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IND v SA: Keshav Maharaj’s fruitless toil and an early lesson in breaking a batsman’s bubble in Asia

In his very first innings in Asian conditions, Keshav Maharaj bowled 17 overs in hot, humid conditions at Galle fighting off the sickness that kept him out of the warm-up game. He went wicketless while Tabraiz Shamsi snared three in Sri Lanka’s total of 287. There’s this talk of Maharaj being a very diligent […]

March 29, 2022

India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Opening the batting always suits my game, says Rohit after ton in Vizag

Emphasising that opening the batting suits him, Rohit Sharma said he was mentally prepared to make the switch as he scored an unbeaten 115 in his first Test innings as opener on Wednesday. With his assuring knock, India seized the initiative on day one of the series opener against South Africa. Asked about his mindset […]

March 29, 2022

IND vs SA: Rain forces early stumps with India at 202-0 on day 1 of 1st Test

Rohit Sharma’s Test career got a new lease of life as he struck an unbeaten 115 in his first innings as an opener to take India to a commanding 202 for no loss against South Africa before rain washed out the final session of the series-opener, here on Wednesday. There was an 80 percent chance […]

March 29, 2022

IND v SA: “South Indian” Muthusamy makes South Africa debut

Batting all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy on Wednesday realised his dream of playing international cricket for South Africa and he could not be happier that his debut is against the country of his origin: India. Though his family moved to South Africa from Tamil Nadu generations ago, the 25-year-old from Durban is no stranger to India, having […]

March 29, 2022

IND v BAN: India’s skipper Rohit Sharma credits bowlers for win at Nagpur

India captain Rohit Sharma credited his bowling unit for their stupendous show in the third and final T20 International against Bangladesh, saying the bowlers won the game and the series for the hosts here on Sunday. Pacer Deepak Chahar took a sensational six-wicket haul, including a hat-trick after entertaining half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and K […]

March 29, 2022

IND vs BAN, 3rd T20I Live: Fifties from Rahul, Iyer push India to 174/5 at Nagpur

Shreyas Iyer and K L Rahul smashed sublime half-centuries to propel India to 174 for five in the series-deciding third and final T20 International against Bangladesh here on Sunday. It was a maiden T20 half-century for Iyer (62 off 33) and the sixth one for Rahul (52 off 35). Iyer’s entertaining knock came after he […]

March 29, 2022

KPL match fixing scandal: International bookie held

An alleged international bookie was arrested on Sunday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League match fixing case, police said. A resident of Haryana, Sayyam had fled to West Indies following which a look out circular was issued, they said. As soon as Sayyam arrived in India on Saturday the Central Crime Branch sleuths nabbed […]

March 29, 2022

Belagavi Panthers suspended for KPL match-fixing scandal

As match-fixing rocked Karnataka Premier League, the state cricket association on Thursday announced the suspension of Belagavi Panthers franchise, whose owner Ali Ashfaq Thara is among the six people arrested so far in connection with the scandal. The announcement came on a day when C M Gautam, a first- class player who turned up for […]

March 29, 2022

Goa Cricket Association terminates Gautam’s contract after being arrested for fixing

The Goa Cricket Association (GCA) on Thursday terminated C M Gautam’s contract and named Darshan Misal as the new captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament which begins on Friday, after the wicket-keeper batsman was arrested for spot-fixing in a domestic league. Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman, was earlier on Thursday arrested by the […]

March 29, 2022

More than 40 per cent of the season tickets of India-Bangladesh Test sold

Over 40 per cent of the total season tickets of the India-Bangladesh cricket test match beginning November 14 have been sold out so far in the last four days, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) president Abhilash Khandekar said on Wednesday. He said 7,000 season tickets have been bought by spectators so far and remaining 9,000 […]

March 29, 2022

Ravichandran Ashwin and KXIP decided to part ways amicably: Ness Wadia

Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Wednesday said the franchise and former skipper Ravichandran Ashwin have amicably decided to part ways even though Delhi Capitals is still not a done deal. Stylish opener KL Rahul is expected to lead the side after Ashwin’s departure. KXIP has been negotiating with Delhi Capitals for the past […]

March 29, 2022

Nirdesh Baisoya grabs all 10 wickets in an innings for Meghalaya in U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy

Off-spinner Nirdesh Baisoya achieved a stupendous feat on Wednesday by grabbing all 10 wickets in an innings while playing for Meghalaya against Nagaland in an U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy match here. Baisoya, who is originally from Meerut, returned with stunning figures of 10 for 51 in 21 overs with 10 maidens to sent Nagaland packing […]

March 29, 2022

Pant shouldn’t try to be Dhoni just as I didn’t try to be Healy: Adam Gilchrist

Australian wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist on Tuesday had just one advice for the embattled Rishabh Pant — don’t try to be the next Mahendra Singh Dhoni just as he didn’t try to be Ian Healy 2.0. Pant has been struggling to hold on to his place in the Indian team despite a resounding start to […]

March 29, 2022

What are Cricket NFTs and what is Rario?

What are Cricket NFTs and what is Rario? Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) is one of the newest entrants in the world of investments and it has taken cricket by storm. Rario is a digital collectible platform launched for cricket fans to own some of the top moments in cricket in the form of NFT. These NFTs […]

March 29, 2022

India vs Australia : ‘King’ Kohli, ‘Hitman’ Rohit and the perfect battleground strategy

India won yet another decider in an ODI series, something they’ve been doing a lot in the recent past. Although they lost 3 wickets, this looked to be a better chase than Australia’s rampaging 10 wicket win in Mumbai. For one, the pitch was drier and it was more difficult to score against the spinners […]

March 29, 2022

Mithali Raj Becomes First Woman To Score 7,000 ODI Runs

Another game, another milestone for Mithali Raj. During the fourth one-dayer of the series against South Africa on Sunday (March 14), the Indian skipper became the first woman to record her 7,000th international run in ODIs to further stamp her authority as one of the greats, if not the greatest, in women’s cricket. Raj reached […]

March 29, 2022

COVID-19 challenge could make or break cricket in Zimbabwe

2003 World Cup Campaign aftermath and race-related issues For avid cricket fans, Zimbabwe could be best recognized as a very competitive cricketing nation in the late 1990s and early 2000s when they boasted of names like Andy Flower, Heath Streak, Alastair Campbell, Neil Johnson and many others. However, it won’t be an understatement to say […]

March 29, 2022

Deliberate or Inadvertent: There should be no room for racism in the sport

‘You guys know who you are,’ Darren Sammy’s resounding voice made it clear that he wasn’t messing around and that it came from a place of hurt and confusion. The recent cold-blooded murder of an African-American man named George Floyd by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, sparked mass protests and outbursts in multiple cities […]

March 29, 2022

Could corona-free New Zealand be a neutral venue for cricket matches?

“I could see New Zealand operating as a neutral venue. That’s a definite possibility,” said Heath Mills, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket Players Association, quoted by ‘I Newspaper’. It has been a week since the New Zealand government lifted most of the restrictions that were in place as the country became free of COVID-19 […]

March 29, 2022

Heightened emotions, unforeseen circumstances and controversies – A World Cup final like never before

With no more nails left to bite and a billion hearts beating fast irrelevant of their allegiances, Jofra Archer was ready to deliver the ball of a lifetime, with Martin Guptill on strike. 2 to win for New Zealand. A draw would have sealed the deal for England on boundary count. Even as Ian Smith […]

March 29, 2022

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