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Alex Hales has not played an international match for England for almost two years. He suffered a 21-day ban for the drug case and was also excluded from England’s squad for the 2019 World Cup. Talking to Australia’s Daily Telegraph, Bond remarked that Alex Hales has learned from his mistakes and has ‘matured’. Alex Hales had a dream outing in BBL 2020-21. The 32-year-old concluded his tournament on Sunday as the highest run-scorer, with 543 runs from 15 innings at an average of 38....

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the richest body in the game and the clout it exercises over world cricket is no secret. However, ever since the Supreme Court has come down hard on the BCCI and has clipped its wings by sacking Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke, the board has been pushed into a corner. Thus, with the ICC meet currently underway in Dubai, for the first time in more than 25 years the Indian board is no more than a mute spectator owing to the ambiguous nature of its representation in the meet....

The Indian Express quoted a BCCI official as saying, “We have big plans for Rahul. We want him to be the permanent mentor of the Indian team. He understands these players like nobody else and the players respect him also. We will ask him to take up the role during the home series against West Indies and also when the team travels to Australia for the Test series.” Fletcher failed to motivate?...

Indian cricket generally uses the SG ball for their home matches. ‘Dukes’ are used in West Indies and England, while rest of the Test playing nations use the Kookaburra balls. The only day-night match that was played between Australia and New Zealand last year used a pink Kookaburra ball. However, it has been learnt that the chairman of BCCI’s technical committee, Sourav Ganguly has suggested that all options should be explored during the experimental phase....

“Proud to announce the first ever BCCI conclave open! Annual BCCI cricket conclave begins in Dharamsala,” Thakur said on Twitter. The conclave, from June 21-24, is the first ever the Board of Control for Cricket in India is holding. It is expected to become an annual feature. Earlier, Thakur along with star cricketer Harbhajan Singh celebrated the second International Day of Yoga at the same venue. The board is likely to put its seal of approval on the head coach at the working committee meeting, scheduled to be held on the final day of the conclave....

The duo have been given 15 days time to reply and were also suspended with immediate effect from the BCCI sub-committees. Desai is chairman of the BCCI’s marketing committee while Phadke is on the information technology and data management panel. Along with Desai and Phadke, GCA treasurer Akbar Mulla has also been arrested for allegedly encashing a Rs.3.13 crore cheque from the BCCI in 2006-07 and depositing it in a fake bank account in the name of the state cricket association....

According to a report in The Times of India, the BCCI is preparing a two-year ‘blueprint’ to avoid any issues regarding team building and future planning. An official confirmed on Wednesday that the board is trying to create a system where communication is not “lost in translation”. The official told TOI: The development comes after a turbulent three-year phase in Indian cricket in terms of communication issues. Players and stakeholders have often complained of a lack of clarity and explicit communication from the BCCI in the build-up to crucial tournaments, with Ambati Rayudu’s omission from the 2019 World Cup squad being a case in point....

The top three teams in the BCS standings were unchanged: Alabama, Florida State and Ohio State — the remaining undefeated teams in BCS automatic qualifying conferences. MORE: Hayes weighs standings | Polls: AP 25 | Coaches | Harris | Week 13 results | Action images NIU jumped two spots Sunday and Fresno State slipped one to 16th. The other major college unbeatens, Northern Illinois and Fresno State, are fighting for one automatic bid....

The Be a Better Cyberpunk bundle promises over $100 worth of cyberpunk games, music, and zines, with the specific intention of supporting LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and independent creators. The bundle asks for $60, the price of Cyberpunk 2077, though there’s also a $10 alternative version for those on a budget. Games include the dark narrative experience _transfer, procedurally generated FPS nullpointer, story-driven puzzle game BIT RAT: Singularity, corporate management sim Spinnortality, and over a dozen more....

The opportunity to win a World Series in 2014 is as wide-open as we’ve seen in a long, long time. The A’s (59 wins) and the Angels (57 wins) have been baseball’s two best teams in the first half of the season, but there’s an amazing logjam behind those two squads. Check out this rampant parity: 10 teams have 51, 52, 53 or 54 wins, and another five have at least 47 wins and a ....

Most websites these days offer multiple options to create an account. You can either register with the website, or use the single sign-on (SSO) mechanism to log in to the website using your existing accounts with reputable companies like Google, Facebook, or Apple. A cybersecurity researcher has capitalized on this and devised a novel mechanism to steal your login credentials by creating a virtually undetectable fake SSO login window....

So we asked Robert Brener of Johnson & Wales University’s College of Culinary Arts how to prepare an MVP-worthy dish: Beer-braised short rib Super Bowl sliders, topped with malt-vinegar slaw. MORE: Best photos from Super Bowl 50 Opening Night | The ultimate Super Bowl: All-time best lineups Beer-braised short ribs Serves 8 Ingredients: 4 lbs. beef short ribs Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons canola oil...

That is especially true when it comes to throwing punches. Late in the third quarter of the Buccaneers’ 38-3 blowout of the Bears on Sunday, Chicago defensive tackle Bilal Nichols threw a closed-fist punch at Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen. The result was an ejection for Nichols, a gain of 2 yards — half the distance to the goal — on the personal foul and a Tampa Bay first down....

Style of Play Havertz is considered as an Alleskonner - a German word for a player who can do everything due to his ability to play in any midfield position. The 19-year-old can operate as an attacking midfielder, a central midfielder or even as a deep-lying midfielder. However, his true potential can be seen when he is deployed as a central attacking midfielder. In Bayer’s preferred 4-2-3-1 formation, he is positioned in the center of the three advanced midfielders in front of a double pivot alongside Leon Bailey and Julian Brandt....

They have, however, struggled in the league lately. They failed to win both of their last two games coming into the Koln encounter, and dropped their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to just two points. The visitors, Koln, have had a tough season and came into the match just three points above the relegation zone. They had won just one of their previous four games in all competitions, losing the other three....

Ousmane Dembele’s 74th-minute winner clinched a 3-2 victory over Bayern for eventual Pokal champions Dortmund back in April and Jupp Heynckes’ side will be out for revenge when the two teams meet at Signal Iduna Park in December. The draw means that Bayern will travel to Dortmund twice in the space of six weeks, given the Bundesliga fixture scheduled for November 4, and as it stands there are only three points between them at the top of the table....

Bianca Belair won the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble and is guaranteed a shot at a Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37. Fans have been celebrating Belair’s win on social media ever since, and her arch-rival Bayley isn’t happy one bit. Bayley took to Twitter earlier tonight and hinted that fans should stop talking about Bianca Belair. Check out Bayley’s tweet below: Bayley and Bianca Belair recently engaged in a full-fledged rivalry Bayley and Bianca Belair have been feuding for a while now on WWE SmackDown....

MORE: Worst crimes connected to athletes | Bold predictions in 2016 Chafin and and his female passenger, Jennifer Kerr, both posted bond and were released. Public online records did not list their bond amounts. Chafin has been suspended from the team indefinitely, according to a statement from coach Art Briles. The Bears were off from spring practice for spring break, but were set to resume on Monday. The rising redshirt senior has rushed for 1,256 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career with the Bears....