That Prithvi Shaw is a gifted player was there for all to see when he scored a hundred on Test debut just before turning 19 in late 2018. He has since played only 11 international games in six years and if he wants to reach the peak of his game again, he needs to get
Month: December 2024
India have given themselves a strong chance of emerging from the Gabba Test with a draw after the unbeaten last-wicket stand between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep saved the follow-on with forecast for more showers on the final day. In a match that has had just 192 overs across four days, more interruptions appear likely
Ajinkya Rahane, who played a key role in the triumph by top-scoring in the tournament, has been rested following a request for a break. Rahane made 469 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 164.56, with five half-centuries, as an opener. Shreyas Iyer continues to remain captain, while Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and
Zimbabwe 44 for 5 (Curran 15, Omarzai 4-18) vs AfghanistanMatch abandoned Rain played spoilsport as the opening ODI between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was called off after just 9.2 overs of play. Earlier, persistent rain had delayed the start by close to four hours with the game reduced to a 28-overs-a-side affair. When the weather finally
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India Hayley Matthews, the West Indies captain, elected to bowl in a bid to level the three-match T20I series in Navi Mumbai. Smriti Mandhana was captaining India in place of Harmanpreet Kaur, who sustained a niggle in her knee while batting in the first T20I. Mandhana felt dew
Dane Piedt and Senuran Muthusamy are the spinners in contention for the Boxing Day Test, if Maharaj is ruled out. Batting allrounder Neil Brand, who bowls left-arm spin, and legspinner Shaun von Berg also made Test appearances this year for South Africa. Left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who last played first-class cricket in 2021, could be
Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first ODI in Paarl. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj missed out with a niggle, which brought pace-bowling allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo into the side in what is both teams’ last bilateral series before the Champions
Sydney Thunder 183 for 8 (Konstas 56, Sams 42*, Overton 2-28) beat Adelaide Strikers 182 for 8 (Overton 45*, Weatherald 40, Ferguson 3-24, Green 3-27) by two wickets Late heroics from Daniel Sams and a dazzling BBL debut from Sam Konstas ensured David Warner started his Sydney Thunder captaincy reign with a remarkable victory over
“It’s a nice way to, I guess, fade off after what has been an incredible journey,” Tim Southee said in the indoor nets at Seddon Park. New Zealand had just claimed a hearty win against England, the margin of 423 runs equalling their largest in history. It might have only been a consolation, with England
Legendary Indian cricket team spinner Anil Kumble took to social media to address the misuse of his name in connection to a fabricated comment on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Kumble made it clear that the comments attributed to him on social media were not made by him and they were completely false. A post
India 252 for 9 (Rahul 84, Jadeja 77, Cummins 4-80, Starc 3-83) trail Australia by 193 runs India took a massive step towards leaving Brisbane with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy still level, as their last-wicket pair put on a rousing, unbroken 39 to steer their team past the follow-on mark. With only one day’s play remaining,
Stokes pulled up on day three as New Zealand racked up 453 in their second innings, setting England a target of 658. The 33-year-old will have a scan on Wednesday morning in Hamilton and had his left thigh heavily strapped as he sat out the final day’s play, in which England were dismissed for 234,
Australia could be a bowler down for the remainder of the Gabba Test after Josh Hazlewood suffered calf soreness ahead of the fourth day’s play and was only able to send down one over before leaving the field. Hazlewood was late entering the field at the start of play and then looked laboured when he
Jasprit Bumrah has defended the rest of the Indian bowling attack who have come under some criticism for the way they have struggled to provide support to him over the course of this Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia have been able to mount two big first-innings totals – 337 in Adelaide, which gave them a lead of
Lunch England 143 and 193 for 5 (Atkinson 19*, Pope 17*) need a further 465 to beat New Zealand 347 and 453 New Zealand claimed three wickets before lunch on day four at Seddon Park as they closed in on a thumping win over England in the third and final Test. Jacob Bethell produced further
Daren Sammy has been named head coach of the West Indies men’s team across all formats. Sammy, who has been the coach of West Indies’ T20I and ODI teams since last year, will take charge of the Test side from April 2025 replacing Andre Coley, the CWI director of cricket Miles Bascombe announced in St
Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot has announced his retirement from Indian cricket. Rajpoot most recently represented UP in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, where he went wicketless across two matches. He made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2012-2013 season and took 248 wickets in 80 first-class games, at an average of 29.25. He
If there were loyalty cards in Test cricket, Matt Henry would be in line for a free Zak Crawley. Henry bagged Crawley for the sixth time this series – and eighth overall – late on day three in Hamilton, as England went to stumps on 18 for 2, chasing a ridiculous 658. An earlier lbw
Chris Dehring, the managing director and CEO of the 2007 ODI World Cup in the Caribbean, has been appointed the new Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive. He replaces Johnny Grave, who stepped down from the role in October. A CWI statement said that Dehring had been selected from a “competitive pool of over 50
Jason Gillespie, the former Australia cricketer who recently quit as Pakistan’s head coach in Test cricket, said on Monday that he stepped down after being “completely and utterly blindsided” by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Gillespie, whose contract was set to expire in 2026, resigned last week and he expressed his frustration over the lack
Ben Stokes was forced to leave the field during day three of England’s third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park after a recurrence of a left hamstring injury. He will undergo a scan this evening to understand the full extent of the injury. England’s captain pulled up after the second ball of the 56th
The Bureau of Meteorology of Australia has reported on Monday that there are 90% chances of rain on the last two days of the Brisbane Test played between the Baggy Greens and India which is Tuesday and Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology website also reported that on Tuesday there will be possible rainfall of 5
India 51 for 4 (Rahul 33*, Starc 2-25) trail Australia 445 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 70, Bumrah 6-76) by 394 runs Only 33.1 overs were possible on what may have been the stop-startiest day in the history of Test cricket, featuring as many as eight stoppages for rain, but Australia kept alive their hopes
Tea New Zealand 347 and 274 for 4 (Williamson 123*, Mitchell 18*) lead England 143 (Henry 4-48, Santner 3-7, O’Rourke 3-33) by 478 runs Kane Williamson‘s century stretched New Zealand’s lead to 478 runs at tea on a rain-hit third day in Hamilton when England were forced to sweat on the fitness of their captain, Ben
Bangladesh 147 for 6 (Soumya 43, Hosein 2-13, McCoy 2-30) beat West Indies 140 (Powell 60, Mahedi 4-13) by seven runs Bangladesh thwarted Rovman Powell‘s stunning effort to power West Indies to an improbable win, after Hasan Mahmud defended nine runs in a heroic last over to seal a seven-run victory in the first T20I
Shakib failed an independent assessment of his action at Loughborough University, an ICC-accredited testing centre in the UK, earlier this month, after being reported for a suspect action during an English county cricket match in September. This prompted the ECB’s action, and, in accordance with clause 11.3 of the ICC’s regulations for illegal bowling actions,
Mumbai 180 for 5 (Suryakumar 48, Rahane 37, Shedge 36*, Tripuresh 2-34) beat Madhya Pradesh 174 for 8 (Patidar 81*, Dias 2-32, Thakur 2-41) by five wickets Mumbai have yet another star in the making, and yet another trophy in a cabinet which is fast running out of space. Even before the ball landed beyond
West Indies won the toss and put India to bat at the DY Patil stadium. Captain Hayley Matthews said she thinks the wicket won’t change too much. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she would have “definitely bowled” had she won the toss. India have decided to hand Saima Thakor, who has played six ODIs so
Australia 405 for 7 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 45*, Bumrah 5-72) vs India Centuries from Travis Head and Steven Smith, those two great India tormentors, put Australia in control of the third Border-Gavaskar Test at the Gabba, on a fast-moving second day that produced 377 runs and seven wickets. Five of those wickets fell
WPL Auction 2025: A total of 120 players are set to feature at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 Auction on Sunday in Bengaluru. The auction pool included 91 Indian players and 29 international stars, featuring three emerging talents from Associate Nations. Of these, 30 players were capped (9 Indian, 21 overseas), while 90 are
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