File photo of MS Dhoni.© AFP Saurabh Tiwary was all praise for India’s legendary captain MS Dhoni. He stated that the Ranchi-born is the “God of Jharkhand cricket”. It is worth noting that Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC white-ball tournaments — T20 World Cup (in 2007), ODI World Cup
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Table of Contents Australia displayed their supremacy on Day 2 of the first Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve. Despite a late hiccup, Australia finished at 2/13, maintaining a commanding lead of 217 runs over the hosts. The day witnessed notable performances and strategic moves that shaped the course of the match. Late
Australia seized control of the opening Test on Friday after a miserable day for hosts New Zealand left them 217 runs adrift in Wellington and with a mountain to climb to stay in the match. The visitors finished on 13-2 in their second innings with nightwatchman Nathan Lyon not out six and opener Usman Khawaja
New Zealand are squaring off against Australia in the first Test of the two-match series in Wellington. Asked to bat first, Australia posted a whopping total of 383, despite struggling at 89/4. All-rounder Cameron Green was the main architect of Australia’s innings as he remained unbeaten at 174. For the Kiwis, Matt Henry registered an
File photo of Indian cricket team.© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) on February 28 announced the annual player contracts for 2023-24 season. While Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan hogged the limelight for being excluded from the list, there were several other star players too who failed to make a cut. One
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Table of Contents The ongoing first Test between New Zealand and Australia at Basin Reserve in Wellington took a surprising turn as former Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson found himself at the centre of a bizarre run-out on Day 2 of the match. The run-out incident In the fifth over of the match, with the
Table of Contents In a recent announcement by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan found themselves excluded from the central retainer for the 2023-24 season. This decision came as a significant development, considering both players were part of India’s ODI World Cup squad lat year. The unveiling
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers holds a special in the hearts of all Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fans. De Villiers, who joined RCB in 2011, played with the franchise for over a decade before hanging his boots in 2021. Apart from his unmatched skills with the bat, which saw him pile plenty of
File photo of Rishabh Pant© X (formerly Twitter) Former India skipper and Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly expressed his feelings on Thursday ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant joined the Delhi Capitals squad. Pant missed the IPL 2023 after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed BCCI’s decision to axe star duo Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from central contracts. Kishan has been out of action since pulling out of the Test squad during the South Africa tour in December 2023. Iyer, on the other hand, was declared fit to play by NCA, having
Cameron Green was sheepish on the evening of day one when he admitted he did not know how to bat with the lower order. “I’m still trying to work out how best to play with a tail,” he said. “It’s still a fine balance between still trying to score runs but then [not] making the
Star all-rounder Cameron Green was involved in a hilarious incident on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday. It happened in the third over of the morning session after Australia had resumed their innings at 279/9. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry bowled
Lunch Australia 383 (Green 174*, Henry 5-70) vs New Zealand Cameron Green continued to torment New Zealand and found superb support from Josh Hazlewood in a record last-wicket partnership as Australia moved into a strong position on day two at Basin Reserve. Australia’s first innings finally ended when Hazlewood was dismissed just before lunch to
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar praised the BCCI on rewarding players for their hardwork after the board announced the Annual Central Contracts on Wednesday. India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli expectedly retained their place in the top bracket, with Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah also included in the Grade A+ category. However,
From tearaway Umran Malik, Bengal speedster Akash Deep who made his Test debut in Ranchi in the ongoing red-ball series against England to highly-rated Karnataka pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, a select complement of rising Indian speed guns were handed retainership contracts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI, on Wednesday, picked
Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood in action© AFP The duo of Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood scripted history on Friday as they combined to register Australia’s highest partnership for the tenth wicket against New Zealand, as well as the fourth-best overall by an Australian pair. The pair tormented New Zealand’s bowling attack during the morning
Table of Contents In what promises to be an electrifying showdown, the Comilla Victorians are gearing up to face off against Fortune Barishal in the highly anticipated final of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024. The stage is set at the iconic Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, where cricket enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the
Veteran India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday said nothing can be done ‘forcefully’ if a cricketer does not want to play domestic cricket, while adding that it is the base and every player should value it enough to prosper. Saha’s reaction came after Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were on Wednesday excluded from the annual
UP Warriorz skipper Alyssa Healy tackled a pitch invader after he entered the field of play during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 match against Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The veteran Australia cricketer was not pleased with the pitch invader and took it upon herself to stop him from disrupting play. The incident