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Wanindu Hasaranga‘s surprise return from retirement to the Sri Lankan Test side was not a ploy to avoid the legspinner missing T20 World Cup games later this year, according to Sri Lanka Cricket. Hasaranga was suspended from international cricket after stacking up demerit points for showing dissent against an umpiring decision in Sri Lanka’s defeat

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will introduce a Smart Replay System for quick, accurate decision-making and a less rigid process in the upcoming season, starting from Friday, as ESPNcricinfo reported. According to ESPNcricinfo, eight of Hawk-Eye’s high-speed cameras are spread over the ground, and two Hawk-Eye operators will be seated in the same room as

Moments before the press conference in Chattogram on Monday, when two journalists mentioned Rishad Hossain‘s innings to Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, he nodded his head smiling. Rishad had just closed out the third ODI against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 48 off 18 balls. Bangladesh were 178 for 6 chasing 236 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim

Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat first in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The second edition of WPL will see a new champion as both the teams have not won a title so

Gujarat Titans are under new management with Shubman Gill succeeding Hardik Pandya as captain of the franchise that made the final in each of the two years they’ve been involved in the tournament. Although he is one of the best batters in the world in limited-overs cricket at present, and is coming into the IPL

Jofra Archer played as a substitute bowler for the Karnataka team against Sussex.© X (Twitter) England pacer Jofra Archer turned up for a Karnataka team during a two-day practice match against County side Sussex at the KSCA Ground in Alur, near Bengaluru. Archer, who plays County cricket for Sussex, played as a substitute for the

Ending a wait that lasted eight years, Mumbai lifted their 42nd Ranji Trophy title in front of a jubilant home crowd at the Wankhede. Up against a stubborn Vidarbha team that refused to give in, Mumbai were eventually comfortable in defending 538 to win the final. Captain Ajinkya Rahane credited the triumph to the vision

File image of Babar Azam© AFP Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s public expression of his unhappiness at being asked to bat at number three in T20I indicates that all is not well in the national team’s dressing room. It all started after the top-order batter was forced to step down as the leader in all

Mumbai batter Musheer Khan has said that the presence of Sachin Tendulkar at the Wankhede Stadium during the third day of the Ranji Trophy final inspired him to “bat with motivation”. Musheer, 19, scored a patient 136 that all but batted Vidarbha out of the game. He had earlier made 203 not out in the

Former India opener Virender Sehwag took a dig at the England cricket team and its ‘Bazball’ approach in Test cricket after Ben Stokes and Co. lost to India in Dharamsala. Ravichandran Ashwin took a five-wicket haul in his landmark 100th Test as the hosts hammered England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth

Vidarbha 31 for 3 (Taide 21*, Kulkarni 2-9, Shardul 1-14) trail Mumbai 224 (Shardul 75, Shaw 46, Yash 3-54, Dubey 3-62) by 193 runs Shardul Thakur rescued Mumbai with the bat for the second game in a row after their middle order had collapsed either side of lunch on the first day of the Ranji

Shoaib Bashir decided to take the DRS as he didn’t realise that he had been bowled.© Instagram England spinner Shoaib Bashir was involved in a hilarious incident during Day 3 of the fifth Test against India on Saturday. During the 46th over of England’s second innings, Ravindra Jadeja found some turn and clipped Bashir’s off-stump.

Duncan Fearnley, the former Worcestershire player and administrator who went on to become one of cricket’s most sought-after bat manufacturers, has died at the age of 83. Originally from Pudsey, Fearnley moved to Worcestershire in 1960 after beginning his career in Yorkshire Seconds, and went on to make 97 appearances as a left-handed batter across

UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Women Live Score Updates, WPL 2024© BCCI UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Women Live Updates, WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians Women take on UP Warriorz in match number 14 of Women’s Premier League on Thursday. MIW have six points to their credit after playing five matches in the league, while UPW

Bangladesh opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto put Sri Lanka in to bat in the second T20I in Sylhet. The hosts are unchanged from the first T20I which they lost by three runs in a thrilling finish. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have brought in left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka in place of

The results may not have gone their way on the tour of India but England have had no shortage of fan support and it is set to reach its peak this week in the picturesque town of Dharamsala. The fifth and final Test is still two days away but thousands of English fans have flocked

Resuming the day on 353 for 9, Mumbai ended their first innings at 378, with a healthy lead of 232. Tanush Kotian, who was unbeaten on 74 overnight, stretched the last-wicket partnership with Tushar Deshpande to 88. At one point, it looked like Kotian, No. 10, would complete his second hundred in as many matches.

Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli as captain.© Reuters Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian men’s cricket team. Rohit replaced Virat as the full-time captain of India after the latter stepped