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In a BBL 11 fixture between the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers on Wednesday, Jason Behrendorff bowled a beautiful incoming delivery to castle Mackenzie Harvey for a duck. That was after Mitchell Marsh had sizzled with a 53-ball 86 in Scorchers' first-innings effort of 206/5.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has admitted that he is concerned that nobody really takes player welfare seriously after Premier League clubs chose to continue playing their fixtures at a meeting on Monday, despite a surge in Covid-19 cases. The Reds will play five games within two weeks.

In a BBL 11 fixture between the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers on Wednesday, Jason Behrendorff bowled a beautiful incoming delivery to castle Mackenzie Harvey for a duck. That was after Mitchell Marsh had sizzled with a 53-ball 86 in Scorchers' first-innings effort of 206/5.

Mason Mount has admitted that Reece James has been in the form of his life, as he is enjoying his best season so far for Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel. Mount also praised Tuchel for improving his own attacking play and putting positive pressure on himself as he made improvements to his game.

New Zealand have named Tom Latham as their captain for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home, with Kane Williamson ruled out with elbow injury. Ajaz Patel, who bagged a historic 10-fer in Mumbai earlier this month, was the most notable omission in the 13-member squad.

Steve Harmison feels that there arises a situation of a ‘batsmen vs bowlers’ divide, when the captain criticizes his bowlers, after Joe Root stated that his bowlers needed to bowl full and be brave following England’s defeat in Adelaide. The third Test begins on December 26 in Melbourne.

Kirti Azad has said that Sourav Ganguly should have learnt from his own example and spoke to Virat Kohli much earlier while commenting on the difference of opinion between BCCI and Kohli regarding latter’s ODI captaincy. Kohli was sacked from the ODI captaincy ahead of India's tour of South Africa.

Chris Silverwood backed England's team selection for each of the first two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series, and stated that he would’ve picked the same team again for the Adelaide Test despite a 275-run defeat. Silverwood also backed himself as “the best man for the job”, amidst severe criticism.

South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar admitted that India have an immensely improved bowling line-up, ahead of his team's three-match home series, beginning December 26 in Centurion. Elgar was hopeful that his batsmen will be able to take advantage of the home conditions during the series.

Michael Atherton feels that if England's ongoing Ashes tour tour continues to go badly, it will be hard to see Joe Root continuing as the captain. Atherton also questioned head coach Chris Silverwood for the team selections, after the visitors suffered crushing defeats in the first two Tests.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has assured the BCCI that India will be allowed to leave the country in case the Covid situation due to a new Omicron variant worsens during the tour. India are scheduled face South Africa in three Tests and as many ODIs starting with the first Test from December 26.

Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne has predicted that Steve Smith will make a significant impact with the bat and will score big in the remaining three fixtures of the ongoing Ashes series. Smith has registered scores of 12, 93 and 6 runs the series thus far, with Australia currently leading 2-0.

ATK Mohun Bagan returned to winning ways in Juan Ferrando’s first match as head coach as they came from behind to beat NorthEast United FC 3-2 in the ISL at PJN Stadium in Margao, Goa on Tuesday. Liston Colaco (45+3’) and Hugo Boumous (53’, 76’) scored the crucial goals for the Mariners.

Pakistan opening batter Abid Ali was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pain midway during Central Punjab’s last round clash against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in Karachi on Tuesday, December 21. The right-hander was batting on 61 when he left the field.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he made Steve Smith his obsession for about six months while preparing for the series when India toured Australia in 2020/21 for a four match Test series. Ashwin picked 12 wickets in three matches dismissing Smith thrice in the series.

Robert Lewandowski has admitted that Lionel Messi’s words acknowledging his achievements in the past year at the Ballon d'Or ceremony was a nice moment in his career. The Polish striker also reiterated that he would do everything in his power to win the prestigious award in future.

In an unexpected result, the Indian hockey team lost 3-5 to Japan, in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. Now the Indians will play Pakistan for a third-place finish on Wednesday after South Korea entered finals.