Twitter burst into life as England suffered yet another batting collapse, this time on Day 2 of the 3rd Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. Apart from Joe Root, England’s batting has been woeful so far in the ongoing Ashes series, and hopes of a better outing at the MCG were quickly
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File image of MS Dhoni and Ravi Shastri© Twitter/Ravi Shastri MS Dhoni shocked the world of cricket on December 30, 2014 when, at the end of the drawn Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne, he announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who was the team
India’s strong opening day show may have put South Africa on the backfoot in the first Test but the home side pacer Lungi Ngidi on Sunday said they still can turn the match around if they can bowl the tourists out under 350. Vice-captain KL Rahul slammed an unbeaten 122, while his opening partner Mayank Agarwal
Former England captain Ray Illingworth passed away at the age of 89 The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday expressed grief at the death of former England captain Ray Illingworth at the age of 89. He had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death on Saturday.
SA vs IND: Zaheer Khan shared some tips for Ajinkya Rahane amid poor form.© AFP Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan weighed in on the issue of Ajinkya Rahane’s poor run of form and shared some advice ahead of a crucial three-match Test series against South Africa beginning December 26. Zaheer said that having a
Ashes 2021-22 3rd Test, Australia vs England Score Updates: England look to stay alive in the series.© AFP England are taking on Australia in the Boxing Day Test knowing they must fix the mistakes that have blighted their tour or lose the Ashes series. After a nine-wicket thumping in Brisbane and then crashing by 275 runs in Adelaide,
USA Cricket said in a statement the second and third ODIs “will go ahead as planned”.© Twitter The United States’ one-day cricket international match with Ireland due to be played on Sunday has been cancelled because one of the umpires has COVID-19, USA Cricket said. The positive case has left all four of the umpires
Watch: Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid share heartfelt messages for Harbhajan Singh.© BCCI/Twitter Current India Test captain Virat Kohli and head coach Rahul Dravid lauded Harbhajan Singh for a wonderful career after the veteran off-spinner announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday. Both Dravid and Kohli are currently with the Indian Test side
Barring Joe Root, England’s other batters have struggled for runs.© AFP England are staring down the barrel as Australia are enjoying a 2-0 lead going into the Boxing Day Test match in the Ashes. The Joe Root-led side will have to play out of their skins in order to claw their way back in the Test
Harbhajan Singh on Friday announced his retirement from all formats of the game, five years after last playing an international game for Team India. Harbhajan, who featured in 103 Tests, 238 ODIs and 28 T20Is, bows out of the sport with more than more than 700 wickets to his name. For the record, Harbhajan is
SA vs IND: Former South Africa cricketer recalled Virat Kohli’s remark from 2018© AFP Former South Africa pacer Allan Donald cited a comment by Virat Kohli in 2018 while crediting the Indian cricket team for its improved away form in Tests. Speaking to cricket.co.za, Donald said he is looking forward to the upcoming three-match Test series
Eoin Morgan will captain the England for the West Indies T20I series.© AFP Eoin Morgan will captain England’s five-match T20 tour to the West Indies next month under stand-in coach Paul Collingwood. With the Ashes Test series in Australia set to end just four days before the first clash between the sides in Barbados, Collingwood
Known to have a humorous personality on social media, David Warner once again sent Twitter into meltdown after giving his attention to a die-hard fan. The fan in question had tweeted to the Australian opener for 27 days in a row and finally got a reply on Thursday. On the 27th day of tweeting, Warner
Jason Behrendorff had picked one wicket vs Melbourne Renegades on Wednesday.© Instagram Perth Scorchers consolidated their position on top of the Big Bash League (BBL) points table on Wednesday, defeating Melbourne Renegades by 21 runs at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Other than Mitchell Marsh’sblistering 86-run knock, there were plenty of highlights for the Scorchers
Tom Latham was named as New Zealand captain for the Bangladesh Test series after regular skipper Kane Williamson was ruled out with an elbow injury, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday. In another major development, wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway returned to the squad after recovering from an injury that kept him away from the India tour.
The BCCI and Cricket South Africa have mutually agreed that the upcoming Test and ODI series between the two teams will continue even if there is an isolated case of COVID-19 among players or support staff and close contacts will not be forced into isolation, the host board’s medical officer Shuaib Manjra has said. India
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte described UEFA’s decision throw his side out of the Europa Conference League as “incredible” and suggested Spurs will launch an appeal through the courts. Spurs were handed a 3-0 defeat for their final group stage match against Rennes after the match was postponed due to a wave of positive coronavirus cases
Himachal Pradesh rode on a stroke-filed 99 by Prashant Chopra as they stunned Uttar Pradesh by five wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday. First, despite a 76 by Rinku Singh, UP could only manage 207/9 as the Himachal bowlers, led by pacer Vinay Galetiya (3/19), ripped apart the opposition