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Peshawar Zalmi’s Shoaib Malik, who hit a 48-ball 73 in the unsuccessful chase against Lahore Qalandars, pointed out that Rashid Khan’s 5 for 20 was the real reason for the team’s loss in Pakistan Super League (PSL). Malik stated that the Afghan spinner “broke our back”. “In death overs, we gave a bit more runs

Pacer Mohammed Siraj’s “remarkable improvement” should be rewarded with a place in the playing XI in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, reckons former India spinner Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan also says young opener Shubman Gill must get back to his groove after a cheap run against England and in the IPL at home

Jason Holder captained West Indies in 37 Tests.© AFP Jason Holder has revealed that he was in shock when he was relieved from the West Indies Test captaincy and said that he now wants to focus more on his game and be a sounding board for youngsters looking for guidance. Holder, 29, who is among

James Anderson said on Tuesday England’s cricketers were trying to learn lessons during a “difficult time” after paceman Ollie Robinson was suspended over historical racist and sexist tweets. Robinson’s international career is on hold after last week’s successful Test debut against New Zealand pending an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) investigation into social media

England were fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate.© AFP Joe Root-led England on Monday were fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Chris Broad of the ICC Elite Panel of Match

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes that Ravichandran Ashwin is a better spinner as compared to Nathan Lyon. Chappell also highlighted how Lyon is scored off through the onside when he is bowling to the right-handers and this is why Ashwin has an edge over Lyon. Ashwin has taken 409 wickets in 78 Tests at

Hardik Pandya poses for a photograph with Natasa Stankovic.© Instagram Having not been selected for India’s upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final, Hardik Pandya seems to be making the most of his time away from cricket. The all-rounder has been keeping fans well-updated about his daily activities through his social media accounts. Team India face

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared an adorable photograph with his two daughters from quarantine in England. Though they look cute in the image, Ashwin said their faces appeared “jet lagged”. The Instagram image, showing all the three looking into the camera, was clicked at a facility inside the Southampton Stadium, where members of the

The BCCI Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain has found former Board president N Srinivasan‘s daughter and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa Gurunath guilty of “Conflict of Interest” in an order passed on Thursday. Rupa, the first woman president of a BCCI affiliated unit, is a full-time Director of India Cements Limited (ICL).

Two India squads travelling to different places at the same time could become a norm in the mentally draining world of bio-bubbles that cricketers are forced to live in amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hinted India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday. While the Kohli-led side leaves for the WTC final against New Zealand and a five-Test

Stuart Broad will be England’s vice-captain for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s starting on Wednesday, with the hosts set to field at least one debutant in wicketkeeper James Bracey. Fast bowler Broad was dramatically dropped from the first Test of the 2020 English season only to end that campaign having averaged a

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli sweated it out in the gym ahead of the England tour.© Twitter/BCCI The Indian cricket team was seen sweating it out in the gym in a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official Twitter handle. Captain Virat Kohli, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja,

Personal likes or dislikes don’t matter when one is playing for the country, India’s Test and ODI captain Mithali Raj said on Sunday, insisting that she and head coach Ramesh Powar have “moved on” from a bitter past to take the team forward. Mithali and her teammates are currently quarantining in Mumbai ahead of England

Tamim Iqbal used inappropriate language after an unsuccessful review in the third ODI vs Sri Lanka.© AFP Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. According to statement from ICC,

With India set to face New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar feels the recent performances of the Indian Test cricket team is a by-product of head coach Ravi Shastri’s influential presence rather than Virat Kohli‘s. Speaking to India Today, the 39-year-old said, “If one analyses the

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer and former England captain Michael Vaughan have been engaged in Twitter feud ever since India came back from behind to win the Test series in Australia 2-1 earlier this year. Vaughan had made a prediction that Australia would win the series 4-0, and Jaffer was among the first to rub

Alex Wakely has retired from all forms of cricket.© Instagram Former Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. Northamptonshire first-class cricketer number 453, Wakely represented the county on 371 occasions across all formats, scoring more than 12,000 runs. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my career and

The BCCI’s bid to shift the five-Test series between India and England, starting August 4, by a week in order to accommodate the remaining 31 IPL games has not met with any favourable response from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). While BCCI didn’t make any formal request as it was confirmed by the

In an adorable post, wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha took to social media to wish his daughter Mia on her birthday. Saha recently recovered from COVID-19, after contracting it during IPL 2021, which has been postponed indefinitely midway through the season after several players, including Saha, tested positive for the deadly virus within the IPL bio-bubble. Posting

Andre Russell scored 222 runs for Jamaica Tallawahs in last year’s CPL.© Instagram West Indies all-rounders Andre Russell and Carlos Brathwaite are among the seven players who were on Saturday retained by Jamaica Tallawahs for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. The Jamaica Tallawahs announced their retentions for the 2021 CPL. The side has

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the occasion of International Tea Day took to Twitter to share a picture of their captain MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and West Indies’ star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Friday. In the picture, former India captain Dhoni can be seen with a cup in his hand while Suresh Raina is having

The ECB is yet to respond to the BCCI’s request.© AFP The Board of Cricket Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to their English counterparts asking for the Test series between India and England to be rescheduled to start a week earlier than planned with an eye on creating a window for the

The PSL season was postponed midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.© Instagram Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the six franchise owners on Wednesday discussed in a virtual session the operational planning and delivery of the remaining 20 Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, which are scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from

Wriddhiman Saha and the whole SRH team had gone into quarantine after he tested Covid positive.© BCCI/IPL India and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday informed that he has recovered from COVID-19. “I have recovered. Thanks for all your wishes!” Saha tweeted. Last week, Saha said that he is in a much

Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England and he is looking forward to use his coaching stint at National Cricket Academy (NCA) to guide the youngsters during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests between 2000-02, has a decent

Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Moises Henriques were among the Australians at the IPL.© Delhi Capitals/Twitter Australian cricketers arrived back in Sydney on a charter flight Monday, more than a week after fleeing Covid-stricken India for the Maldives, local media reported. Cricket authorities had been rushing to evacuate players and support staff after the lucrative

England vs New Zealand: Black Caps cricketers and staff depart for the United Kingdom.© Twitter Ahead of the two-match Test series against England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India, New Zealand players staff, and players on Saturday left for the UK. The contingent took a flight from Auckland airport and now they

Rookie wicketkeeper-batsman Indrani Roy from Jharkhand was rewarded with maiden Test and ODI call-up for India’s tour of England next month but senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad missed out as she is recovering from COVID-19. The 29-year-old Gayakwad is also nursing an injury. The Neetu David-led selection panel made a course correction with teen batting

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday announced the 20 Black Caps players who have been handed central contracts for the 2021-22 season. Canterbury all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and precocious Auckland Aces star Glenn Phillips have been offered national contracts for the first time following breakout seasons. The pair are the only new faces on the 20

It is learnt that all the four candidates gave good presentation for the Indian women’s head coach role.© Twitter Current women‘s head coach WV Raman, former coach Ramesh Powar, ex-India players Ajay Ratra and Hrishikesh Kanitkar appeared for virtual interviews conducted by Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Wednesday. Out of 35 applications, eight