Australia men’s and women’s teams are scheduled to tour Australia later this year.© AFP New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White is convinced that the coronavirus scare in Northland will not have any repercussion on the upcoming Australia men’s and women’s series. New Zealand will host Australia in five T20Is from February 22 in Christchurch
Month: January 2021
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday congratulated those in the cricket community named Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) and recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM). Greg Chappell was named an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) for
Angelo Mathews was one of Sri Lanka’s few batsmen who shone against England.© Twitter After suffering a six-wicket loss against England in the second Test, Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur said that poor batting in the second innings cost his side, and the coach added that the Islanders need to be ruthless going forward. Dominic
Shubman Gill had an impressive debut Test series against Australia. Gill ended the 4-match series with 259 runs including two half-tons. Youngster Shubman Gill has emerged as the player to watch out for in Indian cricket. In his debut series against Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Gill played the last three Tests and grabbed the opportunities
South Africa won the toss and opted to bat in their first Test in Pakistan since 2007. Imran Butt took an excellent match to dismiss Aiden Markram on Day 1 of the Karachi Test. Pakistan’s Imran Butt took an excellent catch to dismiss South African opener Aiden Markram early on Day 1 of the first
Rishabh Pant thanked his fans for their love, support and wishes.© Instagram Rishabh Pant, one of India’s many heroes in the Test series win in Australia, on Tuesday thanked his fans for their love and support after getting 4 million followers on social media site Instagram. The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman said it has been “quite the
Siddharth Kaul‘s three-wicket haul and Prabhsimran Singh’s unbeaten 49-run knock helped Punjab defeat defending champions Karnataka by nine wickets in the first quarter-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday, at the Motera Stadium. While Karnataka has been knocked out, Punjab progressed to the semi-finals. Later in the day, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh
Quinton de Kock can play another 100 Tests, said South Africa coach Mark Boucher.© ICC/Twitter South Africa head coach Mark Boucher feels skipper Quinton de Kock could become one of the most capped Proteas players of all time. De Kock made his 50th appearance in the longest format of the game in the ongoing first
Niroshan Dickwella made fun of Jonny Bairstow in the Galle Test. Dickwella teased Biarstow for not featuring in the England team for the first two Tests versus India. Not so long ago, Australian skipper Tim Paine and Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin were involved in sledging saga. Paine was left red-faced after Team India breached the
Shubman Gill scored two fifties in his first Test series, including a game-changing 91 in Brisbane Test.© AFP Gautam Gambhir cautioned against putting “too much pressure” on opening batsman Shubman Gill after the latter’s successes in the Test series against Australia. Backing Gill and Rohit Sharma “100 per cent” to open the batting for India
News Bangladesh doesn’t have an Elite Panel umpire, forcing the ICC to make the appointment The ICC has named Richard Illingworth as a match official for Bangladesh’s Test series at home against West Indies next month. This will make Illingworth the first neutral umpire in a Test since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In
England skipper Joe Root was caught on the stump mic sledging Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal. England defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test at Galle. A hilarious moment took place during Sri Lanka vs England second Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday. England captain Joe Root sledged his counterpart
Report Pakistan, meanwhile, were led out by Babar Azam for the first time in this format South Africa chose to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss in Karachi and elected to bat first. On a sunny day in Karachi, the venue where South Africa last beat Pakistan in a Test match 14 years
Plans to field an All-Indigenous Prime Minister’s XI for the annual match at Manuka Oval in Canberra were dropped by Cricket Australia after the re-election of the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2019. The idea to rejuvenate the traditional concept of the PM’s XI fixture by making it an All-Indigenous team versus an overseas
News The allrounder has said it will take another 24 hours before he knows the full extent of the injury Shakib Al Hasan will have to wait another 24 hours before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his
News Sri Lanka “let it slip in one disastrous session”, says coach, after second Galle defeat Sri Lanka threw it away. Their hyper-aggressive approach to the second innings wasn’t part of the plan. And their 126 all out ruined three days of good work. These were Mickey Arthur‘s takeaways after the dispiriting 2-0 loss against
News National coach feels de Kock could become one of the most capped South African cricketers of all time Quinton de Kock could become one of the most capped South African cricketers of all time, according to his national coach Mark Boucher. De Kock will make his 50th Test appearance in Karachi, where he will
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has to wait for the next 24-hour before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his fifth over, and left the field after receiving the physio’s attention, leaving Soumya Sarkar to complete the over. Bangladesh
Four players hit fifties as Bangladesh made light work of the West Indies to record a 120-run win in the third one-day international in Chittagong Monday to sweep the series 3-0. The home side bowled out a weakened Windies for 177 runs after half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh beat West Indies 3-0 in the three-match ODI series.© AFP Bangladesh have kicked off their qualification campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in style, sweeping their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against the West Indies. Bangladesh displayed a spirited all-round game to defeat West Indies by 120 runs
News Fixtures against No. 1-ranked Test side to be played at Lord’s and Edgbaston England will play a two-Test series against New Zealand this summer, with the ECB confirming fixtures at Lord’s and Edgbaston in June. New Zealand will be the fourth touring country hosted by England in 2021, with limited-overs series against Sri Lanka
News Their head coach underlined that his side needed to show more ‘character, heart, determination’ in the future West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has said he is looking for vast improvements in the ODI side, particularly in the way they play spin. He shared these views after West Indies went down by 120 runs
Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesTuesday January 26 04:50TV: live on BT Sport 2 Pluses and minuses of rock bottom campaign It’s time to reflect on the Renegades’ campaign. Positives: a rare against the odds win over their rivals the Stars a week ago, the form of wicket-keeper batsman Sam Harper, the discovery of giant leg-spinner
The IPL 2021 auction will take place in February. Mitchell Starc is expected to get a high bid at the upcoming auction. The auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is set to take place in the second week of February. Ahead of the auctions, all eight IPL franchises have laid out the list of
Skipper Joe Root on Monday said England will take “confidence” from their 2-0 Test sweep in Sri Lanka to challenge world number two India. England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a tight second Test in Galle with Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler guiding the team’s chase of 164 in the extended final session
Rishabh Pant got a promotion up the batting order in the final two Tests against Australia and his blockbuster knocks in both Sydney and Brisbane helped India complete a dramatic comeback and seal the four-match series 2-1. First, he hit 97 in Sydney, putting India in with a chance for an unlikely win chasing 407.
Ben Stokes is the first England player to arrive in India for the upcoming Test series.© Instagram England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes has arrived in Chennai and is undergoing quarantine at a city hotel ahead of the upcoming four-match Test series against India. The big-ticket series starts in Chennai on February 5 and the team’s
Angelo Mathews congratulates Joe Root after his double-century © SLC Joe Root believes England will go into their series against India with “a huge amount of confidence” after completing victory in Sri Lanka. England’s six-wicket win in Galle represented their fifth successive Test victory both overseas and in Asia. And while Root, England’s captain, admitted
Cheteshwar Pujara celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday. Kohli and Ashwin were among the first to extend birthday wishes to Pujara. On Monday (January 25), Cheteshwar Pujara turned 33 and his teammates, including captain Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, poured in wishes for India’s Test batting mainstay. “Happy birthday pujji @cheteshwar1. Wish you good health,
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Monday said that he is not a fan of on-field aggression, as one is required to play as per the plans prepared prior to the match. Pakistan will be locking horns against South Africa in a two-match Test series, beginning Tuesday. Babar, who was appointed Test skipper last year, would
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