England captain Ben Stokes stuck to his guns despite criticism of his fearless ‘Bazball’ approach and feels vindicated after his side levelled the Ashes series on a dramatic final day. Australia were well-placed at 264-3, chasing a mammoth 384 to win, and even had they come away with just a draw, that would have been
Month: August 2023
Indian cricket great Kapil Dev didn’t filter his words as he criticised the Indian team for his underperformance, especially in ICC events. After the 2nd ODI against West Indies concluded with a defeat for the Indian team, Kapil’s comments criticising the team went viral. The 1983 World Cup-winning India captain suggested that the money that
Moeen was sent an SOS message by Ben Stokes – which read ‘Ashes?’ – when Jack Leach England’s first-choice spinner, was ruled out of the summer with a lower-back stress fracture in the days before the series. After initially thinking it was a joke, he decided to reverse his retirement from Test cricket, having initially
Pat Cummins injured his left wrist early in the final Test at The Oval and will have the extent of the problem assessed in the coming days. From the second day, Cummins played with his wrist heavily strapped, and while it did not appear to impede his bowling, he seemed to be in more discomfort
Cricket fans all around the world are in for a treat as The Hundred returns with its third edition after the thrilling conclusion of Ashes 2023. The excitement will kick off with the reigning champions Trent Rockets (TRT) taking on Southern Brave (SOB) in the highly anticipated season opener on Thursday (August 1) in Nottingham,
File image of Kapil Dev© AFP Team India has been facing severe criticism after their experiment to bench skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli, miserably failed during the second ODI against West Indies. The visitors were led by all-rounder Hardik Pandya and were bundled out for just 181 runs. Later, West Indies comfortably
File photo of Virat Kohli.© AFP Former West Indies batter Gary Sobers has shared a piece of warning for India’s batting great Virat Kohli. The 34-year-old is one of the finest batters in world cricket and he continues to break records as his career progresses. He currently has 76 international centuries to his name and
A Lanka Premier League 2023 game had to be halted for a bizarre reason© Twitter It is not uncommon for cricket matches to be halted due to the presence of some animal inside the ground – ranging from birds to cats to even dogs. However, Lanka Premier League 2023 game between Galle Titans and Dambulla
India’s legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised English bowler Stuart Broad after he played his last Test match in international cricket at the Oval on Monday. Broad on Saturday announced that the ongoing fifth Test match of the Ashes series will be the last match of his international cricket career. “A phenomenal career draws to a close.
A fully-fit Jasprit Bumrah is finally back in the India squad – as captain as well – for the T20Is in Ireland in August. In another boost to India’s fast-bowling stocks, Prasidh Krishna was also picked in the squad for the three games in Dublin. Bumrah hasn’t played any cricket since the T20I series at