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Former India player Karsan Ghavri on Wednesday slammed the decision to ignore veteran Cheteshwar Pujara for the Test series against England especially with the depleted batting line-up in the absence of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. A veteran of 103 Tests, the 36-year-old Pujara has been sidelined since the series in the West Indies, with

Mark Wood has been recalled to England’s attack at the expense of the offspinner Shoaib Bashir, as England confirmed their team for the third Test against India, which gets underway in Rajkot on Thursday. Wood played as a lone seamer in England’s victory in the first Test at Hyderabad but went wicketless on a surface

Just a couple of weeks after the Shoaib Bashir controversy, another England cricketer, Rehan Ahmed, faced a visa issue as he was stopped at the Hirasar Airport on Tuesday ahead of the third Test against India. Though the issues were sorted, with the player being issued a temporary visa, a lot more needs to be

Two matches down and two matches the team batting first has scored over 300. This isn’t common in Sri Lanka, and for it to happen in consecutive games is even rarer – in fact, there have been only 10 instances across 358 ODIs in Sri Lanka, prior to this series, where two consecutive games have

File photo of Imran Khan© Twitter Votes have been cast but Pakistan doesn’t seem to be edging closer to a resolution as far as the battle between former cricketer Imran Khan’s PTI and Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League is concerned. While Imran Khan’s party seems to be slightly ahead, it still remains a few seats

Shreyas Iyer has been left out of India’s squad for the remaining three Tests against England. Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul are part of the 17-member roster, but are subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, continues to be unavailable for selection due to personal reasons. Apart from Rohit Sharma,

Indian cricket team batter Virat Kohli© AFP There has been a lot of speculations surrounding India’s team selection for the remaining three Test matches against England. The main question mark was over the availability of star batter Virat Kohli who opted out of the first two matches citing ‘personal reasons’. There were rumours that Kohli

Victoria 234 for 7 (Rogers 67, Maddinson 54, Buckingham 3-36) beat South Australia 231 for 9 (Nielsen 61, Conway 43*, O’Neill 3-38) by three wickets Jake Fraser-McGurk was sent packing early as Victoria rocketed to top spot on the One-Day Cup table with a three-wicket win over South Australia at Junction Oval. Chasing 232 for

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who is part of a team of cricket pundits in India, had a hilarious conversation with Zaheer Khan during the Vizag Test. Zaheer and Pietersen, working as experts for the India vs England Test series, took a dive into the past as the latter spoke about how he has had

Australia quick Lance Morris has suffered a left side strain in the third ODI against West Indies in Canberra, leaving him in doubt to tour New Zealand with the Test squad later this month. Morris had taken his first two ODI wickets in a fiery spell to leave West Indies in tatters as they were

India captain Rohit Sharma produced a phenomenal catch in the slips as Ravichandran Ashwin sent England’s Ollie Pope packing on Day 4 of the second Test in Vizag. Rohit, who is one of the finest fielders in the Indian team, was positioned in the slips when Pope edged a delivery from Ashwin. Even though the

England batter Hamza Shaikh ensured his time at the Under-19 World Cup would not be forgotten when he was given out obstructed the field against Zimbabwe. In the 17th over, Shaikh defended a ball down by his feet and Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Ryan Kamwemba started to come from behind the stumps to collect it. Then, with

Former England cricketer Michael Atherton lauded debutant spinner Shoaib Bashir for his performance on the first day between India and England at Visakhapatnam, saying that he looked “completely nerveless” and showed temperament required for the longer format. India and England are locking horns in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. Bashir had an impressive day as

All New Zealand and South Africa Test series will now be played for the Tangiwai Shield, starting with the two-match Test series that’s set to begin on February 4 in Mount Maunganui. The trophy commemorates the tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas eve – including

The first thought that came to Rishabh Pant immediately after his life-threatening car crash on December 30, 2022 was that his “time in this world was over.” Having been “fortunate to have a second life”, Pant, who is expected to play in IPL 2024, said the biggest lesson he has learned from this experience is

File photo of Sarfaraz Khan Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh congratulated Sarfaraz Khan for his maiden Test call-up but he also had a stern warning for the batter. Sarfaraz was added in India’s squad for the second Test match against England starting February 2 after Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were ruled out

Shamar Joseph has been ruled out of his ILT20 stint with Dubai Capitals due to the toe injury he picked up during the Gabba Test. Although scans showed no fracture after he was clattered on the boot by a Mitchell Starc yorker, Joseph battled pain on the fourth day to produce one of the greatest

Shoaib Malik’s wife Sana Javed© Instagram Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Shoaib Malik has been in the news following his marriage with actor Sana Javed and the subsequent divorce announcement with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. The news of his marriage created ripples both in Pakistan and India with people taking to social media to