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London, July 12 (IANS) England’s ODI World Cup winning captain Heather Knight has said she is ‘happy and content’ with her decision to retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing Lord’s Test against India, adding that it feels like the ‘perfect timing’ to step away.At the end of day two’s play, Heather had announced that she would join opener Tammy Beaumont in retiring from international cricket at the end of the ongoing first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s. Heather …

London, July 12 (IANS) World Cup-winning England captain Heather Knight has announced that she will retire from international cricket after the ongoing one-off Test match against India at Lord’s, bringing curtains down on her 16-year career. Knight made her England debut in 2010 and leaves the game as England women’s all-time record appearance maker, with 320 caps (15 Tests, 160 ODIs and 145 T20Is) to her name, scoring 7,988 international runs, with six centuries. Her maiden IT20 ton, at Can…

London, June 25 (IANS) Phoebe Litchfield is on track in her recovery from a quad injury after missing three games, as the head coach Shelley Nitschke said the star batter is likely to return from injury for the side’s final group match at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against India in London on Sunday. Litchfield has missed Australia’s past three group matches after suffering an acute quad injury during her match-winning 24-ball knock of 50 against South Africa at Old Trafford on June 13. Speaki…

London, June 10 (IANS) London Spirit have entrusted England all-rounder Liam Livingstone with the captaincy of their men’s side for the upcoming season of The Hundred, handing leadership responsibilities to one of the competition’s most explosive and accomplished performers. The 31-year-old arrives with a wealth of experience from international cricket and franchise leagues worldwide, having established himself as one of England’s premier white-ball cricketers.“I am really looking forward to l…

Ahmedabad, June 1 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s players and support staff will disperse to their respective homes and holiday time from Ahmedabad rather than return to Bengaluru immediately to celebrate their second successive Indian Premier League (IPL) crown.“Well, firstly, I don’t think any of us are going to Bangalore, unfortunately. I’m traveling back to the UK tomorrow. Rajat, I’m sure, will be heading home to his family and I think Andy’s got a holiday planned. So we’ll have to…

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground has set a new benchmark for women’s cricket in the UK by breaking the attendance record for a Women’s Test match with 23,207 tickets already sold for the side’s one-off clash against India, to be played from July 10-13.The development comes ahead of 10 weeks still to go before the historic fixture takes place, which will also be the first-ever women’s Test to be played at the iconic venue, fifty years after Rachael Heyhoe Flint f…

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Veteran England batter Heather Knight said her appointment as women’s General Manager at London Spirit should not be seen as a signal that she is preparing to end her playing career. Heather has missed two of the last four editions of The Hundred due to injury, including last year’s campaign when a hamstring tear forced her into a mentoring role during the team’s run to the title clash.But Heather, who captained England to the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup win, said…