November 1 Sachin Tendulkar statue installed at Wankhede Stadium A life-sized metal statue of Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, a day before India's World Cup game against Sri Lanka. This statue was designed and created by the renowned painter-sculptor, Pramod Kamble. It has been erected adjacent to the stand that bears Tendulkar's name within the stadium and depicts Tendulkar in the act of playing a lofted shot, replicating the memorable shot he played during the Desert Storm...

Glenn Maxwell will miss Australia's next World Cup match against England in Ahmedabad after suffering from concussion following a freak injury when he slipped and fell off the back of a golf cart on Monday (October 30). Though Maxwell is said to have not suffered any other major injuries, he has gone under concussion protocols, which will prevent him from being available for the match on Saturday (November 4). He's however expected to be fit and available for the next...

Overlooked during the ECB annual contracting process for 2023-24, England's David Willey is set to retire from all international cricket at the end of the ongoing 2023 World Cup in India. Willey, 33, is the only member of the current England World Cup squad to not bag a central contract for the upcoming season, announced last week. "I never wanted this day to come," Willey wrote in a social media post, announcing his decision on Wednesday (November 1). "From a young boy, I've...

Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz has admitted on Tuesday that batting at different positions is difficult for him, and that he prefers a middle-order spot in the ODI set-up. Bangladesh team management have played Mehidy at five different positions in the ongoing OODI World Cup and it seemed to have taken a huge toll considering none of the batters could claim they had a fixed spot in the batting order. Mehidy, who is predominantly a lower middle-order batsman, scored a century against Afghanistan...

Senior batter Paul Stirling has been named as the permanent white-ball captain of the men's Ireland team as the national selectors set their sights on the two T20 World Cups and one 50-over showpiece event to be played in the next four years. Andrew Balbirnie will hold onto Test captaincy. Stirling had been appointed as the interim skipper in the white-ball formats this July when Balbirnie stepped down, and has now been offered the role on a full-time basis. The 33-year-old...