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Cricket makes atheists of South Africans. They have no faith that their teams will play properly when it matters, a belief buried deep from years of watching them lose important games. It’s not that the fans demand their teams win, just that they don’t crumble under pressure. That has been too much to ask too…
Ashton Agar, the Australian left-arm spinning all-rounder, is set to return home from the ongoing tour of India to play domestic cricket for Western Australia. Australia haven’t named a replacement for Agar ahead of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set to begin on March 1. Agar, who was a part of the squad…
Matthew Short followed up his first-innings 70 with a rapid 119 as Victoria extended their dominance over South Australia in another fast-moving day at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. At Stumps on Day 2, the hosts held an overall lead of 340 runs with two second-innings wickets still in the bag. Victoria had edged ahead…
David Warner has been ruled out of the final two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series with a fractured left elbow. The Australia opener was struck by a Mohammed Siraj delivery on the opening day of the Delhi Test and although he batted to score 15 in Australia’s first innings, subsequent scans revealed a hairline…
Smriti Mandhana’s 87 off 56 and rain together conspired to deny Ireland in Gqeberha and launched India into the semifinal of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. Chasing a target of 156, Ireland were stopped in their tracks by inclement weather at St George’s Park. Then at 54/2 in the ninth over, Laura Delany’s side…
The team in the field at St George’s Park do not move like a fully professional cricket team, but then that’s probably because they aren’t. When Shafali Verma steers the first ball of the match to point, the fielder’s throw to the wicketkeeper misses by several metres. It rather sets the tone. Over the course of the…
Wes Agar took an excellent five-wicket haul but South Australia squandered their advantage on a manic 15-wicket opening day at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. After bowling out their hosts for a paltry 169 in under two sessions, South Australia themselves were rocked by Mitchell Perry and were reduced to 75/5 by Stumps, still in…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Test series after failing to sufficiently recover from his left Achilles injury. Head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed that Hazlewood, who missed the Nagpur and Delhi Tests, will now continue his rehabilitation programme back in Sydney. The 32-year-old fast bowler has been beset by side…
May is a month when temperatures in north India cross forty degrees centigrade routinely. However, undeterred by the searing heat, cricket lovers in Kanpur looked forward to the IPL match at the Green Park Stadium on 10 May 2017 between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions. We in the ACSU too were excited about this match,…
Australia captain Pat Cummins has flown home to attend to a ‘serious family illness’ but will return later this week in time to partake in the preparations for the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series in Indore. Although unlikely, in the event that Cummins has to miss a Test, his deputy Steve Smith will…