It's not easy being captain of India and certainly not when you have a World Cup at home looming around the corner to try and end a decade-long ICC trophy drought. Rohit Sharma's easy demeanour and personality may just be the right tools for a captain, who has to bear this weight of expectation and drag a group of men with him and towards a common objective. Leadership is but one part of Rohit's responsibilities. As one of the team's most experienced...

Having endured a tennis-elbow injury for approximately two years now, Faf du Plessis will finally undergo surgery for the same. During this period, the South African had been playing by using cortisone injections as a temporary solution but it appears that things have reached a stage where a long term solution is preferred. The decision to undergo surgery meant that the 39-year-old had to leave the ongoing Caribbean Premier League season midway with his team St Lucia Kings currently sitting atop...

Kane Williamson's chances of featuring in the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup are far from extinguished. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead revealed that the management will give the captain the next two weeks - before naming their squad - to prove his fitness and make the cut. Williamson suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee in this year's IPL opener on March 31 and immediately underwent surgery. The 33-year-old is currently in rehabilitation and back batting in the nets,...

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is confident of recovering in time for the World Cup in India as he continues his rehabilitation program. Tamim is rested from the upcoming Asia Cup as it was decided that he would complete the rehabilitation program for the back injury to make him available for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, scheduled ahead of the World Cup. Tamim began his net sessions earlier but he is expected to train full-fledged from September 7 only, two weeks before the...

Only three entities have entered their technical bids for the media rights of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The interested parties are Disney Star, Sony Sports, and Viacom 18. These submissions have come in preparation for the auction set to take place on August 31. It's understood that other entities such as Zee and FanCode did not participate, along with two other multinational companies, Google and Amazon. As a result, the competition for the television and digital...

All-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the T20I series in South Africa following an ankle injury sustained during training. The 34-year-old, who already has a metal plate on his left leg after suffering a fracture last November, aggravated his ankle on the same leg during Australia's first training session. As a result, the Australian selectors have opted for a safety-first approach and are confident that he will be available for the three-match ODI series in India just before the...