Glenn Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last year.© AFP Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said missing the upcoming tour of India due to a freak injury will “nag me for the rest of my life”. Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last
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Ranchi: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes stand-in T20 captain Mitchell Santner is currently one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket after the left-arm tweaker’s impressive outing against India in the series opener. Santner returned with miserly figures of 2/11 from his four overs to set up New Zealand’s 21-run win over India in
Virat Kohli has regained his golden touch and it’s evident with the way he has been reaching the triple figure marks in recent times. He is now only second to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of number of international tons. Kohli, who didn’t score a ton for more than three years, ended his century drought last
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell conjured up fluent and fiery half-centuries before the spinners choked the hosts as New Zealand outplayed India by 21 runs in the opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Friday. Asked to take first strike, opener Conway continued his purple patch with a 35-ball 52,
1st ODI Live: South Africa face England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.© AFP SA vs ENG, 1st ODI Live Updates: South Africa face England in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. The series-opener will mark the return of England pacer Jofra Archer in international cricket. Since his last appearance for
Suryakumar Yadav was named ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year© Twitter Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Wednesday named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year for his ridiculously good run in the shortest format of the game. Suryakumar had a stellar 2022, breaking an array of records and setting a benchmark in
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, on a comeback trail following a knee injury and a long layoff, said on Thursday that he is ready for series against Australia after picking up seven wickets for Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy game in Chennai. “Yes, yes, yes,” the left-handed all-rounder said in response to a
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt slammed veteran batter Khurram Manzoor for claiming that his record in List A cricket is better than that of star India batter Virat Kohli. During a recent appearance on Nadir Ali’s podcast, Manzoor, who has represented Pakistan in 16 Tests, seven ODIs and three T20Is, was asked about a claim
MI Emirates’ Kieron Pollard timed his jump beautifully to grab the one-handed stunner.© Twitter MI Emirates skipper Kieron Pollard continued from where he left on Sunday night at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as he came up with another blazing half century, his second of the tournament in a row, but ended up
India’s middle-order veteran Cheteshwar Pujara turned 35 on Wednesday. Wishes started pouring in from fans and well-wishers for the star batter. The cricket fraternity also extended its wishes, however, that of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hogged limelight amidst all. “Not all five fingers are the same. Not every Test batsman needs to be a big
File photo of Suryakumar Yadav© BCCI Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday was named as ICC T20I men’s cricketer of the year. Suryakumar Yadav had a stellar year with the bat breaking an array of records and setting a benchmark like never before in the shortest format of the game. Suryakumar, who became only the second
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal’s friendly moment after 3rd ODI vs New Zealand© Twitter India handed a 90-run defeat to New Zealand in the third and final ODI match on Tuesday to complete a series sweep. The game that took place at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore saw the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill,
India skipper Rohit Sharma is hoping that pace ace Jasprit Bumrah would return to lead the attack in the last two Tests of the upcoming four-match series against world number one Australia. The 29-year-old Burmah, who hasn’t played international cricket since September last year due to a back injury, is not in the India squad
Ishan Kishan was run-out after mix-up with Virat Kohli© Twitter Young India batter Ishan Kishan was involved in a terrible mix-up with Virat Kohli during the 3rd ODI against New Zealand. Ishan, looking to make the most of the excellent start given by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, looked interested in making an attempt for a
India face New Zealand in the third and final ODI at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Tuesday. The hosts have already taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series after winning the first two games by margins of 12 runs and 8 wickets, respectively. With the series already in bag, India might be
India Women vs West Indies Women, Women’s T20I Tri-Series Live Score Updates© AFP India Women vs West Indies Women Live Updates: India won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies. The Indian team will look to continue the winning run, when it takes on the West Indies in the Women’s T20 Tri-Series on Monday.
Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are the Indian players who have made cuts into the Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2022 announced by the International Cricket Council on Monday. While Kohli has been altogether a different batter since the 2022 Asia Cup — which was held in the T20 format, Suryakumar has
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are arguably the two best batters of their respective eras. Tendulkar, who made his international debut in 1989, scored 100 centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs) before hanging his boots in 2013. Kohli, on the other hand, has been ruling the roost for more than a decade now.