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Kemar Roach takes a blinder
ESPNcricinfo staff
26-Nov-2024
Kemar Roach staked his claim for the blinder of the year when he grabbed this impossible return catch to dismiss Mominul Haque in the first Test in North Sound.
KEMAR ROACH!
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 25, 2024
YOU CAN NOT DO THAT!#WIvBAN #WIHomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/e6HrCS9fzK
Kohli's team-mates cheer his century
ESPNcricinfo staff
26-Nov-2024
No one was happier for Virat Kohli's 30th hundred than his team-mates, who gave him a standing ovation as India declared for 487 on the third day of the first Test in Perth.
Raw emotions from the dugout as Virat Kohli reaches his 30th Test TON!
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 24, 2024
This one's a treat for the eyes #TeamIndia | #AUSvIND | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/PD2kCIgvRk
The Rawalpindi Express takes the subway
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Nov-2024
How does Shoaib Akhtar get around? Despite his nickname - Rawalpindi Express - apparently not by train. Akhtar was in New York where among the highlights of his trip was a subway ride to Hudson Yards, some shopping and selfie taking with desis, of course.
Train se toh mera koi connection hai he nahi aap ko pata hai. #NewYorkCity pic.twitter.com/tyNAcpPtaH
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 18, 2024
Wasim Akram's catastrophe
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Nov-2024
There are many ways to clip a cat and Wasim Akram seems to have found the most expensive one. In the midst of Pakistan's historic ODI series win over Australia, Akram, on commentary, shared a story that had his fellow commentators in splits.
Full postAdam Gilchrist picks his top three Pakistan batters - Inzamam-ul-Haq is one of them
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Nov-2024
Gilchrist remembers Inzamam's second-innings hundred in Hobart in 1999 and jokes about how Inzy took forever to leave the field once he was given out: "There were slow over rates given to the opposition because he was still trying to get off the field." Can you guess Gilchrist's other two picks?
Michael Vaughan, meanwhile, had a contemporary batter in his top three.
Full postAdam Zampa gets Mohammad Rizwan to waste a review
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Nov-2024
In the second ODI in Adelaide, with Australia nine down, Pakistan appealed for a catch off Adam Zampa's bat. The appeal was turned down, and Zampa told Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan: "You guys appeal for everything." Rizwan asked him if he should review this decision and Zampa replied: "You should take it." Pakistan did, and Snicko showed a big gap between bat and pad (plus, it was a wide). Moral of the story: don't play poker with Zampa. But Rizwan had the last laugh as Zampa was bowled in the next over and Pakistan went on to win the match by nine wickets.
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