Surface tensions seem to erupt almost every time India host a major Test series – Nagpur 2015, Pune 2017 and Ahmedabad 2021 are three recent examples of matches that came to be defined by the pitches they were played on. There’s a distinct chance, now, that Nagpur 2023 could join that list, with charges of
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Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Joseph 3-75) and 134 for 6 (Chibhabha 31, Tsiga 24, Motie 4-50, Chase 2-9) drew with West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) and 203 for 5 dec (Reifer 58, Blackwood 57, Masakadza 3-71, Evans 2-41) Gudakesh Motie put in a
Are India about to unleash Suryakumar Yadav on Test cricket? It’s impossible to say, with Rohit Sharma remaining tight-lipped about specific selection calls on the eve of the Nagpur Test, but the India captain has promised a horses-for-courses approach through the four Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The course in Nagpur is expected to be
The second World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at The Oval in London from June 7 to 11. The ICC, while confirming the dates, said that there will be a reserve day for the final, on June 12. The dates place the WTC final between the IPL final, which is expected to take
It was a big-scoring series, with 271 the lowest team total, and 300 breached three times. Jos Buttler hit 131 in a total of 346 for 7 in the last ODI, which has pushed him up six spots to joint-20th among batters, while Dawid Malan, who scored 118 and shared a 232-run partnership with Buttler
England XI 465 (Brook 97, Lawrence 85, Root 77, Foakes 57) vs New Zealand XI For a warm-up fixture that had started to feel like an afterthought before it had even begun, England made the first meaningful day of cricket on this tour count. A score of 465 was blitzed in 69.2 overs against a
Andrew Tye, the Australia seamer, has signed for Northamptonshire for the 2023 T20 Blast. Tye was the stand-out performer in Durham’s Blast campaign last season, claiming 21 wickets in 10 matches, to take his overall record in the competition to 67 wickets in 48, following a previous spell at Gloucestershire between 2016 and 2019. He
Daniel Sams, the Australia allrounder, has signed for a second spell with Essex for this summer’s Vitality Blast. Sams helped Essex to reach the Blast quarter-finals last summer, taking 14 wickets in 12 games alongside hitting 165 runs at a strike rate of 171.87, before going on to pick up a Hundred winner’s medal with
Josh Inglis was full of praise for teammate Steve Smith after the star batter’s desperate attempt to save a six in the second T20I against Sri Lanka left him concussed and out of the series. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #AUSvSL videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us
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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start on Thursday with India geared up to face the ever-competitive Australia in Nagpur in the first Test. There is a lot of interest regarding the Indian batting order. With a plethora of talents, it isn’t yet confirmed as to what is India’s playing XI for the series opener. Former India
Asif Afridi has been banned for two years for two separate breaches of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code. The ban will come into effect on the date the left-arm spinner was provisionally suspended – September 12, 2022, meaning his period of ineligibility ends two years after that date. The offences are understood to have occurred in
Cameron Green is very unlikely to play in the first Test against India, to be played in Nagpur from Thursday, with the fractured finger he suffered during the Boxing Day Test requiring more time to heal. Green did not bat during Australia’s first training session at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. He did do
West Indies 447 for 6 dec and 21 for 0 (Brathwaite 11*, Chanderpaul 10*) lead Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Mavuta 53, Joseph 3-75) by 89 runs Gary Ballance marked his second coming in Tests – this time for Zimbabwe – with a composed and crucial century that helped his team
A total of 409 players from 15 countries will go under the hammer at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL auction) auction on February 13 in Mumbai. The BCCI said it had received a whopping 1525 registrations, out of which 246 Indians and 163 overseas players made the final list. As many as 24 players
Hamilton is hardly a city known for its vibes, least of all on a Tuesday after the Waitangi Bank Holiday. But the Novotel Hotel situated just off the main strip is its own little hub of activity, threatening to make enough noise to stir this sleepy town, if only for this week in February. It
Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain, believes India will begin the Border-Gavaskar series as favorites, but that doesn’t mean Pat Cummins’ team should be written off. Australia are touring India for a Test series for the first time in six years. That series in 2016-17 ended 2-1 in India’s favour despite Steven Smith’s brilliant second-innings
Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from T20Is, bringing an end to his Australia career, meaning there will be a new captain when the team next take the field later this year. The move had been expected following Finch’s decision to quit ODIs late last year and a significant gap until Australia’s next T20Is following
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Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe. The opening stand at the Queens Sports Club in the southwestern city of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership
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Ravindra Jadeja “hadn’t felt the sun for about five months” during his long recovery from a knee injury and surgery that had sidelined him since August last year, a period that he said was “tough” and “frustrating”. Jadeja returned to action just in time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, which begins on February 9
New Zealand have included Kyle Jamieson and Will Young in the NZ XI squad to face England in a two-day pink-ball warm-up match at Seddon Park later this week. Jamieson has not played international cricket since suffering a back injury on the tour of England last year, and the fixture will provide an opportunity to
A series victory in India is bigger than winning the Ashes, according to Australia players including Steven Smith and David Warner, who are gearing up for the “toughest challenge in Test cricket”. India and Australia go up against each other in a high-profile four-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting in Nagpur on February
Zimbabwe 114 for 3 (Kaia 59*, Brathwaite 1-5, Motie 1-25) trail West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) by 333 runs The name Chanderpaul has a rich presence in West Indies cricket history, and Tagenarine Chanderpaul carried the legacy forward by becoming just the tenth player from the region to
The WPL has already made headlines for becoming the most lucrative tournament in women’s cricket based on the money earned by the BCCI from the sale of media rights and the franchise ownership rights. On January 16, the BCCI announced it had sold the WPL media rights to Viacom for INR 951 crore (USD 116.7
Video footage of the incident, accessed by ESPNcricinfo, shows Rasemene, the non-striker at the time, striding towards the celebrating Tuskers players after the dismissal of Grant Thompson. The umpires then rush towards Rasemene, and there appears to be a scuffle between Rasemene and some of the opposition players. While the footage, taken from one static
Reigning champions the Brisbane Heat have started WBBL|06 with an upset seven-wicket win over the much-hyped new-look Perth Scorchers.