NEW DELHI: Ricky Ponting, the former Australian captain, is confident that the current team, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, will be determined to make amends for their recent losses against India on home soil. The Australians have suffered back-to-back Test series defeats against the Indian side in their own backyard.Ponting predicts that Australia will…
Former cricketer Basit Ali has emphasized the importance of maintaining stringent security measures as Pakistan prepares to host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. This will be the first ICC event in Pakistan since the 1996 ODI World Cup, which the country co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka. Ali highlighted that any security lapses during…
England‘s cricket team is monitoring the health status of Chris Woakes ahead of the three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Woakes has withdrawn from The Hundred tournament due to an injury. This follows closely after captain Ben Stokes was assisted off the field on Sunday.The 35-year-old Woakes was selected for England’s Test squad and was also…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has rejoined the West Bengal cricket team after a two-year stint with Tripura. Saha, who originally played for Bengal from 2007 to 2022, returned to the team with hopes of winning major domestic tournaments, following a public fallout with a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) official.Saha’s switch to…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh national cricket team departed for Pakistan on Monday to participate in a two-match Test series. The first Test is scheduled to commence on August 21 in Rawalpindi.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday revealed the squad for the Pakistan tour, which features a strong pace attack. The team welcomes back Mushfiqur…
NEW DELHI: Former India great Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that Virat Kohli‘s exceptional physical condition will allow him to endure the challenges of playing cricket at the international level for an additional five years. Meanwhile, he also thinks that Rohit Sharma, who currently captains the Indian team in both Test and ODI formats,…
NEW DELHI: Vyshak Vijaykumar, the vice-captain and pacer of Gulbarga Mystics, is ready to showcase his skills and bolstered self-assurance in the upcoming Maharaja Trophy Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) T20 tournament.During the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Vyshak played four matches for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, which boasts a star-studded lineup including…
NEW DELHI: Amanda Thorpe, the wife of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe, has disclosed that her husband ended his life following a prolonged battle with depression and anxiety. The 55-year-old’s mental health struggles were exacerbated by his deteriorating physical health over the past two years.In an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton, Amanda shared…
Tim Southee has been named as the skipper of New Zealand’s 15-member team for their upcoming tour, which includes a single test against Afghanistan in Noida, India, followed by two World Test Championship matches in Sri Lanka. However, head coach Gary Stead is considering the possibility of Southee not participating in all three tests to…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s tenure as Team India’s head coach began with a promising start when Suryakumar Yadav and his team dominated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the three-match T20I series. However, Gambhir’s optimism quickly turned to disappointment as Sri Lanka made a strong comeback, winning the ODI series 2-0.On a turning pitch in Colombo, where…
