Month: December 2021

Prithvi Shaw will captain Mumbai in the first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.© AFP Flamboyant opener Prithvi Shaw was on Wednesday named captain of Mumbai for the first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. The 41-time Ranji champions Mumbai are placed in Elite nine-team Group C and will open their campaign

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has been a pale shadow of his fast and furious self in the ongoing first Test against India and will be aiming to reduce leaking runs in the next game of the three-match series. The Proteas pacer has bowled 17 no-balls in the match and his countryman Morne Morkel feels

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced Jos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mitchell Marsh and Mohammad Rizwan as the four nominees for the Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year Award. The ICC Awards 2021 will recognise the outstanding achievements and feats in cricket over the past year. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan ruled the roost in 2021 when

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his shock at England’s capitulation in the opening three Tests of the ongoing Ashes series. Ponting said he couldn’t recall “a worse-performing team in Australia than the current English side after the Joe Root-captained team meekly lost the first three matches of the series to end hopes of

India vs South Africa: Mohammed Shami completed 200 Test wickets on Tuesday© AFP Mohammed Shami has been a bowler on a mission ever since making his international comeback. His form, especially in red-ball cricket, has been outstanding to say the least. On Tuesday, Shami registered a 5-wicket haul during day 3 of the first Test

Virat Kohli was dismissed for 18 runs in India’s second innings in the Centurion Test.© AFP Virat Kohli’s ongoing struggle with the bat continued on Wednesday as he was dismissed for 18 runs by South Africa pacer Marco Jansen in India’s second innings in the fourth day of the opening Test in Centurion. Like in

Rahul Dravid rings the bell in Centurion Current India head coach and former captain Rahul Dravid rung the bell at the SuperSport Park in Centurion before start of play on Day 4 in the first Test match against South Africa. Ringing the bell is a tradition in cricket followed in many iconic grounds like the

File photo of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly continues to be in stable condition, according to a statement released by Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata. He was hospitalised on Monday evening after testing positive for COVID. “On the second day of admission, Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president and former

India pacer Mohammed Shami© AFP Mohammed Shami was in top form on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match between India and South Africa in Centurion. On Tuesday, the pacer registered a five-wicket haul and also reached a the milestone of 200 Test wickets. The 31-year-old took the wickets of Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen,

Ashes: David Warner with his daughters at the MCG.© AFP After watching her dad play a major part in claiming an Ashes series victory, Indi Warner took interest in showing her batting skills at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). In a video posted by her father David Warner, Indi was seen dominating the cricket pitch

England opener Haseeb Hameed has failed to make a big impression© AFP The England batters put on a horror show as Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing Ashes series on Tuesday. Australia won the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) by an innings and 14 runs as England were bowled out for

David Warner said he wants to “beat India in India” after winning the Ashes series.© Instagram After retaining the Ashes, Australia opening batter David Warner on Wednesday said that it would be nice if his side manages to beat India in India as they are yet to achieve this particular feat. Warner also hinted towards

SA vs IND: Mohammed Shami bowled superbly on Day 3 to complete a five-wicket haul.© Instagram Mohmmed Shami achieved a huge milestone on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa when he completed 200 Test wickets for Team India. In the process, he also became only the fifth Indian pacer to do the

With both his arms up in the air and a big smile on his face, India pacer Mohammed Shami seemed like he was passing on a message to someone after completing his 200th Test wicket in the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. More than ecstasy, it was a sense

India pacer Mohammed Shami on Sunday took his 200th wicket in Test cricket. He achieved the feat after dismissing Kagiso Rabada on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. He is only the 5th India pacer to take 200 or more wickets

Ireland vs USA ODI series has been postponed USA Cricket and Cricket Ireland have jointly agreed to the cancellation of the ODI series between the USA and Ireland over COVID-related concerns that have emerged lately. “While all players in both current playing squads have returned negative COVID results overnight, two members of the Irish support

India batter Cheteshwar Pujara© AFP Despite being one of India’s mainstays in the batting department, veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara has struggled to find consistency and has struggled to score runs off late in the longest format of the game. On Day 1 of the ongoing first Test between India and South Africa at the SuperSport

SA vs IND: Mohammed Siraj did a Cristiano Ronaldo celebration after claiming a wicket.© Twitter India bowled themselves in the driver’s seat on Day 3 of the first Test versus South Africa at the Centurion as they dismissed the hosts for a score of 197 runs in reply to their first innings total of 327.