After conceding what is now a World Cup record total of 428, Sri Lanka's bowling attack is set to get a boost with the return of mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana for the second outing, against Pakistan in Hyderabad on Tuesday. "I think he should be available for this game," said Sri Lanka's Assistant Coach Naveed Nawaz. "Obviously, we didn't want to take a risk with him in the first game and didn't want to go against the advice of the medicals so I'm...
Shubman Gill, who has been battling Dengue Fever, has been hospitalized in Chennai. The India opener was admitted to Kauvery Hospital on Monday morning and is currently under the care of medical specialists at the facility. Dr. Rizwan Khan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doctor who has been traveling with the team, is also attending to the young opener, who missed India's first World Cup game against Australia on Sunday. Cricbuzz has learned that Gill's platelet count...
England captain Jos Buttler expressed his concerns about the state of the outfield at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala. The outfield at the venue looks patchy and barren in spots, and on one of them, Afghanistan's Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman put in a dive and fell awkwardly in the game against Bangladesh on October 7. On the eve of the second game at the venue, between England and Bangladesh, Buttler said that the outfield is 'poor' and that having to hold yourself back...
South African sports, in general, and the Proteas cricket team, in particular, are currently facing severe scrutiny from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to non-compliance with anti-doping regulations. One of the significant sanctions imposed is the prohibition of the South African national flag's display during the World Cup. This situation arises from WADA's Executive Committee (ExCo) conclusion that the South Africa National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) is not in compliance with the WADA 2021 Code. Consequently, the South African flag will...
A pointless philosophical answer would be 0 for 0, but for all practical purposes, the closest Netherlands came to being on level terms with New Zealand was around the end of the 47th over of the latter's innings. With Tom Latham and Mitchell Santner at the crease, and the scoreboard reading 272 for 6, it seemed Netherlands were all set to restrict their opponents for under 300 for a second game in a row in the batting-friendly conditions of Hyderabad. That's...
For as alien as it is for Pakistani players to be playing in India, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad won't be alien enough when they face Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Over the last two weeks, they have played three games at the venue, even if they haven't come close to producing their potential best performance. Sri Lanka isn't an opposition they would mind coming up against. Not only have they beaten their Asian counterparts in eight out of the...
Shubman Gill, who has been battling Dengue Fever, has been hospitalized in Chennai. The India opener was admitted to Kauvery Hospital on Monday morning and is currently under the care of medical specialists at the facility. Dr. Rizwan Khan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doctor who has been traveling with the team, is also attending to the young opener, who missed India's first World Cup game against Australia on Sunday. Cricbuzz has learned that Gill's platelet count...
Cricket is set to make a comeback in the Olympics. The sport, which first made its Olympic debut in the 1900 Paris Games, is poised to return in LA28, marking over 128 years since its initial appearance. The Olympic berth represents a significant achievement for the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has been diligently pursuing Olympic inclusion for the past few years. This development follows the official proposal submitted by the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which included cricket in the...
On a dry Chennai pitch, with turn on offer early in the first innings, Australia were looking to rebuild; and they went about their mission with the dependable pair of Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, trying to blunt the Indian spinners. Kuldeep Yadav, who dismissed a well-set David Warner, had finished six overs before the start of the 28th, while Ravindra Jadeja had completed four, and R Ashwin, six. Australia were 110/2 at that stage, with Smith approaching a half-century,...
Having cruised to a nine-wicket win over England in the World Cup opener in Ahmedabad - chasing the target of 283 in just 36.2 overs - New Zealand, a team that usually flies under the radar at world events, have made an early, emphatic announcement of being considered serious title contenders. That they could crush the defending champions as easily despite the absence of three key players - Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson - only reinforces the strength of the...
