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2019 World Cup most watched ICC tournament ever with a live audience of 1.6 billion

The 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup that saw England lift their maiden trophy was the most watched ICC event ever with a global cumulative average live audience of 1.6 billion. “India led the way with the consumption of live matches on digital platforms with Hotstar reporting a world record for the highest ever concurrent viewership […]

March 29, 2022

Virat Kohli holds on to 2nd spot as Steve Smith retains No. 1 position in ICC Test Cricket Rankings

India captain Virat Kohli has managed to hold on to his second position behind Australia’s Steve Smith in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen released on Monday. Kohli, with 903 rating points, is 34 points behind Smith (937). Besides former Australia captain Smith, compatriot Pat Cummins has also retained his one position in the ICC […]

March 29, 2022

Tim Paine proud of Australia despite losing to England in fifth Ashes Test

London, Sep 16 (AFP): Australia captain Tim Paine said it was mission accomplished even though his team lost the fifth and final Ashes Test against England to draw the series 2-2. The tourists came into the match at the Oval seeking their first series victory in England since 2001 but came up short, losing by […]

March 29, 2022

Ashes 2019: Matthew Wade ends his roller coaster Ashes with a fighting century; over to the Australian summer now

Two hundreds (a ton at Edgbaston and a ton at the Oval), four single-digit scores, two scores in the 30s and two in the teens. At one point, he looked in form. At another, he looked all at sea. Matthew Wade couldn’t have had more ups and downs in this Ashes. It was just before […]

March 29, 2022

AFG vs BAN T20I: Nabi’s unbeaten 84 and Mujeeb’s 4-wicket haul powers Afghanistan to 12th Successive T20I win

Dhaka, Sep 15 (AFP) Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman starred respectively with bat and ball as Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by 25 runs in their second match of the tri-nation Twenty20 international tournament in Dhaka on Sunday. Nabi hit an unbeaten 84 off 54 balls under pressure to guide Afghanistan to 164-6 before Mujeeb claimed […]

March 29, 2022

India vs South Africa: 1st T20I washed out without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain

The first T20 international between India and South Africa was abandoned on Sunday, without a ball being bowled due to heavy downpour that left a near capacity crowd disappointed. While there was prediction of a sharp drizzle in the afternoon, the weather forecast was all clear for the evening but heavens opened up multiple times, […]

March 29, 2022

T20I tri-series, AFG vs ZIM: Najibullah Zadran hits seven sixes in seven balls to set up record win for Afghanistan

Najibullah Zadran hit a blistering half-century as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in their first match of the tri-nation Twenty20 International tournament in Dhaka on Saturday. Zadran smashed an unbeaten 69 off 30 balls, with five fours and six sixes guiding Afghanistan to 197-5 before their bowlers restricted Zimbabwe to 169-7 to equal their […]

March 29, 2022

Batting coach McKenzie defends under-fire Bangladesh batsmen after opening loss in tri-series

Bangladesh batting coach Neil McKenzie on Saturday defended their under-fire batsmen after yet another sub-par performance. The South Asian side managed to beat Zimbabwe by three wickets in the opening match of the tri-nation Twenty20 series on Friday to end a six-match losing streak in all formats, but needed to be rescued by the unheralded […]

March 29, 2022

Most runs in ODI history | List of top run scorers in ODI cricket history | ODI Batting Records

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODI history. The Indian batsman amassed 18426 runs in a total of 452 innings at an excellent average of 44.83 before calling time on his career in 2012. He made his international debut for India at the age of 16 in 1989 and played in a total […]

March 29, 2022

Andrew McDonald named Rajasthan Royals head coach

Rajasthan Royals on Monday appointed former Australian cricketer Andrew McDonald as their new head coach for a three-year term. McDonald has been a part of the Indian Premier League, having played for Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 season before being signed up by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012 2013. He was also the bowling coach […]

March 29, 2022

Rashid taken with first pick in Hundred draft as Gayle misses out

Afghanistan star Rashid Khan became the first player selected in The Hundred draft, but West Indies legend Chris Gayle wasn’t selected for next year’s tournament. Rashid has enjoyed a superb start to his international career, with 81 wickets at 12.03 in Twenty20 making him ideal for the new eight-team UK-based competition featuring 100 balls per […]

March 29, 2022

Rohit Sharma scores maiden Test double hundred; India declare at 497/9

Rohit Sharma slammed his maiden double hundred in Test cricket before India declared their first innings at 497 for nine in the third and final match against South Africa here on Sunday. The second day’s tea was also called when skipper Virat Kohli called his last two batsmen back to the dressing room, assured that […]

March 29, 2022

Shahbaz Nadeem – The epitome of persistence for domestic cricketers

Whenever a player makes his debut for a country, it is a rather special moment. It is not a massive highlight in just the life of the particular player but people surrounding him/her too. And when someone who had already been put in the unlucky category wasn’t touted to represent India at the highest level […]

March 29, 2022

Virat Kohli likely to be rested from T20 series against Bangladesh

India skipper Virat Kohli could be rested from the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh, beginning here on November 3. Kohli has been playing almost non-stop, featuring in 48 of India’s 56 games since October last year. The squad for the Bangladesh series will be picked in Mumbai on October 24. “There is a possibility that […]

March 29, 2022

Mohammad Abbas invited to weekend bowling camp conducted by Waqar Younis ahead of Australia tour

Desperate to find wicket-taking bowlers for the Australia tour, Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has invited 15 bowlers, including two spinners, to attend a special weekend bowling camp. Both, head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis have emphasised on having wicket-taking bowlers for the coming Twenty20 and Test series Down Under. “The national selection […]

March 29, 2022

IND v SA: Shahbaz Nadeem earns late call-up

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem has been rewarded for his stupendous show on the domestic circuit with a call-up in the Indian Test squad after chinaman Kuldeep Yadav was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. Nadeem has been a prolific performer for Jharkhand and India A over a period of time. He has had back-to-back […]

March 29, 2022

Al-Amin back as Bangladesh announce squad for India T20Is

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Al-Amin Hossain were recalled as Bangladesh on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for next month’s three-game T20I series against India. Opener Tamim Iqbal also made a comeback after a break during which he missed the tri-series at home involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Both Sunny and Hossain have been out […]

March 29, 2022

Shoaib Malik signs up for Mzansi Super League team Jozi Stars

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will join Johannesburg-based Jozi Stars for the latter stages of the Mzansi Super League Twenty20 tournament this season. The franchise announced on Thursday that Malik would take over from West Indian Chris Gayle, the franchise’s marquee overseas signing. Gayle is only available for the first six of the Stars’ ten league […]

March 29, 2022

Do England need Chris Woakes in their T20I side?

An integral member of their Test and ODI setups, Chris Woakes has featured in only 8 T20Is for England. For the large part of his now nearly a decade-old career, the Warwickshire all-rounder hasn’t been considered good enough to the make T20I side. It will change, though, when Sri Lanka comes to town and Jofra […]

March 29, 2022

India WTC – India take cue from England’s failings: back your instincts but also focus more on defence

India WTC: As England got dominated by some class New Zealand bowling twice inside three days in Birmingham, their Indian counterparts had much to observe and take out from their failings ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final. With England on the brink in Edgbaston and about to suffer their first home series loss […]

March 29, 2022

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