Cricket

News ‘When it comes to playing for India, it’s like serving your country, so personal issues, I don’t really give any weightage’ Mithali Raj, India Women’s Test and ODI captain, insists there’s no bitterness with head coach Ramesh Powar and that they have “moved on” from a public fallout in the aftermath of India’s semi-final

World Test Championship Final: Cheteshwar Pujara poses with India’s WTC Final jersey.© Twitter India’s Test batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara cannot wait to get on the field for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. Team India will be donning the retro jersey in the WTC final against New Zealand slated to get

Report England star rescues run-chase after Emma Lamb century posts imposing target Western Storm 295 for 9 (Knight 91, Shrubsole 61*, Cross 3-35) beat Thunder 291 (Lamb 121, Cleary 79, Shrubsole 3-29) by one wicket Anya Shrubsole scored a brilliant unbeaten 61 as Western Storm opened their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a dramatic

India fast bowler Mohammed Shami, on Saturday, posted a black and white photograph of himself in Punjab Kings jersey on Twitter using the hashtag #SaddaPunjab. In the photo, Shami is seen looking straight at the camera. He is also holding a white ball, which is used in the limited-overs cricket. While Shami’s classic black and

Skipper Kusal Perera hit 120 and Dushmantha Chameera took five wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 97 runs for a consolation win in the third one-day international on Friday. Perera’s sixth ODI century and an unbeaten 55 by Dhananjaya de Silva guided Sri Lanka to 286-6, a total they defended by bowling out Bangladesh

News “I was playing matches without any sleep. Since I found it taxing, I had to quit IPL and go home midway” India and Delhi Capitals lead spinner R Ashwin was playing the last few days of the truncated 2021 IPL “without getting any sleep” when his family members were down with Covid-19 and a

Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men’s team, has said that the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) are not planning to change their schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The suspended 14th edition of the IPL is likely to be played in UAE in the September 15 to October 15 window with

News England players will not be released for tournament restart, says ECB director of cricket England are not planning on making any changes to their plans to accommodate the IPL, according to Ashley Giles. While Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, admitted some players may be rested from the tours of Bangladesh and

Fans said Yuzvendra Chahal’s photos were “too cute”.© Instagram India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Wednesday took to Instagram to share some childhood pictures. While he is a household name in the country now, he is unrecognisable in the old photos. “Childhood memories,” he captioned the pictures on Instagram. While two pictures were ordinary childhood pics,

News ‘I planned so that the batsmen couldn’t dominate me, even if I didn’t take wickets,’ says Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz believes that his appetite to play in all three formats is the reason for his climb up to No. 2 in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs. He is only the third

It is impossible to completely wipe off racism from the world, feels fast bowling great Michael Holding, who would “bruise his knee” to the grave if he was still an active player but doesn’t want anyone to take the gesture as “a tick-in-the-box exercise”. Holding was speaking on Sky Sports’ ‘The Cricket Show’ on the

News Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will pair up with defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders Pakistan duo Mohammad Amir and Shoaib Malik have signed on with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 set to take place later this year in St Kitts and Nevis. Malik returns to Guyana Amazon Warriors, the side he led in 2018

Former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee feels India pacer Jaspirt Bumrah could be more prone to injuries in the coming years due to his unorthodox bowling action. Bumrah, India’s premier fast bowler in all three formats, has been consistently performing well for the Virat Kohli-led side. However, Hadlee feels Bumrah’s longevity in the game is

Suryakumar Yadav has made a mark in the cricketing world with his brilliant form in limited overs formats in the last few years, and was rewarded with an international debut in India’s last T20 International (T20I) series, against England. However, his batting aside, he managed to grab eyeballs when he was involved in a heated

Report Wild shifts in dominance thanks to internationals and spirited captaincy fail to beat the weather Middlesex 160 (Simpson 68, Clark 4-41, Roach 4-61) and 250 for 6 (Gubbins 124, Handscomb 70, Roach 5-86) drew with Surrey 190 (Burns 64, Stoneman 63) and 259 for 2 dec (Burns 104*, Stoneman 74) As Robbie White shouldered

In an adorable post, wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha took to social media to wish his daughter Mia on her birthday. Saha recently recovered from COVID-19, after contracting it during IPL 2021, which has been postponed indefinitely midway through the season after several players, including Saha, tested positive for the deadly virus within the IPL bio-bubble. Posting

Report Notts seamer takes 7 for 37 and 10 for the match after Ben Duckett’s pivotal 177 not out Nottinghamshire 400 for 5 dec (Duckett 177*, Mullaney 88, James 78) beat Worcestershire 80 (Fletcher 7-37) and 150 (Libby 64, Paterson 4-49, Fletcher 3-20) by an innings and 170 runs Luke Fletcher returned career-best figures for

Report Dickwella dropped, Rubel injured as teams rejig first XI Bangladesh opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka – the match going ahead after Sri Lanka endured a Covid scare overnight. As all members of the touring party are essentially clear