Shreyas Iyer is the 16th Indian batsman to score a hundred on Test debut.© AFP After the first Test in Kanpur ended in a draw, India and New Zealand are set to face off in the second and the final match of the series at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Team India will see
Month: December 2021
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Streaming© AFP India take on New Zealand in the second and the final Test match on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both the teams had fought well in the first Test match in Kanpur that was ended in a draw after
On Thursday, Cricket Australia (CA) announced the 15-member squad for the first two Ashes Test against England, starting December 8 at the Gabba in Brisbane. Alex Carey will take the gloves for Australia to begin their Ashes campaign, replacing Tim Paine as Test wicketkeeper after the Hobart-born took the indefinite break from all forms of
Venkatesh Iyer made his T20I debut last month vs New Zealand.© Twitter India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer said that Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have played a vital role in him wearing the Indian jersey. KKR retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer for the upcoming IPL. “I am
SL vs WI, 2nd Test Live: Pathum Nissanka in action vs West Indies.© AFP Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2nd Test, Day 4: Sri Lanka will aim to put up a fighting total in front of the West Indies in the second Test match of the series at the Galle International Stadium. The home team
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set a deadline of Sunday to decide on the fate of the Indian men’s cricket team’s upcoming tour of South Africa, sources have informed NDTV. The future of the tour, which begins with the first Test match in Johannesburg from December 17, has been under
Yuzvendra Chahal is at a strange point in his career. Not too long ago, he was India’s premier spinner in white-ball cricket but that soon changed when he was not included in India’s T20 World Cup squad despite the team taking five spin-bowling options with them to the UAE. Immediately after India’s disappointing outing in
On Tuesday, the eight Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises revealed their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction, which is expected to take place later this month. While Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) retained 4 players each, Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore
The player retention ahead of the Indian Premier League mega auction proved to be an interesting affair as all eight teams kept some of their stars with an eye on the left-over purse for the mega auction. Looking at the list of bowlers retained by the franchises, some names did surprise the cricket fans while
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, who was retained by the franchise ahead of the mega auction in IPL 2022, said it was “heart-breaking” not to be able to hold on to their entire core group of cricketers. MI retained four cricketers – the maximum allowed to each franchise ahead of the mega auction including Rohit.
Alex Carey was Thursday confirmed as Australia’s wicketkeeper for the first two Ashes Tests against England after scandal-hit former skipper Tim Paine stepped down. The 30-year-old has played limited-overs cricket for Australia and stood in as the one-day skipper in the West Indies this year, but is yet to feature in a Test match. That
News The South Australia left-hander has been preferred ahead of Josh Inglis Alex Carey will make his Test debut against England at the Gabba after being confirmed as Tim Paine’s replacement. In a move that had been expected for the last couple of days, Carey has been preferred ahead of Western Australia’s Josh Inglis. Carey
News India’s bowling coach says: “He hasn’t played the IPL and the World Cup as well. That does make a difference” At 97 Tests, Ishant Sharma was arguably the most improved bowler in the history of Test cricket. In the first half of his career at that point, Ishant averaged 38.44. In the second half
News Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250 The ECB has more than doubled salaries for female players in the second season of the Hundred after the inaugural women’s competition broke records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Women’s salaries ranged from £3600 (US$4800) to £15,000 (US$20,000) – with
Eyeing a senior national team return, Hanuma Vihari found some runs as India A reached 198 for five at stumps against South Africa A on the second day of the second unofficial Test on Wednesday. Vihari was batting on 45 at the close of play, having found the fence six times while facing 146 balls.
South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Ranking. Earlier in September, she shared the joint-first position with Indian skipper Mithali Raj. Lee, who first attained the top spot in June 2018, again reached the first position this month. She is now eleven points ahead of Australian
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday expressed happiness after he was retained by Mumbai Indians ahead of the mega Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. The window for the franchises to retain players for the IPL 2022 season closed on Tuesday. Mumbai Indian retained Rohit Sharma, Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav. Bumrah on Wednesday shared pictures
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been dropped from BT Sport channel’s Ashes coverage beginning December 8, following allegations that he had made racist remarks during his stint at Yorkshire county club in 2009. The development comes a few days after the BBC’s decision to remove him from their TV coverage of the series. Azeem
News He was part of the Test squad for the South Africa tour earlier in the year tour but not included for the Ashes Moises Henriques was left confused by his omission from the entire Ashes build-up having been part of Australia’s previous Test squad, but holds no ill-will towards the national selector George Bailey
File photo of Andy Flower© AFP Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022. Former Zimbabwe captain Flower, who worked as a coach in England for more than a decade and guided the national team there,
Veteran India batter Robin Uthappa was surprised to see DC not retain Dhawan and Rabada Delhi Capitals decided to retain four players ahead of the auction next year and they were captain Rishabh Pant, left-arm spinner Axar Patel, opening batter Prithvi Shaw and South African paceman Anrich Nortje. The franchise had built a strong team
News “We will have a board meeting soon after we receive the report and then we will release it publicly,” CSA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki CSA’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report will be delivered to the organisation a week later than scheduled, with the ombudsman, Dumisa Ntsebeza, requesting an extension to the revised November
News Latham, Karunaratne in top 10 of batting rankings; Jadeja No. 2 allrounder Shaheen Shah Afridi has broken into the top five of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time following his five-for against Bangladesh in Pakistan’s eight-wicket win in the first Test in Chattogram. Afridi, who finished with a match haul of
News Left-arm spinner will “miss going home” but is happy to welcome friends and family to watch him play at the Wankhede For Ajaz Patel, life has come full circle. The left-arm spinner was just a month-old baby when New Zealand last played a Test in Mumbai. And when Patel left Mumbai, the ‘City of
News “We are getting to play in New Zealand before World Cup which is also good,” she says India Women are scheduled to play only one ODI series – against New Zealand – before the World Cup early next year but captain Mithali Raj feels the team has had “good preparation” so far in 2021.
News Channel to adopt a “hybrid” approach with Vaughan’s stints on Fox Sports to be overlaid Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, will not be heard by UK audiences during this winter’s Ashes in Australia, after BT Sport followed the BBC’s decision to remove him from their TV coverage of the series. Vaughan, 47, was
Wankhede Stadium© Twitter India and New Zealand were forced to cancel their training sessions at the iconic Wankhede stadium here on Wednesday due to rain. The Wankhede track was covered as it was raining in South Mumbai since Wednesday morning. “Team India’s practice session has been cancelled due to rains,” said the BCCI in a
Virat Kohli will return to lead India in the second Test against top-ranked New Zealand on Friday, posing a welcome selection dilemma for the hosts. The Mumbai clash will mark Kohli’s return after he stepped down as Twenty20 captain at the end of the World Cup last month and took a short break. Shreyas Iyer’s
India are scheduled to play only one series before the Women’s World Cup early next year but ODI skipper Mithali Raj feels the team is getting the best preparation possible ahead of the mega event. In the last nine months, India hosted South Africa before playing a three-match series in England and Australia. They lost
India-born New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said he and colleagues were guilty of not maintaining their line and length in the opening Test and would need to be tighter in their execution in the second game beginning Friday. “I think as a spin bowling unit we were somewhat guilty of possibly not keeping