As far as numbers go, one thing's on record. Australia have conceded totals of 399/5 and 416/5 in their last four ODIs. That, 10 days out from the World Cup, is a major red flag. Pacer Sean Abbott, who rued letting India "dine out" in Indore, is choosing to look at the "right things" that the team has been doing. "It's far from ideal," Abbott said after Australia lost the Indore ODI by 99 runs. "We're communicating well out on the...
The vexing visa issues for the Pakistan team has been sorted. Cricbuzz can confirm that visas for the Pakistan contingent for the World Cup has been resolved and Babar Azam & Co can now travel to India. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on Monday (September 25) evening that the Indian Government has approved the visas for the Pakistan team. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad too has intimated the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that the passports...
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women A clinical display with the ball helped India Women clinch the gold medal in the 2023 Asian Games as they came out on top against Sri Lanka in the final. On a surface that was not conducive for batting, India opted to bat first. Even though the openers hit a boundary each to begin with, Shafali Verma struggled before getting stumped for 9 off 15. Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues then joined forces together to...
Axar Patel has been ruled out of the third and final ODI against Australia. Cricbuzz understands that the India all-rounder, who's dealing with a left quadriceps strain and had been conditionally selected for the Rajkot ODI, hasn't sufficiently recovered to be included in the squad. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Axar's unavailability raises hopes that Ravichandran Ashwin, who has replaced the left-arm spinner, could potentially participate in the World Cup. Ashwin has displayed outstanding form...
September 25 Victoria vs Tasmania Victoria kicked off the season with a three-wicket win over Tasmania at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Chasing a middling target of 225, Victoria crossed the line with 5.1 overs in an easy victory. On winning the toss, Victoria sent Tasmania in to bat and bowled them out off the last ball of the innings. Beau Webster was the top-scorer with 83 off 86, hitting 9 fours and a six, but found no support from other batters; Jake...
Having qualified for the final, the Indian team is set to field some of their reserves in their match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, 2023. It's a no-brainer, no doubt, and about four or five changes could be seen in the XI that played against Sri Lanka the other night. But one of them is unlikely to be Shreyas Iyer. The middle-order batsman, who missed the game against Pakistan due to a sudden eruption of back spasms at the last...
Ben Stokes has said that he's loving the clarity around his role as a specialist batter in the England ODI side. Stokes, who has been making do with a troublesome knee, has been picked in England's 15-man World Cup squad as a pure batter, and how that could pan out in India was on display in the third ODI against New Zealand at the Oval, when he smashed 182 to register the highest individual score for England in the format. "This...
The International League T20 will organise the first edition of the ILT20 Development Tournament from September 30 in Dubai. The tournament will be specifically for the UAE players and will be an opportunity to get picked for Season 2 of ILT20. Each franchise has to have four UAE players in their ranks. So far, the six franchises have retained 11 UAE players, meaning 13 spots are still up for grabs. The 11 players retained include Ali Naseer (Desert Vipers), Aayan Afzal Khan...
Having qualified for the final, the Indian team is set to field some of their reserves in their match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, 2023. It's a no-brainer, no doubt, and about four or five changes could be seen in the XI that played against Sri Lanka the other night. But one of them is unlikely to be Shreyas Iyer. The middle-order batsman, who missed the game against Pakistan due to a sudden eruption of back spasms at the last...
As recently as Tuesday morning Australia were untouchable on their men's white-ball tour of South Africa: played five, won five. That represents the South Africans' longest losing streak at home since they went down in all of their first eight Tests, from March 1889 to April 1899. They've lost four on the bounce in their backyard three times, most recently a Test and three ODIs against India in January and February. But five failures consecutively hadn't been seen on the country's...
