Australian opener Usman Khawaja had to miss his flight to India on Wednesday due to visa delays. The Australian team left for his high-profile four-test series against India without Khawaja scheduled to leave on Thursday. “Waiting for my Indian visa like #stranded #dontleaveme #standard #anytimenow,” Kawaja wrote while posting a meme on social media. RELATED – Australian Squad for India … Read more
After a successful comeback with the Ranji Trophy and proving his fitness for the game, Ravindra Jadeja joins the Indian test team in Nagpur this week ahead of the first test against Australia which starts on 9 February. However, Shreyas Iyer has yet to receive fitness his clearance as he continues to recover from a stiff back at the National … Read more
The first player auctions for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) are set to take place in New Delhi on February 11th or in Mumbai on February 13th. A final decision will be made by BCCI this week. BCCI was originally scheduled to hold an auction of players on February 6 in Mumbai, but this will leave the five newly formed … Read more
Former captain Dane van Niekerk said Tuesday he was “heartbroken” after being left out of South Africa’s squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup in his home country. According to her chief selector Clinton Du Her Please, the 29-year-old did not meet her minimum fitness standards and she was unable to compete in the tournament, which began in Cape Town … Read more
Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers have been left pondering the sizeable batting holes of their departed Test players ahead of Thursday’s clash at the SCG with a grand final spot up for grabs. Heat captain Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne and Matt Renshaw, along with Sixers opener Steven Smith, will be unavailable for the ‘Challenger’ final due to being part of … Read more
Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has taken a potshot at India, saying the idea behind Pat Cummins’ side not playing a tour game in the subcontinent ahead of the Test series is because “we no longer trust” the facilities provided by the host nation. Australia will not play a single tour game ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series and a … Read more
Parshavi Chopra grew up surrounded by cricket hysteria, with his father and uncle always discussing the game at home. However, India’s reaching the final of her 2017 ODI Women’s World Cup in England sparked this youngster’s passion for cricket. India’s campaign and their disappointing victory over Australia captured the imagination of Indian fans, and despite losing to England in the … Read more
Virat Kohli youth coach Rajkumar Sharma has cited the batting form of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill as a concern for Team India. Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma was unimpressed by his performance batting Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill in his second recently completed T20I opener against New Zealand on Sunday. I did. After New Zealand were restricted to … Read more
Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell opined that batting icons Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Cheteshwar Pujara will have to establish ‘mental superiority’ over one of Australia’s finest bowlers in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rallying behind the Baggy Greens ahead of the high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 between Australia and hosts India, former Australian skipper Ian Chappell strongly believes that the visitors will … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav stayed to the end to give India a winning streak in the second T20I, but struggled to find his inherent agility. His T20I, his second between India and New Zealand, was a thriller with few points. With a pitch very favorable to the spin bowlers, India were able to limit New Zealand to a score of 99/8, but … Read more