World Cup
Pakistan will host West Indies for a 3-match T20I series that will be played in Karachi with the first match scheduled on 13th December 2021. For the same, a 15-man squad was announced by the Pakistan selectors this Thursday, and the selection raised a lot of questions amongst cricket enthusiasts and fans. Players like Imad […]
Yorkshire-born fast bowler Tymal Mills will be joining the Perth Scorchers squad for this year’s Big Bash League. The Scorchers, who were runners-up in the competition last year, secured the 29-year-old pacer following the injury of another Englishman Brydon Carse, who will be outright unable to take part in the tournament. Perth Scorchers coach Adam […]
If you’ve been in touch with Indian cricket over the last 3 months, you have undoubtedly heard the name Umran Malik. Hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, the fast bowler rocked the cricketing world when his meteor-like delivery clocked in at 152.95 km/h in the Indian Premier League, giving him the record for fastest-ever delivery bowled […]
Coaches Andy Flower and Trevor Bayliss have quit their positions at their respective franchises, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The duo, both of whom have coached England in the past, have been offered positions by the newly-formed Lucknow franchise ahead of IPL 2022. Wadia Confirms Flower Departure Ness Wadia, co-owner of Punjab Kings, revealed to […]
Former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener has chosen against the renewal of his contract as Afghanistan head coach. Klusener’s tenure ends on the last day of the year after over 2 years in charge, after having taken the job following the exit of former West Indies international Phil Simmons following the 2019 ODI World Cup. […]
The Oman and UAE squads have quit the CWC League 2 trilateral ODI cricket series in Windhoek, Namibia, midway in the wake of an outbreak of Omicron in Southern Africa. At cric-life.com, we have learned that hosts Namibia were forced to call off the rest of the competition after travel restrictions were imposed by many […]
Irish youngster Ben White will be on course to have his ODI debut soon, with the leg spinner being part of the squad for his team’s USA and West Indies tours. The tour is scheduled to start in late December during the holidays, with the matches being held in Florida to keep bad weather out […]
Before the start of the first Test match versus Pakistan, the Bangladesh players have been advised by skipper Mominul to ignore critics. Team Criticized After Poor Showing at T20 World Cup The skipper knows that his players need to be pacified in the current state of things. In the wake of their poor showing in […]
When we talk about success in the IPL, the term consistency is vital, and Shikhar Dhawan has been the epitome of putting in consistent performances for his IPL franchise. Having amassed 5784 runs in 192 matches, Shikhar Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in the IPL, only behind Virat Kohli. However, despite these numbers and his […]
The Glazer family, the owner of the Manchester United football club, might fall short of a couple of thousand crores in the attempt to purchase an IPL (Indian Premier League) franchise last month. However, this is not going to stop them from entering the cricket world. SRK’s Kolkata Knight Riders, five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians, […]
The old adage says that morning shows the day. The first T20 match of Team India, under the new regime of Rahul Dravid as the head coach and Rohit Sharma as the skipper, has shown a glimpse of what is in store for Indian cricket. But it is still too early to think of the […]
Knockout performances from Suryakumar Yadav (62 runs), Rohit Sharma (48 runs), and an on-time boundary scored by Rishabh Pant (17 runs*) helped Team India gain a five-wicket victory over the Kiwis in the exciting first T20 cricket game of the three-match series. Thereby, the Indian cricket team now has a 1-0 lead in the series […]
Matthew Wade, the brilliant Australian wicket-keeper recently remarked that he might “walk into the sunset” right after the T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia next year. In the semifinal match of the T20 World Cup 2021, Wade seemed unstoppable as he blazed through the Pakistani bowling lineup in his 17-ball 41 runs that played a […]
Aaron Finch has resigned from the captaincy of Melbourne Renegades in the BBL (Big Bash League) but is hoping to lead the team in the T20 Cricket World Cup title defence in 2022 on home soil. Under the captaincy of Finch, Australia brought home their first-ever international T20 title. The Aussies came all guns blazing […]
Rohit Sharma knows his pull shots and Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes pride in those classic in-swingers. Both of these came together on one chilly Thursday night in Jaipur. Though the past few months looked a bit rocky for the players, it seems like they have got their groove back as they have hammered the Kiwis out […]