Since his injury in the 2019 ODI World Cup, Shikhar Dhawan has found it hard to find a regular place in the Team India playing XI, with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma being the preferred openers. The swashbuckling batter was also excluded from this year’s T20 World Cup squad. Despite his erratic form lately, former
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Pakistan are set to host West Indies in a T20I and ODI series.© Instagram Having recently completed a clean sweep across formats against Bangladesh, Pakistan are scheduled to host West Indies in an upcoming T20I and ODI series from December 13. Both the series will be hosted at Karachi’s National Stadium and the Windies will
Virat Kohli posted a cute photo with Anushka Sharma and daughter Vamika.© Instagram Having recently won a two-match Test series with Team India, Virat Kohli took to Instagram to wish his wife Anushka Sharma on their fourth wedding anniversary. The red-ball captain also congratulated Anushka and daughter Vamika on completing a year as a family.
The five-match Test series in England in 2014 still remains as one of the toughest phases in Virat Kohli’s international career. He registered scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0, 7, 6 and 20 in the five Tests. Ravi Shastri, who took over as India’s Team Director right after that disastrous tour, said
Pakistan are scheduled to face West Indies in an upcoming ODI and T20I series.© AFP Having recently completed a 6-0 series sweep against Bangladesh across formats, Pakistan host West Indies in an upcoming three-match T20I and ODI series. During their tour of Pakistan, West Indies will be without regular skipper Kieron Pollard. The Windies will
England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second innings against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Malan and England
Rohit Sharma explained his role as a captain. The opening batter, who was appointed as India’s full-time ODI and T20I skipper on Wednesday, said a captain has to make sure the right players are picked according the best interest of the team. “A captain is there to ensure right players are playing, right combination is
Zubayr Hamza smashed a ton for South Africa A.© Cricket South Africa Couple of false COVID-19 positive reports in the India A camp had created a mild flutter before the visitors were engaged in yet another stalemate with South Africa A as the three ‘Test’ series ended at nil-nil. The series that was played on
The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds. The Windies will play three T20Is and three one-day internationals — all in the port city of Karachi — starting Monday, their first visit since
South Africa A vs India A© Twitter/CSA Ishan Kishan missed out on a hundred but played a vital part, helping India A secure the first-innings lead before South Africa A put on a solid show with the bat in the second innings to end Day 3 of the third four-day game at 196/1 in Bloemfontein
Rohit Sharma was appointed India’s ODI and T20I captain on Wednesday. The opening batter, who captained India in the T20Is against New Zealand, will now take up the full-time responsibility as India’s captain in limited-overs cricket. Rohit will take over from Virat Kohli in the 50-over format, from the three-match ODI series in South Africa. “The All-India
Australia bowled England out for 147 on Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test on Wednesday.© AFP England had a forgettable start to their campaign at The Ashes as Australia bowled them out for 147 on the first day of the opening Test at The Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. Batting first after winning the
The Ashes, Australia vs England: Mitchell Starc celebrates after picking up the wicket of Rory Burns The first Test of ‘The Ashes’ series between Australia and England got off to an electrifying start at the Gabba in Brisbane as Aussie paceman Mitchell Starc clean bowled England opener Rory Burns for a golden duck. Starc steamed
Ajinkya Rahane is expected to keep his place in the Indian team but whether he would remain vice captain remains to be seen when the selectors announce the Test squad for tour of South Africa on Wednesday. It is learnt that announcement of ODI squad could be delayed as the first match is on January
Yuvraj Singh retired a couple of years ago from all international cricket.© AFP Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh posted a video on social media, asking fans to stay tuned in for what he termed a “big surprise”. Having previously said that he’ll “be back on the pitch hopefully in February”, Yuvraj on Tuesday tweeted a
Two members of Bangladesh women’s team tested positive for Covid.© Twitter Two members of Bangladesh women’s team tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home from Zimbabwe, forcing the national cricket body to extend the isolation period. Bangladesh team had participated in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 qualifiers and has been in quarantine after returning
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not be a part of the New Zealand tour.© AFP Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not be a part of the New Zealand tour for which the team will be leaving later this week. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan confirmed that Shakib’s request for leave has
India on Monday reclaimed the top spot in the ICC rankings after winning the two-match series 1-0 against New Zealand, the reigning World Test champions. India beat New Zealand by 372 runs in the Mumbai Test on the fourth day after drawing the opening match in Kanpur. India had lost to New Zealand in the