There aren’t many fairytale finishes in elite-level sport, but Stuart Broad came closer than most players ever could. In claiming Australia’s final two wickets at the Kia Oval, Broad put his personal seal on a thrilling fifth Test, closing out a series-squaring 49-run victory, and bowing out on a high with a final tally of
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Ricky Ponting believes the choice of replacement ball during Australia’s second innings in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval was a “huge blunder” which “needs to be investigated”. Umpires Joel Wilson and Kumar Dharmasena changed the ball after the first delivery of the 37th over, deeming that it had gone out of shape after
File image of Prithvi Shaw© BCCI/IPL Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw is headed to Northamptonshire for his maiden stint in the English county circuit. Shaw will make his debut for the county side on Friday against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham in the One-Day Cup. Shaw’s arrival was delayed because of visa formalities as he could not
Just before the Asia Cup, Afghanistan will host Pakistan for a series of three ODIs across five days in Sri Lanka. The first two games will be played in Hambantota on August 22 and 24, with the third taking place in Colombo on August 26. Both sides will travel to Pakistan after the series, with
After India’s loss in the second ODI, their head coach Rahul Dravid said: “With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up, we have to look at the bigger picture. We cannot get worried about every single game and every single series. If we do that, it will be a mistake.” If India walk the
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland. It is worth mentioning that the India tour of Ireland 2023 is scheduled to commence on August 18, and Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as the captain of the Indian team for the visit. This
England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2. Australia, chasing 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England’s retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final two wickets in the form of Todd Murphy and Alex Carey.
Stuart Broad celebrates after picking his final Test wicket.© AFP England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2. Australia, chasing 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England’s retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the
Cricket fans across the world are in for a treat as The Hundred returns with its unique 100-ball format, promising an action-packed spectacle from August 1. The highly anticipated tournament will feature eight men’s and eight women’s teams competing for glory in what is sure to be an enthralling display of skill, talent and passion
Ben Stokes ‘catch’ of Steve Smith was ruled out by the umpires.© AFP Team England needed a crucial wicket on the last day of the last Ashes Test to contain Australia and believed they had Australia’s star batter Steve Smith close to lunch on Day 5 but the batter was ruled not out. In the
The third and final ODI between West Indies and India will take place at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Tuesday (August 1). The Caribbean side won the previous game and levelled the series (1-1). In the previous match, Shai Hope shined for the hosts and guided them to victory. The Windies skipper scored
Ben Stokes gave Australia’s Steve Smith a potentially match-changing reprieve after early wickets revived England’s hopes of a series-levelling win on the last day of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Monday. Australia were 238-3 at lunch, needing 146 more runs to reach a mammoth target of 384 runs, with rain threatening to intervene. Smith,
Star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has made a comeback into the Indian cricket team after a long injury hiatus and will be leading the side in a three-match T20I series against Ireland, starting August 18. Bumrah last played for India in a T20I in September 2022 before his injury flared up. He missed the 2022
The evolution of Indian cricket from being minnows in the 70s to becoming a cricketing powerhouse has indeed been remarkable. The rise of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the introduction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has significantly contributed to the financial growth of the sport in the country. Indian
Rohit Sharma (L) and Rahul Dravid© AFP India meet the West Indies in the third and final ODI at Trinidad on Tuesday with the series on the line. While the visitors won the opening game, the hosts restored parity in the following match-up with a six-wicket win. India rested skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Shakib Al Hasan gestures as a snake invades the pitch during a Lanka Premier League match.© Twitter With the advent of T20 leagues, top cricket stars are in action throughout the year. It has also meant that the influx of money has increased manifold leading to better pay packages and facilities. Yet, despite that there
In the final Ashes Test at The Oval, England’s hopes of leveling the series were revived by Chris Woakes, who removed both Australia’s openers, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, early on the last day of the match. Australia, being the holders, had already retained the Ashes with a 2-1 lead in the series. Australia began
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya said that he is ready to take up a significantly higher bowling workload as he builds towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home from October 5 to November 19, but added that he is still “a turtle, not a rabbit”. The all-rounder is currently with India’s white-ball squad for
The second ODI of the three-match series between West Indies and India saw Men in Blue facing an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the hosts. Although the loss came as a big disappointment for the Indian side, there also took place a lighter moment involving Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav during the match that
The BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently said that star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has made rapid strides on road to recovery from injury. Shah said that Bumrah is fit and is ready to play in the T20I series in Ireland in August. Bumrah has gone through an extensive rehabilitation at the NCA post surgery to cure his
West Indies, a team that couldn’t even qualify for this year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, defeated the Indian team in the second ODI rather comprehensively, sending chills down the spine of the subcontinent giants’ fans. More than the result, it’s the nature of experimentation head coach Rahul Dravid and the team management are doing with
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice and set up another as Japan stunned Spain 4-0 at the Women’s World Cup on Monday to set up a clash with Norway in the knockout stage. The Japanese delivered a lesson in clinical counter-attacking and led 3-0 at half-time to issue a World Cup warning against one of the title
Naseem Shah sledging Rahmanullah Gurbaz© Twitter The fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League kick-started on Sunday with Jaffna Kings emerging victorious against Colombo Strikers. Asked to bat first, Jaffna posted a good total of 173/5 in 20 overs with Towhid Hridoy top-scoring with 54 off 39 balls. Later, the Strikers got bundled out for
Romario Shepherd was named after the Brazilian footballer, one the greatest strikers in that sport. Shepherd was born in Linden, where football – or track and field – is arguably more popular than cricket, but he took to cricket. Tall, strong and muscular, Shepherd towered over other boys during age-group and regional cricket. He has
Hardik Pandya has declared he’s ready to shoulder a significantly higher bowling workload as he builds towards the 2023 World Cup, but is still a “turtle, not the rabbit.” Hardik, currently in the Caribbean with India’s limited-overs squad, has had two full months off since the IPL finished. In this period, he “switched off” for
Stuart Broad, the ace England pacer, has announced that the ongoing fifth and final Ashes 2023 Test against Australia will be his last match in professional cricket. After a stellar career that began with his Test debut in 2007, the 37-year-old has played 167 Test matches and has managed to take over 600 wickets. With
File photo of Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Yadav once again got a good start but was unable to convert it into a big score as India were beaten by West Indies in the second ODI encounter in Barbados on Saturday. After scoring 19 in the first match, the explosive batter scored 24 off 25 deliveries before
Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja confronted a fan at the Oval© Twitter Australia put themselves in a strong position in the 5th and final Test of the Ashes series against England, having not lost a single wicket despite putting 135 runs on the board on Day 4. Needing 249 more runs to win, with all
ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 249 runs more to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Updates:Usman Khawaja and David Warner are standing unbeaten at the crease for Australia. Australia have resumed the final day of the fifth Ashes Test against England from 135/0, in the
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