As Stuart Broad ran in to bowl his first delivery in the final innings of his Test career, Joe Root had his hands up in the air at first slip. He was aptly doing a Broad by revving up the packed Sunday crowd at The Oval to join him in cheering on his great mate and fellow Test great to the bowling crease. And the English fans spread around the iconic venue responded in kind. They roared in unison with...
As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) strives to finalise the World Cup schedule, a reconnaissance team from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is currently visiting the stadiums that will host the matches. This team, comprising security, events, and broadcast experts, has started their assessment at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and is currently in Ahmedabad. It intends to visit all 12 venues, including those hosting the warm-up games. On July 25, the ICC team was in Mumbai and...
Ajinkya Rahane, who was supposed to link up with Leicestershire for the upcoming One-Day Cup, will miss the tournament as he has opted for a short break from cricket. Rahane was originally due to join Leicestershire in June but owing to his participation in the World Test Championship final against Australia and the subsequent Tests against West Indies meant that he couldn't be with the county side. "With those involvements previously not factored into his schedule, the 35-year-old has now expressed...
Stuart Broad announced after the third day's play at The Oval that the the fifth Ashes Test will be his last, as he revealed his decision to retire from professional cricket, bringing the curtains down on a 17-year international career. Broad, one of only two pacers to cross 600 Test wickets, along with James Anderson, also became only the third bowler with 150+ Test wickets in the Ashes during the Oval Test. He will finish his career as the fifth-highest wicket-taker...
Rahul Dravid, India's head coach, has defended the decision to experiment excessively with the team combination in the two one-day internationals played so far on the Caribbean tour. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma sat out of the second ODI that West Indies won comfortably by 6 wickets, at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, to level the three-match series 1-1. The veteran duo had even gone down the order in the first ODI that India won, although dragging the run-chase longer than they'd have...
On Thursday July 13, something significant happened in Texas: seven thousand fans crammed into the Grand Prairie ground to watch The Super Kings take on The Knight Riders. But Chennai and Kolkata were nowhere in sight - this all-American derby pitted Texas against Los Angeles. After decades of anticipation about a major new market for cricket, the game had come crashing into the USA. Major League Cricket (MLC) is a quest to capture American hearts and minds; to turn heads towards...
As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) strives to finalise the World Cup schedule, a reconnaissance team from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is currently visiting the stadiums that will host the matches. This team, comprising security, events, and broadcast experts, has started their assessment at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and is currently in Ahmedabad. It intends to visit all 12 venues, including those hosting the warm-up games. On July 25, the ICC team was in Mumbai and...
Stuart Broad announced after the third day's play at The Oval that the the fifth Ashes Test will be his last, as he revealed his decision to retire from professional cricket, bringing the curtains down on a 17-year international career. Broad, one of only two pacers to cross 600 Test wickets, along with James Anderson, also became only the third bowler with 150+ Test wickets in the Ashes during the Oval Test. He will finish his career as the fifth-highest wicket-taker...
Nicholas Pooran saved his power-hitting masterclass for the ultimate fixture as his pulsating 137* off 55 balls gave MI New York the maiden Major League Cricket title. Quinton de Kock's 87 powered Seattle Orcas and gave them the upper hand at the halfway stage but the MI New York captain blew them out of the water with one of the finest T20 innings ever. That MI New York made mincemeat of a big chase and completed it with 24 balls to spare was...
Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist-spinner, starred with the ball in the first ODI in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday (July 27). He along with Ravindra Jadeja picked up seven of the 10 wickets as West Indies got bundled out for 114 in 23 overs. India registered a five-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Kuldeep was introduced into the attack in the 19th over after the hosts had already been reduced to 97 for six, with Ravindra Jadeja picking...
