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  Samit Dravid picked in India Under-19 squad Allrounder  Samit Dravid  has been selected in India's Under-19 squad for the first time, for the multi-format home series against Australia Under-19 in September and October. Mohamed Amaan , a middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh, has been named captain of the 50-over squad, while Madhya Pradesh's Soham Patwardhan will lead the team for the four-day matches. Dravid, the son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, recently played his first senior men's T20 tournament - the  Maharaja T20 Trophy  - in Karnataka, where he is  part of the Mysuru Warriors squad . Batting in the middle-order, Dravid scored 82 runs at a strike rate of 114 in seven innings but was not called upon to bowl his medium pace. On the day the junior selectors announced India's Under-19 squad, Mysuru Warriors were due to play the  semi-final of the tournament . Earlier this year, Dravid, 18, played a significant role in Karnataka...

  Records fall as Head, Australia defeat Scotland in Edinburgh A record-breaking day for Travis Head and Australia sees them cruise to victory in the opening T20I of their series against Scotland. Scotland v Australia, Scorecard Opener Travis Head equalled the record for the fastest half-century by an Australian men's batter as the Aussies powered to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Scotland in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Head brought up his half-century in just 17 deliveries - matching the effort of Marcus Stoinis against Sri Lanka at the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup - and finishing with 80 as Australia successfully chased down Scotland's modest total of 154/9 in just 9.4 overs. Head hit 12 fours and five sixes in his knock, meaning 78 of his 80 runs came in boundaries (the second-highest percentage of runs scored through boundaries in a 50-plus score in men's T20Is) as both he and Mitch Marsh (39 off 12 deliveries) dined out on a Scotland bowling attack at the Gr...

 Memorable win in Tests Bangladesh win by 2-0 Bangladesh had to wait more than four years for their first win after receiving Test status. First against Zimbabwe in January 2005...

  King Virat Kohli with his wife Anushka Sharma

  Pakistan Legends Tear Into Team After Embarrassing 0-2 Defeat Against Bangladesh "It is hurting that our cricket has come to this stage. Bangladesh deserve credit for their disciplined performances. But the way our batting has collapsed in this series is a bad sign," former Test captain Javed Miandad said.  Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test here, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan's sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten their neighbours in a Test and series. “It is hurting that our cricket has come to this stage. Bangladesh deserve credit for their disciplined performances. But the way our batting has collapsed in this series is a bad sign,” former Test captain Javed Miandad said.       The second Test saw the Bangladesh batters dominate the second innings ...

  'Tumhe Aata he Nahi Hai...': Pakistan Cricketer Mocks Shan Masood And Co, Praises Bangladesh For Dominant Show   Pakistan players are copping severe criticism from their current and former players following a humiliating defeat at home to Bangladesh. For the first time in their history, Pakistan have lost a Test series to Bangladesh with the tourists dominating them with the bat and the ball. The 0-2 defeat will rankle Pakistan for some time to come given they lost both the Tests despite being in control of the games at different stages The likes of Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq have questioned the quality of Pakistan batters while Ahmed Shehzad poked fun at the players and said Bangladesh showed the hosts what it takes to play Test cricket   “Bangladesh whitewashed Pakistan in their own backyard,” Shehzad said in a video on his YouTube channel. “You guys just cannot compete. The situation in Bangladesh wasn’t ideal (political unrest and violence) and the team e...

  Rahul Dravid appointed as head coach of Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2025 Rahul Dravid  has been appointed as head coach of Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the IPL 2025. He was previously associated with the Indian team and led the Men in Blue to the ICC T20 World Cup title. He tenure ended after the global event in the West Indies and the USA. According to ESPNcricinfo, Dravid recently signed an agreement with the 2008 champions and has had conversation on the retention of the players. He shares a good bond with RR captain  Sanju Samson . Dravid was Rajasthan Royals’ captain in IPL 2012 and 2013, and even worked as the director of the franchise and mentor in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, he moved to Delhi Capitals before becoming the head of the National Cricket Academy. Dravid them coached the India National Cricket Team