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Australia lead 2-match Test series 1-0© AFP Australia and West Indies are set to square-off in the 2nd and final Test of the series, starting Thursday at the Adelaide Oval. With this being a day-night Test, the contest will be played by the pink ball. Australia are coming into the match having secured the first

The ICC Men’s Player of the Month nominees were announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday in celebration of the outstanding performances that took place across international cricket in November 2022. The shortlist for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for November features two stars of England’s T20 World Cup-winning campaign and Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi. A release stated that Jos Buttler was in inspired form as his side surged to glory, providing a solid platform for success both as

Stars such as Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana feel the women’s IPL could help newcomers in making a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket. The inaugural women’s IPL is set to be held in March and some of the country’s top players, from national team captain Harmanpreet to senior opener Mandhana, are looking forward

India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday made no bones about the fact that his batting unit needs to show remarkable improvement on how to tackle spinners on tacky track after losing a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh by 1 wicket. Bangladesh’s 10th wicket pair of Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Mustafizur Rahaman scripted an unbelievable turnaround with

A consistent Shikhar Dhawan and a supremely talented KL Rahul will battle it out for the opener’s slot even as a top-heavy Indian batting line-up will aim for transformation and show more intent against a gutsy Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series, starting Sunday. Throw a fabulously consistent young turk Shubman Gill (rested for this

Pakistan’s pitches belonged in “the dark ages”, the country’s top cricket official said Friday, after England plundered runs on a lifeless wicket in Rawalpindi. The visitors were finally all out for 657 — including a record 506 from the first day Thursday — with four batsmen scoring centuries off the hapless Pakistan bowling. In reply,

991 Players register for IPL 2023 auction© IPL A total of 991 cricketers including 714 Indians have registered for the IPL 2023 Players’ Auction to be held in Kochi on December 23. Among the 14 overseas countries, Australia with 57 players have the most in the auction pool, followed by South Africa (52). West Indies

Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 83 as Sri Lanka pulled off a record chase of 314 to edge out Afghanistan by four wickets in the third one-day international and end the series level at 1-1 on Wednesday. Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran‘s record 162 — the highest individual score for the Afghans — went in vain

File image of BCCI president Roger Binny© AFP BCCI ethics officer Vineet Saran has served a conflict of interest notice to board president Roger Binny. PTI has learnt that Saran has asked Binny to file a written response by December 20 against the conflict of interest allegations levelled against him. The complainant, Sanjeev Gupta, has

Former left-arm spinner Maninder Singh, opener Shiv Sunder Das were the two prominent names to have applied for senior national selectors’ posts with experience of playing more than 20 Tests for India. It couldn’t be confirmed whether former pacer Ajit Agarkar has applied or not. According to many, Agarkar has a sure-shot chance of becoming

Shubman Gill in ODI series against New Zealand© AFP It’s been a frustrating outing for the Indian cricket team in New Zealand, with as many as three matches getting affected due to rain since the players’ arrival. Two of the three T20Is facing rain-interruptions and now the second ODI between the two teams was abandoned

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has said India is a major power in the world of sports and no country can overlook the country. He was responding to a query about the remarks of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja that if India does not come for Asia Cup, Pakistan won’t go for 2023

Opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 106 to set up an emphatic 60-run victory for Afghanistan in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka on Friday. Afghanistan posted 294-8 after electing to bat as Ibrahim put on key partnerships including a 118-run second-wicket stand with Rahmat Shah, who made 52, in Pallekele. Afghanistan fast bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi

File image of Shakib Al Hasan© AFP Shakib Al Hasan will return to the one-day fold for Bangladesh in the 16-man squad announced Thursday for next month’s visit by India. Shakib took a break from Bangladesh’s last two ODI series against West Indies and Zimbabwe but led the national side for the Twenty20 World Cup

File photo of England pacer Jofra Archer© AFP MI Cape Town on Wednesday announced England pacer Jofra Archer as their wildcard signing for the inaugural edition of the SA20 league, starting in January next year. Archer has not played international cricket since March 2021 due to a long-standing elbow issue, which was followed by a

Dominant centuries from Travis Head and David Warner helped Australia thrash a tired England by 221 runs Tuesday in the third and final one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to sweep the series 3-0. After a six-wicket loss in Adelaide and a 72-run defeat in Sydney, England’s long tour ended with a crushing defeat

File image of Nicholas Pooran© AFP Nicholas Pooran, the captain of the West Indies at the 2022 T20 World Cup, stepped down from the white ball captaincy of the former world champions on Monday. Pooran cited “the enormous disappointment of the T20 World Cup” as the reason behind the decision. At the 2022 T20 World

Shaheen Afridi injured himself in T20 World Cup final© AFP Pakistan’s top fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is unlikely to return to international cricket until April 2023, effectively ruling him out of the five Tests at home against England and New Zealand. Afridi who was given rest because of a knee injury suffered another setback

The first T20I between India and New Zealand got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Wellington on Friday. The two teams meet each other once again, this time at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, for the second T20I of the three-match series. While both the teams will be looking for

File photo of Team India© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that they have invited applications for the position of National Selectors for the senior men’s team. The BCCI also said that the deadline to submit the applications is 6pm IST on November 28. The board has scrapped

A depleted Delhi, without the services of seasoned pros Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma, slumped to their second successive defeat, losing to Karnataka by four wickets in a low-scoring Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday. Batting first at the JU (Salt Lake) ground, Delhi were bundled out for 159 in 45.4

File image of Wasim Jaffer© Twitter Former India Test opener Wasim Jaffer has been reappointed batting coach of the IPL side Punjab Kings for the upcoming season after a gap of one year. Jaffer was the batting coach of Punjab Kings between 2019 to 2021 but stepped down from his role before the 2022 auction.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might be forced to move the first Test against England from Rawalpindi to another venue because of the prevailing political uncertainty due to the long march by opposition leader, Imran Khan. After some of the England Test players including captain Ben Stokes made it clear that they were concerned after

File image of Shardul Thakur© BCCI/IPL India fast bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to turn up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the next edition of the Indian Premier League as his former franchise Delhi Capitals traded him for uncapped Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan. Thakur, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore,

Team India had a forgettable ending to their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign, as they suffered a 10-wicket defeat against England in the semi-final. With many factors to work on, the Rohit Sharma-led side will definitely have one thing to cherish and that will be the power-packed performance by their star batter Suryakumar Yadav. The

Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries for Hyderabad.© AFP Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries to set up Hyderabad’s 17-run win over Himachal Pradesh via VJD method in their Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament on Saturday. Opener Rayudu struck 156 off 144 balls (12x4s; 8x6s) while

The stage is the same, the backdrop eerily similar to what it was three decades ago, but Imran Khan with his aura and charisma was a different beast compared to Babar Azam, who is a win away from emulating the iconic former skipper. More than 30 years back, the then 39-year-old Imran was mentally retired

India’s T20 squad will undergo a major transition in the next 24 months because senior players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin will be gradually eased out, BCCI sources said on Thursday. While it appears that Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik have played their last games in the shortest format, the BCCI will

Pakistan captain Babar Azam© ICC Sydney : Following his side’s seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam lauded bowlers for their performances, saying that the start during the first six overs and finishing by fast bowlers was great. Star batters Babar Azam and

The Indian players dined at ‘British Raj’ before getting down to plot England’s downfall in the T20 World Cup semifinal, and the irony wasn’t lost on anyone here in Australia. The ‘Men in Blue’ have been living out of their suitcases since arriving in Australia, and as the showpiece entered its business end, they took