Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane enjoy quality time with family in United Kingdom.© Instagram India’s Test and limited-overs vice-captains — Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma — are enjoying some quality time with their kids in the UK ahead of their five-match Test series against the Joe Root-led England. On Monday, Rahane shared a snap on
Month: June 2021
West Indies will take on South Africa in the third game of the five-match T20I series at Grenada National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (June 29). The only concern for West Indies is their shot selection that let them down during the second encounter. Nicholas Pooran has failed to impress the fans with his batting form
The Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street in Durham is ready to host the first ODI of the three-match series between England and Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday (June 29). Before the ODI leg, both teams featured in the T20I series, where the home side completely dominated and steamrolled the visitors by handing them a clean sweep.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in ODIs with 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries.© Twitter It was on this day, 14 years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the history of cricket to register 15,000 ODI runs. The Master Blaster achieved the feat against South Africa at Belfast in the second ODI of
On Monday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual contracts of their women’s team for the 2021-22 season. PCB has signed up as many as 20 players, including eight cricketers featured in the emerging contract list. Veteran cricketer Bismah Maroof, who is currently on maternity leave, has retained her Category A contract. Apart from Maroof,
Pakistan will face England in 3-match T20I series and 3-match ODI series starting July 8.© Instagram Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has been confirmed as part of the UK Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and it will operate at 80 per cent capacity for the upcoming One Day International (ODI) between England and Pakistan. Taking place on
Pakistan cricket team arrived in England on last Sunday for a limited-over series against the hosts. The Men in Green are scheduled to play three T20Is and as many ODIs from July 8 onwards at Cardiff. The Babar Azam-led team was mired in complications when their batting coach Younis Khan recently resigned from his post
News She is the first cricketer to be sanctioned since the BCCI agreed to come under NADA Madhya Pradesh women allrounder Anshula Rao has been suspended from cricket for four years, backdated to July 2020, for failing a dope test in March 2020. She is the first cricketer to be sanctioned since the BCCI agreed
News Fast bowler still pushing the speed gun as careful management extends injury-free spell Mark Wood has had something of a reputation as a glass man during his six-year international career, such has been his fragility and susceptibility to injury – so it might be surprising to learn that, in the current era of rest
News Board president Ganguly says pandemic situation and possibility of a third wave and new variants prompted the move The BCCI has communicated to its member associations that this year’s T20 World Cup will be held in the UAE, as reported by ESPNcricinfo last week. They will, however, retain the hosting rights of the 16-team
News Club will be permitted 19,000 spectators for match in July in extension of government pilot The third ODI between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston next month will be permitted an 80 percent capacity crowd, in the latest steps of a government pilot scheme geared towards the return of full stadiums in the wake of
News New Zealand quick hopes winning the WTC gives his team the opportunity to play longer series more often New Zealand have played 18 bilateral Test series over the last five years. Of those, four have been three-match series, with two-match series making up the remainder. Compare that to the team they defeated in the
England v Sri LankaTuesday 29 June 11.30TV: Live on Sky Sports Malan called up Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the ODI series with a calf injury. It gives Sam Billings the opportunity to nail down a regular spot, with or without the gloves. Jonny Bairstow, expected to reprise his opening combination with Jason
England v Sri LankaTuesday 29 June 11.30TV: Live on Sky Sports Bairstow and Roy to fire There is no value on the top England batsman market. Twas ever thus when Ben Stokes was absent. But that doesn’t mean we won’t be wagering on an England player to go bigger than anyone else. We often search
England recently clashed with Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series, which the hosts eventually won by 3-0. England vice-captain Jos Buttler bore the onus of guiding his side to a comfortable win by eight wickets in the first T20I. In the process, Buttler smashed an unbeaten 55-ball 68 laced with eight boundaries and a
Ever since Team India faced the heartbreaking loss in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, many experts of the game have been sharing their analysis on the Indian team’s combination, players’ performances and Virat Kohli’s captaincy. The latest to follow the bandwagon is a former wicketkeeper and national selector Saba Karim. The
Preview South Africa’s seam-bowling allrounders yet to get a look-in with the team looking to firm up for the T20 World Cup. Will they play on Tuesday? Big picture The third day of a Test match is known as “moving day,” when teams expect the course of play to tilt one way or the other.
Last month, explosive England opener Alex Hales said he was ready to make a return to the national cricket team and hoped to have a conversation regarding his future in the international arena. Though there hasn’t been any news concerning that, but Hales has given English selectors a timely reminder of his abilities with an
On Monday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suspended three players for breaching the bio-bubble during their ongoing white-ball tour of England. The suspended players are batsman Kusal Mendis, wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, and opener Danushka Gunathilaka. In a video shared on social media, two out of these three players were seen roaming the streets of Durham after
India Women opener Shafali Verma became the youngest cricketer to ply her trade in all formats of the game when she made her debut during an ODI against England Women on Sunday, June 27. Shafali was just 17 years and 150 days old when she achieved this feat. The Board of Control for Cricket in
Jay Shah: Safety of players and stakeholder was prime reason to shift T20 WC to UAE.© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Monday said “safety of players and other stakeholders” was the prime reason behind shifting the ICC T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Big picture When the cry went up in the wake of an abject T20I series: “Something must be done about Sri Lanka’s batting”, this probably wasn’t the solution that anyone had envisaged. An evening spent milling about by a bench in Durham’s Market Square for Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka has left the
The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian white-ball squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday. India and Sri Lanka will face-up in three ODIs and as many T20Is, beginning July 13. Rahul Dravid is India’s head coach for the tour. All-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a picture in his Instagram story informing about the arrival of the Indian contingent
The Indian cricket team, under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, flew to Sri Lanka on Monday to play a three-match ODI series followed by three T20s. On Instagram, Dhawan shared a selfie with a few other players inside the flight before take-off. “Next stop, Sri Lanka!” he captioned the post, as the three players behind
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma shared a picture of them enjoying their breakfast.© Instagram Bollywood star Anushka Sharma on Monday took to Instagram to share a picture with husband and Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli. ”When you sneak in a quick breakfast and feel mighty victorious,” she captioned the picture. More to follow… Topics mentioned
The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, has confirmed that the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in India has been shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to health safety concerns posed by COVID-19. “We have officially intimated the ICC that the T20 World
Saint Petersburg is set to host one Euro 2020 quarter-final match.© AFP The Euro 2020 quarter-final in Saint Petersburg on Friday will go ahead as planned, Russia’s tournament organisers told AFP Monday, as the city posted a new pandemic high for daily virus deaths. “The quarter-final will take place as planned,” the press service of
Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka breached the bio-bubble in England.© AFP Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday suspended three players, including batsman Kusal Mendis and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, for breaching the bio-bubble during their ongoing tour of England and ordered their immediate return to the country. The two, along with opener Danushka Gunathilaka, were seen
News Bismah Maroof, who is on maternity leave, retains her place in category A The PCB has increased its number of centrally contracted women players across the A, B and C categories from nine to 12, and awarded 10% salary hikes in each category. Bismah Maroof, who is on maternity leave, retains her place in
News Analysis Jurgensen reveals Southee’s unusual inswinger was developed at a camp in Lincoln just before the England tour There’s a lot more to it, of course, but at its deadliest, Tim Southee‘s method is all about that old three-card trick: outswing, outswing, and the one that goes the other way. Except it isn’t just
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