India will tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs, three T20Is in July.© BCCI The schedule for the three-match ODI series and three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka was confirmed by broadcaster Sony Network on Monday. Sony tweeted the entire schedule of the series. The three ODIs will be played on July 13, 16, and
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Ollie Robinson will miss next week’s second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston after being suspended from all international cricket pending an investigation into racist and sexist Twitter messages, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Sunday. Sussex quick Robinson made an impressive on-field England debut in the drawn first Test at Lord’s concluded
END vs NZ: England’s Joe Root plays a shot on Day 5 of the 1st Test.© AFP England and New Zealand drew the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday to leave the two-match series all-square heading into next week’s finale at Edgbaston. The hosts, set a target of 273 in 75 overs when New away
Rashid Khan revealed that he will play the entire PSL 6.© Instagram/Lahore Qalandars Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has revealed that he has put his County contract with Sussex on hold in order to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The spinner praised the County for understanding his decision to play for Lahore Qalandars in
Tim Southee took six wickets but a painstaking hundred from England’s Rory Burns halted New Zealand‘s march towards victory in the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday. New Zealand were 62-2 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day, a lead of 165 runs. Ollie Robinson, continuing an impressive on-field debut, dismissed both
Ankeet Chavan represented Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.© AFP Former Mumbai left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan, who was suspended for life by the BCCI for his alleged involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013 along with S Sreesanth, has requested the BCCI to issue his ban revocation letter which would allow him to return
The Ageas Bowl will be hosting the WTC final between New Zealand and India.© Instagram With India set to face New Zealand in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final, all eyes will be on the playing conditions at The Ageas Bowl. The much-anticipated fixture begins from June 18 in Southampton. Other than the playing
Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik will be part of the commentary panel for WTC final.© Instagram Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took to Instagram on Friday to wish wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who will be making his debut in the commentary box, luck ahead of the World Test Championship final. Gavaskar shared a picture with Karthik
The third day of the first Test between England and New Zealand was washed out.© AFP England and New Zealand were left kicking their heels in the Lord’s Pavilion after rain prevented any play on Friday’s third day of the first Test. The pitch and square remained fully covered all day and the umpires, following
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni photographed together while on international duty for India.© AFP Virat Kohli is considered by many to be among the greatest cricketers in history, and Rashid Khan feels the same too! In a recent Q&A session on Instagram, the spinner was asked by a fan to use “one word” to describe
New Zealand’s Devon Conway made exactly 200 on his Test debut before England captain Joe Root helped the hosts recover from a top-order collapse on the second day of the series opener at Lord’s on Thursday. Opening batsman Conway was last man out in a first-innings total of 378. England, who slumped to 18-2, ended
MS Dhoni poses for a photo with his daughter.© Instagram MS Dhoni is known to love horses and a recent Instagram post from his daughter’s account has Ziva Singh Dhoni pictured with a horse. Ziva’s account is managed by her parents and its most recent post shows Ziva spending time with a horse. With the
Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram is celebrating his 55th birthday on Thursday. On the special occasion, several past and present cricketers extended their greetings to the ‘Swing King of Pakistan’. However, one wish that stood out from the plethora of messages on social media came from his wife Shaniera Akram. Shaniera on Thursday used
Ollie Robinson made his Test debut against New Zealand on Wednesday.© AFP England fast bowler Ollie Robinson apologised Wednesday after a series of tweets of a racist and sexist nature came to light during his Test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s. The 27-year-old led England’s attack with 2-50 on the first day of the
Devon Conway became just the sixth batsman to score a hundred on Test debut at Lord’s to leave New Zealand well-placed at stumps on the first day of their series opener against England. The South Africa-born opener batted for the whole of Wednesday’s play, with his 136 not out the cornerstone of New Zealand’s 246-3
The Delhi-based franchise described Smith as one of the world’s finest batters and an “unapologetic cricket nuffy”. DC asked him to “never change”. Here’s wishing one of the world’s finest batters and an unapologetic cricket nuffy, @stevesmith49, a very Happy Birthday Never change, Smudge #YehHaiNayiDilli #HappyBirthdaySteveSmith pic.twitter.com/e5059e0ZAX — Delhi Capitals (Stay Home. Wear Double Masks)
The BCCI will retain the hosting rights of T20 World regardless of where it is played.© Twitter This year’s men’s T20 World Cup could be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday. The ICC added a final decision on the host country for the October-November event would be
England won the 10-team men’s ODI World Cup in 2019.© Twitter The men’s Cricket World Cup will once again become a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday. The changes were announced as the ICC, cricket’s global governing body, unveiled its global schedule of events from 2024-2031. Only 10 teams