NEW DELHI: England’s Harry Brook has ascended to the No.1 position in the ICC Test batting rankings on Wednesday, surpassing Joe Root. Meanwhile, India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja continue to lead the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ rankings respectively in Test cricket. How can India still qualify for World Test Championship final? Following his eighth Test…

NEW DELHI: Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has backed Josh Hazlewood‘s return for the Brisbane Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, highlighting his experience and effectiveness.Following Hazlewood’s side strain, Scott Boland stepped in for the Adelaide Test and delivered a remarkable performance, securing five wickets and disrupting India’s batting lineup. However, with Hazlewood regaining…

Rohit Sharma during the second Test against Australia at Adelaide. (AP Photo) Cheteshwar Pujara, the former India batter, expressed his desire for Rohit Sharma to regain his form quickly. He believes Sharma’s batting performance impacts his captaincy.Rohit, and largely the rest of the Indian cricket team, have struggled for runs in the last five Test…

Losses at various levels may hurt Pakistan cricket badly if the country’s cricket board decides to pull out of the Champions Trophy over standoff on the mode of hosting the tournament after India’s refusal to travel across the border to participate.Damages in terms of revenue and reputation besides implications as serious as international alienation are…

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra discussed the logistical challenges surrounding the 2025 Champions Trophy, focusing on the complexities of hosting the tournament given the current geopolitical climate. He outlined three potential scenarios for the tournament’s organisation.Chopra believes the tournament’s success hinges on India’s participation, which is intertwined with significant financial implications. Why ICC needs to…

Often in the past, the Australian players have pushed for a Test match in Brisbane earlier in the summer than later, and they have their reasons for that, which find backing in the comments by the Gabba pitch curator, David Sandurski.Australia’s record at the venue in matches played before and after Christmas make for a…

Travis Head (L) and Mohammed Siraj (R) exchanged heated words on Day 2 of the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Former Australia batter and captain Ricky Ponting offered his perspective on the recent incident between Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match in Adelaide. He believes it stemmed from a misunderstanding.The…

NEW DELHI: Spinner George Linde delivered a stellar all-round performance to guide South Africa to an 11-run win over Pakistan in the first T20I at Kingsmead on Tuesday.Linde played a pivotal role with the bat, smashing a quickfire 48 off just 24 balls to help South Africa post a challenging total of 183-9 after opting…

Shaheen Afridi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Shaheen Afridi carved his name into cricketing history by becoming the first Pakistan bowler to achieve the milestone of 100 wickets in each format of international cricket.The historic feat came during the opening T20I against South Africa in Durban on Tuesday. Shaheen delivered a standout performance, striking…

Mohammed Shami (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After a comprehensive win in the series opener vs Australia in Perth, the Indian cricket team was riding high on confidence. Jasprit Bumrah was at his magical best, Mohammed Siraj seemed to have rediscovered his mojo and Harshit Rana made an instant impact on his Test debut.The mood, however,…