Chris Jordan says England’s 2016 World Twenty20 final heartbreak against the West Indies made them a stronger team as Eoin Morgan’s side seek redemption in this year’s tournament. England had one hand on the trophy in Kolkata before Carlos Brathwaite smashed Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes to win the match for the Caribbean side.
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MS Dhoni was named the mentor of Team India for the upcoming T20 World Cup.© AFP Former captain MS Dhoni will not charge any fee for mentoring the Indian cricket team during this month’s T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Tuesday. The iconic former captain was
Virat Kohli captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last time after the team lost to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday and were eliminated from IPL 2021. Kohli had earlier revealed that the IPL 2021 will be the last season he would captain the RCB franchise. And while he couldn’t get his hands on the
Virat Kohli top-scored for RCB in his final game as captain in the Indian Premier League.© BCCI/IPL Virat Kohli’s last game in Indian Premier League (IPL) as captain ended in a heartbreaking loss to Kolkata Knight Riders as Royal Challengers Bangalore were knocked out of the ongoing T20 league on Monday. Kohli had announced that
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday announced that Sri Lanka cricketers Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera have been released from the team’s bio bubble ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Eliminator. Hasaranga and Chameera have been released to join the Sri Lanka squad for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup qualifiers. “OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
RCB vs KKR: Harshal Patel has been on a record-breaking spree in the ongoing IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL Harshal Patel, who is the leading wicket-taker in this year’s IPL, is on the brink of breaking a huge record in the T20 league. The Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer who has picked up 30 wickets in the ongoing
MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on 18 as CSK beat Delhi Capitals to enter IPL 2021 final.© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoniproduced a vintage knock as he blasted 18 runs off just six deliveries against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Qualifier 1 to take his side into the final of the tournament. While Dhoni’s
The Indian women’s team committed batting harakiri despite a fine half century from opener Smriti Mandhana to lose the third and final T20 International to Australia by 14 runs and the series 0-2 on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 150-run target, Mandhana smashed 52 off 49 balls and shared 57 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to bounce back from three straight defeats when they face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Qualifier 1 in Dubai on Sunday. CSK finished the league phase in second place but ended it with three back-to-back losses – against Rajasthan Royals (RR), DC
The ECB had given a conditional go-ahead for England to tour Australia for the Ashes.© AFP England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to name the England squad for the upcoming Ashes on Sunday. According to Sky Sports, the team is likely to consist of 17 or 18 members. A separate squad will also be
Indian bowlers put up a valiant effort with very few runs to defend before rookie Tahlia McGrath won the battle of nerves at the death, guiding Australia to a four-wicket victory in the second women’s T20 International and also clinch the multi-format series 9-5. Batting first, India put up an inept performance, scoring only 118
Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain KL Rahul has a bigger repertoire of shots than anyone else in India, if former India batsman Gautam Gambhir is to be believed. Speaking after Rahul led PBKS to a six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with a blistering knock of 98 not out off 42 deliveries in an Indian
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Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the third spot in the points table.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) in their last league game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams have already qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals sealed their
Ben Stokes underwent a finger operation recently.© AFP England all-rounder Ben Stokes could miss the Ashes series in Australia after undergoing another operation on his injured finger, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. The 30-year-old has not played since July, when it was announced he was taking a break to focus on
Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical performance to beat Rajasthan Royals by a massive 86-run margin and take a huge step towards securing their playoff berth in the Indian Premier League in Sharjah on Thursday. With three play-off spots — Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Royals Challengers Bangalore — already sealed, KKR consolidated their
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Smriti Mandhana took to Twitter to answer some questions from fans.© Twitter Indian women’s cricket team players Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur revealed certain secrets about their teammates as well as themselves in a fun question and answer session posted on their respective Twitter handles. Mandhana responded to a line of interesting questions, one of