India women’s team will travel to Australia for their maiden day-night Test later this year.© Twitter A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual contracts for the senior women’s cricket team, BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce that the women’s team will play their first-ever
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The PSL season was postponed midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.© Instagram Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the six franchise owners on Wednesday discussed in a virtual session the operational planning and delivery of the remaining 20 Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, which are scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from
Mohammed Siraj and Mayank Agarwal celebrating a wicket in Australia.© AFP India seamer Mohammed Siraj and batsman Mayank Agarwal on Wednesday departed for Mumbai to join the team’s bio-bubble ahead of travelling to England for a long tour. The duo confirmed their departure from their respective home cites earlier in the day via their Instagram
Not convinced by the Australian bowlers’ clarification in the 2018 ball-tampering episode, former captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday said the quartet missed a very important detail in an otherwise “smartly worded” joint statement — their involvement was hinted at by a former teammate and not outsiders. Sticking to his stand that the bowlers, who were
Wriddhiman Saha and the whole SRH team had gone into quarantine after he tested Covid positive.© BCCI/IPL India and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday informed that he has recovered from COVID-19. “I have recovered. Thanks for all your wishes!” Saha tweeted. Last week, Saha said that he is in a much
India women’s Test and ODI skipper Mithali Raj and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not only arranging charters to take the cricketers to Mumbai for the two-week quarantine ahead of the UK tour, but also for conducting regular RT-PCR tests at home with an
England pacer Stuart Broad has said that it would be interesting to see if David Warner decides to write a book on his career and if he includes the ball-tampering episode from 2018 in it once he stops playing cricket. Ever since Cameron Bancroft revealed that more than three people in the team could have
Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England and he is looking forward to use his coaching stint at National Cricket Academy (NCA) to guide the youngsters during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests between 2000-02, has a decent
Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria slammed Mohammad Amir, saying that the seam bowler wanted to return to the national team by blackmailing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with his statements. Amir had announced his retirement from international cricket in December 2020 and ever since has been raising his voice against Pakistan’s team management. In a
Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Moises Henriques were among the Australians at the IPL.© Delhi Capitals/Twitter Australian cricketers arrived back in Sydney on a charter flight Monday, more than a week after fleeing Covid-stricken India for the Maldives, local media reported. Cricket authorities had been rushing to evacuate players and support staff after the lucrative
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of next month’s two-Test series at home to New Zealand with an elbow injury, it was announced Sunday. The 26-year-old quick returned to action for Sussex in a drawn County Championship match against Kent at Hove this week but bowled only five overs in the visitors’
Virat Kohli seems to have left an indelible mark on Australian Test captain Tim Paine, who says he will “always remember” the Indian skipper for being the world’s best batsman, capable of also getting under the opposition’s skin with his competitiveness. Kohli and Paine have had a fiery rivalry which goes back to India’s 2018-19
India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Kuldeep Yadav received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Kuldeep posted a photo of himself getting vaccinated and urged everyone to get the jab in order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “Get vaccinated immediately whenever you get a chance. Be safe because you need to
England vs New Zealand: Black Caps cricketers and staff depart for the United Kingdom.© Twitter Ahead of the two-match Test series against England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India, New Zealand players staff, and players on Saturday left for the UK. The contingent took a flight from Auckland airport and now they
Indian Premier League: Wahab Riaz compared the IPL to the PSL in an interview.© Twitter The Indian Premier League (IPL) is considered by many to be the best platform for cricketers to showcase their talent. Since its first edition in 2008, the IPL has become the most attractive franchise-based cricket competition in the world, and
Rookie wicketkeeper-batsman Indrani Roy from Jharkhand was rewarded with maiden Test and ODI call-up for India’s tour of England next month but senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad missed out as she is recovering from COVID-19. The 29-year-old Gayakwad is also nursing an injury. The Neetu David-led selection panel made a course correction with teen batting
Shikhar Dhawan provided help in India’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.© Instagram With India currently battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Shikhar Dhawan took to social media to show how he is trying to help the country in these times. The India international retweeted a post by Gurugram Police, who had earlier informed
Mike Hussey had tested negative for coronavirus last week as well.© Instagram Former Australia batsman and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey has recovered from COVID-19 and is likely to fly back home on Sunday where he will be doing his quarantine. Meanwhile, India Test keeper Wriddhiman Saha has again tested positive and