File photo of Ravindra Jadeja.© AFP All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out with an injury for the first two ODIs against West Indies, but also was not included in the third ODI at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. The Board of Control for Cricket in India revealed that he was left out as
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Wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket and said the current trend of “monopolisation” by them is dangerous. Gilchrist’s comments have come in the backdrop of reports stating that Australian batter David Warner might opt out of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) this
Image for representative use© AFP The ICC Board on Tuesday approved Bangladesh, India, England and Sri Lanka as the four host countries of the ICC women’s white ball events from 2024-2027. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Bangladesh for the second time, with the 2026 edition going to England for
India in all likelihood will host the Women’s 50-over World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI is set to bid for the mega event. If India wins the bid, the ICC flagship event will return to the country after more than a decade. The last time a women’s 50-over World Cup was held in India
Babar Azam‘s career graph is on the rise. He is currently the world No. 1 batter in ODIs and T20I in ICC rankings. In Tests, he is ranked No. 4. “As a player it’s a dream to become the No. 1 in all formats and, for that, you have to focus and put in hard
Australian Test great Allan Border has urged middle-order batter Travis Head to look to legendary opener Matthew Hayden for inspiration and develop a gameplan to be used in subcontinent conditions during his side’s tour to India, which will take place this year. This comes after the batter experienced some terrible outings in the Test series
Axar Patel in action in the 2nd ODI against West Indies© AFP Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Monday took to Twitter and posted a message in Gijarati for Axar Patel, who guided India to a thrilling win over West Indies in the second ODI. Axar scored an unbeaten 64 off 35 balls to guide the
After registering a thumping win over West Indies in the second ODI, India batter Shreyas Iyer said that he is hopeful of scoring a century in the next game. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India win the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies by two wickets
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Dinesh Chandimal struck his fourth successive half-century to drive Sri Lanka’s total before Pakistan hit back with late wickets on Sunday’s opening day of the second Test at Galle. Chandimal, who hit 80, put on key partnerships including a 75-run fourth-wicket stand with Angelo Mathews, who fell short of fifty in his landmark 100th Test.
2nd Test Day 1 Live: Sri Lanka opt to bat as both teams make two changes each.© AFP SL vs PAK, 2nd Test Day Live Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium. At the toss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam confirmed that
Sri Lanka’s teenage spinner Dunith Wellalage has been included in the final 12 for the second Test against Pakistan in Galle, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said on Saturday. The 19-year-old Wellalage, a left-arm orthodox who awaits his Test debut, seems a likely replacement for injured spinner Maheesh Theekshana as the hosts look to bounce back in
File image of Chris Jordan© AFP At the 2021 T20 World Cup, England started as one of the favourites. With an aggressive brand of cricket, they looked poised to reach the final until a five-wicket loss to New Zealand in the last four stage stopped their progress. England batted first to score 166/4, but could
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has lauded the national team for its recent win against Sri Lanka in the Galle Test, saying the victory is at par with Pakistan’s historic triumph over India in the 1987 Bangalore Test. Pakistan chased down a stiff 342-run target on the final day to register a four-wicket win over Sri
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ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A category of BCCI umpires. The others in the A+ category include four international umpires — Anil Chaudhary, Madangopal Jayaraman, Virender Kumar Sharma and K N Ananthapadmabhanan. Rohan Pandit, Nikhil Patwardhan, Sadashiv Iyer, Ulhas Gandhe and Navdeep Singh Sidhu are
The Indian cricket team starts yet another tour, this time without the presence of many seniors, in the Caribbean islands on Friday. Led by Shikhar Dhwan, Team India faces West Indies in the first ODI of a three-match series in Port of Spain on Friday. The absence of players like Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant
File image of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, the team said Thursday. Shaheen, a left-arm quick, played a key part in the tourists’ opening win on Wednesday in Galle as he took four wickets in the