Sri Lanka lead the two-match Test series against West Indies 1-0.© AFP Sri Lanka are looking to recover from a series of blows in quick succession on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against the West Indies in Galle on Tuesday. Opting to bat first after winning the toss on Monday, Sri Lanka got off
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Ray Illingworth led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71.© Twitter Former England cricket captain Ray Illingworth has revealed he is receiving treatment for cancer. The 89-year-old, who led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71, is undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. “They are just hoping to get rid
IND vs NZ: Shane Warne was baffled by India’s tactics on Day 5© Twitter After the first Test between India and New Zealand ended in a pulsating draw, Australia spin legend Shane Warne questioned the Ajinkya Rahane-led side’s tactics at the Green Park Stadium on Day five. With India picking five wickets in the final
Cooped up in a bio-bubble while a new COVID-19 variant causes panic all across here, the India A cricket team will take on South Africa A in the second unofficial Test from Tuesday with some senior side aspirants hoping to make an impression. The first four-day game ended in a draw due to inclement weather
Axar Patel has made a great start to his Test career in 2021 Axar Patel has had a dream run in the longest format of the game ever since making his debut in the Test series against England in February earlier this year. On Saturday, Axar picked up his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket
Batting coach Vikram Rathour “understands” fully that Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are now India players living on borrowed time. But the former opener on Sunday couldn’t give a definitive answer as to who would sit out in order to accommodate skipper Virat Kohli’s comeback in the next Test against New Zealand. With Shreyas Iyer
IND vs NZ: Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin shared some light moments after the end of 3rd day’s play.© Instagram With Team India ending Day 3 with a lead of 63 runs, fans and experts were left praising Axar Patel for his five-wicket haul against New Zealand in the ongoing first Test match in Kanpur
IND vs NZ: KS Bharat came on as a substitute wicketkeeper on Day three© BCCI/Twitter India’s substitute wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat said he just had 12 minutes to get ready after being asked to get behind the stumps on the third day of the ongoing Test against New Zealand here on Saturday. A seasoned first-class cricketer,
New Zealand opener Will Young on Saturday credited his coach Gary Stead for teaching him the art of playing spin after hitting a career-best 89 in tough batting conditions on day three of the Kanpur Test against India. The 29-year-old Young, who scored 14 boundaries in his innings, said it was a rigorous stint with
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel has announced the squads for the West Indies Men’s team tour of Pakistan. The series will feature three ODIs and as many T20Is from December 13 to 22 at the National Stadium in Karachi. Jason Holder is rested for this tour due to workload management while Fabian Allen
The upcoming FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup in South Africa was on Saturday put on hold as a new variant of COVID-19 in the country stoked worldwide fears. The prestigious tournament was to be held in the Rainbow Nation from December 5 to 16. However, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in
Batter Shreyas Iyer on Friday became only the 16th Indian cricketer to hit a century on his Test debut. Iyer achieved the feat during the second day of the ongoing Test between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. With his knock during India’s first innings, Iyer joined Lala Amarnath, Deepak
Debutant Shreyas Iyer slammed his maiden Test century on Day 2 of the India vs New Zealand first Test at the Green Park in Kanpur on Friday. The right-hander got to three figures with a couple off Kyle Jamieson in the morning session. Iyer became the 16th Indian to score a century on Test debut. The
New Zealand will not start as favourites despite facing an Indian team missing several key players, skipper Kane Williamson said Wednesday, as the world’s two top-ranked teams geared up for a spin battle in their first Test. Hosts India have rested skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami while opener
Indian batter Shubman Gill was all praise for New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson’s vicious in-dipper that breached through his defences, admitting that he couldn’t read the delivery as he wasn’t expecting reverse swing just after lunch on the opening day of the first Test here. Gill, who scored 52, looked in good touch before Jamieson
Nathan Lyon has backed Tim Paine to continue as Australia’s wicketkeeper.© AFP Australia’s bowlers want Tim Paine behind the stumps for the first Ashes Test against England because he is “the best keeper in the world”, spin king Nathan Lyon said Thursday. Paine quit as Test captain in disgrace last week over a historical text message
Unofficial Test: India reached 125 for one on Day 2 before Stumps.© Twitter India A made a cautious reply to South Africa A’s mammoth 509 for seven declared as they ended day 2 of the opening unofficial Test at 125 for one on Wednesday. Captain Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran were batting on 45 and
SL vs WI, 1st Test: Sri Lanka players leave the field at the end of Day 4.© AFP Sri Lanka completely dominated the proceedings on Day 4 and the hosts are just four wickets away from registering a victory against West Indies in the ongoing first Test at the Galle International Stadium. At stumps, West