The proposed “standalone” Test between India and England should be treated as the series-deciding fifth match that was cancelled last week owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Monday and ruled out the possibility of it being treated as a one-off game. The England and Wales
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Brendan Taylor will play his final international game on Monday.© Instagram Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor has decided to retire from international cricket and will play his last match on Monday against Ireland. Taylor made his debut in 2004 in an ODI against Sri Lanka and went on to become one of
Spinners Tabraiz Shamsi and Aiden Markram set up a crushing nine-wicket win for South Africa in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka to clinch the series on Sunday. Shamsi and Markram took three wickets each to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 103, a total the tourists chased down in 14.1 overs to take an
James Anderson said he hoped to get another chance to play at Old Trafford.© AFP Veteran England pacer James Anderson has lamented the cancellation of the fifth and final Test against India at Old Trafford that was scheduled to start on Friday. Taking to Instagram, Anderson said he hoped to get another chance to play
Delhi Capitals players who were part of the Indian Test team for the series in England reached Dubai on Sunday for the resumption of IPL 2021. Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw and Umesh Yadav were tested on arrival and will now serve a six-day “hard quarantine” before joining
Sherfane Rutherford will replace Jonny Bairstow in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad.© AFP Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have added West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford to their squad following the withdrawal England’s Jonny Bairstow ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The franchise took to Twitter to make the announcement on Saturday. “The
The Indian cricketers, contracted to play the Indian Premier League (IPL), left for the UAE in chartered and commercial flights after returning negative RT-PCR tests for the second time in two days. The travel arrangements were made by players’ respective franchises. The players began their early departures for the remainder of the IPL, starting September
In a big development, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are arranging a charter flight to fly Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj to Dubai from Manchester on Sunday morning, ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The duo will undergo a six-day quarantine period before joining the team bubble. Speaking to ANI, sources
South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.© AFP Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 48 by Aiden Markram helped South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the first Twenty20 international on Friday. Markram’s 33-ball knock guided South Africa to 163-5, a total they defended by restricting Sri Lanka
Skipper Tom Latham and Finn Allen hit attacking knocks to set up a 27-run consolation win for New Zealand in the fifth Twenty20 international against Bangladesh on Friday. Latham’s unbeaten 50 and a 24-ball 41 by Allen guided New Zealand to 161 for five after electing to bat first in Dhaka. The Kiwi bowlers kept
Experienced fast bowler Ravi Rampaul earned a recall while Roston Chase received his first T20 call-up as West Indies named a 15-man squad Thursday for the defence of their World Cup title. In a big surprise, spinner Sunil Narine was left out. The 36-year-old Rampaul, a member of the 2012 T20 World Cup-winning squad, returns
Rashid Khan was named captain of the Afghanistan team for the T20 World Cup.© AFP In a shocking decision, Rashid Khan on Thursday stepped down as the captain of the Afghanistan team, saying that his opinion was not sought before finalising the national squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Early in the day, the Afghanistan
Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara wants to see different players of his side becoming match-winners in different games as they look forward to the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Royals, who are placed fifth in the IPL points table, will begin the second leg of
India head into the fifth Test in Manchester starting Friday just one match away from the superb achievement of winning Test series in both Australia and England in the same year. Their 157-run win at the Oval completed Monday, that put them 2-1 up with one to play, came after England’s innings and 76-run victory
“Happiness and gratitude are the only two words that define me now,” said Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday after being included in India’s T20 World Cup squad, his first white-ball selection since 2017. The 34-year-old, who is currently part of the Test squad that is playing against England in an ongoing five-match series, wrote a Twitter post
Joe Root said that England will weigh up the fitness of pace spearheads James Anderson and Ollie Robinson as they attempt to avoid a series defeat by India in the fifth Test at Old Trafford. England trail 2-1 in the five-match series after a 157-run defeat at the Oval on Monday and the bowling attack
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has hailed Virat Kohli as an incredible leader, saying the Indian captain gave a tactical masterclass to how to win a Test match at the Kennington Oval. The Virat Kohli-led side registered an emphatic 157-run win over England to take a 2-1 lead in the ongoing five-match series. Indian bowlers
Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets as Nepal beat Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.© Twitter Nepal registered their first ODI win over Papua New Guinea as they won the first match of the two-game series by two wickets. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took four wickets and Rohit Poudel produced a fine performance with the bat. Nepal’s middle order faltered while chasing the