The Pakistan men’s cricket team was seen sweating it out in Galle ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting from Saturday, July 16. Both teams are set to play two Tests at the picturesque Galle International Cricket Stadium and the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The touring Pakistan side recently played a warm-up
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File photo of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli© Twitter Virat Kohli and Babar Azam‘s current forms are in sharp contrast to each other. While the former Indian cricket team captain is going through the leanest phase of his career, the current Pakistan cricket team skipper is having a great run. There have often been comparisons
Yuzvendra Chahal‘s clever variations complemented by Hardik Pandya‘s steady fast medium bowling saw India bowl out England for a manageable 246 in 49 overs in the second ODI at the Lord’s on Thursday. However, it was Moeen Ali (47 off 64 balls) who took the attack back to the opposition camp with his audacious hooked
Former Pakistan captain and match-fixing witness Aamir Sohail welcomes the deluge of legitimate money into cricket that has seen players make millions in tournaments, saying it reduces temptation for corruption. Sohail’s playing heyday came between 1990 and 2000, far too early to benefit from the T20 revolution begun by the Indian Premier League. But the
West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI Live: Bangladesh won the first ODI by six wickets© AFP Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to field against West Indies in the second ODI in Providence. In the first ODI, Spinner Mehidy Hasan and Bangladesh exploited “ideal conditions” to defeat the West Indies by six wickets on
File image of Arshdeep Singh with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.© AFP Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh are two young pace prospects who have the potential to go a long distance. Umran impressed in the Indian Premier League with his pace and then made his international debut in the T20I series against Ireland. He took one wicket in
South Africa’s quest to achieve automatic qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup became more difficult on Wednesday when the country’s board agreed to forfeit a series against Australia. Cricket South Africa (CSA) withdrew from a scheduled three-match World Cup Super League series in Australia in January in order to have their best players available
Shikhar Dhawan (left) and Rohit Sharma stitched an unbeaten 114-run stand vs England on Tuesday.© AFP Indian opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday completed 5,000 ODI runs as an opening pair. The duo achieved this landmark during the first ODI of the three-match series against England at the Kennington Oval on
Jasprit Bumrah returned figures of 6 for 19 in India’s first ODI against England on Tuesday.© AFP Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday became the first Indian pacer to scalp six wickets in England in an ODI match. Bumrah achieved this feat during the first ODI of the three-match series against England at the Kennington Oval on
File photo of Andy Flower© AFP Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has been hired as the head coach of UAE International League T20 (ILT20) team Gulf Giants whose name was announced on Tuesday. The team is owned and managed by the Adani Group. The inaugural season of the ILT20 will take place between January and
File image of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.© Twitter India’s squad for women’s cricket competition was announced by the BCCI on Monday. “The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met on Monday to pick the squad for the forthcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This will be the first time that Women’s T20 International will be featured
Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Monday said the experience of playing Tests on two vastly different pitches in Sri Lanka would be vital to their preparations for touring India next year. The tourists went down to Sri Lanka by an innings and 39 runs on day four of the second Test in Galle after being
SL vs AUS, 2nd Test Live: Dinesh Chandimal holds fort for SL© AFP Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Dinesh Chandimal holds the fort for Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka look to extend their lead against Australia on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test. Sri Lanka continued to dominate Australia
Michael Bracewell scored an unbeaten century as New Zealand beat Ireland by 1 wicket.© Twitter Michael Bracewell’s unbeaten century guided New Zealand to a dramatic one-wicket win, with just a ball to spare, in the first one-day international against Ireland on Sunday. New Zealand, chasing 301 to win, were in dire straits at 120-5 and
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday shared a video of the national cricket team celebrating Eid Al-Adha, also known as Bakri Eid, in Colombo. In the video, the likes of Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed could be seen hugging the teammates. The team celebrated the festival at the hotel they have
India captain Rohit Sharma started off well in the second T20I against England at Edgbaston on Sunday. He looked to be great flow until he was dismissed on 31 off 20 balls. Before that, Sharma entertained the audience with two sixes and three fours. Then England debutant Richard Gleeson struck. Bowling his first over in
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Video of Sourav Ganguly dancing on streets has gone viral© Twitter Former India skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India’s president Sourav Ganguly celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday and now a video has gone viral on social media where he can be seen dancing near the London Eye. The current BCCI