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India’s star batter Suryakumar Kumar suffered his third consecutive golden duck on Wednesday in a thrilling third and final one-day international against Australia. The 360-degree player — who is the number one T20I batter — is yet to establish himself in the 50-over format. In the first game against Australia, Suryakumar was caught plumb in

Dropped from the Indian Test team following his failures in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, KL Rahul marked his return in the ODI series against the same opponents. The batter spearheaded India’s chase of 189 runs, scoring an unbeaten 75-run knock. Rahul was also named the ‘player of the match’ for

ZIM vs NED, 1st ODI, Live: Zimbabwe aim to have winning start© AFP Zimbabwe vs Netherlands, 1st ODI, Live: Zimbabwe will be squaring off against Netherlands in the first ODI of the three-match series, at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Tuesday. Zimbabwe will be boosted by the return of key players Sikandar Raza and Ryan

Royal Challengers Bangalore are still not out of knockouts race© Twitter Despite a horrible start to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 campaign, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) aren’t all out of the playoffs race. The franchise lost its first five matches of the inaugural season of the WPL before registering two back-to-back wins. The situation

Shaheen Afridi became the first captain ever to win back-to-back PSL titles.© Twitter Lahore Qalandars pulled off a stunning last-ball win over Multan Sultans to claim their second consecutive Pakistan Super League (PSL) title in Lahore on Saturday. In the process, Shaheen Afridi became the first captain ever to win back-to-back PSL titles and celebrations

PSL: Babar Azam, who scored 42 off 36 balls,was criticial of his performance.© AFP Star batter Babar Azam expressed disappointment after Peshawar Zalmi failed to reach the final of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Lahore Qalandars made it to the final of the PSL for the third time in the last four years, after

File photo of Harbhajan Singh Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that India should not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023. According to him, there are a lot of risks involved which have to be considered before making any decision. While speaking to ANI Harbhajan said, “India shouldn’t travel to Pakistan as it isn’t

Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli gave a pep talk to the Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s team after a horrible start to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) season. RCB lost their first five matches in the tournament with their first win coming against UP Warriorz. In a video released by the franchise on social media,

Harleen Deol produced one of the moments of the match to remove Harmanpreet Kaur.© Twitter Mumbai Indians on Tuesday became the first team to qualify for the Women’s Premier League play-offs after thrashing Gujarat Giants by 55 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Riding on captain Harmanpreet Kaur‘s half-century, Mumbai Indians posted a challenging

Pat Cummins to stay home, Steve Smith named captain of Australian team for ODI series against India, Cricket Australia has confirmed. Cummins had returned home after the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India to be with his ailing mother who was in palliative care. A few days later, Cummins’ mother sadly passed

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live: Kane Williamson is at the crease.© AFP New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates: New Zealand have lost five wickets on Day 5 of the first Test against Sri Lanka, while chasing 285. Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell are standing unbeaten at

Virat Kohli and Nathan Lyon were involved in a funny interaction on Day 3.© Twitter Virat Kohli reached his first Test half-century since January 2022 during Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On Saturday, Kohli hit an unbeaten 59 after Shubman Gill had scored his

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 3 Live: Sri Lanka aim to maintain dominance.© AFP New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: Blair Tickner bagged three important wickets as New Zealand pushed Sri Lanka to 83/3 at stumps on Day 3 of the third Test in Christchurch. Tickner got the ball

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2: New Zealand cumble to 162/5 at stumps.© AFP New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2 Highlights: Sri Lanka have been all over New Zealand on Day 2 of the ongoing 1st Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The hosts are three wickets down after

The first three Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia ended within 3 days each, prompting extreme reactions from fans and experts of both nations. As the two teams arrived at the venue of the 4th Test in Ahmedabad, India skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that the surface was considerably different from what he

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir isn’t known to mince his words. Time and again, Gambhir has triggered storms on social media over his brutal takes on cricketing subjects. As KL Rahul battles a barren run of form, Gambhir — the mentor of his franchise Lucknow Super Giants — has given an honest take on the

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has given fans brilliant cricketing action so far. But it isn’t just the battle between the bat and the ball that has been the source of entertainment for fans. Even the pre-match shows in the T20 league are providing fans plenty to talk about, especially after former New Zealand cricketer

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar recently got under fire after he criticised skipper Babar Azam over his lack of communication skills. He had stated that Babar can never become a “brand” in Pakistan as he cannot speak proper English in front of the media. Shoaib received a lot backlash from the fans and some former

Shubman Gill in action during the third India-Australia Test match© AFP Former Pakistan cricket team spinner Danish Kaneria was extremely critical of Shubman Gill after the youngster failed to score big in the third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore. Gill was included in the team in place of KL Rahul who was

Ravi Shastri slammed Team India, saying that the hosts “took things for granted”.© AFP Eyeing a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, India were humbled by Australia in the third Test on Friday in Indore. Chasing a modest target of 76, Australia crossed the finishing line with ease, despite losing a wicket on

MS Dhoni with a Chennai Super Kings fan.© Twitter MS Dhoni is back in the Chennai Super Kings camp for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and fans are going gaga over it. Their captain and ‘Thala’ will be playing his first IPL match in Chennai after three years’s gap due to COVID restrictions and

Karachi Kings pacer Mohammad Amir was in sublime form during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against the Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi on Wednesday. Despite his team falling short in the end, Amir got the ball rolling with three wickets in the powerplay. He dismissed Zalmi openers Mohammad Haris and Babar Azam in the first

KL Rahul has been dropped from India’s playing XI in the third Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a prolonged lean patch. Youngster Shubman Gill has been included in KL Rahul’s place in the XI. Rahul, who was named vice captain for the first two Tests, scored just 38 runs in the series. The

MS Dhoni‘s rise started a new chapter in Indian cricket. The youngster from Ranchi, Jharkhand, who rose to become a giant in world cricket is an inspiration to many. A few months before Dhoni’s debut for India in December, 2004, against Bangladesh, another wicketkeeper-batter started his journey for the Men in Blue. His name was

Pakistan pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi truly seems to be returning to his best, with his exploits in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In the match between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday, Shaheen produced two rattling deliveries that left the cricket world stunned. On the first delivery, Shaheen broke the bat of Peshawar

England have been trying to adapt a style of fast-paced batting called ‘Bazball’ for quite some time. The style, which is named after their head coach Brendon McCullum, has seen batsmen scoring runs at extremely quick speeds in Test matches and it has resulted in some brilliant wins against Pakistan and New Zealand. However, India

NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 2, Live: England bowlers dominate as New Zealad struggle.© AFP NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Updates: New Zealand are seven wickets down against England on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Earlier, the visitors had declared their innings on 435/8,

One of the brightest stars in Indian women’s cricket, Shafali Verma lost her cool for a little while in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 clash against Australia on Thursday. Shafali, fielding at backward point, completed a clean catch of Beth Mooney, who had already scored a half-century. While there’s no denying the importance of

KL Rahul is going through a lean patch.© AFP Though KL Rahul has retained his place for the third and fourth Tests against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, there is a lot of speculation on whether he will be part of the playing XI. Rahul failed to score big in the first two Tests. The

Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits took South Africa to the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with an unbeaten century partnership against Bangladesh in Cape Town on Tuesday. South Africa won by ten wickets at Newlands after restricting Bangladesh to 113 for six, and will play England in the last four at the same ground on