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
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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
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen on Thursday suggested that “harsh” bio-bubble life could be one of the reasons for Virat Kohli quitting Test captaincy as he backed Rohit Sharma to lead India in all formats. Kohli stunned the cricketing world by stepping down from the Test captaincy following India’s 1-2 series loss to South Africa. He
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday appointed Senior Counsel Advocate Terry Motau (SC) as chairperson of the disciplinary hearing into allegations of misconduct against Proteas men’s coach, Mark Boucher. It is proposed that the parties will meet with Advocate on January 26, 2022 to determine a timetable for the proceedings. This follows December’s Social Justice and Nation-Building
Shikhar Dhawan believes that every lean patch in his career has made him “stronger” but it is his clarity and calmness that has enabled him to ride over rough times. The oldest player in the Indian ODI set-up, there were lot of talks about Dhawan’s poor form in domestic cricket but as it has been
Paarl (South Africa): India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday rued the middle-order collapse after the team’s loss to South Africa in the first ODI. “We had a good start and I feel the wicket was slow, it was offering a bit of turn as well. So, when you are chasing (around) 300 runs, when the middle-order
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Teddy Bishop takes a brilliant catch Caribbean players are known for their eye-catching performances in international cricket for years and it happened again in the ongoing ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022. West Indies’ 18-year top-order batter Teddy Bishop showcased his brilliance while fielding in the slips. Bishop took an amazing one-handed catch against Scotland in his team’s second match of
Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs to level ODI series.© Twitter Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday as home captain Dasun Shanaka’s 102 went in vain. Skipper Craig Ervine (91) and Sikandar Raza (56) powered Zimbabwe to 302 for