A day after England captain Joe Root said that he wants to continue as the Test skipper, head coach Chris Silverwood on Monday said that he would want to hold onto the job despite England’s debacle in the Ashes. Cameron Green and Scott Boland took three wickets each in the second innings as Australia defeated
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Sam Billings said that he has truly fulfilled his childhood dream of playing in the Ashes.© Twitter England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings on Monday said that he is honoured to finally play an Ashes Test and his childhood dream finally came true. Billings had made his Test debut in the fifth and final Ashes Test which
South Africa’s white-ball skipper Temba Bavuma believes that a series win over India in the upcoming three-match ODI rubber will give the home team a “hell lot of confidence” going ahead. The last time India came to South Africa in 2018, they won the six-match series 5-1. It was also their first-ever ODI series win
England Test skipper Joe Root on Sunday said that he believes he is the right man to lead the Three Lions in the longest format of the game. Root’s comments came after England suffered a 146-run loss against Australia in the fifth Test. The Three Lions went on to lose the Ashes 0-4. “I’d love
Virat Kohli is “one of the finest captains” and “once in a generation” cricketer, BCCI said in its rich tribute after the star batter quit as Test captain and asserted that it was a personal decision which the cricket body respects. Kohli on Saturday ended his seven-year reign as India’s most successful Test captain, a
Ravi Shastri posted an old photo of him and Virat Kohli on Twitter Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri reacted to Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as captain of the Indian Test team on Saturday. Shastri took to Twitter to post a photo of him with Kohli from the time when the duo
Virat Kohli will go down in the history of Indian cricket not just as one of the finest batters ever to have come out of the country, but also as one of the best captains to have led the national team across formats. Kohli’s numbers are stellar as skipper and they look even better in
Sunil Gavaskar said he was “baffled” by India’s tactics after lunch on Day 4.© AFP Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar slammed the team’s tactics in the post-lunch session on Day 4 of the third and final Test, which the visitors went on to lose by seven wickets at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Victory
India’s 7-wicket defeat to South Africa in the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town not only put their dream of winning a Test series against the Proteas away from home on hold but also dented their progress in the World Test Championship (WTC). India slipped to the fifth spot in the latest WTC points
South Africa skipper Dean Elgar expressed happiness after his side defeated India in the third and final Test to clinch the three-match series 2-1 here at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. India had won the first Test by 113 runs but South Africa registered wins in the second and third Test to clinch the
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli for his reaction to the controversial DRS decision during the ongoing third Test against South Africa at Cape Town on Thursday. The former Indian opening batter said that Kohli’s reaction was “exaggerated” and “really immature”. Indian players were visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review
South African pacer Lungi Ngidi on Thursday said the Indians were clearly “frustrated and under pressure” as a controversial DRS call saved home skipper Dean Elgar, triggering angry reactions from the visiting camp on day three. Elgar was caught plumb by spinner R Ashwin in front of the stumps and umpire Marais Erasmus raised his
Rishabh Pant scored a century on day 3 of the 2nd Test against South Africa© AFP India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant slammed a defiant century in India’s second innings on day 3 of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. It was an innings typical of Pant’s style as he launched a counter-attack
SA vs IND: South Africa’s Marco Jansen is clean bowled by Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.© AFP South Africa pacer Marco Jansen received a bitter taste of his own medicine when India’s Jasprit Bumrah castled him and claimed a sweet revenge following a heated altercation during India’s batting in the first innings of the previous Test
ICC U-19 World Cup 2022: When and where to watch Live telecast, Live streaming.© Twitter The 14th edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup is set to begin from January 14. For the first time in the history, the tournament will be played in Caribbean islands. A total of 48 matches will be played across
Virat Kohli completed 100 catches in Test cricket on day 2 of Cape Town Test© AFP India Test skipper Virat Kohli completed 100 catches in the longest format of the game on Wednesday. Kohli achieved this feat during the ongoing Day 2 of the third and final Test against South Africa here at Newlands, Cape
Opener Harnoor Singh’s unbeaten 100 negated Cooper Connolly’s 117 as India mauled Australia by nine wickets in a warm-up game ahead of the Under-19 World Cup in Providence, Guyana. Australia posted 268 runs before being all out in 49.2 overs, with 18-year-old captain Connolly making 117 studded with 18 boundaries. Harnoor led India’s charge with
Ramiz Raja will be proposing a Four Nations T20I Series.© AFP Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Tuesday said that he would make a proposal to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about holding a Four Nations T20I series comprising both India and Pakistan to be held every year. Raja has voiced his opinion