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Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday claimed the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year. After winning the award. Babar, who had a stunning year with the bat in 2021, scored 679 runs from nine matches at an average of 84.87 with three centuries in 2022. Babar is also the top-ranked batter in the ODI rankings, a title that he has held firmly onto since July 2021. Notably, under his leadership, Pakistan lost just one ODI in 2022. "There were match-winning knocks, spell-binding stroke-play and memorable moments from a personal perspective and his team in 2022 as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam claimed the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year," the ICC said in a statement. Domination For the second year in a row, the Pakistan star has taken home the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award #ICCAwards — ICC (@ICC) January 26, 2023 Earlier this week, Babar was named captain of the ICC Men's...

India celebrates its 74th Republic Day on Thursday and the cricket fraternity took to social media to extend their wish on the momentous occasion. Star India batter Virat Kohli , who played a crucial role in India's 3-0 ODI series sweep over New Zealand, took to Twitter and shared a video of the Indian flag. Former India head coach, Ravi Shastri , also extended his wishes on Twitter. "Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind," Shastri captioned a photo of the Indian flag. pic.twitter.com/v42mBE22mK — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 26, 2023 Happy Republic Day Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/cKlTJdbxFy — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 26, 2023 "Wishing everyone a happy Republic Day. Proud of our glorious Nation today, tomorrow & forever!" batting great Sachin Tendulkar posted. Proud of our glorious Nation today, tomorrow & forever! #RepublicDay — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 26, 2023 "Happy Republic Day to all that are part of this a...

The inaugural season of the Women's IPL will feature five franchises and the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) ended up earning $572.5 million for their sales. Adani Sportsline became the highest bidder for the Ahmedabad franchise with $158 million while the other teams will be from Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bengaluru. According to the cricket governing body, the amount paid for the five teams eclipsed that which was paid for the teams in the first edition of the Indian Premier League. "Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity," Shah wrote. The cost of the other four teams were - $112 million for Mumbai, $110.4...

MI Emirates skipper Kieron Pollard continued from where he left on Sunday night at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as he came up with another blazing half century, his second of the tournament in a row, but ended up on the losing side after Alex Hales and Sherfane Rutherford came together to power the Desert Vipers to a seven-wicket win on Tuesday. Not only by his batting, Pollard also lifted the morale of the side by plucking a one-handed blinder on the ropes to get the prized scalp of his opposite number Colin Munro , who looked threatening with his 22-ball 41. On the second ball of the 8th over of Desert Vipers' innings, Munro hit a full toss ball from Samit Patel towards long-on where Pollard was stationed. The MI Emirates captain timed his jump beautifully to grab the one-handed stunner. Watch the catch here: #PollyPandey , what have you done! @KieronPollard55 with a Bawaal one-handed catch and the celebration to match. #MIEvDV #CricketOnZee #DPWorldILT20 #...

Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has questioned the national selectors for not considering Steve Smith in the role of an opener in white-ball cricket. Smith, 33, has notched up 328 runs in four innings for the Big Bash League (BBL) side Sydney Sixers, scoring 36, 101, 125 not out and 66. Healy says it is difficult to ignore Smith's credentials as opener, especially since David Warner and Aaron Finch are nowhere near their best. Finch retired from ODIs late last year after a miserable season, which also saw the hosts exit the T20 World Cup at home prematurely. Healy also compared Smith with the legendary Don Bradman and said it was a "privilege" watching the cricketer bat. Asked whether he would like to see Smith open in the shortest format, Healy said, "Definitely, how could you not?" "Who opened with (David) Warner in the T20 World Cup? It was Finchy (Aaron Finch) who was captain. Both Warner and Finch aren't playing anywhere near as wel...

India's middle-order veteran Cheteshwar Pujara turned 35 on Wednesday. Wishes started pouring in from fans and well-wishers for the star batter. The cricket fraternity also extended its wishes, however, that of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hogged limelight amidst all. "Not all five fingers are the same. Not every Test batsman needs to be a big hitter. An aggressive batting lineup should also be able to defend well. Pujara, you have been a rock in India's batting lineup. Stay unique, stay you! Happy birthday," said Tendulkar on Twitter while uploading a picture of his with Pujara. Not all five fingers are the same. Not every Test batsman needs to be a big hitter. An aggressive batting lineup should also be able to defend well. Pujara, you have been a rock in India's batting lineup. Stay unique, stay you! Happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/xfx7Hjsi8U — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 25, 2023 Pujara has made a name for himself with his solid technique a...

Australia Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins has rubbished claims that his views on environmental issues caused Cricket Australia a loss of AUD 40 million in sponsorship with Alinta Energy. A week before Australia embark on the tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar series, Cummins is again courting an old controversy which began in October last year when he refused to appear in any advertisements for the sponsor. Reports in SMH had then said that the pace bowler had a meeting with Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Nick Hockley expressing "concerns over the national side's deal with Alinta Energy". Alinta Energy then decided it would not renew its sponsorship after June 2023 due to a "change in its brand strategy", CA had said in a statement in October, 2022. Cummins indicated on Tuesday the his position as captain made him vulnerable to controversies. "The nature of the position I am in, you get dragged into different things," Cummins told News C...