Cricket

Red-ball specialist batter Kraigg Brathwaite will continue to lead West Indies.© AFP Red-ball specialist batter Kraigg Brathwaite will continue to lead the side as Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced an 18-member squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the two-match Test series against India. The camp begins at CCG in Antigua on Friday

The Zimbabwe-Oman match in progress.© AFP Zimbabwe claimed a tense 14-run win over Oman on Thursday to start the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier on a high, after Sean Williams‘ third hundred of the event. The African side racked up 332-7 from their 50 overs batting first in Bulawayo before a brave

File image of Virat Kohli© AFP Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle expects star India batter Virat Kohli to dominate proceedings at the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup on home soil. Kohli has been in stellar form with the bat since ending his century drought last year during the Asia Cup in UAE. He has

S Sujay while taking a run in Lyca Kovai Kings’ Tamil Nadu Premier League match vs Salem Spartans© Twitter Players unsually appealing for a wicket is quite a common scene on a cricket field. However, players not even making a genuine appeal is a bit rare. What is rare of the rarest is when a

Star batsman Steve Smith’s unbeaten 85 was the centrepiece of Australia’s impressive 339-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday. But off-spinner Joe Root, better known as the number one-ranked batsman in Test cricket, took two wickets in four balls late in the day. His double strike ensured

Picture from Day 1 of East Zone’s Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match vs Central Zone.© Twitter Pacer Manisankar Murasingh’s five-wicket haul fuelled East Zone’s walk to command against Central Zone on Day 1 of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal in Bengaluru at the Alur Grounds on Wednesday. The Tripura quick bagged 5 for 42 as East bundled out

England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he was “deeply sorry” to learn of the scale of discrimination in the sport after a damning report revealed “widespread” racism, sexism and classism in the game. His comments followed the publication by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) of its much-anticipated report, “Holding Up a Mirror

ICC announced the schedule for the ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. The defending champions England will take on the runners-up of the 2019 World Cup, New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament in Ahmedabad. India will be playing their opening match on October 8 against Australia in Chennai. Afghanistan will be opening

Lord’s will provide a fitting backdrop to this week’s Ashes drama as the spiritual ‘Home of Cricket’ hosts the second Test between England and Australia. AFP Sport looks at the story of the world’s most famous cricket ground: The history When the Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787, its first home was Dorset Fields,

File photo of Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz Khan’s omission from the Indian team has been linked to fitness and disciplinary issues but sources in Mumbai cricket insisted that there was no truth in the claims. While it is perceived in BCCI circle that Sarfaraz needs to work on his fitness and also be a bit more

Om Raut’s directorial film Adipurush has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever-since it’s teaser was launched. The film which stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, is a dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. The movie has been widely criticised by many religious groups, viewers and movie critics

File image of Sarfaraz Khan© Twitter Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, who is still waiting for his call-up for the Indian test squad, shared an Instagram story on Sunday where he is utilizing every second to sharpen his skills. This comes after he was not selected for the squad for the Test series against West Indies.

ZIM vs USA, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, Live: ZIM will take on USA© Twitter Zimbabwe vs United States, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, Live Updates:Zimbabwe will be going up against United States of America in last Group A clash of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Monday at the Harare Sports Club, Harare. Zimbabwe

Chris Gayle while performing Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘siuuu’ celebration.© Instagram West Indies star Chris Gayle uploaded a video on his Instagram account in which he could be seen performing the famous ‘siuuu’ celebration of star Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. In the shared clip, Gayle runs in a baseball field with cameramen around him before he sums

Team West Indies© Twitter After a disappointing loss against Zimbabwe at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Harare on Saturday, West Indies have been fined 60 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate. The West Indies slumped to a 35-run loss to Zimbabwe in a pivotal Cricket World Cup Qualifier

File photo of Cheteshwar Pujara.© AFP After Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from India’s Test squad for the side’s upcoming two-match Test series in West Indies, former India cricketer Akash Chopra pointed out that his average has been same as that of Virat Kohli in the past three years in the longest format. The announced team

Former Australian pace bowler Brett Geeves believes England’s ultra-aggressive approach is likely to backfire during the Ashes, adding that the declaration on day one of the first Test at Edgbaston was a sign of “wild arrogance” on the part of Ben Stokes’ side. England had declared their first innings on 393 for eight despite Joe

Ben Stokes has been under the scanner for his captaincy after England’s defeat.© AFP England captain Ben Stokes has been under the scanner for his captaincy after Australia won the first Ashes Test by 2 wickets at Edgbaston earlier this week. The narrow loss left England 0-1 down in the five-match Ashes contest as they