Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) new selection committee is likely to be formed in January next year, as per sources. The sources said that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the board, which comprises former player Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjpe and Sulakshana Mail is expected to meet on December 30 to start … Read more
David Warner battled through searing heat to hit an epic unbeaten 200 in his 100th Test on Tuesday before retiring in pain as Australia consolidated their advantage against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On a scorching day, the hosts were 386-3 at stumps on day two of the second Test, leading by 197 … Read more
Australia’s veteran opener David Warner hit a century on Tuesday against South Africa in his 100th Test to snap a near-three-year drought as he bounced back to his best at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. En route to three figures, the 36-year-old passed 8,000 Test runs — the eighth Australian to do so — after coming … Read more
England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings in Kochi. An intense bidding followed for Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings raising their … Read more
Pacer Jaydev Unadkat created a rare Indian record when he became the first cricketer from the country to miss the most number of Test matches in the history of the game. Unadkat, who made his debut in 2010, is playing only the second Test of his career in the ongoing match against Bangladesh in Mirpur. … Read more
Some of the world’s top cricketers will be among 405 players to go under the hammer at an auction on Friday for next year’s money-spinning Indian Premier League. AFP looks at five stars who could get a fat pay cheque when the 10 franchises bid in Kochi ahead of the Twenty20 tournament due to start … Read more
Stand-in skipper KL Rahul would be eager to overcome his lean patch as India are expected go for the kill in the second Test against Bangladesh, beginning In Mirpur on Thursday, to strengthen their position in the World Test Championship. The race for the top-two spots in the WTC standings has become more interesting with … Read more
England’s head coach Brendon McCullum finds it “scary” to think about how good a captain Ben Stokes can become after the team’s 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the Test series. The former New Zealand batter, credited with bringing about a radical change in England’s approach to playing Test cricket, said the team has performed incredibly … Read more
Rishabh Pant has not enjoyed the best of time with the bat in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa at home. The stand-in skipper of the Indian team has been lauded by many for his captaincy but his form with the bat has been a major concern for the hosts with T20 World Cup … Read more
MI Global today announced the captains for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town. Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan will take over the captain’s duties for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town, respectively. Mumbai Indians went global with the addition of teams in the T20 cricketing leagues of South Africa and UAE earlier this year. The … Read more
New Delhi: After the tall fast bowler Ishwar Pandey who played in IPL for Chennai Super Kings announced his retirement from the sport on Tuesday, he shared some of his hidden emotions to a reputed media channel. While refreshing some of the past memories, we can’t forget that Ishwar was indeed very close to getting an … Read more
The newly-elected president of Cricket Association of Bengal Snehasish Ganguly extended an olive branch to Wriddhiman Saha who had left his homeland and joined Tripura on an acrimonious note. The veteran Indian Test wicketkeeper left Bengal after a fallout with a CAB official after he made himself “unavailable” for the state team on learning that … Read more
Indian team is presently at the top of the table in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup. The victories over Pakistan, Netherlands, and Bangladesh with a sole defeat against South Africa in the four matches, and further with a win against Zimbabwe on Sunday, the team is sure to secure a place in the … Read more