Cheteshwar Pujara hasn’t scored a Test hundred since January, 2019.© AFP India batter Cheteshwar Pujara hasn’t scored a hundred in Test cricket since his 193-run knock against Australia in the Sydney Test in January, 2019. The century drought, which has extended to almost three years now, has increased the pressure on Pujara ahead of India’s
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Unofficial Test: India A celebrate a wicket against South Africa A.© Twitter The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test here on Tuesday. After
Aakash Chopra feels RCB could retain Virat Kohli ahead of IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction, many Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have been left wondering as to who will be retained by the franchise. Much to the delight of everyone, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra shared some
Chief selector George Bailey said Tuesday he will step aside from voting on whether Tim Paine should remain in the Australian Test cricket side if there is a split decision, given their personal and business relationship. Paine abruptly quit as skipper on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd
SL vs WI: Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed via hit-wicket on Monday.© AFP Dhananjaya de Silva put in a good batting display during Sri Lanka’s ongoing first Test match against West Indies at the Galle International Stadium. Despite his knock of 61 off 95 balls on Day 2, the all-rounder was dismissed in a strange
The Ashes: Ben Stokes played a phenomenal knock in the Headingley Test in 2019© AFP The highly anticipated Ashes series begins on December 8 as Joe Root’s England try to do what no other English team has managed to do in a decade. Andrew Strauss led England to an Ashes triumph on Australian soil in
IND vs NZ: Team India head coach Rahul Dravid© Twitter Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 result over New Zealand augurs well for the team in the long-run but at the same time, he is realistic enough to not read too much into the overall outcome with Black Caps having to play
IND vs NZ: New Zealand stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner in action© AFP After stumbling to a 73-run loss in the third and final T20I, New Zealand stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner on Sunday said that his side was probably a little off against the hosts and it costed them dearly. Rohit Sharma’s 56-run knock followed by
India vs New Zealand Score Updates: India lead three-match T20I series 2-0 vs New Zealand.© AFP India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I Live Updates:The Rohit Sharma-led Team India will eye a clean sweep against New Zealand on Sunday when the two sides face off in the final T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India
Jay Shah confirmed that IPL 2022 will be played in India.© BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Saturday confirmed that Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played in India. “I know you are all eagerly waiting to watchChennai Super Kings play at Chepauk. The moment is not
MS Dhoni’s future with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) remains uncertain, with all existing eight teams being allowed to retain a maximum of four players ahead of the next season. Dhoni himself revealed on Saturday, in an event held in Chennai to celebrate the team’s IPL 2021 title win, that
2nd T20I: Batter Fakhar Zaman struck an unbeaten 57 off 51 balls.© AFP Pakistan beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Dhaka on Saturday. Fakhar Zaman struck an unbeaten 57 off 51 balls as Pakistan reached 109-2 in 18.1 overs after
AB de Villiers thanked his fans and critics alike for their constant support.© BCCI/IPL Former South African captain AB de Villiers took to Instagram where he gave an emotional message for his fans through his former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal challengers Bangalore (RCB). In course of the video, the RCB cricketer thanked all
India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20 series win over New Zealand to “team effort”. India on Friday defeated New Zealand by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The series-win came just after their Super 12 exit
Reactions poured in from across the world following the announcement of former South Africa captain AB de Villiers’ retirement “from all cricket” on November 19. The swashbuckling batter hadn’t made an appearance in South Africa colors in over three years but had continued to dazzle in all his glory in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Young New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra on Thursday said he was clueless if his name had any link with Rahul Dravid but he hoped to pick the brains of the India chief coach during the course of the ongoing T20I series. Rachin, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday, was asked during a virtual media
Azeem Rafiq apologised for the anti-Semitic messages.© Instagram Azeem Rafiq, a former English cricketer who this week said he had lost his career to racism, admitted Thursday he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a teenager. The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill finds India’s Ravichandran Ashwin “very hard to get away” as the off-spinner has an immaculate control over of his line, length and speed. Ashwin has impressed ever since he made a white-ball comeback after four years. He was effective in the T20 World Cup and on Wednesday changed the course