At stumps on day 2, South Africa maintained a 216-run lead over Zimbabwe (Image via X/@ProteasMenCSA) A fluent century from Sean Williams stood tall amid a faltering Zimbabwe batting effort, but South Africa maintained firm control at the end of Day 2 of the first Test at Queens Sports Club. Williams played a lone hand […]
Mohammed Siraj of India (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed criticism of Mohammed Siraj‘s bowling performance following India’s five-wicket loss to England in the first Test at Leeds.The Headingley pitch offered little assistance to bowlers, yet Jasprit Bumrah managed to secure a five-wicket haul in the first innings. Prasidh […]
Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for white-ball series Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka are set to face off in a white-ball series featuring two ODIs and three T20Is at Harare Sports Club.The series will commence with ODIs on August 29 and 31, followed by T20I matches in early September.The T20I matches hold special importance for Zimbabwe […]
Ravindra Jadeja of India (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Former India fast bowler Varun Aaron has taken a sharp dig at Ravindra Jadeja’s performance on the final day of the first Test against England at Headingley. Jadeja, India’s senior left-arm spinner, came under scrutiny for his lack of precision, as England chased down a tricky […]
Shamar Joseph took four wickets in the first innings of the first Test against Australia. (AP) On the eve of Australia’s first Test against West Indies, former Aussie legend Ian Healy launched into Windies seamer Shamar Joseph. Healy, ex-Australia wicketkeeper, slammed the quick for warning Sam Konstas to ‘look out’ during the first Test which […]
Former England captain Alastair Cook had an excellent explanation for it at the end of Day 4. Speaking on BBC’s Test Match Special, Cook said that there could be two factors contributing to the dropped catches at Leeds, and both issues were Leeds-specific problems. PROBLEMS AT LEEDS The slope Dark patches in the […]
Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh speaking on Harbhajan Singh’s podcast Who’s The Boss? (Image via YouTube/@WhosTheBossShow) Shikhar Dhawan’s fun-loving side came under the spotlight when Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma recounted a hilarious episode involving the southpaw at Harbhajan’s wedding. Appearing on Harbhajan’s YouTube talk show ‘Who’s The Boss?’, co-hosted by wife Geeta Basra, the […]
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s much-anticipated intrasquad game in Beckenham got off to a steady start on Day 1, offering valuable match practice ahead of the five-Test series against England. The fixture, the team’s sole warm-up before the series, also marks the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket under the leadership […]
Morne Morkel (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Morne Morkel, India’s bowling coach, believes that while Nitish Reddy can deliver “magical” balls, the batting all-rounder needs to increase his bowling workload to enhance his overall contribution in the forthcoming five-Test England series.Having scored a Test century against Australia at the MCG during last year’s […]
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant. (AP) Rishabh Pantdidn’t take kindly to social media rumour of his future at the Lucknow Super Giants. The rumour, without mentioning a source, said Pant was was most likely to be released by the franchise.It added that the team felt Rs 27 crore was “too much” for him, referring […]
