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Afghanistan's progression up the T20I rankings corresponds with a slip down the order for Sri Lanka, will have to go through the opening round of the tournament

Afghanistan earn direct qualification in 2020 T20 World Cup

Defending champions Vidarbha strengthen knockouts push, Krunal Pandya heroics gives Baroda first win and Punjab stay alive

Mumbai knocked out; Gill's dream run continues

Stump-mic fantasy comes true as Pant turns Paine's babysitter

Kyle Jamieson's 6 for 7 were the best returns by a New Zealand bowler in all T20s, and the third-best in the format, behind Arul Suppiah and Shakib Al Hasan

Canterbury quick Jamieson takes third-best return in T20s

The rating eased some pressure off the ground management and staff, following last year's "poor" rating

MCG Boxing Day Test pitch rated 'average' by ICC

England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, meanwhile, has been named the Emerging Player of the Year

Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy named ICC ODI, T20I Players of 2018

He featured in four Tests for Australia in addition to playing 41 first-class games

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The batsman left Australia on Sunday to attend to his wife and newborn daughter in Mumbai

New dad Rohit Sharma to miss Sydney Test

The Afghanistan legspinner had announced his father's death on Sunday evening through a Twitter post where he said he had lost 'the most important person in my life'

Rashid Khan to play in New Year's Eve fixture despite father's death

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Australia call up Marnus Labuschagne as Mitchell Marsh slumps

The allrounder is averaging 28 with the bat and 59 with the ball this season but could feature in Sydney as Australia attempt to level the series

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Manish Pandey handed Karnataka captaincy across formats

Mumbai received a boost with the return of pacers Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande for their crucial clash against Vidarbha, and Puducherry's home match against Manipur was shifted to Anantpur

Tragedy for former England captain as Ruth passes away from rare form of lung cancer

Andrew Strauss's wife dies aged 46 after cancer battle

'I am coming to terms with how negatively those words have been interpreted. That interpretation is not who I am. It is not what I represent'

Kerry O'Keeffe 'devastated' by Indian reaction to on-air comments

The India wicketkeeper is among a number of players who have drawn criticism for not playing domestic cricket this season

'Don't criticise individual preferences' - MS Dhoni on players skipping the Ranji Trophy