News The allrounder played a key role in denying England what appeared a certain victory Annabel Sutherland wasn’t sure she would get another over after being taken for two sixes as England put themselves in a position to win the Ashes Test in Canberra, but repaid the faith shown by captain Meg Lanning to help
Month: February 2022
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) on Tuesday confirmed that the upcoming three-match ODI series between India and West Indies will be played behind closed doors. Team India is set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction will take place inBengaluru on February 12 and 13, announced the BCCI on Tuesday. 590 cricketers are set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction. This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together
Tamil Nadu cricketers Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore have been added to Team India’s squad as stand-bys for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies, starting February 16 in Kolkata. “Yes, Shahrukh Khan and Sai Kishore have been chosen as stand-bys for the series against West Indies. They will be entering the bubble,” sources
Afghanistan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz executed a “helicopter” shot to perfection.© Twitter After Rashid Khan’s recent unorthodox exploits with the bat, another Afghanistan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz took centrestage as he produced an epic “helicopter” shot in a game between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Islamabad batter Gurbaz brought out
File pic of Virat Kohli.© AFP Former India paceman Ajit Agarkar voiced his concern over former Team India captain Virat Kohli’s batting form as the team prepares for a three-match ODI and T20I series at home under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show “Game Plan”, Agarkar gave an honest assessment
Deandra Dottin batting in the Super Over vs South Africa The rain-affected second ODI between West Indies women and South Africa women was largely dominated by the bowlers barring the one-over eliminator. The match in Johannesburg went into a Super Over after both West Indies and South Africa were bowled out for 160 in 41-over-a-side
Indian all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who was recently named in the squad for the ODI series against West Indies, has shared how Irfan Pathan played a crucial role behind his selection in the national team. In fact, Hooda opened up about his brilliant equation with the senior Pathan – Yusuf Pathan – as well and revealed
Cricket Australia has denied reports national coach Justin Langer threw a tantrum at a “fiery” meeting after being told he may need to reapply for his job. Langer’s four-year contract ends in mid-2022 and there is speculation over his future, despite Australia’s recent success in the Ashes series and at the T20 World Cup. Local
After winning the T20I series against England, West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has said that the team has really come together and good things are in store for the side. West Indies defeated England by 17 runs in the final T20I to win the five-match series 3-2. Jason Holder had taken five wickets for the
Avesh Khan had a breakout year with the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL Bowler Avesh Khan became a household name last year during IPL 2021, due to his form with Delhi Capitals (DC). The 25-year-old went on to take 24 wickets in 16 matches and finished second in the Purple Cap race, behind Harshal
News Titans beat Knights by an innings and 153 runs and North West lost to Boland by an innings and 20 runs in Division One fixtures Some of South Africa’s Test-squad members had the opportunity to fine-tune their skills in the most recent round of four-day matches. Duanne Olivier, Lutho Sipamla, Wiaan Mulder, Ryan Rickelton,
Report Quetta Gladiators came close via Iftikhar’s mighty blows, but fell just short in the end It was a game that was the length of a shoelace from going to a Super Over, but because Tim David ensured the shoelace in question didn’t touch the boundary rope, Multan Sultans sealed a scintillating six-run win against
News Teams to be spread across nine venues: Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Cuttack, Guwahati, Kolkata, Hyderabad. The league phase of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy is likely to be played between February 16 and March 5. As per the plan devised by BCCI, the 38 teams that take part in the Ranji Trophy are likely
Big Picture The first semi-final of the 2022 Under-19 World Cup will feature two teams, who in many ways, play just like their senior sides do. England are the side that bat aggressively, while Afghanistan have tied a web around other teams with their spinners. However, both teams have had largely different paths to the
News “This shouldn’t have become such a big incident. We will do a hearing shortly and ask both parties to attend it,” says chairman Sheikh Sohel, the chairman of the BPL governing council, has said that they will investigate the captaincy row between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and the Chattogram Challengers’ officials. Miraz nearly left the
News The push has strengthened for more games in the format but the future is unclear Australia’s women could have to wait up to four years to play another home Test with the thrilling Ashes finish no silver bullet for more certainty on red-ball cricket. Sunday’s final hour in Canberra capped arguably the best women’s
Islamabad United v Multan SultansTuesday 1 February 14.30TV: live on Sky Sports United off to flyer Islamabad have played only once but what a performance it was. They smashed Pesh-awar Zalmi, showing exactly how they topped the league standings last term. Set 169 – which could prove to be way below par – United lost