Other Cricket
Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman’s first-ever baggy green cap has recently been sold for US$340,000 at auction. The cap was bought by an Australian businessman, Peter Freedman, the founder of Rode Microphones, who paid 9 million Australian dollars ($6.8 million) earlier in 2020 to buy a guitar owned by Kurt Cobain, frontman of a rock […]
The ICC has been sued by the International Cricket Players Union for image rights. The lawsuit claims that “players are not receiving a fair share” of money earned by the ICC. The Federation of International Cricket Associations (FICA), which represents most cricketers in Test-playing countries barring Pakistan and India, has failed to resolve this issue […]
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has spoken out against a ban on bouncers. Rather than a blanket ban on bouncers, he advocates protection for tail-enders from the short ball. Jadeja Incident Opens Debate A nasty blow suffered by Ravindra Jadeja during the first T20I versus Australia opened a debate on pacemen’s use of bouncers against […]
In the foreseeable future, Afghanistan will have a state-of-the-art international cricket stadium in Kabul where the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) could host international matches. In a press release, the ACB announced that the President’s office had given approval for the construction of the stadium on Sunday: “Acknowledging the efforts of the ACB management, the President’s […]
After fracturing his arm in the first Test in Adelaide, India pacer Mohammed Shami will have to miss the rest of the Australian tour. Shami is reported to have fractured his right forearm, following scans done on Saturday immediately after the end of the first Test. No announcement has been yet made by the BCCI […]
New Zealand continued their dominance in Test cricket at home as they pummelled West Indies 2-0. They won both the games by huge margins and recorded innings victories. The batsmen racked up big scores before the bowlers did an excellent job and dismissed West Indies cheaply in every innings in the Test series. Tom Latham […]
It is no secret that the current Indian skipper loves a fight. He isn’t someone who will shy away from a challenge to eventually take his game to another level. And Australia have found that out first hand. Kohli loves playing against Australia and in Australia and has scored plenty of runs. Australia’s head coach […]
The white-ball leg of India’s tour of Australia is done and dusted and it is now time for the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The last time India travelled to Australia, Virat Kohli and his men won their first-ever Test series on Australian soil as they beat the Time Paine-led side 2-1. They won the first Test […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 which is going to be played in New Zealand. The showpiece event was supposed to take place in early 2021 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed by a year. The 50-over Women’s World Cup will now […]
Cameron Green will make his Test debut against India in Adelaide on 17 December if he manages to pass concussion protocols ahead of the match. According to Australia coach Justin Langer, Green has made good progress after he took a blow during the warm-up match against the Indians at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 11 […]
India and Australia will meet in a day-night Test match in Adelaide on 17 December in the first match of the upcoming Test series on India’s tour of Australia. Ajinkya Rahane is set to lead India in the final three Tests of the series. Virat Kohli Will Miss Last Three Tests While Virat Kohli will […]
India and England will play a day-night Test match in Ahmedabad as part of the 4-match series on England’s tour of India set to begin on 5 February 2021. This will be the second pink-ball Test match to be hosted by India after the first one against Bangladesh at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens in 2019. Tour […]
Zak Yacoob, the interim board chairman of Cricket South Africa, has accused the England squad of harbouring a negative attitude after they called off the tour of South Africa midway, following the outbreak of Covid-19 cases in both camps. Two England Players Tested Positive for Covid-19 Two members of the England squad had tested positive […]
The 5th round of testing for Covid-19 has spelt good news for the Pakistan squad currently on tour in New Zealand. All 44 members of the squad have tested negative and are now awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Health in New Zealand so that they can start training in earnest. Players to Begin Training […]
“Amazingly Skilful but Illegal” When a batsman plays the switch hit, he effectively changes his handedness — to help execute his shot — just before the bowler delivers the ball. Speaking to media outlets, Chappell said that the Australian batting in the series had been “exceptional,” and paid special compliments to Maxwell and Smith. Though […]