England last toured India for Tests in 2016-17. They lost a five-match series 4-0.© BCCI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has revealed that India will play five T20Is against England when the visitors tour the country early next year. While there have been talks on Ahmedabad hosting the day-night Test against England, the complete itinerary hasn’t
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Australia’s Steve Smith warned India on Tuesday that his game had finally “clicked” and he was ready to justify his ranking as the world’s top Test batsman. Smith admitted he was unhappy with his recent displays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying “I never really got into a good rhythm”. But
Ahead of the white-ball series against England, South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada on Monday spoke about the hardships of being in a bio-secure bubble and he compared the bubble to a luxury prison. England and South Africa are slated to play in three T20Is and three ODIs from November 27. Both teams are staying in a
Marcus Stoinis will be seen in action in the upcoming ODIs and T20Is against India© Twitter Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has said that all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is a five-time better player than he was last year. Ponting was the coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals and Stoinis flourished in the
Australian opener David Warner vowed Monday to keep his temper in check during the upcoming series against India, predicting Virat Kohli’s men will try to wind him up with verbal taunts. Warner once revelled in his reputation as Australia’s attack dog during on-field confrontations but said he had toned down his antics as he matured.
India coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma will have to arrive in Australia, in the coming “four or five days” to be able to take part in the Test series against the hosts. “He’s (Rohit) going through some tests at the NCA and they’re obviously going to decide [for] how
Indi-Rae can be seen going for her shots from the first delivery itself.© Instagram Australian opener David Warner has shared two videos on Instagram, which show his wife Candice giving daughters Ivy-Mae (6) and Indi-Rae (4) some batting practice. The first video shows Indi-Rae going for her shots from the first delivery itself, looking to
Tom Curran registered four wickets in the intra-squad game© Twitter Joe Root hit 77 and Tom Curran produced a good all-round performance as the England touring party warmed up for its white-ball matches against South Africa with an intra-squad match at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Root was the top scorer with 77 as
Under fire after Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi pulled them up over alleged illegal stadium construction, the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) management on Saturday decided to temporarily suspend the Siechem Pondicherry T20 tournament. The CAP took the decision based on the report submitted by A.G.Shanmugavel, Estate Manager-cum-Facility In-charge, according to a release issued by them.
With Sydney Sixers having set a 167-run target for Melbourne Renegades in the ongoing match of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), Courtney Webb pulled off one of the best catches of the tournament with a tremendous effort to send Ellyse Perry back to the pavilion. Cricket Australia’s Twitter handle retweeted a video from the
Sourav Ganguly finished the two-match series with 131 runs at 43.66.© AFP Inzaman-ul-Haq made a revelation about the 1999 Test between India and Pakistan in Chennai, saying the dismissal of Sourav Ganguly, who was given out caught by wicket-keeper Moin Khan, in India’s second innings was “a doubtful one.” Inzaman was speaking on India off-spinner
“An MNC cannot have two CEOs”, said former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday, making his stance clear on the raging debate over whether the national cricket team should go for split captaincy. Ever since Rohit Sharma guided Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL title, a debate on split captaincy has gathered momentum with several
Star India Sports Head Sanjog Gupta is delighted with the success of the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) and said that it was the “biggest ever in terms of viewership, engagement and ad sales.” “It’s the biggest IPL the nation has seen and the response from fans and advertisers has been stupendous. The record-breaking opening
MS Dhoni can be seen wearing a black t-shirt, with Sakshi comfortable in a silver-coloured dress.© Instagram MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi, who celebrated her 32nd birthday on Thursday, posted an adorable picture with her husband, with both of them sporting a big smile. Sakshi posted the picture on her Instagram account with Dhoni seen wearing
The South African edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup was earlier scheduled in November 2022.© AFP The South African edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup was on Thursday postponed by three months to February 2023 to avoid a cluster of big-ticket events in 2022 and manage players’ workload, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced
Already serving suspension on match-fixing charges, former Sri Lanka player and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa has been found guilty of three offences under the ICC anti-corruption code by an independent tribunal, the global cricket body said on Thursday. Zoysa was charged under the ICC anti-corruption code in November 2018 and has been found guilty on
England all-rounder Moeen Ali wants to give his all in the game and is desperate to feature in The Ashes next year after admitting that he had earlier ”lost a lot of hunger”. The all-rounder has acknowledged he hasn’t ”got that long left in international cricket” and wants to give whatever he has got to
After receiving the threats, Shakib Al Hasan had apologised for attending the event in Kolkata.© AFP Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been given an armed bodyguard after he was threatened by Islamists for attending a Hindu ceremony in India, the country’s cricket board said Wednesday. The cricketer is the latest target of Islamists in