India A 120 for 0 (Jaiswal 63*, Easwaran 53*) lead Bangladesh A 112 (Mosaddek 63, Saurabh 4-23, Saini 3-21) by eight runs Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar helped India A take the opening-day honours in the first unofficial Test against Bangladesh A in Cox’s Bazar. Put in to bat, Bangladesh A were shot out for 112, with Saini and Mukesh picking up five of the top six. That the hosts…
The inaugural edition of the ILT20 in the UAE will begin on January 13 with Dubai Capitals taking on Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, with the final scheduled for February 12. There will be a total of 34 games – 30 in the league stage and then the four playoffs – with the Dubai International Stadium hosting both the tournament opener and the final. A total of 16 games will be…
Twelve millimetres of grass have been left on the Optus Stadium pitch for the first Test between Australia and West Indies starting on Wednesday, with head curator Isaac McDonald tipping “good pace and bounce” from the surface. Fireworks are expected as both teams are blessed with explosive pace attacks. There is also the notion of the visitors’ batting crumbling against Australia’s star-studded trio of quicks, who dominated the two previous…
When Australia won the T20 World Cup in 2021, there was feeling that they had finally secured that one global trophy that had long eluded them. But the reality is there is another trophy, albeit newly created, that quite literally slipped through their fingers in 2021. Australia missed the 2021 World Test Championship final because they were docked points for slow over-rates. Pat Cummins, Australia’s captain, admitted on the eve…
Big picture Just as it was in the T20Is, the ODIs have also effectively become a two-match series because of rain, except that New Zealand lead 1-0 now and India can at best square it. But rain is threatening to spoil the game, in Christchurch, too, even though there is a chance of a shortened game being squeezed out around the showers. Whether a full 50-50 game or a reduced…
ऑस्ट्रेलियाई कप्तान ने ज़ोर देकर कहा कि लैंगर की हालिया टिप्पणियों का टीम पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ा है Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Big Picture For the first time in nearly seven years, two sides with a great history meet in Test cricket. That history has been sadly one-sided for a long time, but this is an overdue meeting for Australia and West Indies. The last time West Indies won a Test on these shores was back in 1997 in Perth – the WACA version – when Brian Lara scored a century, and…
Test captain Pat Cummins has fired back at former coach Justin Langer’s claim that he was undermined by leaks, saying there are “no cowards” in the Australian team. The first Test between Australia and West Indies starting on Wednesday has been overshadowed by Langer’s recent candid interview on the Back Chat podcast, where he attacked anonymous “cowards” who he said leaked against him and believed some players were not transparent…
Sam Hain, the Warwickshire batter who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Australia, has signed as a replacement player for Brisbane Heat. Hain represented Queensland and Australia youth teams, including at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, before forging a career in the UK which has seen him represent England Lions. He will train with Heat throughout the BBL season and then fill one of the vacancies when…
Forty percent of the world’s top T20 men’s players are operating as free agents as they shun national contracts to move around the world plying their trade in lucrative domestic T20 leagues. Another 42% are operating in a hybrid model combining a national and domestic contract along with playing in at least one overseas T20 league. That means 82% of the top-100 T20 players don’t want to be shackled solely…