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Rachin Ravindra is set to add to his three Test caps after being named in the New Zealand squad for the two-Test series against South Africa that starts on February 4 in Mount Maunganui. Canterbury fast bowler Will O’Rourke, who is known as the clone of Kyle Jamieson, has been handed a maiden call-up albeit

Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates© AFP Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates: Battling an outbreak of COVID-19 and forecast wild weather, Australia will aim to complete a clean sweep of the summer Test series when they face the West Indies in Brisbane on Thursday. After taming

Adelaide Oval is the traditional home of day-night Tests in Australia, but this year the pink ball game is at the Gabba in Brisbane. The venue has previously hosted two such Tests. Here’s a reminder of how they played out Australia 429 (Smith 130, Handscomb 105, Renshaw 71, Amir 4-97) and 202 for 5 dec

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah believes that he will have a lot of chances to take wickets if England decide to play ‘Bazball’ in the upcoming five-match Test series starting January 25. In a recent interview, Bumrah explained that the aggressive brand of cricket will

Widely regarded as one of most exciting batting talents in the country, Fraser-McGurk has enjoyed a breakout domestic season after moving from Victoria to South Australia. He hit a world-record 29-ball century in the Marsh Cup earlier this season and comes in for Maxwell who is being rested ahead of the T20Is against West Indies

Rohit Sharma smashed a record-breaking 5th century in T20Is on Wednesday.© AFP Amid doubts over his T20I future, India captain Rohit Sharma dazzled with a century in the third and final game against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Rohit, who registered back-to-back ducks in the first two T20Is, smashed 121 off 69 balls to help India post

Allrounder Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of New Zealand’s upcoming fifth T20I against Pakistan, as the hosts seek to manage his workload. Mitchell, who hit two half-centuries across the first four T20Is, will be replaced by allrounder Rachin Ravindra, who had himself initially been rested for the series. New Zealand coach Gary Stead the

New Zealand lead Pakistan 3-0 in T20I series© AFP With the series already in the pocket, New Zealand might look to test their bench strength as they take on Pakistan in the 4th T20I of the series on Friday. The Kiwis have been exceptional in all departments of the game while Pakistan have struggled in

Tea Australia 260 for 8 (Cummins 10*, Lyon 4*) lead West Indies 188 by 72 runs On his home ground, Travis Head overcame tricky batting conditions and a spirited West Indies attack, led by debutants Shamar Joseph and Justin Greaves, to compile his seventh Test century and put Australia in the lead after they briefly

Finn Allen also equalled the world record of 16 sixes in an innings.© AFP New Zealand opener Finn Allen smashed a record-breaking 137 off 62 deliveries as New Zealand set Pakistan a 225-run target in the third T20I against Pakistan in Dunedin on Wednesday. In the process, Allen went past Brendon McCullum as the player

A relieved Sam Harper said his health has turned a corner after suffering a “grim” concussion while training with the Melbourne Stars. The wicketkeeper suffered a laceration on his chin and neck after being struck by a ball on January 5 as he attempted to play a ramp shot while preparing for a Big Bash

India and South Africa played out the shortest-ever Test cricket when the former emerged victorious within two days at Cape Town. The match lasted just 107 overs, forcing the ICC to rate the pitch as “unsatisfactory”. Clive Lloyd, however, didn’t find anything wrong with the wicket. “I don’t think anything was wrong with the pitch.

After Scorchers’ top-order was ripped apart, No. 7 Hobson took over with an assault at the death to flay a flagging Heat attack in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees in the daytime fixture. Hobson finished unbeaten with a career best 48 off 30 balls to turn the match on its head as Scorchers eventually claimed

File photo of Rohit Sharma.© AFP India skipper Rohit Sharma is all set to register a big T20I record. The star batter is only one game away from becoming the first player in international cricket to feature in 150 T20Is. Rohit has been picked as captain for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan which will

Legspinner Alana King continues to be squeezed out of Australia’s T20I squad in what remains a settled group for the limited-overs legs of South Africa’s multiformat visit which begins at the end of January. King will return for the three-match ODI series with Grace Harris, who is part of the T20I squad, dropping out. King,

Virat Kohli is one of the most widely followed sportspersons around the world. In search engine giant Google’s list of most searched topics in its entire 25-year-long history, the name Virat Kohli popped at the top when it came to cricketers. Since Google started to exist, some of the finest cricketers have been featured in

Steven Smith will captain Australia in the ODI series against West Indies next month while fast bowler Lance Morris has been handed his first call-up in the format and Marcus Stoinis has been dropped. Pat Cummins, having led the side to the World Cup title in November, has been rested alongside Mitchell Marsh who captained

Team India’s squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan marked the return of veteran Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma while Sanju Samson also found a spot in the team for the 3-match series. While fans and pundits welcomed the return of the trio, a few other players’ absence did turn out to be a head-scratcher