The next Ranji Trophy season will start from January 5, 2022.© AFP Heavyweights Mumbai, Karnataka and Delhi have been clubbed in virtual “group of death” in the Ranji Trophy, which will start from January 5 next year. Along with the multiple time Ranji champions are Hyderabad, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand in the Elite group C. Defending
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25 percent crowd attendance has been allowed for the upcoming Pakistan vs New Zealand matches.© Twitter Pakistan announced Monday that it will allow a small number of Covid-19 vaccinated fans at the limited over home series against New Zealand starting next month. New Zealand will play three one-day internationals and five Twenty20 internationals on their
Queensland will host the upcoming Women’s Series against India with Cricket Australia on Monday announcing the multi-format series schedule change amidst the challenges posed by state border restrictions and the COVID pandemic. The three ODIs will start in Mackay on September 21, with the day-night Test and three T20 Internationals to be played at Metricon
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will miss next week’s fourth Test against India at the Oval because of the expected birth of his second child, but Chris Woakes has been passed fit to rejoin the squad, team management announced on Sunday. Buttler, vice-captain to Joe Root in the ongoing absence of star all-rounder Ben Stokes due
ENG vs IND: Mark Wood is available for selection for the fourth Test.© Instagram Pacer Mark Wood and all-rounder Chris Woakes are set to be added to the England squad for the fourth Test against India after regaining full fitness, head coach Chris Silverwood said on Sunday. Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding
IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja was taken to a hospital in Leeds for precautionary scans on his knee.© Instagram Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Saturday taken to a hospital in Leeds for precautionary scans to know the extent of a knee injury he sustained during the third Test against England. Jadeja, who has played
IND vs ENG: Suryakumar Yadav is yet to play a Test match for India.© Instagram Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar strongly advocated the inclusion of stylish Mumbaikar Suryakumar Yadav as the sixth specialist batsman in the fourth Test against England, starting September 2. India lost the third Test by an innings and 76 runs but
India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday backed under-fire wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, saying the team management will give him all the space that he needs in the remainder of the five-Test series against England. The 23-year-old Pant, who has played in all the three Tests so far in the ongoing England series, hasn’t been able to
If one name has dominated trends on Twitter since Friday, it’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar’s sensational return to Manchester United – coming within hours of reports suggesting that he was going to join rivals Manchester City – sent social media into a frenzy as United fans celebrated the ‘homecoming’ of the star attacker, who
Cheteshwar Pujara was left eyeing a first Test century in more than two years as he held firm alongside India captain Virat Kohli to keep England at bay at Headingley on Friday. India were 215-2 in their second innings when bad light led to an early close on the third day of the third Test,
Jonny Bairstow dived to his left as KL Rahul was dismissed early on in India’s second innings.© Twitter India were looking to chip away at England’s massive 345-run first innings lead on the third day of the third Test at Headingley in Leeds on Friday when opener KL Rahul’s dismissal just before Lunch pegged the visitors
England captain Joe Root’s third hundred in as many Tests against India took his side closer to a series-levelling win at the Yorkshire batsman’s Headingley home ground on Thursday. Root’s 121 — his third century in as many matches this series — was the centrepiece of England’s 423-8 at stumps on the second day of
IND vs ENG: Skipper Joe Root scored a brilliant Test century in Leeds.© AFP Joe Root equalled the England record for most Test centuries in a calendar year when he compiled his sixth hundred of 2021, against India at Headingley on Thursday. Only Denis Compton (1947) and Michael Vaughan (2002) have previously scored as many
Sunil Narine will be in action playing for Trinbago Knight Riders against Guyana Amazon Warriors.© CPL/Twitter The Caribbean Premier League 2021 begins Thursday with Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) taking on Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). Kieron Pollard-led TKR have the likes of Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, and Sunil Narine in action while Guyana, led
Mohammed Siraj engaged in a banter with England fans at Headingley on Day 1 of 3rd Test.© Twitter India had a tough day in the office on Wednesday as they were bowled out for 78 in the third Test at Headingley after Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat. England openers Rory Burns
India were bowled out for just 78 runs on the opening day of the Headingley Test on Wednesday.© AFP India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has backed his skipper Virat Kohli’s decision to bat first while admitting that the wicket was “soft” in the morning as the visitors were bowled out for 78 against England on the
South Africa left for Sri Lanka on Wednesday without assistant coach Enoch Nkwe, who resigned after apparent disagreements with under-pressure head coach Mark Boucher. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Nkwe’s resignation late on Tuesday despite, it claimed, having made “every effort to retain his services.” According to the statement, Nkwe “raised concerns about the functioning and culture
India won the second Test by 151 runs and lead the 5-match series 1-0.© AFP India, after a memorable win at Lord’s, will look to take an unassailable lead in the series as they take on England in the third Test of the five-match series in Leeds. The visitors won the second Test by 151