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.
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File image of Kane Williamson© BCCI/IPL Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad released star batter and their captain Kane Williamson on Tuesday ahead of the cash-rich league’s mini auction. November 15 was the last date to announce the full list of players retained and released by the teams ahead of the mini auction, scheduled
Team India will take on New Zealand in a three-match T20I series, followed by as many ODIs, starting in Wellington on Friday, November 18. Hardik Pandya will be leading the side in absence of captain Rohit Sharma, who been rested for the tour Down Under. Apart from Rohit, vice-captain KL Rahul and veteran batter Virat
File image of IPL trophy© BCCI/IPL IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday ended their hugely successful 11-year association with legendary all-rounder Dwayne Bravo while Sunrisers Hyderabad released star batter Kane Williamson ahead of the cash-rich league’s mini auction. Tuesday was the last date to announce the full list of players retained and released by
File image of Sherfane Rutherford© BCCI/IPL The Royal Challengers Bangalore went through a lot of change ahead of the IPL 2022. Virat Kohli gave up his captaincy and Faf du Plessis was named the new skipper. Under du Plessis, the RCB qualified for the playoffs. They lost to eventual runners-up Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier
Babar Azam was dismissed by Adil Rashid in T20 World Cup final© Twitter With a solitary fifty to his name in the entire T20 World Cup 2022, Babar Azam‘s campaign ended on a disappointing note. While Babar did manage to lead the Pakistan team into the final of the tournament, from a personal perspective, his
File image of Wasim Akram© Twitter England on Sunday became the first team to hold the 50-over Cricket World Cup and 20-over World Cup at the same time. The Jos Buttler-led side achieved the feat after beating Pakistan in a nervy T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After the result, legendary fast
Shaheen Afridi injured himself in T20 World Cup final© AFP Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi is unlikely to be available for the Test series against England and New Zealand through December-January after he injured his right knee during his side’s ICC T20 World Cup final against England on Sunday. As per ESPNCricinfo, Pakistan side faces another
Babar Azam scored 28-ball 32 in T20 World Cup final against England© AFP The Pakistan cricket team put in an ‘ordinary’ show with the bat in the T20 World Cup final against England on Sunday. Batting first, Babar Azam & Co. only put 137 runs on the board. Skipper Babar himself spent the joint-most amount
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
England on Sunday defeated Pakistan by five wickets to win their second T20 World Cup title. After electing to bowl, England, inspired by Sam Curran‘s three-wicket haul, restricted Pakistan to 137/8 in 20 overs. In reply, Ben Stokes unbeaten half-century took England across the finishing line, with an over and five wickets to spare. Curran
Babar Azam-led Pakistan will square off against England in the T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Having lost their opening two matches against India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan were down and out, but a remarkable turn of events meant Pakistan made their entry into the semi-final, and then in the knockout
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
File photo of Shikhar Dhawan© AFP Veterans Ishant Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan contributed to Delhi’s five-wicket win over Vidarbha in their opening Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Saturday. Ishant (3/24) struck thrice as Delhi limited Vidarbha to 207 after opting to field in a Group B game. Ganesh Satish top-scored for Vidarbha with 45 off
India needed to hire the best people to prepare for the T20 World Cup and someone like AB de Villiers would have done the job, former India cricketer Atul Wasaan said on Friday as he advocated the need to have completely different coaching staff for the shortest format. Alex Hales and Jos Buttler ripped apart
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
Former India captain Anil Kumble wants the BCCI to allow its young players to participate in different T20 leagues around the globe to gain exposure and experience before the 2024 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and the United States. Since the emergence of the Indian Premier League in 2008, many countries
After India’s loss in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup against England on Thursday, a lot of scrutiny is underway. A thoroughly professional England annihilated an out-of-sync India by 10 wickets to sail into the World Cup final as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler‘s relentless hitting mortified Rohit Sharma’s clueless attack in Adelaide.