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South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje paid tribute to captain Dean Elgar‘s “honesty” after the Proteas’ innings and 12-run rout of England in the first Test at Lord’s. Nortje finished with match figures of 6-110 as South Africa completed a crushing victory inside three days in London to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.

Deepak Chahar meets with fans during second ODI.© Twitter Deepak Chahar, who took three wickets in the first ODI against Zimbabwe, was not named in the Indian cricket team playing XI for the second ODI. With the T20 World Cup in two months’ time, Chahar is one of the players whose performance is expected to

India led the way in the development of Test cricket under former skipper Virat Kohli, according to South African legend Graeme Smith, who reckons only five or six countries may be playing the longest format in the coming years. Smith feels just a handful of nations are contributing to the development of Test cricket at

England batter Alex Hales, wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings, West Indies bowler Sheldon Cottrell and Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga were among overseas signees revealed by Desert Vipers for the inaugural edition of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cricket’s International League T20 on Friday. England all-rounder Tom Curran, batter Ben Duckett have also signed with the team. The

ENG vs SA, 1st Test, Day 3: Anrich Nortje’s triple strike has put England in serious trouble.© AFP England vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates:Anrich Nortje dismissed Jonny Bairstow, Alex Lees and Ben Foakes in quick succession to increase the problems for England as the side struggles to get going in its second

New Zealand on Friday announced a strong ‘A’ squad, including seven cricketers with international experience, for their upcoming tour of India featuring both red and white ball series in September.It will be the first time that a New Zealand ‘A’ side will be playing overseas since the 2018 tour to the United Arab Emirates, where

Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj took South Africa into a first-innings lead over England of more than a hundred runs in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday following a fine fifty from Sarel Erwee. England captain Ben Stokes had bowled his side back into the game when he removed well-set opener Erwee (73) and

Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has been breaking records on the field for the national team and is undoubtedly one of the best batters in the world on current form. He has already been hailed as a modern day great by Pakistani experts and former cricketers. Without any doubt he

File photo of Glenn McGrath.© Instagram Former pacers Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath were two of the most feared bowlers during their playing days. The duo dominated the Australian bowling line-up in the early 2000s. McGrath, who had a uncanny ability to be very consistent with his line and length, took 563 wickets in his

File photo of Andrew Balbirnie© Twitter Ireland vs Afghanistan, 5th T20I Highlights: Ireland defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets (D/L method) in the rain-reduced fifth Twenty20 international. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 95/5 in 15 overs with Usman Ghani (44) top scoring for them. M Adair took 3/16 for Ireland. Ireland took just 6.4 overs to reach the revised

Jonny Bairstow was clean bowled by Anrich Nortje on day 1 of the Lord’s Test match© AFP Jonny Bairstow has been the man of the summer for England in Test cricket, scoring runs aplenty and that too at rapid pace to help the Three Lions beat formidable opponents like New Zealand and India on home

England Test skipper Ben Stokes said on Tuesday that the team’s attacking mindset will not change when his side takes to the field in the first Test against South Africa at Lord’s on Wednesday. This comes after South African skipper Dean Elgar commented on England’s ‘Bazball’ approach to Tests, saying, “I do not see that

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh one-day international century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series Tuesday against the Netherlands in Rotterdam. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in warm and humid conditions on a day where big scores were expected on a sluggish pitch at

Netherlands vs Pakistan 1st ODI Live: Netherlands peg back Pakistan in Rotterdam.© AFP Netherlands vs Pakistan, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Pakistan are six wickets down against the Netherlands in the ongoing first ODI in Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. Pakistan lost four quick wickets after Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam had put on a strong partnership for the

File photo of Sourav Ganguly with Virat Kohli© AFP Virat Kohli has been struggling with his batting form for a long time now. While a century has been eluding the player since November 2019, the ongoing year has seen the former India skipper struggle for even half-centuries. However, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is hopeful that the

4th T20I Highlights: Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 27 runs© Twitter IRE vs AFG, 4th T20I Highlights: Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 27 runs in the rain-curtailed fourth T20I at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. With the win, Afghanistan took the ongoing five-match series to the decider. In the 11 overs a side match on Monday, Afghanistan

Babar Azam will lead Pakistan in the Netherlands ODIs.© Twitter Netherlands and Pakistan face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday. All the matches of the series will be played at the Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. While hosts Netherlands are coming on the back of 2-0 T20I series loss to New Zealand,

File photo of Ross Taylor© AFP Former New Zealand player Ross Taylor has written an autobiography titled ‘Ross Taylor: Black And White’ and he has revealed many instances from his career. From recalling the moment when one of the Rajasthan Royals owners slapped him post his poor batting performance to New Zealand’s captaincy controversy, Taylor’s