India opener KL Rahul, who had tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21, is all set to miss the T20I series against the West Indies, starting from July 29, due to post infection recovery. In a video posted on July 26 by the BCCI on their Twitter account about T20I squad members like Rohit Sharma, […]
India defeated the West Indies by two wickets in the second One-day International at Queen’s Park Oval, with Axar Patel’s smashing unbeaten 64 at the end helping the visitors take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series here. Chasing a mammoth 312 for victory in a 50-over game is always a difficult task, and […]
England bounced back from a big loss in the first One-day International against South Africa at Chester-le-Street on July 19 with a massive 118-run win at Old Trafford to level the three-match series at 1-1. Despite losing Jason Roy to South African pacer Anrich Nortje early in the game, England got off to a promising […]
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja says the nation’s Big Bash League (BBL) needs to open up to private ownership if it is to survive in an increasingly crowded market for T20 cricket content. The BBL, which runs from December to early-February 2023, will clash with South Africa’s new six-team T20 tournament starting in January. Indian Premier […]
GALLE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that Abdullah Shafique can become one of the world’s best Test openers after his epic century against Sri Lanka in Galle. Abdullah hit an unbeaten 160 to steer Pakistan home in a record chase of 342 at the picturesque venue as Pakistan won a tense opening Test […]
Abdullah Shafique hit an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan chased down a record target of 342 in Galle on Wednesday to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test. The tourists achieved the win in the final session of the fifth day’s play to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The previous […]
England’s talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes announced his shock retirement from one-day cricket on Monday citing the “unsustainable” rigour of playing all three formats of the game. Tuesday’s match against South Africa at his home ground in Durham will be Stokes’s 105th and final one-day international, the 31-year-old said in a statement issued by the England […]
Former India captain Virat Kohli praised the team’s efforts after Rishabh Pant’s masterclass and Hardik Pandya’s all-round performance propelled the tourists to a 2-1 series victory over England in Manchester on Sunday. India were 38/3 at one point, with skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Kohli all out, but Pant and Pandya put on a […]
GALLE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday said India’s Virat Kohli remains one of the best players in world cricket despite his prolonged slump and should get all the support he needs to regain his batting form. Kohli, who has been rested for the upcoming One day International and Twenty20 series in West Indies, has […]
NEW DELHI: India’s out-of-form star batter Virat Kohli was missing from the 18-member squad announced by selectors Thursday for the upcoming five-match Twenty20 series in the West Indies. Former captain Kohli, 33, has been going through a prolonged lean patch and has not hit a century since 2019, with his future now a matter of […]