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Dimuth Karunaratne to bow out of Test cricket after 100th appearance
Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne, according to reports, is set to retire from Test cricket after playing his 100th Test match during Sri Lanka’s second Test against Australia scheduled to begin on February 6 at Galle International Stadium. Karunaratne, who made his Test debut in 2012, has piled up 7,172 runs in the format at an average of 39.4. He has also scored 16 centuries and 39 half-centuries in the format.
His highest score in Test is 244, which came against Bangladesh in 2021. As he gears up for a massive milestone, Dimuth Karunaratne will become the seventh Sri Lankan batter to reach 100th Test milestone.
He will join Sanath Jayasuriya (110), Muttiah Muralidaran (132), Chaminda Vaas (111), Kumar Sangakkara(134), Mahela Jayawardene (149), and Angelo Mathews (117), who all have played more than hundred Tests for Sri Lanka. In the first Test against Australia, he scored (7) and (0) respectively. He also led Sri Lanka in 30 Tests, registering 12 victories and 12 defeats. Six games were drawn.
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Varun Chakaravarthy included into India's ODI squad for England series
Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, as per reports, has been added to India’s squad for a three-match ODI series against England. His inclusion into India’s squad follows his eye-catching performance in the preceding five-match T20I series against England.
He took 13 wickets in five matches to emerge as the highest wicket-taker in the series. Chakaravarath...
Harbhajan Singh wants Abhishek Sharma to work on his bowling as well
Young Indian star Abhishek Sharma’s batting blitz in the fifth and final T20I match against England was on full display on Sunday at Wankhede Stadium as India won the series 4-1. Abhishek Sharma smashed a record-breaking knock of 135 off just 54 balls, underpinned by 13 sixes and 7 boundaries. England bowlers remained clu...
“I was forcefully made to open”: Former Pakistan cricketer predicts Babar Azam’s excuse
With a fortnight to go for the Champions Trophy, Pakistan’s squad for the mega event has been a big talking point, with Saim Ayub having been ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury. Star batter Babar Azam is likely to open the innings for the team alongside Fakhar Zaman.
For Pakistan, Saim Ayub...
Khulna Tigers vs Chittagong Kings, 2nd Qualifier: All you need to know, head to head, playing XI
In the second Qualifier of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Tigers and Chittagong Kings will be clashing with each other on Wednesday at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Chittagong Kings lost to Fortune Barishal in the Qualifier first but they have got another opportunity to make it to the final of the tournam...
Ravichandaran Ashwin backs Varun Chakaravarthy for Champions Trophy
Former Indian cricketer Ravichandaran Ashwin has called for changes in India’s squad for the Champions Trophy. Ashwin has backed mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy to be incorporated into India’s squad following his strangling bowling performance in the recently-concluded five-match T20I series against England.
Chakaravarthy was sup...
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