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India vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli’s classic century, Ishant Sharma’s four-fer puts hosts on brink of winning pink-ball Test
•Mostly offering a straight bat to dispatch the swinging ball in the V region, Kohli became the first Indian to score a hundred in a day/night Test, treating the fans with a 136-run knock after starting the day at overnight 59
India's S Ravi excluded from ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season; Michael Gough and Joel Wilson included in list
•Gough and Wilson have been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by the selection panel consisting of ICC General Manager - Cricket, Geoff Allardice, former player and now commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon.
Kumar Dharmasena admits 'error' in World Cup 2019 final overthrow controversy, doesn't regret decision
•Umpire Kumar Dharmasena says he made an error in judgement by awarding England six runs for a freak overthrow which deflected off the bat of Ben Stokes
India vs Pakistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli 'walks' himself out on instinct, replays suggests he was not out
•Virat Kohli 'walked' himself out in the World Cup game against arch-rivals Pakistan but television replays suggested he was not out
India, New Zealand drop first points in World Cup as rain washes out match in Nottingham
Firstcricket Staff •Here are the best photos from the India-New Zealand Cricket World Cup match which was called off due to rain in Nottingham.
India and New Zealand share a point each after rain plays spoilsport yet again in ICC World Cup 2019 encounter
Firstcricket Staff •Check out some interesting moments from the rain-marred encounter between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Adam Zampa reprimanded by ICC for using 'audible obscenities' during West Indies
•Zampa was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for players and player support personnel, which relates to using audible obscenities in an international match.
England vs Pakistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Jofra Archer, Jason Roy fined 15 percent of match fee for showing dissent
•England pacer Jofra Archer and batsman Jason Roy have been fined 15 percent of their match fee for showing dissent towards the umpire and using audible obscenities respectively during their World Cup match against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
India's Javagal Srinath, Sundaram Ravi retained in ICC's elite panel of match officials
•The retention of the panel, for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, was done following the annual review and selection process, the ICC said in a statement.
Ashes 2017: Dawid Malan's first Test century lifts England to 305 for four on Day 1 of 3rd Test
•Already down 2-0 in the five-match series, visitors were wavering at 131, but Malan steadied the innings with an unbroken 174-run stand for the fifth wicket alongside Jonny Bairstow.