Test-saving hundreds have become extinct now but Sachin Tendulkar carved out one such innings exactly 30 years ago, the seeds of which were sown during one afternoon in Sialkot, eight months prior to that gloomy Manchester day. It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic
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Waqar Younis believes Pakistan captain Azhar Ali can overcome a poor run of form as his side look for a series-levelling win in the second Test against England at Southampton starting Thursday. Pakistan, despite not having played international cricket for six months because of the coronavirus, dominated the majority of last week’s first Test at
Pakistan assistant coach Waqar Younis said on Wednesday he hopes the tourists will be able to “cash in” on England being without Ben Stokes during this week’s second Test. Star all-rounder Stokes is heading to New Zealand, where his father is convalescing following a serious illness and will miss both the second Test, which starts
ICC keeps back-up venues for its tournaments as a standard practice.© AFP Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates are the two back-up countries being zeroed in on by the ICC, in case India is unable to host next year’s T20 World Cup. While there is still one year to go before the mega event which
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma showcased their chemistry in a video posted on Instagram by India captain.© Instagram Virat Kohli took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video in which he can be seen competing with his wife Anushka Sharma in a fun and interactive game where the couple tests out who knows who
England opening batsman Dom Sibley is still wary of Pakistan’s bowlers heading into the second Test at Southampton on Thursday. The hosts lead the three-match series 1-0 after a three-wicket victory in the first Test at Old Trafford last week. It was a tough match for Sibley, however, with the Warwickshire right-hander lbw to accurate
The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday confirmed that it has obtained official clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 13th edition of the IPL will be played in the UAE from September 19-November 10 and the tournament will
New Zealand Cricket declined to release schedules of the tours until details had been worked out.© Twitter New Zealand Cricket said Tuesday that Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies had all confirmed they will tour during the upcoming home season, despite the coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said managed isolation
KN Ananthapadmanabhan will be the fourth Indian umpire on ICC’s international panel.© IPL Former Kerala leg-spinner KN Ananthapadmanabhan has been promoted to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) international panel of umpires. Ananthapadmanabhan will be the fourth Indian umpire on the international panel and fills the vacancy created by Nitin Menon’s move to the ICC Elite
Ravichandran Ashwin will play for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020.© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin has been very active on various social media accounts ever since the coronavirus-induced lockdown began in India in March. He has set up his YouTube channel with a gamut of guests from Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli appearing on his shows.
The BCCI is mulling November 19 as tentative date for start of domestic season with Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament but Indian players in various IPL teams won’t be able to play first few rounds due to quarantine protocols in place. The delay in the beginning of the domestic season due to COVID-19 pandemic means
India’s cricket chief Sourav Ganguly says the Indian Premier League’s decision to suspend a lucrative contract with its main sponsor, the Chinese phone maker Vivo, following a deadly border clash between the two nations is “just a blip”. The IPL last week suspended the agreement with Vivo, which signed a five-year contract in 2017 worth
Finalising the nomination process to elect Shashank Manohar’s successor as the next independent chairman of the world cricket body is the sole agenda for the ICC Board, which will meet virtually on Monday. It is expected that the entire process irrespective of whether it’s an election or unanimous selection will be over by four weeks.
Chris Woakes hit an unbeaten 84 as England came from behind to beat Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. England were struggling in pursuit of a victory target of 277 after collapsing to 117/5 on the fourth day. But Woakes, who had helped drag England back into the match with 2/11
MS Dhoni frustrated Shoaib Akhtar with his maiden Test hundred in Faislabad.© AFP MS Dhoni, during his long international career, played some memorable knocks, frustrating several bowlers on his way to scoring big hundreds. MS Dhoni is widely regarded as a white-ball specialist but during early phase of his career, he played one of his best Test
India’s premier pacer Jhulan Goswami will be 39 by the time the postponed Women’s World Cup comes in 2022 but the leading wicket-taker in ODIs has not given up on competing in the mega event, saying she would try to stay in reckoning by performing consistently. The 2021 ODI World Cup in New Zealand in
Ben Stokes took two late wickets to help drag England back into the first Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday. Pakistan, on top for most of this match, were 137-8 in their second innings at stumps on the third day — a lead of 244 runs. Stokes, who didn’t bowl in the third
Shoaib Malik has played 113 T20Is for Pakistan.© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday said Shoaib Malik will travel to Southampton on August 15 if the he clears two COVID-19 tests. “The PCB is planning to fly out T20 specialist Shoaib Malik to Southampton on August 15, provided he returns two negative Covid-19