Domestic legend Amol Muzumdar has been appointed as the new head coach of India women's national team. The development was confirmed by the BCCI in a press release on Wednesday (October 25). Muzumdar's appointment was made by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape, who were unanimous in their recommendation of the 48-year-old. Incidentally, the position had been left vacant for nearly 10 months after Ramesh Powar was removed as a part of a restructure. Muzumdar...

Following a shock reversal against Afghanistan, defending champions England, went back to the drawing board to come back with renewed plans against South Africa, and for the Wankhede Stadium. This tactic included dropping their under-performing all-rounders, Liam Livingstone & Sam Curran, and picking specialist bowlers even if it went against the notion of their famed batting depth. Unfortunately for them, though, even that didn't pan out according to plan. But it raised questions on what the thinking was behind going against...

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah feels that he probably had a bit too much rest before being included in the national ODI set-up for the ongoing ICC World Cup. The veteran batter made a return to the ODI fold during the home series against New Zealand after being in the wilderness for six months after being excluded following the home series against England earlier this year. The national selection panel termed his exclusion as 'rest' while many felt Mahmudullah's career was all but over considering the fact that...

Veteran Angelo Mathews has been drafted into Sri Lanka's squad for World Cup 2023 as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana. "Mathews, who has played 221 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Pathirana failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained during a warm-up match and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament," confirmed the ICC in a media release. The news comes as a boost of sorts for Sri Lanka who have so far lost three out of their four games...

It was a long night for the residents of Khost province in Afghanistan. They were in a celebratory mood. The sky was illuminated with fireworks and gunshots as Afghans indulged in revelry. "I have never seen such celebrations in my lifetime," says Noor Ali Zadran (35). "That was the mood in Kabul and the entire country, not just in Khost." The gunshots and fireworks continued for more than 40 minutes, and Noor thought that the revelry would never end. "It was...

For the first time ever, the England and Wales Cricket Board has handed out multi-year central contracts to its cricketers amidst the ever-rising popularity of franchise cricket around the world. "The ECB has worked closely with the Professional Cricketers' Association and Team England Player Partnership on behalf of the players to reach an outcome for all parties," the board said in a statement. 18 players have signed multi-year deals, whereas eight more players have signed the usual annual contract. Three more...