Cricket

Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India’s 15-member squad vs NZ.© BCCI The BCCI on Friday announce Team India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand, starting October 16 in Bengaluru. While Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named his deputy for the

Shan Masood didn’t get a chance to interact with the curator or groundsmen in Multan.© AFP Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted he was disappointed after an innings defeat in the first Test against England despite the hosts putting up 556 in the first innings. Pakistan became the first team in Test history to lose a

England’s bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, ripped into Pakistan’s batting unit in the second innings to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday. The foundation of the historic victory was laid after a record partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root turned the match on its head. England’s attack made short

West Indies cantered to an eight-wicket victory against Bangladesh.© X/@T20WorldCup Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack starred with an impressive four-wicket haul as West Indies cantered to an eight-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Thursday. After restricting Bangladesh to 103 for 8, courtesy Ramharack’s fine bowling spell of 4/17 from her

File image of Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Pakistan’s legspinner Abrar Ahmed is being treated in hospital after being taken ill, according to ESPNcricinfo. Abrar, who bowled 31 overs on Day 3 of the opening Test against England, complained of body aches and a high fever on the morning of Day 4. He didn’t take up

File image of Joe Root.© AFP Former England captain Michael Vaughan waxed lyrical about England star batter Joe Root, as the latter notched up a 35th Test century, going past the tally of cricket icons like Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara. However, despite Root’s consistent exploits, Vaughan was open to admit his weakness. In fact,

The National Cricket League (NCL) icons Suresh Raina and Pragyan Ojha visited Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in South Dallas, sharing their passion for cricket and the importance of sports with students. During an engaging lesson, students had the unique opportunity to learn the basics of cricket, participate in drills, and hear firsthand from the

File image of Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam.© AFP The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking at three options regarding hosting of the next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, which is supposed to be held in Pakistan, as per sources. As per sources, the hosting rights for now stay with Pakistan. But ICC is still exploring

England are eyeing a strong response after Pakistan posted a mammoth 556 in the first Test in Multan. On Day 2, Salman Ali Agha and Saud Shakeel helped Pakistan swell their total, following Shan Masood‘s 151 and Abdullah Shafique‘s 102 on the opening day. In response, England lost the early wicket of stand-in captain Ollie

Premier India pacer Mohammed Shami remained sidelined with an ankle injury, while the veteran duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee returned to the Bengal Ranji side for their first two matches. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year. Shami had

File photo of Harmanpreet Kaur© Twitter Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday climbed four spots to be joint 12th in the ICC Women’s T20 batting rankings. Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil surged nine places to be 29th in the bowlers’ rankings. Harmanpreet now shares the 12th position with Sri Lanka’s Harshitha Samarawickrama, boasting 610 rating points. In

On a sticky wicket after a mixed start to the campaign, India will look to fix their batting struggles to bolster their net run rate when they take on bottom-placed Sri Lanka in their third and penultimate Group A match of the T20 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday. It has not been smooth sailing for

Women’s World Cup 2024: Sophie Ecclestone© Twitter England put up an all-round show to outplay South Africa by seven wickets for their second successive win in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Monday. England’s four-pronged spin attack led by Sophie Ecclestone (2/15) strangulated South Africa in the death overs to restrict them to

Raw pace has got him the attention but Mayank Yadav knows that it is consistency that will assure him of a steady run in Indian cricket after overcoming several fitness-related “ups and downs” to make an eagerly-anticipated international debut. The 21-year-old Delhi speedster, who had bowled the 10 fastest deliveries (all above 150 clicks) in

It was a regulation catch but Asha Sobhana failed to hold on to the ball.© X (Twitter) Pakistan all-rounder Aliya Riaz couldn’t control her emotions after India’s Asha Sobhana dropped a regulation catch during their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday. The incident happened after the powerplay when Muneeba Ali tried to

Bangladesh were bowled out for 127 runs in the first T20I vs India.© BCCI Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged Bangladesh’s shortcoming with the bat and the failure to give bowlers enough runs to defend during their 7-wicket defeat in the T20I series opener against India on Sunday. The aggression that was displayed by the Test

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20I in progress.© AFP Bajrang Dal workers on Sunday showed black flags when the Bangladesh cricket team passed along the Mela Ground ahead of their T20 match against India in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Police officials said some workers were detained in connection with the black flag protest. Several right-wing groups

The ongoing National Cricket League Sixty Strikers (NCL) in the USA is bringing some breathtaking action for the fans. The tournament, where some big names like Dinesh Karthik, Shahid Afridi, Colin Munro, and Suresh Raina are featuring, is making new headlines everyday. In the third match, Atlanta Kings defeated Chicago by 23 runs. Atlanta did very well against