MS Dhoni, who is currently with the Indian cricket team for the five-match ODI and alone T20I series against West Indies, turned 36 on Friday. Born on July 7, 1981, in Ranchi, he is the third child to Pan Singh Dhoni. Hailing from Ranchi, Dhoni initially had an interest in Badminton and Football, until his teacher asked him to join the school cricket team. After making his international debut in…
Tamim Iqbal was in top form during the Champions Trophy © Getty Images Essex have signed Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh opener, for an eight-game spell in the NatWest T20 Blast. Tamim joins Mohammad Amir as one of Essex’s two overseas players and will be available to play against Kent at Beckenham on Sunday. “Tamim has shown how good a player he is in the recent Champions Trophy competition,” Essex’s head…
Rajasthan Royals reportedly contacted Shane Warne to be part of the IPL 2018 after Rahul Dravid chose to coach India Under-19 and A teams for the next two years. Earlier this year, during the IPL, Warne had relived the first year with Royals. Rajasthan Royals reportedly contacted Shane Warne to be part of the IPL 2018 after Rahul Dravid chose to coach India Under-19 and A teams for the next…
Afghanistan cricket team is all set of making their landmark Lord’s debut. Afghanistan will be taking on Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), led by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, on July 11. Afghanistan cricket team is all set of making their landmark Lord’s debut. Afghanistan will be taking on Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), led by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, on July 11. After a fairytale rise catapulted them…
The criticism has also come because Inzamam-Ul-Haq also draws a monthly salary of 1.2 million while the rest of the selectors bag a sum of 0.3 million from the PCB. After a sum of 10 million rupees were awarded to Pakistan’s chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq for its victorious Champions Trophy campaign a lot of doubts and questions are being raised over the move. Former chief selector, Iqbal Qasim said, “It makes…
Kagiso Rabada claimed 3 for 123 in England’s first innings at Lord’s © Getty Images South Africa have suffered a huge blow with Kagiso Rabada being suspended for the second Test against England at Trent Bridge after being sanctioned by the ICC for giving Ben Stokes a send-off on the opening day at Lord’s. Rabada was fined 15% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for this incident,…
South Africa 214 for 5 (Bavuma 48*, Rabada 9*) trail England 458 (Root 190, Moeen 87) by 244 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:49 Elgar will need support to catch England England’s efforts to turn a strong position into a decisive one were led by rousing all-round contributions from Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali on a sweltering day of hard-fought cricket at Lord’s. South Africa’s manful resistance came chiefly via…
Leicestershire 281 (Jordan 3-66, Archer 3-51 ) and 36 for 0 require a further 389 runs to beat Sussex 262 (McKay 4-59) and 443 for 6 dec (van Zyl 166*, Brown 67, Wright 60)Scorecard Sussex are favourites to claim their third win in their last four Specsavers County Championship games after an unbeaten 166 by Stiaan van Zyl left Leicestershire reeling at Arundel. The South African was well supported by…
Gloucestershire 182 for 5 (Bancroft 51) tied with Middlesex 182 for 9 (Higgins 68*)Scorecard Benny Howell pulled off a wicket with the final ball © Getty Images Benny Howell took a wicket off the final ball to earn Gloucestershire a tie against Middlesex in a thrilling T20 Blast game at Cheltenham College. Defending 182 for 5 and with Middlesex needing 59 off the last four overs, with only two wickets…
Tea South Africa 96 for 2 (Elgar 54*, Duminy 8*) trail England 458 (Root 190, Moeen 87) by 362 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:52 Broad leaves South Africa stewing over missed review Dean Elgar followed his England counterpart, Joe Root, in providing a captain’s example for South Africa at Lord’s, as his unbeaten half-century led them to 96 for 2 at tea. England claimed two wickets during a…