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Kohli not in same class as Tendulkar, says Abdul Razzaq

Virat Kohli is a consistent batsman but he doesn’t have the same class as the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, believes former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq. Razzaq feels overall the standard of cricket worldwide has declined.”We are not seeing the same world class players that we played against say between 1992 to 2007. T20 cricket has changed […]

March 29, 2022

South African cricket faces crucial week with players’ association and board in tiff

Johannesburg, Dec 5 (AFP) South African cricket faces a crucial weekend ahead of separate meetings of Cricket South Africa’s board and the country’s players’ association — less than three weeks before the start of a Test series against England. CSA will hold a special board meeting on Saturday following a week of drama and controversy […]

March 29, 2022

ICC Test Rankings: Kohli regains No.1 spot, Bumrah best-placed Indian bowler at 5th

India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday regained the top spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test rankings after Australian Steve Smith slipped a rung in the latest list issued here. Kohli, who had struck a fine 136 in the day-night Kolkata Test against Bangladesh last week to reach 928 points, is now five points […]

March 29, 2022

New Zealand win MCC’s spirit of cricket award

The New Zealand cricket team has been bestowed with the MCC’s Spirit of Cricket award for its exemplary show of sportsmanship during the epic final of the ICC World Cup at Lord’s in July, which it lost under controversial circumstances. Kane Williamson and his men were robbed off the World Cup title following a controversial […]

March 29, 2022

Ranji Trophy: Batsman Suryakumar Yadav named Mumbai skipper

In-form batsman Suryakumar Yadav was on Monday named the captain of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy team a week ahead of start of the domestic powerhouse’s campaign in the prestigious cricket tournament. The 29-year-old batsman was in a red-hot form during the just concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a T20 competition in which Mumbai were out in […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2020 Auction Players’ List: 971 players to go under hammer on Dec 19

As many as 971 cricketers, including 713 Indians and 258 overseas players, are in the players’ list for the IPL auction scheduled to be held in Kolkata on December 19. The players’ list for IPL 2020 Auction includes 215 capped players, 754 uncapped and two cricketers from Associate Nation, who will compete for the available […]

March 29, 2022

Priyam Garg to lead India in under-19 World Cup

Uttar Pradesh batsman Priyam Garg will lead defending champions India in next year’s Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup after the BCCI on Monday named him captain of a 15-member squad for the tournament to be held in South Africa. The All-India Junior Selection Committee, which met here on Sunday, picked the squad for the tournament […]

March 29, 2022

Ganguly: A player was approached by bookie during Syed Mushtaq T20 tournament

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said that a bookie had approached a player during the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, which had been reported to the Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). “Even in the Syed Mushtaq, I was told that one of the players was approached but I don’t know the exact name. But […]

March 29, 2022

Watch: ECS left-arm quick evokes memories of ’92 Wasim Akram with banana swing

The European Cricket Network (ECN) has become famous for its back to back T10 leagues all around Europe. Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Malta, Hungary, Romania, Sweden and multiple other nations have already seen these T10 leagues blossom and there is quite a bit of tough competition as well. Quite a few of these cricketers […]

March 29, 2022

Who is the best wicket-keeper in Test cricket currently?

How arduous is the task of a wicket-keeper, specifically in the longer format of the game? Imagine coming out to bat after standing behind the stumps for almost 100 overs! Undoubtedly, it is a tough, underrated job to perform over and over. The role of a wicket-keeper is to provide stability to the team by […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2020: The overseas dilemma awaiting Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

The world is clouded right now with the pandemic spreading like wild fire and there are bleak chances of us witnessing the T20 World Cup this year. If indeed the T20 World Cup is postponed, it might help BCCI in squeezing in the IPL. One team that’d be eager to have this season underway are […]

March 29, 2022

Analyzing Dom Bess through the Swann looking glass

This first post-lockdown cricket series lived up to all the hype from those who missed the sport dearly with things all tied up between England and West Indies with the third Test currently underway. Amidst all the fast bowlers getting us excited, a certain off-spinner caught all attention. Dom Bess had just played four Tests […]

March 29, 2022

Is the end nigh for Shai Hope and his Headingley tryst?

Almost three years ago, Shai Hope had the world at his feet. In August 2017, he scored twin tons (147 and 117 not out) at Headingley, Leeds to lead West Indies to a famous and an unimaginable win. That 147 laid the foundation of the victory before the unbeaten 117 helped his side pull off […]

March 29, 2022

Know your players – Chemar Holder | England vs West Indies

The West Indies side seem to be getting back it’s old mojo. Well, it may not exactly be like the 70s yet but there’s a definite resurrection in terms of fast bowling. While the likes of Kemar Roach, Jason Holder, Shannon Gabriel and now, Alzarri Joseph are common names these days, there is a certain […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021: Why RCB Picked Finn Allen As Josh Phillipe’s Replacement?

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have roped in New Zealand’s uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Finn Allen as a replacement for Josh Philippe who will be missing this year’s IPL due to personal reasons. RCB had bought Philippe at IPL 2020 auction for the base prize of INR 20 lakhs, but due to his unavailability for the forthcoming season, […]

March 29, 2022

Tamil Nadu announce squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy

Out-of-favour India cricketer K Dinesh Karthik will lead a strong Tamil Nadu team, comprising all-rounders Vijay Shankar and M S Washington Sundar, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament, scheduled to be played at Jaipur from September 24 to October 16. Vijay Shankar, who was part of the India team in the ICC World Cup […]

March 29, 2022

Lance Klusener sees inexperienced Indian pace-trio as weak link; hopes SA batsmen can take advantage

South Africa will like to put pressure on India’s inexperienced pace trio of Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar during the three-match T20 International series, visiting side’s assistant batting coach Lance Klusener said here on Sunday. The trio has together played 16 T20 Internationals between them and the former South African all-rounder sensed it […]

March 29, 2022

India vs South Africa 2019 | 1st T20I Preview, Playing XI and Key Battles to Watch Out For

If the last 18 months were about preparing for the World Cup, then the next 12 months are going to be the same for the World T20 which is scheduled to take place in Australia next year. Both India and South Africa will play a lot of T20s in the lead-up to that World T20 […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021 Auction | Delhi Capitals buy Steve Smith for INR 2.2 Crores

Despite being the most high-profile cricketer in the IPL 2021 auction, Steve Smith’s bid went pretty uncontested. He had a base price of INR 2 crore which was matched by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. Ultimately, Delhi Capitals walked away with the number 2 ranked Test batsman in the world for INR 2.2 crore. The […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021 Auction | Complete Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad and Final list of Players

Mumbai Indians (MI) won their fifth IPL title last season beating Delhi Capitals in the final. They had a perfect season once again and hardly had any reason to complain. However, they still opted to make some changes to their squad by releasing some players and replaced them with some really good assets picked from […]

March 29, 2022

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