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File photo of Faf du Plessis© AFP Former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel wants selectors to include veteran batter Faf du Plessis in the Proteas squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. du Plessis, who currently does not have a South Africa central contract, recently led Royal Challengers Bangalore to the Indian Premier League (IPL),

Former India captain Kapil Dev feels if a bowler of Ravichandran Ashwin‘s calibre with nearly 450 Test wickets can be dropped from the Test team’s playing eleven then Virat Kohli too is no longer indispensable in T20Is after his prolonged bad patch. Kohli hasn’t been among big runs for nearly three years now and the World Cup winning

File photo of Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow© Twitter The opinions surrounding Virat Kohli‘s lean patch, and its possible end, have been wide-ranging. Some have criticised the former Indian cricket team captain, while others are optimistic that he will soon turn around the corner. His recent show in the fifth rescheduled Test against England at

India vs Sri Lanka: India aim to register ODI series sweep© Twitter India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates:Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field against India in the third and final ODI on Thursday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will look to register a series sweep against Sri Lanka by winning the

ENG vs IND: Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow were involved in a feisty exchange on Day 3.© Twitter With a crushing defeat to England in the Edgbaston Test, the Indian cricket team has failed to seize the opportunity to register its fourth Test series win in the country. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, who have

Jasprit Bumrah has led Indian cricket team from the front in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston. He played a quickfire knock of 31 not out off 16 balls in the first innings that took India’s total past the 400-mark. With the ball too he has been providing crucial breakthroughs. Bumrah has a

File photo of Virender Sehwag© Instagram Virender Sehwag, known for his witty sense of humour, came up with an epic reply after a Twitter user tried to troll him over a post on Virat Kohli riling up Jonny Bairstow. Kohli had sledged Bairstow on Day 3 of the rescheduled 5th Test between India and England

Due to Rohit Sharma’s unavailability for the fifth rescheduled Test against England in Edgbaston, the Indian cricket team got a new captain in Jasprit Bumrah. Devoid of any captaincy experience in First-class, IPL or List-A games, Bumrah became the 36th Test captain of India. Bumrah’s elevation came despite the presence of several senior players in

The India vs England rescheduled fifth Test kicked off on Friday at Edgbaston in Birmingham. India were 53/2 when rain forced early lunch and later delayed the start of the second session on the first day of the match. While the temporary interruption in the game forced the players to stay in the dressing a

The rescheduled fifth Test between India and England will get underway on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it would be interesting to see whether India are able to win the Pataudi Trophy or not. Jasprit Bumrah would be leading India after Rohit Sharma failed to recover in time after testing positive for COVID-19. The focus

SL vs AUS Live: Usman Khawaja plays a shot.© AFP SL vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: The start of play on Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle has been delayed due to rain. Australia will begin Day 2 at 98/3 after having bowled the hosts out for 212.

Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson registered India’s highest-ever partnership in T20Is.© Twitter Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson‘s scripted India’s highest-ever partnership in T20 Internationals (T20Is) with their massive stand against Ireland on Tuesday. The two stitched up a 176-run partnership in just 87 deliveries to help India post 225/7. Their partnership eclipsed Rohit Sharma and

With Rohit Sharma testing positive for COVID-19, there are questions marks on who will lead India in the re-scheduled Test match against England, beginning in Birmingham on July 1. Several names are doing the rounds to lead India, if Rohit does not recover in time for the match. India lead the series 2-1, which got

With every passing day, England’s refreshed approach in Test cricket under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum is leaving viewers more in awe with their exciting brand of cricket. While the likes of Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have thrilled fans with their aggressive batting, even Joe Root, who is considered a more traditional Test batter, is

Ranji Trophy Final Live: Madhya Pradesh looks to hang on in the final day© Twitter Ranji Trophy Final, MUM vs MP, Day 5 Live Score Updates: Madhya Pradesh will look to manage their own on Day 5 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai to seal their first title win. Mumbai are completely on

Ranji Trophy Final: Madhya Pradesh look to take first innings lead against Mumbai© Twitter Ranji Trophy Final, MUM v MP, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Rajat Patidar and skipper Aditya Shrivastava helped Madhya Pradesh take first innings lead and gain significant advantage against Mumbai on Day 4 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy Final at the M

Henry Nicholls was dismissed in a bizarre fashion on Day 1 of 3rd Test against England© Twitter Stuart Broad led England’s attack in the absence of James Anderson before New Zealand lost Henry Nicholls in bizarre fashion on the opening day of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday. New Zealand were 123 for five

The Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights for the 2023-27 cycle created a lot of hype recently as it was sold for over Rs 48,000 crore. At the IPL media rights e-auction Disney Star retained the TV telecast rights with a bid price of Rs 23,575 crore. Reliance’s Viacom18, won the rights for package C

Sarfaraz Ahmed‘s best time in Pakistan cricket team colours came at the 2017 Champions Trophy, when he led his team to a title-winning run. Under Ahmed, Pakistan defeated Indian cricket team in the final to lift the title. Ahmed, now 35, has played 49 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for Pakistan over a period

Kane Williamson and several senior players are missing from the New Zealand squad announced Tuesday for their limited-overs series against Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands next month. Batsman Tom Latham will lead the Black Caps in a three one-day internationals against Ireland In Dublin from July 10. Spinner Mitch Santner will then take over as

Rahul Dravid talked about his coaching stint with Team India so far© BCCI Rahul Dravid had taken over the reins of Team India after the T20 World Cup in UAE and under his tenure, the Men in Blue defeated New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and West Indies in white-ball series, while the T20I series against South

Veteran pacer Kemar Roach‘s enduring quality and consistency put the West Indies within 35 runs of victory over Bangladesh going into the fourth day of the first Test. His five for 53 from 24.5 overs in the Bangladesh second innings total of 245 looked, briefly, as if it would be overshadowed though by a stunning

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been having a dream run as he first led Gujarat Titans to an IPL title in their debut season and now, he has been chosen to lead Team India in the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland, beginning June 26. In IPL 2022, Hardik registered 487 runs and took eight wickets

Bangladesh’s well-established vulnerability to fast bowling was in evidence again with the visitors crashing to 103 all out off fewer than 33 overs after being put in to bat against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday. Compounding their woes after an innings that featured six ducks — only

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has achieved unprecedented success and is already counted as one of the best batters of the modern era. The 27-year-old has played an important role in the recent surge of Pakistan cricket, especially in white-ball cricket. Babar, who is also the top-ranked batter in ODIs and T20Is, has grown leaps and

With the selection of Dinesh Karthik in India’s T20I squad for the South Africa series, the options are many for the Indian team management when it comes to wicketkeeper-batter. Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan are the other two wicketkeeper-batters in the squad. Sanju Samson is also another choice who has been in and out of

New Zealand collapsed to 224-7 as England gave themselves a chance to chase a dramatic series victory by close of play on the fourth day of the second Test. The Kiwis lost five wickets for 110 in a tense evening session at Trent Bridge and head into the final day with a lead of 238.

Imam-ul-Haq continued his rich vein of form as he scored his seventh successive scores of fifty or more during the third Pakistan-West Indies ODI in Multan on Sunday. In reaching the 50-run mark, Imam became only the second cricketer to score more than six straight half-centuries in ODIs. However, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam,

Daryl Mitchell hit a sublime 190 as New Zealand amassed 553 before England started to fight back on a free-scoring second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge. Taking advantage of a docile pitch and lacklustre England bowling, Mitchell pummelled his way to his highest Test score. Tom Blundell joined the run spree with

PAK vs WI Live: Babar Azam with Nicholas Pooran.© AFP PAK vs WI, 2nd ODI Live Updates: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies in the second ODI of their three-match series in Multan on Friday. A century from Babar Azam — his third in as many matches in the format — powered