3rd T20I Live: West Indies face New Zealand at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.© AFP WI vs NZ, 3rd T20I Live Updates: West Indies face New Zealand in the third and final T20I at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. The hosts have been outplayed with bat and ball by the visitors, who have taken
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Ricky Ponting poses with his former Australian teammates.© Instagram Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting shared a picture on social media in which he can be seen standing with the likes of former teammates Brett Lee, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Watson. “And the band is back together. What a weekend with these legends,” said Ponting while
File photo of Shakib Al Hasan.© Twitter All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named as the Bangladesh captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. The BCB also announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE from August 27. The Asia Cup 15th edition of the
Australian great Ian Chappell is certain Test cricket “won’t die” in his lifetime but wondered whether the best players would play it in the future amid the proliferation of T20 leagues. The former Australia captain believed that international cricket faces a real challenge of retaining players in the face of rapid expansion of T20 leagues
Trent Rockets and Manchester Originals face each other on Saturday for their third game of the ongoing The Hundred Men’s Competition. Both the teams meet each other with contrasting performances so far. While Trent Rockets have been on top of their game registering two wins in as many matches, Manchester Originals are yet to win
New Zealand pulverised a demoralised West Indies by 90 runs in the second T20 International at Sabina Park on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 in the three-match series. In a one-sided encounter which magnified the rapid decline of the two-time World T20 winners over the past 12 months, the Black Caps piled up 215
File photo of VVS Laxman.© Twitter National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman will be India’s acting head coach for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe as there is only a short turnaround time between the series and the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Friday. “Yes, VVS
Dwayne Bravo celebrates his 600th T20 wicket.© Twitter Dwayne Bravo continues to shine in the T20 format. The player on Thursday became the first bowler to claim 600 T20I wickets. The Caribbean all-rounder achieved the feat while playing for Northern Superchargers in their match against Oval Invincibles in the ongoing The Hundred tournament. Bravo dismissed
File photo of Mel Jones© Twitter Cricket Australia on Friday confirmed that former Australia cricketer Mel Jones will be stepping down from the Cricket Australia Board at the next Annual General Meeting in October. “Jones has decided not to stand for re-election due to her extensive media and other work commitments in Australia and overseas,”
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie© AFP Ireland took a 2-0 lead over Afghanistan in a best-of-five T20 series after George Dockrell‘s 25 not out saw the hosts home for a five-wicket win in Belfast on Thursday. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi chose to bat first after winning the toss, but the tourists left themselves too much to
Dubai: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has picked Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the cricketer who, he believes, can dethrone England’s Joe Root as top Test batter. Root has been ruling the roost at the top of the Test rankings since June, with the Englishman enjoying a fine World Test Championship, and in a rich
The Indian Premier League (IPL) may get a dedicated two and half month exclusive window from the next Futures Tours and Programme (FTP) calender of the ICC starting 2024, according to several reports. If that happens, it will be another validation of the growing impact of the T20 franchise league, which is the richest cricket
Sikandar Raza‘s golden run ended with a golden duck as his Zimbabwe side lost by 105 runs to Bangladesh on Wednesday in the third one-day international in Harare. An unbeaten 85 by Afif Hossain lifted Bangladesh to 256-9 in 50 overs when put in to bat and Mustafizur Rahman then took 4-17 as Zimbabwe were
Dubai: Star India batter Virat Kohli is a quality player and has all the tools needed to come out of his prolonged dip in form, said former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene. Kohli and a fit-again KL Rahul on Monday returned to a 15-member Indian squad for the Asia Cup scheduled to be held in
New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday confirmed that it has agreed to release pacer Trent Boult from his central contract so that he can spend more time with his family, while also making himself available for domestic leagues. The 33-year-old fast bowler had requested the release after several conversations with NZC. On Wednesday, the board finally
Former Indian skipper and ex-chairman of the selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth said that had he been the chairman of selectors currently, pacer Mohammed Shami would have been a part of Men in Blue’s squad for upcoming Asia Cup 2022, which will take place from August 27 onwards. The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday announced
Jasprit Bumrah (left) and Kieron Pollard.© BCCI/IPL Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah congratulated Kieron Pollard on his 600th T20 appearance on Tuesday. Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches on Monday. “600 games! What a milestone Amazing achievement for an amazing player! Congratulations Polly @KieronPollard55,” tweeted Bumrah.
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Monday announced former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar as the new head coach of the Nepal Men’s national team. Succeeding Pubudu Dassanayake, Indian allrounder Prabhakar has worked as head coach for three Ranji Trophy teams. In 2016, Prabhakar, who had represented his home nation in 169 internationals, served as