Cricket

Sunil Gavaskar said he was “baffled” by India’s tactics after lunch on Day 4.© AFP Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar slammed the team’s tactics in the post-lunch session on Day 4 of the third and final Test, which the visitors went on to lose by seven wickets at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Victory

News Glenn Maxwell says he and the team are struggling from the effects of Covid-19 Glenn Maxwell and his Melbourne Stars are “cooked” from the effects of Covid-19 as they battle to make the BBL finals. The Stars gave their top-five hopes a major boost on Thursday night when they dominated the second derby, beating

SA vs IND: South Africa’s Marco Jansen is clean bowled by Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.© AFP South Africa pacer Marco Jansen received a bitter taste of his own medicine when India’s Jasprit Bumrah castled him and claimed a sweet revenge following a heated altercation during India’s batting in the first innings of the previous Test

News With Rachael Haynes back and Tahlia McGrath’s form against India, there’s a battle for batting spots Ellyse Perry faces the prospect of being squeezed out of Australia’s T20I side at the start of the Ashes as the selectors look for continued evolution in the format and a focus on strike rates. Since her T20I

BBL: Haris Rauf took out a mask from his pocket and put it on after taking a wicket.© Twitter Over the years, footballers have made it a habit of coming up with innovative ways to celebrate after scoring a goal. Cristiano Ronaldo’s “Siuuu” celebration has become a rave not just among football fans but the

News The opener picked up a calf injury during the Ford Trophy earlier this month Martin Guptill faces a tight timeframe to be fit for New Zealand’s limited-overs tour of Australia after picking up a “moderate” calf strain during the Ford Trophy one-day competition. Guptill suffered the injury on January 3 and is targeting a

John Buchanan analysed back-to-back Test series defeats to the visiting Indian team.© Twitter Ex-Australian head coach John Buchanan opened up about the impact of back-to-back Test series defeats to the visiting Indian team in recent years. Buchanan said that the losses endured by the home side had “dented egos and threatened positions of players and

News The 30-year-old batter hasn’t been a regular in the longest format, having played the last of his eight Tests in December 2018 Gunathilaka’s call to quit the longest format is unsurprising. He hasn’t played a Test since 2018, with his eight appearances bringing him 299 runs. He hit two half-centuries, with a best of

Australian players look at the stump after the “unbelievable” incident.© AFP England have been completely outplayed in the Ashes series so far, with the hosts retaining the urn with two matches remaining, having taken an unbeatable 3-0 series lead. The fourth Test is currently being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground and things have pretty

News Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey have been pushed out Experienced fast bowler Shikha Pandey has been left out of India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in March. The 32-year old last played an ODI in July. She was also part of the Australia tour that followed in September, but

Rishabh Pant joined MS Dhoni in elite list© AFP India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant on Tuesday reached a massive milestone as he joined former skipper MS Dhoni in an elusive list during the ongoing second Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg. Pant has become only the fourth Indian wicketkeeper to register 100 catches in

News Heat-Sixers clash moved to Wednesday and Scorchers-Sixers clash brought forward to Tuesday night The BBL has been forced into last-minute fixture changes after multiple Brisbane Heat players returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests, with Perth Scorchers to play Sydney Sixers at Metricon Stadium on Tuesday night and the Heat-Sixers clash moved to Wednesday to

SA vs IND: Virat Kohli during a nets session ahead of the second Test.© Twitter Indian Test captain Virat Kohli shared images of himself going through the paces during a net session ahead of the second Test match against South Africa beginning today at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Kohli posted the images with a caption

Report New Zealand added only 70 for the loss of five wickets in the morning session Lunch Bangladesh 5 for 0 (Joy 3*, Shadman 1*) trail New Zealand 328 (Conway 122, Nicholls 75, Shoriful 3-69, Mehidy 3-86) by 323 runs The second morning in Mount Maunganaui belonged to Bangladesh after they bowled out New Zealand

BBL: Ben Cutting shows a thumbs up sign after getting hit on his helmet.© Twitter Australian cricketer Ben Cutting took a “nasty” blow on his helmet in a Big Bash League (BBL) game between the Adelaide Strikers and the Sydney Thunder at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Strikers pacer Daniel Worrall produced a short-pitched delivery;

News The New Year’s Eve match in Adelaide is under threat as are future Stars fixtures The BBL has been hit by further positive Covid-19 cases after four Sydney Thunder players tested positive ahead of the New Year’s Eve clash against Adelaide Strikers in Adelaide while seven Melbourne Stars players and eight staff members have

Jasprit Bumrah bowled two sensational deliveries on Day 4 of 1st Test Jasprit Bumrah was in top form on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test match against South Africa in Centurion as he bagged two wickets with sensational deliveries. The Proteas were left reeling at 94 for four and needing 211 runs on Day 5, with

News Pat Cummins grateful he’s not a selector with some tough decisions to made in Sydney Last week left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel was left out of the New Zealand Test squad the match after taking all 10 wickets in an innings against India. It is not inconceivable that Scott Boland becomes another name on the