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New Delhi : Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting showered praise on the Indian batters and said that they adapt to the overseas batting conditions very well. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia will begin on November 22, with the first Test at Perth. Over the years, India

Former England batter Mark Butcher slammed the Three Lions for their “slapdash, gung ho” batting against Sri Lanka in the third Test of the recently-concluded series, saying that they aided Lankan Lions in their victory through their poor batting. Though Sri Lanka offered moments of fight and resilience, they lost the three-match Test series to

England vs Australia Live Score Updates 1st T20I© AFP ENG vs AUS Live Updates, 1st T20I: England take on Australia in the first T20I of the three-match rubber in Southampton, with both teams missing several key players due to various reasons. England, who are without captain Jos Buttler, will be led by explosive opener and keeper-batter

Rohit Sharma could be on his way out of Mumbai Indians© BCCI/Sportzpics As we get closer to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, there’s plenty of chatter around the future of Mumbai Indians stalwart Rohit Sharma. He was removed as the franchise’s skipper ahead of the start of last season, with Hardik Pandya

Senior India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took five for 45 for Northamptonshire against Derbyshire in a Division two match of the English County Championship. The Indian white-ball specialist also completed a personal milestone of 100 first-class wickets during the match, courtesy his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. The English Summer has been profitable so far

Veteran batter Steve Smith described Virat Kohli’s approach on the field in a unique way, saying the Indian batting stalwart is Australian in his thoughts and action. India and Australia will renew their intense rivalry at the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will see the two nations squaring off in the all-important five-match series at Perth,

All-rounder Rinku Singh received the nod from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second round matches of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024. Rinku comes in as a replacement player in the India B squad after the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant had to withdraw following their selection for

File photo of Himanshu Singh© X (formerly Twitter) The Indian cricket team returns to action after a long break as a two-match Test series against Bangladesh begins on September 19. The India stars last played in the white-ball series against Sri Lanka which was followed by long break of more than a month. Ahead of

Pakistan’s white and red ball head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie have advised the country’s cricket board against changing the captains in haste after recent shoddy performances across formats. Babar Azam was sacked from white ball captaincy after 2023 ODI World Cup round robin exit in India and his replacement Shaheen Shah Afridi was

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seamer Tushar Deshpande shared some inspirational words from MS Dhoni that motivated him ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Deshpande, who had initially struggled in the competition, played a crucial role in CSK’s fifth title victory, solidifying his position in the bowling unit. During the 2023 season, CSK

Pathum Nissanka‘s superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish. Sri Lanka were 94-1 when bad light led to an early close on Sunday’s third day, needing a further 125 runs to reach a victory target of 219 that would end a run of

Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant made his return as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh starting September 19. He will be making his return to Test cricket for India after nearly 20 months following the injuries suffered in a car accident. Rohit Sharma will

Josh Inglis celebrates after his century off 43 balls vs Scotland.© AFP Australia wicket-keeper batter Josh Inglis set records tumbling as he smashed a swashbuckling 103 off just 49 balls against Scotland in the second T20I of the series. Coming in to bat at no. 3, Inglis sent the ball to all parts of the

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday. The tourists collapsed to 93-5 before tea, but had recovered to 211-5 when bad light forced an early close. That left Sri Lanka 114

After scoring just seven runs in the first innings, India B star Rishabh Pant was back to his best in the second innings of a Duleep Trophy match against India A in Bengaluru. Pant, who is playing his first red-ball game in nearly two years, got out cheaply in the first innings after mistiming his

India B wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took a stunning catch to dismiss India A opener Mayank Agarwal in their ongoing Duleep Trophy match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Pant last played a First Class match in December 2022 when India played Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. The star wicketkeeper-batter suffered a life-threatening car

Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday’s opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka. Pope had managed a mere 30 runs in four previous innings since succeeding the injured Ben Stokes as skipper at the start of this series. But when bad light

Pakistan cricket team in action© AFP The Pakistan cricket team slumped to a shocking Test series loss against Bangladesh and their performance has resulted in a lot of criticism from both fans as well as experts. Pakistan were completely outplayed by Bangladesh in both the matches and the bowlers were criticised massively for their performances.