One of those ejections was the result of a bad mix-up between Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan, leading to the latter’s ejection, followed by a cold exchange between the two batsmen. Captains Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored his 212-run winning streak in 26 overs to give team his India a perfect start. The hosts were looking for a whopping … Read more
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur moved up three places to finish 11th in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Players Rankings after an impressive performance in the ongoing Tri-Series in South Africa. Her 35 balls, 56 outs against Kaur’s West Indies saw her knock on the door of the world’s top 10, but all-rounder Deepti Sharma drop her 33 in the last win … Read more
Cheteshwar Pujara have had epic clashes with Australian bowlers in Test cricket for years. Cheteshwar Pujara has played against a string of bowlers arguably the best bowlers of his generation in his long and successful career in cricket. However, some of his most memorable fights came in both home and away friendly matches against Australia. Pujarra saved some of the … Read more
Former India captain Virat Kohli lost to Rohit Sharma and Co in a three-game series against New Zealand. Wasim Jafar believes Kohli needs to get back to his true self before the Border Gavaskar Trophy begins. After breaking several records against Sri Lanka, former Indian skipper Virat his Kohli was advised to extend his run in the ongoing New Zealand … Read more
Pakistan will not pull out of their upcoming bilateral series against Afghanistan, like Australia did, with PCB chairman Najam Sethi saying that “cricket and politics should be kept separate”. The series in March, however, will now comprise three T20Is and not ODIs and will be played at an offshore venue, with the Afghanistan and Pakistan boards sharing the revenue 50-50. … Read more
Ireland will play its first Test match in almost four years as part of Bangladesh’s first full tour in March-April, a senior cricket official said on Monday. The Irishman will play three He Twenty20 international matches and a test from April 4-8 in Dhaka. It will be the first meeting between the two teams in the test. Ireland have only … Read more
The ICC withdrew penalty points awarded to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for below-average pitching in a test match between Pakistan and England last December. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi said he had written a strong letter challenging the ICC’s decision to award Pindi Stadium a negative point. “As soon as I became president, we wrote a long and strong … Read more
Former India captain Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and shortest format number one hitter Suryakumar Yadav were voted into the 2022 ICC men’s T20I squad on Monday. The ICC also announced the 2022 women’s team, which includes four Indians in the lineup: Smriti Mandana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh and Renuka Singh. Kohli returned to his original form in 2022, sweeping … Read more
The ICC, acting on an appeal from the Pakistan Cricket Board, has rescinded the “below average” rating given to the Rawalpindi pitch for the first Test between Pakistan and England in December 2022. This was the second such rating given to the venue after the first Test between Pakistan and Australia back in March 2022, when only 14 wickets fell … Read more
The former cricketer is unsure if Pakistan has a front-runner to replace T20I captain Babar Azam. While Rohit Sharma-led India beat New Zealand in the backyard, former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria launched a scathing attack on the Babar Azam-led side over a so-so performance at home against the Black Caps. Led by veteran opener Rohit, Team India won the first … Read more