Rohit Sharma is back from an injury break and will lead the Indian team in the upcoming home series against West Indies. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday 18-member squads each for the upcoming three-match one-day international series and the three-match T20I series at home against West Indies. Rohit, India’s designated
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File picture of Lasith Malinga.© Instagram Legendary pacer Lasith Malinga has been appointed as a specialist bowling coach for Sri Lanka’s senior men’s national team’s upcoming tour of Australia, country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday. “Malinga, in his new short-term role as a specialist coach, will support Sri Lanka’s bowlers, providing tactical insight and technical
With India celebrating its 73rd Republic Day, the members of the country’s cricket fraternity took to social media to pass on their wishes to fans. India batter Virat Kohli wished people of India on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day. Taking to Twitter, Kohli wrote, “Happy Republic Day to all. Proud to be an Indian.”
Yuvraj Singh and his wife have been blessed with a baby boy.© Instagram Yuvraj Singh and his wife Hazel Keech have been blessed with a baby boy. The former cricketer announced the news on Thursday on Twitter. Taking to the social media platform, the 2011 ODI World Cup winner thanked god and also wrote a
Afghanistan sealed a series whitewash of the Netherlands.© Twitter Afghanistan sealed a series whitewash of the Netherlands on Tuesday in the third one-day international in Doha, boosting their 2023 World Cup qualifying bid. Najibullah Zadran smashed a 59-ball 71 as the Afghans posted 254-5 from their 50 overs, before their spinners induced a Dutch collapse
South Africa completed a 3-0 clean sweep against India in the ODI series on Sunday after winning the third fixture by four runs. India did push South Africa to the edge with Deepak Chahar playing a brilliant cameo but the disappointing show by the middle-order comprising Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav once again proved to be an
Lucknow Super Giants has roped in KL Rahul.© Twitter Indian Premier League’s new Lucknow-based franchise has announced their team name on Monday as Lucknow Super Giants. Lucknow has opted to go with KL Rahul (Rs 17 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 9.2 crore), and Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4 crore) for the IPL 2022. KL Rahul will
Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who became the first Pakistani to win the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award on Monday, said his match-winning three-wicket haul against India in the T20 World Cup last year was the most memorable performance of 2021. Afridi took three wickets for 31 runs by removing the top three
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been named ICC ODI cricket of 2021© AFP Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was on Monday named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits in 2021 when he scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50. The 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and
WI vs ENG, 2nd T20I: West Indies host England at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.© AFP Leading 1-0 in the ongoing five-game series, West Indies host England in the second T20I at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. The home side were in top form in the first T20I, winning by nine wickets. The visitors were
Former South Africa spinner Imran Tahir turned out be an unlikely match-winner, with the bat, as he guided the World Giants to a three-wicket win against the Indian Maharajas in the ongoing Legends League Cricket (LLC) at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat, Oman. Tahir, who is known for his bowling rather than batting,
Watch: Raj Bawa’s big hits during India vs Uganda U19 World Cup match.© BCCI/Twitter India registered their biggest victory by runs in the U19 World Cup on Saturday after defeating Uganda by 326 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. Raj Bawa and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were the star performers for the Indian team
Raj Bawa scored 162 vs Uganda and remained unbeaten.© Twitter Centuries by Raj Bawa and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were backed up by a dominant bowling performance as India thrashed Uganda by 326 runs in their final Group B game of the ongoing ICC Men’s U19 World Cup at the Brian Lara Stadium. With this win, India
IPL 2022 will start in the last week of March and run till the end of May.© Twitter Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Saturday confirmed that the IPL 2022 season will begin in the last week of March and the season will conclude in May. ”I am delighted to
Imran Tahir feels India’s overconfidence was the biggest reason behind series defeat.© AFP Former South Africa spinner Imran Tahir feels that the Indian cricket team’s overconfidence is the biggest reason that the visitors have lost both the Test and ODI series against Proteas. South Africa eased to a comfortable win in the second ODI against
A fragile middle-order and lack of wickets in the middle overs are obvious areas of improvement needed for the Indian team, skipper KL Rahul admitted after an embarrassing ODI series defeat against South Africa in Paarl on Friday. For the second game in a row, Indian bowlers looked pedestrian especially in the middle overs. ”We are trying to
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Pakistan defeated neighbours Afghanistan in a thrilling game in a U19 World Cup Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Thursday. During the match, Afghanistan pacer Bilal Sami hogged all the limelight for his ferocious delivery and fiery celebration after getting the better of Pakistan batter Haseebullah Khan. The incident took