Tim Murtagh

Dial M; Tim Murtagh has a Hitchcockian nickname. Not outlandish when you see him having batsmen grappling for survival against his eerily accurate military medium pace day in and day out.

Out of favour Australia batsman Peter Handscomb was forced to miss his county match against Leicestershire in England after testing positive for COVID-19.

Indian Test discard Murali Kartik was included in the 15-man Middlesex squad to play warm-up matches for the Stanford Super Series in Antigua, West Indies.

Australia accumulated nine points from three games and secured a direct entry into the quarterfinals while England finished second on four points and China (2 points) scrapped through by securing the third spot with two draws.

Tim Seifert scored an unbeaten fifty to take New Zealand A to 121 for three in their first innings after dismissing India A for 323 on the second day of the third unofficial Test here Saturday.

Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie blasted scintillating fifties to guide Ireland to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Afghanistan in the fifth ODI and level the five-match series 2-2 on Sunday.

Unheralded wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert took the Indian bowling attack to cleaners with a scintillating 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand scored a commanding 219 for 6 in the first T20 International on Wednesday.

A full list of the squads for the upcoming 2016 ICC Word Twenty20 starting March 8.

In the last week, the Trump campaign hired Jason Miller, communications director in 2016, to focus on strategy and coordinate between the campaign and the White House. Miller has co-hosted a pro-Trump podcast with the president's former campaign chief executive, Steve Bannon.

The president, West Wing advisers and campaign aides have grown increasingly concerned about his reelection chances as they've watched Trump's standing take a pummeling first on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and now during a nationwide wave of protests against racial injustice. If the election were held today, Trump is likely to lose.

From Chris Gayle's 47-ball ton to Marlon Samuels' match-winning 85 in the final, TOI brings you the top ten innings from the just concluded World T20 in India.

"I try and deal with success as I deal with failure. I try and not get too high when I do well because it does not necessarily mean I will do well the next day. Same with failure. If I fail today, does not mean I am going to fail tomorrow," Ben Stokes said.