News ‘I’m confident in that and when the big game comes Finch and Warner will nail it’ Matthew Wade has no doubt captain Aaron Finch and David Warner will be Australia’s opening combination for their T20 World Cup title defence later this year despite questions surrounding Finch’s form after a lean series against Sri Lanka.
Report He came in at 162 for 5 and ensured a first-innings lead despite Delhi having piled on 452 After causing a stir at the IPL mega auction last weekend on the back of his white-ball heroics, Tamil Nadu’s M Shahrukh Khan made another splash this weekend, clattering an 89-ball century in the Ranji Trophy
News “I tried to carry it over, but it won’t go down as a special innings because we didn’t win,” he says Smith had played the first two T20Is of the five-match series. He bowled one over in the first T20I and was not called on to bowl in the second. While batting, he wasn’t
Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday was dropped from the India squad for the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka that starts from March 4. After being axed from the Test team, Saha, in interviews to different media outlets, claimed that team management headed by head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about “retirement” as he
News Australia’s teenage quick had success in the Ashes with a fuller length and feels stronger at the crease as she prepares for her first major tournament Teenage quick Darcie Brown is hoping to use her short ball judiciously in the upcoming women’s 50-over World Cup as she prepares to shoulder the load as Australia’s
News Abdul Samad and Shahrukh Khan also score tons for their respective teams; Pujara out for a four-ball duck as Saurashtra struggle Hanuma Vihari followed up a first-innings half-century with a second-innings 106, as Hyderabad put themselves in a strong position to gain an outright victory over Chandigarh on the third day of the first
News Experienced spinners Anisa Mohammed and Afy Fletcher among 15-player group Stafanie Taylor has been named captain of West Indies’ 15-player squad for the Women’s World Cup, which begins in New Zealand next month. Taylor recently missed the final match of West Indies’ ODI series in South Africa after sustaining a concussion. Anisa Mohammed, who
Report Wright and Doran made half-centuries as Tasmania lost 6 for 54 to trail by 71 New South Wales 276 (Kerr 88, Bird 3-38) and 0 for 8 lead Tasmania 213 (Wright 57, Doran 54, Tremain 5-48) by 71 runs A five-wicket haul from Chris Tremain has put New South Wales in the ascendency on
News Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain; Shardul Thakur rested for both Test and T20I series Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson have returned to India’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which begins in Lucknow on February 24. Both Jadeja and Samson have recovered sufficiently from injuries while Shardul Thakur has been rested
Preview With Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant skipping the dead-rubber, India can give a chance to Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer Big picture India will be mighty pleased with their gains from the 2-0 lead they have over West Indies, in the lead up to the T20 World Cup later this year in Australia. Their
News “The franchise should be held responsible for this and it is totally unacceptable,” BCB chief Nazmul Hassan says The BCB has issued a show-cause notice to BPL 2022 runner-up Fortune Barishal after their captain Shakib Al Hasan broke the bio-bubble before the final for an ad shoot. Barishal initially said Shakib had stomach trouble
News Quetta Gladiators allrounder threw his bat and helmet into a chandelier after a discussion with a PCB official before leaving for the airport James Faulkner has left the Pakistan Super League prematurely over a payment dispute, saying the PCB hasn’t honoured the contractually agreed payments and has instead “continued to lie” to him. Faulkner,
News New Zealand beat South Africa by an innings and 276 runs without Williamson, Taylor or Boult It’s been 14 years since New Zealand have had to play a Test match without Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Trent Boult. And yet they still managed to beat South Africa by an innings and 276 runs, a
News BCCI secretary says a final decision will be taken later based on both the men’s and women’s teams existing commitments Cricket will make a comeback at the Asian Games in Hangzhou later this year but India, the game’s financial engine, is unlikely to field teams owing to existing commitments. Few expected India’s men’s team
India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli scored a fine half-century in the second T20I.© BCCI Virat Kohli will be unavailable for the third and final Twenty20 International against the West Indies, scheduled to take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, sources told NDTV on Saturday. The former India captain has been given
News “I am trying to wrap my head around,” says the captain about his side’s lack of intensity against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval Dean Elgar did not blame off-field issues, quarantine or the absence of a warm-up match for South Africa’s lack of intensity in the first Test in Christchurch but thinks his
Report New Zealand won the first Test by an innings and 276 runs, with the fast bowler becoming their highest Test wicket-taker at home New Zealand 482 (Nicholls 105, Blundell 96) beat South Africa 95 (Hamza 25, Henry 7-23) and 111 (Bavuma 41, Southee 5-35) by an innings and 276 runs New Zealand completed a
News Rescheduled ODI series will take place immediately after conclusion of IPL West Indies’ postponed ODI series in the Netherlands will start “immediately after the IPL” on May 31, according to a joint press release by CWI and the KNCB. The tour will see West Indies play a full international match on Dutch soil for
News Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc will be rested for the final two T20Is in Melbourne as Australia continue to experiment with their line-up Aaron Finch‘s move away from opening might become more frequent but do not expect Australia’s white-ball captain to displace Mitch Marsh at No.3. Eyebrows were raised when Ashton Agar opened in place
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Report India retained the winning XI, which meant they continued to trust two swing bowlers – Bhuvneshwar and Chahar Toss: West Indies opt to bowl vs India In his 100th T20 international, a must-win game to stay alive in the series, Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to field to take advantage of the
News A number of factors are weighing the visitors down in New Zealand, and not all of them are cricketing South Africa’s support staff are struggling to put a finger on why the team’s form has swung so dramatically from their victories against India to staring at an innings defeat after two days in New
Report Sri Lanka replace the injured Nuwan Thushara with Lahiru Kumara Australia have opted to bowl first in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka at the MCG and they will experiment again, with Ashton Agar at the top of the order in the hope that he can become their version of Sunil Narine. The hosts
News Former India captain wants Mandhana to be the next ODI captain, suggests “a little rap on the knuckle” for Shafali Verma Diana Edulji feels Harmanpreet Kaur “can’t survive in the [Indian] team” on the memories of the 171 not out in 115 balls she scored in the 2017 ODI World Cup semi-final against Australia,
File pic of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.© AFP Virat Kohli has long been seen as the natural heir to Sachin Tendulkar in the Indian cricket team due to his batting prowess. While Kohli is currently going through a lean patch and hasn’t scored an international century since 2019, he still has an unviable record
News Re-engaging with players, appointing a new coach, and refreshing the BBL are on Henderson’s agenda New Cricket Australia chairman Lachlan Henderson got on the front foot on his first day at the wheel, stressing the need for the CA board to re-engage with Australia’s players as well as refreshing the BBL, while also appointing
Report They went to lunch on day two leading by 140 with six wickets in hand Lunch New Zealand 235 for 4 (Nicholls 86*, Mitchell 14*) lead South Africa 95 by 140 runs New Zealand added 119 runs for the loss of only one wicket to increase their lead to 140 on the second morning.
Report Sophie Devine was back to leading the hosts, who played Frankie Mackay, Lauren Down, Hannah Rowe and Lea Tahuhu Toss New Zealand opt to bowl vs India New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and inserted India in to bat in the third ODI at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown. While the
News More clarity required against India’s spinners, says the West Indies vice-captain IPL 2021 was ordinary by any standards for Nicholas Pooran. He managed all of 85 runs in 12 innings, including five ducks, for Punjab Kings. Yet, when the fresh auction came around last weekend, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad