File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper and current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be playing a special cricket match in Legends League Cricket. Ganguly made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that he would indeed be playing a vert special match in the Season
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Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik’s calculated assault — an unbeaten 41 off
Alyssa Healy removed the bailes with the wrong hand and Shafali Verma survived The Indian women’s cricket team started its campaign in the Commonwealth Games against favourites Australia at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat and that meant power-hitter Shafali Verma came out to bat
Rilee Rossouw‘s unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa’s commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1. Rossouw’s innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 — the opener’s second
Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has identified arch-rivals England as a huge threat in their Commonwealth Games campaign but says India too will be a challenge in the opener at Edgbaston on Friday. Tahlia only made her T20 international debut in October last year, but will be vital if Australia are to win gold. She smashed
The Indian cricket squad after the WI series win.© BCCI India coach Rahul Dravid lauded the “professionalism” of his young outfit which has shown some “great signs” moving forward while routing the West Indies 3-0 in their own backyard in the just-concluded ODI series. Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday became the first-ever captain of an Indian
Shubman Gill scored a career-best 98* in the third ODI against West Indies in Port of Spain on Wednesday to help the Indian cricket team notch 225/3 in 36 overs. India ultimately won the match by 119 runs (D/L method) and clinched the three-match ODI series 3-0. India can walk away with a lot of
1st ODI Live: South Africa win toss, elect to field against England.© AFP ENG vs SA, 1st T20I Live Updates: Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali hit fifties as England managed to post a mammoth total of 234 for six against South Africa. Bairstow was dismissed on 90 off 53 balls while Moeen hit 54 off
Babar Azam is currently one of the best batters across formats in world cricket. The Pakistan cricket team captain recently got praised by none other that former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting. “I saw him up close and personal a couple of years ago out here in a Test series against Australia and I said it
Picture of Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.© Twitter The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that the World Test Championship finals in 2023 and 2025 will be played at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. “The IBC Board approved Lord’s Cricket Ground as the host for the ICC World Test Championship Finals in
Image for representative use© AFP The ICC Board on Tuesday approved Bangladesh, India, England and Sri Lanka as the four host countries of the ICC women’s white ball events from 2024-2027. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Bangladesh for the second time, with the 2026 edition going to England for
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26 to honour the soldiers who were killed in the line of duty during the Kargil War. The day marks the victory of Indian soldiers in recapturing the mountain heights that were occupied by the Pakistani Army on July 26, 1999, known as the Kargil War. Several members
Australian Test great Allan Border has urged middle-order batter Travis Head to look to legendary opener Matthew Hayden for inspiration and develop a gameplan to be used in subcontinent conditions during his side’s tour to India, which will take place this year. This comes after the batter experienced some terrible outings in the Test series
An independent review into allegations of racism at Cricket Scotland has found the governance and leadership practices of the organisation to be “institutionally racist”. The report, which was described as a “wake up call for Scottish sport”, found 448 examples of institutional racism. A review was commissioned by sportscotland, the national funding body, last year
File photo of former South Africa all rounder Lance Klusener Former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener was on Monday named as the head coach of the Durban franchise for the first CSA T20 League. The T20 league is scheduled to take place in January and February next year. According to a media release, the RPSG
South Africa opener Quinton de Kock‘s unbeaten 92 turned out to be in vain as rain scuppered hopes of a result in Sunday’s third and final one-day international against England, with the series ending all square at 1-1. The Proteas were 159-2 in the 28th over, with De Kock having struck 92 off just 76
Danish Kaneria said that all-rounder Deepak Hooda should bat ahead of Sanju Samson.© AFP Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria was not impressed with India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson as he failed to make the most of the opportunity given to him by the team management in the first ODI against West Indies. Samson, who came to
Sri Lanka’s teenage spinner Dunith Wellalage has been included in the final 12 for the second Test against Pakistan in Galle, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said on Saturday. The 19-year-old Wellalage, a left-arm orthodox who awaits his Test debut, seems a likely replacement for injured spinner Maheesh Theekshana as the hosts look to bounce back in