Month: August 2023

Ben Stokes has confirmed that the England and Australia players caught up for their post-Ashes debrief in a nightclub. This, after reports on Monday night that the Australians were locked out of the home dressing room at the Kia Oval. Following England’s 49-run victory in the fifth Test, which confirmed a 2-2 draw, England had their usual team bonding session with friends and family once all their media commitments had…

Brendon McCullum believes that Zak Crawley‘s success against Australia validated England’s approach to Test cricket since he took over as head coach, saying of his Ashes record this summer: “People don’t do that, you know?” Crawley is one of three players – along with Joe Root and Ben Stokes – to have featured in every one of England’s 18 Tests since McCullum’s appointment, and has consistently been backed publicly despite…

Rustom Cooper, the former Indian cricketer, has died at the age of 100 years and 229 days. He was the oldest living first-class cricketer at the time of his death. Born in Bombay on December 14 1922, Cooper turned 100 last December. He had played 22 first-class matches between 1941 and 1951, scoring 1205 runs at an average of 52.39. It was reported that he died in his sleep in…

இந்திய வீரரான பிரித்வி ஷா இங்கிலாந்தின் நார்த்தாம்டன்ஷையர் அணிக்காக விளையாட உள்ளார். இங்கிலாந்தில் கவுண்டி அணிகளுக்கிடையேயான ஒருநாள் கோப்பை போட்டி வரும் ஆகஸ்ட் 1-ம் தேதி தொடங்கி செப்டம்பர் 16-ம் தேதி வரையில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. இதில், நார்த்தாம்டன்ஷையர் அணிக்காக பிரித்வி ஷா ஒப்பந்தமாகியுள்ளார். இதற்காக கடந்த ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை இங்கிலாந்து சென்றார் அவர். முன்னதாக 2 கவுண்டி சாம்பியன்ஷிப் ஆட்டங்களில் பிரித்வி ஷா பங்கேற்க இருந்தார். ஆனால், விசா தாமதமானதால் அவரால் அந்த ஆட்டங்களில் கலந்துகொள்ள முடியவில்லை. இந்நிலையில் நார்த்தாம்டன்ஷையர் அணிக்காக விளையாடுவது குறித்து பிரித்வி ஷா பேசியதாவது: இது எனக்கு ஒரு சிறந்த வாய்ப்பாகும். எனது திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்த…

Kane Williamson has begun facing throwdowns in the nets once again as he continues his recovery after undergoing surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Williamson posted a short clip of him batting on Instagram on August 1 with the caption “Nice to be back in the nets with the bat in hand for a few throws.” Williamson had ruptured his ACL while playing for…

Reece Topley, England’s left-arm seamer, believes that the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) has opened up “a career path that probably outlives your international career”, and says that the more such global leagues there are, the better it will be for the world game. Topley, who is on the comeback trail after a succession of freak injuries – including a twisted ankle that ended his participation in England’s…

West Indies ODI captain Shai Hope, batter Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowler Oshane Thomas have earned recalls to the T20I squad as the management starts preparing for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The 15-man squad has been picked for the five-match series against India from August 3 to 13. From West Indies’ last T20I squad, which won 2-1 against South Africa in March, the selectors dropped Shamarh Brooks, Raymon Reifer,…

Pat Cummins injured his left wrist early in the final Test at The Oval and will have the extent of the problem assessed in the coming days. From the second day, Cummins played with his wrist heavily strapped, and while it did not appear to impede his bowling, he seemed to be in more discomfort while batting. Following the conclusion of the Ashes, Cummins will now have at least three…