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Cricket Australia’s CEO Nick Hockley has come out in defence of the selectors’ decision to rest Australia’s established Test players in the series-deciding third ODI loss against Pakistan in Perth. Australia’s decision to rest top players in the final ODI against Pakistan has faced public criticism after the hosts succumbed to an 8-wicket defeat and

The Indian cricket team has started practice at the WACA ground in Perth ahead of the first match of the five-Test series against Australia starting November 22. India were scheduled to take part in a practice match against India A ahead of the first Test but they instead opted for a ‘secret’ practice session and

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a cracking century and Azmatullah Omarzai showed allround skills on Monday to give Afghanistan a five wicket victory in the third ODI and a series win over Bangladesh. Omarzai took four wickets before hitting an undefeated 77-ball 70 and Opener Gurbaz hit a 120-ball 101 as Afghanistan chased down a 245-run target

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI, HIghlights© X (Twitter) Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Highlights: Afghanistan (246/5) defeated Bangladesh (244/8) by five wickets in the third ODI to win the three-ODI series in the USAE 2-1. After taking down Ireland and South Africa, the Afghans have defeated Bangladesh as well to register their third consecutive ODI series

Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka have been rested from South Africa’s three T20I matches against England, starting from November 24. The duo though will be back for the ODI leg of the multi-format series. Apart from the duo, Mieke de Ridder is also not a part of the T20I series, while young leg-spinner Seshnie Naidu

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Streaming, BGT: When, Where To Watch© X (Twitter) Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Live Streaming: Before leaving for Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, India head coach Gautam Gambhir will be addressing the media and answering their queries. This is going to be an interesting interaction as the

Following his side’s three-wicket win over India in the second ODI, South African skipper Aiden Markram admitted that if the batting does not work, the team have to “take it on the chin” and continue sticking to their brand of cricket. An explosive partnership between Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee helped SA escape the assault

Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan© AFP Mohammad Rizwan said that he is the Pakistan cricket team captain just for ‘toss and presentations’ following the ODI series victory over Australia on Sunday. Rizwan made a brilliant start to life as the Pakistan white-ball skipper as the visitors defeated Australia by eight wickets in the final

Australia vs Pakistan Live Scorecard 3rd ODI© AFP Aus vs Pak Live Updates 3rd ODI: Ignited by a comprehensive win in Adelaide, Pakistan eye a rare ODI series victory as they take on Australia in the series-decider at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Australian soil has mostly been the site of nightmares for Pakistan over decades,

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI Highlights© X/@ACB AFG vs BAN 2nd ODI Highlights: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 68 runs in the second ODI to take the three-match series to decider. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit 76 as Bangladesh scored 252 for 7 in 50 overs. In reply, Afghanistan were all out for 184, thanks to Nasum

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction will see some of Indian cricket’s biggest names go under the hammer. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul among others are all tipped to pick up massive paycheques at the mega auction. With this being a mega auction and with teams needing to

Pakistan all-rounder Kamran Ghulam opened up about being denied his debut cap ahead of the 1st ODI against Australia in Melbourne earlier this week. Ghulam, who slammed a century on his Test debut last month, featured at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday as Pakistan lost the series opener by a narrow margin. Prior to

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam to replicate Virat Kohli’s approach in a bid to rejuvenate his lost form. Babar was rested for the last two Tests against England after his poor form. Pakistan won both matches and secured the series 2-1, the first under Shan Masood’s rein. In

Mohammad Nabi will continue to be available for T20Is for Afghanistan.© AFP Afghanistan star allrounder Mohammad Nabi will bid adieu to ODI format after the culmination of next year’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Afghanistan Cricket Board chief executive Naseeb Khan confirmed the news on Friday. Meanwhile, the veteran will continue to be available for T20Is

Former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star AB de Villiers has given his list of players he wants the franchise to target during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. De Villiers was a part of RCB for 11 seasons, during which they reached the IPL final twice, but failed to win

File image of Mitchell Starc.© BCCI/Sportzpics Indian Premier League (IPL) reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will have to rebuild in the IPL 2025 mega auction, having had to release most of their title-winning squad. One of KKR’s key performers in IPL 2024 was Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who won the Player of the Match

Basit Ali has criticised Team India’s batting coach for not doing his job.© AFP The Indian men’s cricket team, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, has come under severe criticism following the Test series whitewash against New Zealand at home. For the first time ever, India lost a series at home with a scoreline 3-0,

India A vs Australia A live streaming, 2nd Unofficial Test live telecast© BCCI India A vs Australia A, 2nd Unofficial Test LIVE Streaming: India A will be squaring off against Australia A in second and final Unofficial Test, starting Thursday in Melbourne. KL Rahul‘s batting number and current form will be in focus of the