Happy birthday @VVSLaxman281 sir pic.twitter.com/7xtoeBsuBf
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 1, 2023
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VVS Laxman gets cakefaced
Rishabh Pant made quick, messy work of what has now become a birthday tradition in Team India
ESPNcricinfo staff
02-Nov-2023
Rishabh Pant may have been far from the action as he recovers from his injuries, but action is never far away from Pant. VVS Laxman got a faceful of a cake as his birthday gift, with emcee Pant being the chief instigator. Laxman was a sport about it all though and even got some gentle payback on Pant. Commiserations to the clean-up crew that had to pick up after the players.
Bazball added to dictionary
Cricket's trendiest term makes it big
ESPNcricinfo staff
01-Nov-2023
Brendon McCullum may not be a fan of it, but it's clear that the term named after him, Bazball, has captured the zeitgeist. It has now entered the Collins dictionary in which it's described as: "a style of Test cricket in which the batting side plays in a highly aggressive manner."
We're especially chuffed by the news because "Bazball" was coined by Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo's UK editor. On an episode of the Switch Hit podcast recorded before the start of England's series against New Zealand in June 2022, he used it to describe the positive style of play that McCullum's old side had adopted under his captaincy.
Bazball is now official, lexicologically at least. (Well done @miller_cricket!) https://t.co/OBpXMu3TSW
— Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) November 1, 2023
Bollywood at the WBBL
Harmanpreet Kaur is giving the Renegades dressing room a bit of desi flavour
ESPNcricinfo staff
01-Nov-2023
The dressing rooms at the WBBL have been moving to a different beat thanks to Harmanpreet Kaur. In a recent conversation with Chamari Atapattu, who's part of the Sydney Thunder squad, Harmanpreet spoke about how she's been introducing Bollywood playlists in the Melbourne Renegades dressing room, and it's found its fair share of fans.
Harmanpreet Kaur's playlist has Melbourne Renegades grooving to the beats of Bollywood music. #CricketTwitter #WBBL pic.twitter.com/2JpCLbVVH1
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) October 31, 2023