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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

IND v SA: From Jo’burg 2013 to Delhi 2015 to Vizag 2019, the Ravichandran Ashwin safari

South Africa holds a major place in Ravichandran Ashwin’s Test cricket career. The first time Ashwin played the Proteas in Tests was in December 2013 at Johannesburg in the first Test of the 2013 series. Ashwin had completed his 100th Test wicket in the previous Test he played at home against the West Indies – […]

March 29, 2022

India vs South Africa Day 3: Jadeja becomes second fastest to 200 wickets in a day dominated by the Proteas

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Friday became the second fastest Indian to scalp 200 wickets in Test cricket during the opening match against South Africa here. Jadeja achieved the feat when he dismissed centurion Dean Elgar (160) during South Africa’s first innings on the third day, in reply to India’s 502 for 7 declared. Jadeja […]

March 29, 2022

India vs South Africa, 1st Test Day 2: Mayank Agarwal scores double ton as India reach 450/5 at tea

Opener Mayank Agarwal, playing only his fifth Test, scored 215 as India reached 450 for five in their first innings at tea on the second day of the series-opener against South Africa, here on Thursday. Part-time left-arm spinner Deal Elgar dismissed Agarwal. Hanuma Vihari (8) and Ravinder Jadeja (6) were at the crease when the […]

March 29, 2022

Hardik Pandya’s struggles a big worry for India ahead of the T20 World Cup

Hardik Pandya is going through a worrying phase in his career. Not only is the Indian all-rounder struggling with fitness issues, highlighted by his prolonged absence from the bowling attack, but he is also finding it hard to maintain his flow and consistency as a powerhitter against quality bowling. Before his unconvincing, yet enough-to-win-the-match 30-ball […]

March 29, 2022

Ishan Kishan needs to upgrade his range; consistency will follow

Ishan Kishan is only 23 but there is already a worrying gulf in numbers developing around the young, talented left-hander’s career. Either side of Kishan’s breakthrough IPL 2020 with Mumbai Indians (MI), the Jharkhand young gun boasts of an insipid record to his name in the IPL. Kishan’s record sees an alarming dip outside of […]

March 29, 2022

Ashwin the white-ball genius is underrated

More than anything, it is this delivery that would’ve pleased R Ashwin a lot during the second T20I against New Zealand. It was a normal off break with no tricks or mystery. No stand-up and take note variation. Just a normal off break into the left-hander from around the wicket. If he wanted to, he […]

March 29, 2022

Maybe Australia would fall in love with Mitchell Marsh now

It wasn’t so common for Mitchell Marsh to accept that the outside noise is getting to him. Usually, cricketers wear a thick-skin persona, face the toughest of questions in the media with a straight face, respond to them with cliches and get on with their job. They build a sense of detachment and disapproval of […]

March 29, 2022

Did Yuzvendra Chahal’s quest for wickets cost him a spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad?

The absence of Yuzvendra Chahal from India’s T20 World Cup squad has quietly slipped under the radar. With everything but cricket hogging the limelight in Indian cricket over the last one week, Chahal and his exit from the T20I side at the heels of a marquee ICC event has stood largely forgotten. In a sad […]

March 29, 2022

Rahane likely to move to Capitals from Royals

India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals from Rajasthan Royals before the IPL players’ transfer window expires on Thursday. “Talks are still going on. A decision has to be made before the end of the day and it will be made,” a BCCI official told PTI. Rahane, who has […]

March 29, 2022

Test cricket returns to Pakistan after a decade, Sri Lanka confirm series next month

Test cricket will return to Pakistan after more than a decade with Sri Lanka on Thursday agreeing to a two-match series in December, which will be a part of the traditional format’s ongoing World Championship. Sri Lanka played a bilateral ODI and T20 International series in Pakistan in September-October earlier this year despite 10 of […]

March 29, 2022

Nicholas Pooran suspended for four matches after admitting to ball tampering

West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicolas Pooran was on Wednesday handed a four-match suspension after admitting to ball-tampering in the third ODI against Afghanistan, an offence for which he also issued a public apology. Pooran will now miss the next four T20 International games for the West Indies and will have five demerit points added to his […]

March 29, 2022

Bangladesh looking up to coach McKenzie for handling Ashwin-Jadeja: Mithun

It’s India’s fast bowling unit which is now feared in Tests but Bangladeshi batsmen are more concerned about handling spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja during the two-match series, top-order player Mohammed Mithun said on Tuesday. Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma are expected to be more than a handful during the series […]

March 29, 2022

Sheikh Hasina, Mamata Banerjee to watch historic Day/Night Test in President’s Box

Kolkata, Nov 12 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee are likely to watch India’s first ever Day/Night Test together after ringing the customary Eden Bell to start the proceedings on November 22. A four-member team led by Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commissioner Toufique Hasan did a recce of the […]

March 29, 2022

Kohli and Bumrah retain top spots in ICC ODI rankings

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained their top spots in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively. Kohli is sitting pretty at the top of the rankings for batsmen with 895 rating points. He is followed by his deputy Rohit Sharma (834) who has been in sensational form in all […]

March 29, 2022

Cheteshwar Pujara worried about visibility at twilight

Top batsman Cheteshwar Pujara feels “visibility at twilight” could be an issue when India and Bangladesh venture into the unchartered territory called Day/Night Tests later this month in Kolkata. The pink ball will be used for the first time in India during the India-Bangladesh day/night match at Eden Gardens from November 22. The Test will […]

March 29, 2022

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Iyer, Dube, Thakur in Mumbai squad after India duty

India players Shreyas Iyer, all- rounder Shivam Dube and pacer Shardul Thakur have returned to the 18-member Mumbai squad for the last four league matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament. The trio was on India duty for the recently concluded series against Bangladesh, which the hosts won 2-1. In the last T20 at Nagpur […]

March 29, 2022

Racists don’t fit in these changing times anymore, says England star Jofra Archer

London, Nov 11 (AFP) England’s fast-bowling sensation Jofra Archer says cricket fans who resort to racist abuse should realise times have moved on and the world is a much more multicultural place. The 24-year-old Barbados-born bowler has quickly become a favourite with the England fans since he became eligible to play for his adopted country […]

March 29, 2022

Meet Mikyo Dorji, the Bhutanese player who has registered for IPL 2022 Auction

Bhutan’s bright young talent Mikyo Dorji, the allround cricketer, is among the whopping 318 overseas players to have registered their names for the IPL 2022 Auction. Dorji is his nation’s only representative to have pushed his name up for reckoning in the biggest T20 league. While Dorji understands he is unlikely to make the final […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2022 Auction: Ishan Kishan, David Warner in List of 48 Players with INR 2 Crore Base Price

The BCCI released the full list of players for the upcoming IPL 2022 auction on Tuesday. A total of 590 players will go under the hammer, comprising of 370 Indian and 220 overseas players. Out of the 220 overseas players, 47 have registered from Australia, 34 from West Indies, 33 from South Africa, 24 from […]

March 29, 2022

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