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No matter what goes around, Pakistan cricket often manages to make headlines for the wrong reasons. The change in management at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was supposed to take cricket in the country to new heights but under the leadership of Najam Sethi, many former cricketers of the nation have raised questions on the…
After missing out on the last two Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023, Australian skipper Pat Cummins is all set to miss the ODI leg of the India tour. The update was confirmed on Tuesday morning (March 14) by Cricket Australia. After missing out on the last two Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy…
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne struck half-centuries on Monday to help Australia draw the fourth and final test against India, as the home side retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series victory in Ahmedabad. India took a 91-run first innings lead on Sunday to put themselves in an unbeatable position heading into the final…
Pakistan announced a 15-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting March 24. In a press conference on Monday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi announced Shadab Khan as captain for the series. The board further named Mohammad Yousuf as the interim head and batting coach. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, along…
In an interesting conversation between Virat Kohli and umpire Nitin Menon, the former Indian skipper was heard saying, “Mai hota toh out tha,” during Day 5 of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad. The incident took place just before the Lunch when R Ashwin bowled the fourth delivery of his 14th over to Travis…
RCB vs UPW Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to bat against UP Warriorz at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. RCB, who lost the first three matches, made three changes to their playing XI. While UP Warriroz also included Grace Harris into the XI in place of Shabnim Ismail. Smriti Mandhana and…
Mumbai Indians put an all-round performance to beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 match here at DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday. Yastika Bhatia scored the highest with 41 runs as Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 106 runs in 15 overs while Hayley Matthews slammed 32…
Sophia Dunkley shuffled across, went down on a knee and nonchalantly sent a tossed up full delivery outside off from Shreyanka Patil sailing well over the midwicket ropes. While the world gushed over how the Gujarat Giants’ opener cleared the bigger of the two boundaries at Brabourne on Wednesday (March 8) with consummate ease, the…
The boundary ropes are a bit further in the Women’s Premier League than they were at the recent T20 World Cup, and one has to wonder how big a factor that is in the frequent 200+ scores in the tournament so far. Three of the first five matches have seen the team batting first breach…
If Women’s Premier League (WPL) could speak, those would have perhaps been its first words too. But Harmanpreet Kaur was particularly apologetic here for the hour-long delay in getting her scheduled pre-match media ritual underway. Not long after, she brought out her most candid self in a press conference, giving a lowdown on how the…