Legends League: Yusuf Pathan celebrates with Irfan Pathan after India Maharajas beat World giants.© Twitter Yusuf Pathan smashed an unbeaten fifty as India Maharajas defeated World Giants by six wickets in a special charity match in Kolkata on Friday. The game was played ahead of Legends League Cricket, beginning here on Saturday. Yusuf, who had
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He is all of 22 but Ravi Bishnoi full understands that cricket indeed is a cruel game and instead of Arshdeep Singh, it could have been him dropping an important sitter against Pakistan during the recently held Asia Cup. Arshdeep faced an unbelievable backlash on social media after he dropped Asif Ali‘s catch off Bishnoi’s
On Thursday, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi came out with a statement, saying pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is paying for his own rehabilitation in England and is staying in the UK on his own money. “He has flown out to the UK on his own ticket, he is staying there on his own money, I
Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a fine 108 off 127 balls before New Zealand A fought back to dismiss India A for 293 on day one of the third and final unofficial Test in Bengaluru on Thursday. Gaikwad, who has hardly played red ball cricket over the past 24 months, gave a good account of himself during
Debutant opener Rohan S Kunnumal and skipper Hanuma Vihari‘s unbeaten hundreds powered South Zone to 324 for 2 at stumps against North Zone in the semifinal of the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament in Salem on Thursday. Opting to bat, South got off to a solid start with Kunnumal and Agarwal (49, 59 balls, 6X4, 1X6)
England’s cricket squad touched down in Karachi Thursday on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years — a lengthy absence brought about by security fears. England last played in Pakistan in 2005 and were due to visit last year until pulling out at short notice after New Zealand also cancelled a tour citing safety
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday announced the squad for the upcoming International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup, which will take place from October-November this year. The panel confirmed fifteen (15) players who will represent the West Indies for the eighth ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia from October
Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah have got the mandate to continue for another three years in the BCCI but it is former president N Srinivasan who has been at the centre of attention following Supreme Court’s decision to allow modifications relating to the age-cap of 70 years for ICC representation. The Supreme Court on Wednesday
File photo of Mitchell Starc.© AFP Australia will miss the services of Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc and Marcus Stoinis in the three-match T20 International tour of India after the trio was ruled for the series on Wednesday due to injuries. While Starc has been suffering from a knee injury, Marsh and Stoinis have been ruled
BCCI is an autonomous body and it cannot micro-manage its functioning, observed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. It also asked the apex cricket body of the country the reason behind wanting people above 70 years to represent the nation in the ICC. The remarks by the apex court were made during the hearing on the
Sachin Tendulkar teaches fans how to clean the grip of a bat’s handle properly. Legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar has been an idol for many people. Be it his performance on the field or his off-field actions, many have followed the former international batter religiously. Meanwhile, Tendulkar also understands the position he holds in the
India announced the much-awaited squad, that will be flying to Australia for the upcoming T20 World Cup and it included the likes of pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who missed out on the Asia Cup due to injuries. Apart from them, Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also been included in the squad with
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher will quit from his role after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. Boucher has held the position since December 2019, and led the Proteas to 11 Test wins, including a memorable 2-1 series win against India at home
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to social media to tweet about the stunning victory of Sri Lanka’s national cricket team over Pakistan, over two months after the former president fled the country amidst massive protests against his government. Sri Lanka crushed Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title in Dubai on Sunday,
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has taken full responsibility after his side came up short in the Asia Cup 2022 final against Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs on Sunday to win their sixth Asia Cup title. After the loss, Shadab took to Twitter
Zak Crawley‘s dynamic unbeaten fifty took England to the brink of a series-clinching win over South Africa in the third Test at the Oval on Sunday. England were 97-0 at stumps, needing just 33 more runs to reach a modest target of 130 on Monday’s final day to take the three-match contest 2-1. The often
England vs South Africa, 3rd Test Live: South Africa have lost four wickets.© AFP England vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: South Africa are seven wickets down against England in their second innings of the ongoing third and final Test at the Kennington Oval. The visitors look to extend their lead despite
AUS vs NZ, 3rd ODI Live: Steve Smith hits 50 for Australia© AFP Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: The 118-run stand for the third wicket between Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne came to an end in the 34th over as Lockie Ferguson removed Labuschagne for 52. Earlier, Trent Boult gave New