Rohit appears his usual cool self as India gears up for a testing finish to the year © Getty 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...
The much-anticipated inauguration of the upcoming World Cup is scheduled to take place in Ahmedabad on October 4, setting the stage for the opening clash between England and New Zealand the following day. While the exact venue for this grand event remains shrouded in anticipation, the prevailing expectation is that it will unfold at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera. This iconic stadium not only holds the honour of hosting the opening match on October 5 but also the final on November 19. The...
Afghanistan have announced a 17-member squad for the 2023 Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka between August 30 and September 17, 2023. Afghanistan Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi Hashmatullah Shahidi is set to captain the side in the tournament, which precedes the ICC Cricket World...
A New York City legislator has earnestly requested Greg Barclay to consider holding next year's Twenty20 World Cup matches in her city. In a formal appeal addressed to the ICC chairman, Jenifer Rajkumar, an Assembly woman hailing from New York, stated, "Our City is home to the largest South Asian community in the Western Hemisphere, along with significant West Indian, British, Australian, New Zealander, Emirati, and African Diaspora communities. Every World Cup team enjoys a dedicated fan base in New...
The Indian team, currently in a preparatory camp at Alur, near Bengaluru, enjoyed a break on Sunday (August 27). However, those involved state that the proceedings so far have been satisfactory, particularly concerning Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who are coming from a long injury break. The camp is set to resume on Monday. After days of speculation regarding Rahul's readiness to keep wickets, it has now become apparent that the 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, returning from a thigh surgery and a three-month...
August 26 Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave, Eliminator Jos Buttler's magnificent 46-ball 82 helped Manchester Originals pull off the highest successful chase in Men's Hundred with four balls to spare and make a place in the final beside the Oval Invincibles. Chasing a steep total of 197, Buttler and Phil Salt (47 off 17) added 83 runs off only 31 balls for the first wicket before Salt was dislodged by Mitchell Santner but Buttler marched on, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes...
Southern Brave Women beat the Northern Superchargers Women in the Final of the Women's hundred at Lord's on Sunday, August 27. The win came on the back of two consecutive losses in finals in 2021 and 2022, culminating in a fitting swansong for veteran Anya Shrubsole. Smriti Mandhana started off the Brave innings with a boundary, but was caught off Grace Ballinger on the very next ball to give the big final a dramatic start. Kate Cross got rid of Maia Bouchier...
England fast bowler Josh Tongue has been withdrawn from the T20I squad to face New Zealand after picking up an undisclosed injury. The selection committee has drafted in veteran seamer Chris Jordan as Tongue's replacement. Tongue joins fellow uncapped bowler (in T20Is) John Turner in missing out with an injury. He made an impressive start to his Test career this summer, playing two Tests at Lord's (vs Ireland & Australia) and returning 10 wickets at 25.7. He was expected to feature over the...
Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs in the final ODI of the three-match series at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday, August 26. The win came despite a terrific bowling performance by Afghanistan and a commendable rescue effort from Mujeeb ur Rehman at the end of the chase. Defending 269, Faheem Ashraf picked up the wicket of the dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz (who made 151 in the second ODI) early, and soon picked up the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran, setting Afghanistan back...
The Indian team, currently in a preparatory camp at Alur, near Bengaluru, enjoyed a break on Sunday (August 27). However, those involved state that the proceedings so far have been satisfactory, particularly concerning Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who are coming from a long injury break. The camp is set to resume on Monday. After days of speculation regarding Rahul's readiness to keep wickets, it has now become apparent that the 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, returning from a thigh surgery and a three-month...
