cricket
Example Sentences
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Not long after, he justified the roughly $130,000 investment the Rajasthan Royals made in a 13-year-old - becoming the youngest centurion in competitive senior cricket with a blistering 35-ball hundred against the Gujarat Titans.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"How good were a Sachin Tendulkar or a Virat Kohli at that age? If this guy is that good this early, there's no reason he can't be playing four-day cricket," said Ravi Shastri.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
But Indian cricket was stymied by the ICC regulation that meant Suryavanshi could not yet be picked for the senior team.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
They stuck with under-performing batters such as Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope rather than looking to others who had performed well in county cricket.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Outside her open window a cricket was singing.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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