Cricket

Ashes: Joe Root shatters multiple Test cricket records as England captain.© AFP England skipper Joe Root on Sunday became England’s highest run-scorer in Test cricket as captain, surpassing Sir Alastair Cook in the elite list. Root achieved this feat during Day 4 of the ongoing second Ashes Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. Cook

Cheteshwar Pujara will hope to recover his form with the bat in South Africa.© AFP India batter Cheteshwar Pujara is hoping to recover his form with the bat when the three-match Test series in South Africa starts later this month. India will face the Proteas in three Tests starting with the opening match in Centurion

Jhye Richardson was in amazing form during Day 4 of the ongoing 2nd Ashes Test.© AFP Australian pacer Jhye Richardson on Sunday said that Nathan Lyon had a big role in setting up England skipper Joe Root before Mitchell Starc got the prized scalp on Day 4 of the ongoing second Ashes Test. Root was

Ashes: Joe Root did not take the field after being hit in the abdomen during warm-up.© AFP Just before start of play of Day 4 in the ongoing second Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide, England suffered a massive blow as skipper Joe Root was hit in the abdomen during throw downs in the warm-up

The West Indies team’s senior selection panel will be recruited starting January.© AFP St John’s : Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday announced that it will commence a recruitment process for the new men’s selection panel in January. The recruitment will replace lead selector Roger Harper and fellow selector Miles Bascombe, whose contracts will not be

BCCI’s chief medical officer Abhijit Salvi resigned© AFP BCCI’s chief medical officer Abhijit Salvi has resigned due to personal reasons. Salvi told PTI on Saturday that his notice period ended on November 30 but he carried on till the end of the second Test between India and New Zealand on December 7. His role had

Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar, who is the son of legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar, shared a picture of the 1983 World Cup-winning stars, having a gala time. In the picture, former India cricketers Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath can be seen enjoying a meal and having a laugh. Rohan Gavaskar, who represented India

Virat Kohli contradicted Sourav Ganguly’s statement in Wednesday’s press conference.© AFP New Delhi : Former cricketer Madan Lal said that the rift between India Test skipper Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not a controversy but a matter of opinion. Virat Kohli was removed as the ODI captain, on

Pakistan T20I openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have had a dream run in 2021. The duo has so far put on six century partnerships – the first pair to do so in T20Is – while simultaneously achieving individuals milestones – the biggest being Rizwan becoming the first cricketer to score 2000-plus runs in a calendar

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns updates fans about his rehabilitation© Twitter Having recently undergone life-threatening surgeries, former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns took to social media to update fans about his rehabilitation. In what is a huge update, he revealed to fans that he had the “Best day of rehab” and also could stand

Pakistan sweep T20I series against West Indies© AFP Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international in Karachi on Thursday, sweeping the series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 and skipper Babar Azam hit 79 as Pakistan achieved their highest run-chase in all Twenty20 internationals by reaching the 208-run

Virat Kohli had addressed the media on Wednesday ahead of India’s South Africa tour.© AFP A day after India Test captain Virat Kohli triggered a storm by publicly contradicting him, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly refused to comment on the matter, saying the Board will deal with it. Kohli, during his pre-departure press conference ahead of the

Virat Kohli addressed the media on Wednesday ahead of India’s South Africa tour.© AFP Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday addressed the media for the first time since the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) replaced him with Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain. Kohli addressed a virtual press conference ahead of

Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies.© AFP Having sealed a series win in the second T20I, Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies on Thursday in the third T20I at the National Stadium in Karachi. The hosts won the second T20I by nine runs. Mohammad Rizwan

England head into the day-night second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Thursday under pressure and facing an ominous task against an Australian team who have won all of their eight pink-ball matches. The tourists’ capitulation by nine wickets in the opening Test in Brisbane exposed their batting and fielding frailties, exacerbated by rain-hit preparations and

Sydney Sixers can be rated as one of the best franchises across the globe like Mumbai Indians if they manage to win the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) to complete a hat-trick, feels their fast bowler Tom Curran. No other team has won three BBL titles in a row. Previously, Perth Scorchers had an opportunity

Pakistan beat a resurgent West Indies in a thrilling finish by nine runs to win the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Tuesday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. For the home team Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for a second match running with 38 to help Pakistan get to 172-8 before keeping the

File photo of Wasim Akram© AFP Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram was “incredibly sad” to see “empty stadium in Karachi” during the first T20I against West Indies. The three-match T20I series which began on Monday, saw the return of international cricket to Pakistan after New Zealand flew back hours before the scheduled start of their