batsman. Slater has made 3,614 runs, at an average of 31.42, since his first-class debut in 2012.

Australia's left-arm speedster Mitchell Johnson has announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket. The 36-year-old pacer had wished to play Twenty20 leagues until the mid of 2019. His fitness problems forced him to make this decision. He had some severe back issues during Indian Premier League 2018. He further indicated that he is always open to coaching or mentoring role and other activities related to the game. Johnson made the decision through an article that he wrote on Perth Now . “My competitive urge hasn’t left me and hopefully, that’s something I can use to channel into a coaching or mentoring role in the future.” Johnson played the last two seasons for Perth Scorchers in Big Bash League following his retirement from international cricket in November 2015 and was instrumental in their BBL|06 title.

Here are the 5 players who might miss out on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, to be held in England. 1) Ravichandran Ashwin  Due to a downfall in Ashwin's performances over the past couple of years, selection to 2019 World Cup looks in jeopardy and the 31-year-old will most likely make it to the squad in case of any injuries to either of Yuzvendra Chahal or Kuldeep Yadav. 2) Ajinkya Rahane India's No. 4 position, Rahane has found himself out of the limited-overs squad and is facing stiff competition from the likes of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. Rahane has scored 279 runs at an average of 46.50 in just 7 innings since 2016. 3) Mohammed Shami Shami has had struggled with fitness issues throughout his career which has led to his dip in the pecking order of seamers in the playing 11. With the availability of fast bowlers such as Shardul Thakur, Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav in the limited overs format has made it difficult for Shami to get his place back in the squa...

England have registered a 31-run victory against India on the fourth day of their first Test at Edgbaston. The visitors were soon all out for 162 in chase of England's 194. England all-rounder Ben Stokes scalped three crucial wickets on Saturday, that included the dismissals of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami ending with a figure of 4-40 in the second innings. The victory gave Joe Root's side a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. The second Test gets underway at Lord's on August 9. He might be a pal but I am not bias in saying @root66 Captaincy this morning was fantastic ... Tactics and mindset spot on ... #ENGvsIND — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 4 August 2018 Indian batting just can’t depend on Virat every now & then Indian batting got to perform better then this .. I hope Hindustan make a strong come back in series .. — Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) 4 August 2018 LOVED IT. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏏 #TestCricket #England #India #Eng...