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With the white-ball leg of the tour coming to an end, the focus now shifts to the all-important four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India ‘A’ are playing Australia ‘A’ in a red-ball three-day practice game at the moment. A few of the Indian and Australian Test players are already in action and have got a decent workout. […]
The last time Mashrafe Mortaza was on a cricket field playing a competitive game was back in March earlier this year when he was playing in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Since then, the world went into lockdown and Mortaza had a few injury concerns as well. It was for that very reason that […]
Tom Curran has decided to withdraw from the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). The England fast bowler has taken this call after being a part of multiple bio-bubbles over the last few months and he wants to spend some time with his family. Curran was a part of the England white-ball squads […]
Greg Barclay, who was recently elected chair of the ICC, has expressed unhappiness about the World Test Championship. Speaking to media outlets, after taking charge of international cricket’s governing body, Barclay said that the WTC had failed to serve its ostensible purpose of restoring interest in Test cricket. Barclay said that an idealist might feel […]
Tempers flared during a Lanka Premier League match between Kandy Tuskers and Galle Gladiators. As the match ended, Mohammed Amir who batted for Galle Gladiators was seen exchanging angry words with Kandy Tuskers’ Afghan import Naveen-ul-Haq. An exciting match of the Lanka Premier League between Kandy Tuskers and Galle Gladiators was overshadowed to an extent […]
Pakistan’s cricket tour of New Zealand is in danger of being called off after several players have tested positive for COVID-19. Pakistan are currently touring New Zealand for a series of three T20Is and two Test matches, scheduled to begin on 18 December. A huge number of players and officials have travelled to New Zealand. […]
Ahead of the upcoming series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Babar Azam Test captain of the national side, thereby making him the captain across all three formats. While Pakistan’s ODI and T20I squads already had Babar Azam at the helm, the Test team was earlier led by Azhar Ali on […]
Australia and India are scheduled to meet in a four-match Test series beginning on December 17 in Adelaide. Australia have named a 17-member squad which is remarkable for a few omissions such as Usman Khawaja. Equally remarkably, the squad includes a few less-known names such as Abbott, Green and Pucovski. Will any of them feature […]
India will play four Tests on their tour of Australia, with the first Test scheduled to be played in Adelaide on December 17. The India team will be without their skipper Virat Kohli in the last three Tests in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI so that he […]
Barclay said he wanted a strategy based on a clear understanding of what the ICC is trying to achieve, how the strategy would help global cricket and how it would support the interests of members. He addressed various issues that dominate the global cricketing climate and spoke of ways in which the concerns could be […]
After a new methodology was put in place, Australia leapfrogged India to the top of the table. Take a look at the updated points table: ContentsHow Australia Can QualifyHow India Can QualifyHow New Zealand Can QualifyCan England Qualify?Summary How Australia Can Qualify Australia must play four home Tests against India and three away in South […]
The ICC awards are here – the annual event is held to award outstanding cricketers every year. However, this year is different as the awards will be given to outstanding players over a decade, more specifically, during the period from 1 January 2011 to 7 October 2020. All eyes are on the Sir Gary Sobers […]
Rohit Sharma recently led Mumbai Indians to their fifth IPL title and revived a debate that had been dormant for a while. It’s an argument that has been brewing for a while: should Rohit Sharma replace Virat Kohli as captain in T20I matches? Various observers, including past and present cricketers, have weighed in with their […]
Olly Stone has been in and around the England national team for a couple of years now. He made his international debut in Sri Lanka in October 2018 and then went on to make his Test debut in July 2019 against Ireland. However, the Warwickshire fast bowler has had his fair share of injury issues […]
In the 2019-20 home season, Steve Smith was found out against short-pitched bowling. Neil Wagner exploited big time as the New Zealand left-arm fast bowler dismissed Smith as many as four times in the three-match Test series. Wagner’s precision and accuracy along with the pace were top-notch with those bouncers and Smith never looked comfortable […]