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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…
Former Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is scheduled to arrive in the country on February 20 to start his second stint in the same capacity after being appointed as the successor to Russell Domingo, who tendered a sudden resignation. Hathurusingha, who has signed a two-year contract, will begin his tenure with the home series against…
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is set to undergo a surgery for his injured back that will sideline him for up to four months. Jamieson, who was named in the New Zealand squad for the ongoing home series against England, was ruled out with a suspected stress fracture to the back. “Kyle has seen a back…
New Zealand’s indifferent World Cup campaign burst to life with a dominant 102-run win over Sri Lanka in Paarl. Their second consecutive win boosted their NRR and their qualification now depends on the last league match between South Africa and Bangladesh. If South Africa win, they qualify; if they lose, New Zealand will sneak through from Group…
The opening day of the Delhi Test continued to race forward at a brisk pace, with Australia continuing to score at well over three runs an over. But their improved batting show led by Usman Khawaja’s 81 was still kept in check as India chipped away, adding three more to the wickets column to restrict Australia to…
Devon Conway’s assured, unbeaten 72has helped New Zealand resurrect their innings and reach 138 for 5 at Tea on Day 2 of the first Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, on Friday. Resuming the second day on 37 for 3, Conway got going right away, cracking three boundaries off Stuart Broad in the first…
Grace Harris’s game-changing 2-7 followed by Megan Schutt’s four-fer and unbroken century opening stand helped Australia post a statement 10-wicket win, ending Sri Lanka’s unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2023, in Gqeberha on Thursday (February 16). Despite a promising start from their openers, Sri Lanka were tied down to a lowly 112/8 after Harris’s…
Ahead of his 100th Test match in Delhi against Australia, India’s No. 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, the 13th Indian to get to the landmark, recollected some of the most challenging knocks and bowlers that he’s faced over his 13-year career. Without sticking to just a couple, Pujara preferred to identify a few knocks that were close…
Australia have given themselves the luxury of some more time as they weigh up the inclusions of Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green for the Delhi Test starting on Friday (February 17). The two players, both recovering from their respective finger injuries, were notable absentees in Australia’s defeat at Nagpur and with the visitors seeking a quick…
One of Ravi Shastri’s tallest achievements as a coach was to prepare a worn-out Indian team to stand up to a marauding Australian pace attack at the Gabba in 2021. He impelled the players to fight on and Cheteswhar Pujara’s batting in that Test epitomised India’s resistance. Pujara stood intransigent, battered, bruised, taking blow after blow on…