Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), revealed that Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit and should be included in the squad for the upcoming Ireland series. "Bumrah is completely fit, and he may be part of the Ireland series," Shah stated. This website had reported on June 24 that the BCCI and the team management were targeting the Ireland series for Bumrah's return, and he is expected to play in the three T20Is in Dublin on August...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has indicated that the World Cup schedule will undergo some adjustments, and the official changes will be announced within the next few days. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah revealed that certain member boards of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have requested modifications to the schedule, and these amendments are currently being finalized and will be communicated shortly. Regarding the India-Pakistan game which has been subject of discussion lately, the BCCI secretary did not...
Ireland became the first team to secure qualification at the ongoing T20 World Cup European Regional Final at Edinburgh as overnight rain put paid to any chance of play in the morning match at Goldenacre, where Ireland had been set to take on Germany in their penultimate match. The wash-out combined with earlier wins over Italy, Denmark, Austria and Jersey takes Ireland clear at the top of the table on 9 points, five clear of the rest of the field...
Mohammed Siraj, the Indian pacer, has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies due to a sore ankle. "The right-arm pacer, who had bowled more than 31 overs in the recently-concluded Test match in Trinidad, has a sore ankle and as a precautionary measure has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team," the BCCI stated in a release on Thursday. The selectors haven't named a replacement for the pacer for the series, set to begin on...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has indicated that the World Cup schedule will undergo some adjustments, and the official changes will be announced within the next few days. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah revealed that certain member boards of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have requested modifications to the schedule, and these amendments are currently being finalized and will be communicated shortly. Regarding the India-Pakistan game which has been subject of discussion lately, the BCCI secretary did not...
Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), revealed that Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit and should be included in the squad for the upcoming Ireland series. "Bumrah is completely fit, and he may be part of the Ireland series," Shah stated. This website had reported on June 24 that the BCCI and the team management were targeting the Ireland series for Bumrah's return, and he is expected to play in the three T20Is in Dublin on August...
Pakistan wrapped up a clinical demolition job of Sri Lanka at the SSC, Colombo, beating them by a margin of an innings and 222 runs in the second Test, cleansweeping the series 2-0. The match was essentially sealed within three days, given that one of the days only saw ten overs of play, as Pakistan's Noman Ali led the way in the second innings to pick up the first seven wickets, before Naseem Shah picked up the final three. Earlier, after...
The World Cup schedule may see a slight tweak following revelations that Ahmedabad police have reportedly expressed their inability to provide security for the India-Pakistan game on October 15 as it coincides with the first day of the sacred Navaratri festival. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is believed to be exploring alternatives, one of them being to advance the match by a day to October 14. However, the option, on the face of it, is easier thought...
Despite winning the World Test Championship and retaining The Ashes following a rained out final day at Old Trafford in Manchester, Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, admitted that there is still a lot of learning left for him as a captain. The Australians were visibly chaotic in the fourth Test as England had taken a firm hold in the contest with their attacking play. Too many players from too far in the field ran across to the captain and the bowlers...
Harmeet Singh set tongues wagging when he burst onto the scene as a teenager. Cricket pundits couldn't stop marveling over the fluidity of his action. It was more of an easy glide, like a surfer riding a perfect wave. His action today is totally unrecognizable. He has abdicated that action and remolded that into something that would better assist him in his T20 game, like a software company deprecating their legacy systems and deploying new smart systems optimum to its...
