Chris Rogers played 25 Tests for Australia before retiring in 2015.© AFP Chris Rogers has been appointed head coach of Victoria with the former Test opener vowing to turn more players from the state into permanent members of the Australian team. A prolific run-scorer at both state and English county level, Rogers played 25 Tests
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Chennai Super Kings star player Suresh Raina on Saturday pulled out of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), returning to India from the UAE due to some personal reasons. Raina’s unavailability is a major blow to the three-time champions whose preparations have already taken a hit after it emerged that two players in the team
Ged Stokes, the father of New Zealand-born England cricket star Ben Stokes, has revealed he has brain cancer which is why his son pulled out of the Test series against Pakistan to return home to be with his family. Ben Stokes left England after the first Test in Manchester, and is now undergoing 14-days Covid-19
Rohit Sharma landed in the UAE with his family on August 21.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, who will lead Mumbai Indians in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, took to Instagram to share an adorable picture with his daughter Samaira before he left for training in the United Arab Emirates. Samaira gave her father
Mitchell Starc said that they will not be allowed to use sweat to shine the ball during England tour.© Twitter Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that there will be “slightly altered guidelines” for the team as they will not be allowed to use sweat on the ball to shine during England tour. “There are
Pakistan captain Babar Azam will try to overcome a quick change in formats in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against England at Old Trafford on Friday. Babar, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman, featured throughout during Pakistan’s 1-0 loss to England in a three-Test series only completed on Tuesday – where he was 63 not
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic got engaged in January and had a son in June.© Instagram Hardik Pandya is currently in the United Arab Emirates with the Mumbai Indians squad ahead of this year’s season of the Indian Premier League, but the flamboyant India all-rounder is missing his partner Natasa Stankovic and their newborn son,
Delhi Capitals’ Ravichandran Ashwin is “looking forward” to catching up with head coach Ricky Ponting ahead of the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE. Ponting, who arrived in the UAE on Thursday, is in quarantine for six days as mandated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in
Dwayne Bravo achieved the historic feat by dismissing Rakheem Cornwall in a CPL match.© CPL/Sportsfile (File photo) West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo scripted history on Wednesday as he became the first bowler to pick 500 wickets in the shortest format of the game. Bravo achieved this feat by dismissing Rakheem Cornwall of St. Lucia Zouks in
Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he hoped England would tour the country “soon” after his side travelled to Britain during the coronavirus pandemic. England have not visited Pakistan since 2005/06. An attack by armed militants on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in 2009 ended major cricket tours for a decade. But other countries have since
On the occasion of International Dog Day, celebrated across globe on August 26 every year, people flooded the Internet with lovely pictures of their furry friends. Joining in the trend, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises also shared pictures of their star players posing with their dogs.The unique bond humans with dogs was clearly evident
Mitchell McClenaghan will turn out for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020.© AFP Mitchell McClenaghan is making friends with insects and naming them. That’s not as extraordinary as one might think because he, much like the others in the UAE for the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been quarantined in his hotel
England paceman James Anderson cemented his place in cricket history by taking his 600th Test wicket as the rain-marred third and final Test against Pakistan at Southampton ended in a draw on Tuesday. Fresh downpours prevented play on the last day until 1515 GMT, meaning England, who were 1-0 up in the series, did not
KL Rahul said he feels “most comfortable” opening the batting for the team.© BCCI Indian cricketer KL Rahul feels “most comfortable” opening the batting for the team. Rahul has scored runs at an average of 50.5 while opening compared to his overall batting average of 47.65 in the 50 over format. Similarly in T20Is, KL
James Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as a combination of poor catching, bad weather and some determined Pakistan batting conspired against the England paceman at Southampton on Monday. Anderson, denied an early breakthrough when Jos Buttler dropped a routine chance to reprieve Shan
Indi Rae and Ivy Mae have been a frequent appearance on David Warner’s social media.© David Warner/Instagram David Warner and family have been an absolute revelation on social media ever since the COVID-19 pandemic trapped people inside their homes. Warner, his wife Candice and their daughters have frequently shown up on TikTok videos and Instagram
Yuzvendra Chahal announced his engagement to choreographer Dhanshree Verma earlier this month.© Twitter Yuzvendra Chahal, the frontline leg-spinner for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) took to social media on Monday to share a photo where he is seen surrounded by a lot of greenery. “The best place to pose #naturelover,” Chahal captioned the image posted on
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with a brilliant undefeated 141 but England still enforced the follow-on at Southampton on Sunday as James Anderson was left frustratingly short of becoming the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets. Pakistan were dismissed for 273, a huge 310 runs behind England’s imposing 583-8 declared, on