That Prithvi Shaw is a gifted player was there for all to see when he scored a hundred on Test debut just before turning 19 in late 2018. He has since played only 11 international games in six years and if he wants to reach the peak of his game again, he needs to get his “work ethics right,” his Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer has said. Shaw was recently dropped…
India 51 for 4 (Rahul 33*, Starc 2-25) trail Australia 445 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 70, Bumrah 6-76) by 394 runs Only 33.1 overs were possible on what may have been the stop-startiest day in the history of Test cricket, featuring as many as eight stoppages for rain, but Australia kept alive their hopes of going 2-1 up with two days remaining at the Gabba. They stretched their first-innings…
Ben Stokes was forced to leave the field during day three of England’s third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park after a suspected recurrence of a left hamstring injury. England’s captain pulled up after the second ball of the 56th over of New Zealand’s second innings – his 13th, and third of the day – on Monday afternoon, immediately feeling the back of his left thigh after delivering a…
Bangladesh 147 for 6 (Soumya 43, Hosein 2-13, McCoy 2-30) beat West Indies 140 (Powell 60, Mahedi 4-13) by seven runs Bangladesh thwarted Rovman Powell‘s stunning effort to power West Indies to an improbable win, after Hasan Mahmud defended nine runs in a heroic last over to seal a seven-run victory in the first T20I at the Arnos Vale Ground. The capacity crowd were presented with a thrilling contest in…
Afghanistan’s ace spinner Rashid Khan is set to play his first Test match in more than three years after having been named in their squad for the upcoming two-Test series in Zimbabwe. Rashid had earlier taken a break from the longest format on medical advice because of a groin injury. Rashid’s last Test, which also came against Zimbabwe, was back in March 2021 in Abu Dhabi. The squad includes seven…
Tea New Zealand 347 and 274 for 4 (Williamson 123*, Mitchell 18*) lead England 143 (Henry 4-48, Santner 3-7, O’Rourke 3-33) by 478 runs Kane Williamson‘s century stretched New Zealand’s lead to 478 runs at tea on a rain-hit third day in Hamilton when England were forced to sweat on the fitness of their captain, Ben Stokes. Having reached fifty just before the close of the second day with his side…
Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from bowling in all competitions run by ICC-approved national federations, both domestic and international, the BCB said in a statement on Sunday. Shakib had been suspended from bowling by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for an illegal action, and this, the BCB said, was the automatic next step. The board also said Shakib will soon appear for reassessment at an accredited testing…
Mumbai 180 for 5 (Suryakumar 48, Rahane 37, Shedge 36*, Tripuresh 2-34) beat Madhya Pradesh 174 for 8 (Patidar 81*, Dias 2-32, Thakur 2-41) by five wickets Mumbai have yet another star in the making, and yet another trophy in a cabinet which is fast running out of space. Even before the ball landed beyond the straight boundary to confirm victory in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final against…
The uncapped Indian players grabbed headlines as they fetched big money at the Women’s Premier League [WPL] 2025 auction held in Bengaluru. Simran Shaikh, the Mumbai allrounder, turned out to be the biggest buy on auction day with Gujarat Giants picking her up for INR 1.9 crore (USD 223,000 approx). Mumbai Indians meanwhile picked up 16-year-old Tamil Nadu batter G Kamilini for INR 1.60 crore (USD 190,000 approx) while Uttarakhand…
Hilton Cartwright was sent to hospital for a possible neck injury sustained in a fielding mishap late in the BBL season-opener between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium. In the 13th over of Scorchers’ chase, Cartwright sprinted from deep point as he attempted to prevent a boundary from Scorchers batter Cooper Connolly. He sprawled across the turf in a full-bodied dive towards the rope but appeared to jar…