Month: January 2025

India and Himachal Pradesh fast-bowling allrounder Rishi Dhawan has announced his retirement from Indian limited-overs cricket. The 34-year-old ends his international career with four caps, three in ODIs and one in T20Is, all earned in 2016. The announcement has come after the conclusion of the group stage of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Dhawan’s retirement announcement specified limited-overs cricket, which suggests he will carry on playing first-class cricket at least…

Nazmul Abedeen Fahim has threatened to quit from his position as a BCB director after a fallout with board president Faruque Ahmed. Fahim has said he hasn’t been given the opportunity to work independently, and accused Faruque of taking unilateral decisions. The pair were elected to the BCB’s board of directors in August, shortly after the interim government took charge of the country. ESPNcricinfo understands that an incident between Faruque…

Australia still have two games left in the current cycle – against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka later this month. But even a 0-2 loss there would not be enough for either of India or Sri Lanka to displace them in the top two on the WTC table. For the record, even if Sri Lanka win the two-Test series 2-0, they will finish on 53.85 percentage points while Australia, currently…

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub will travel to London to have his ankle fracture treated. The PCB, who had earlier said he would stay with the team and fly back to Pakistan at the end of the Newlands Test match, has decided instead to send him to London for specialist treatment straightaway. He will be accompanied by Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahood, who is currently with the team in Cape Town….

Hobart Hurricanes 187 for 5 (David 62*, Owen 37, Boyce 2-23) beat Adelaide Strikers 186 for 5 (Lynn 49, Ross 47*, Salamkheil 2-22) by five wickets A brutal unbeaten 62 from 28 balls from Tim David helped Hobart Hurricanes to a fourth straight win and the second-highest run-chase of BBL 2024-25. David hit six sixes and three fours as Hurricanes chased down Adelaide Strikers’ 186 for 5 with eight deliveries…

On a blustery Wellington day, an Antarctic chill blowing in with the southerly, New Zealand’s home advantage may have played a role in their victory. This is what Matt Henry thinks, after his 4 for 19 led the demolition of Sri Lanka’s batting order. Bowling first on a green pitch, New Zealand rolled Sri Lanka over for 178. And yet Sri Lanka’s seamers were unable to exert similar pressure, New…

Pakistan 155 for 6 (Babar 58, Rizwan 46, Rabada 2-28) trail South Africa 615 by 460 runs Pakistan lost their middle order on the third morning as South Africa took a massive step towards victory in the second Test and a sweep of the home summer. South Africa bagged 3 for 91 in the first session at Newlands, and with Saim Ayub out of the Test with an ankle fracture,…

The Indians celebrated Usman Khawaja’s wicket forcefully in Konstas’ direction after he had exchanged words with Bumrah, and Australia coach Andrew McDonald called out their behaviour towards the 19-year-old, while adding the ICC had set a benchmark for what is acceptable by not handing down any punishment. “Look, it’s a tough sport played by tough men. You can’t be that soft,” Gambhir said after India’s defeat at the SCG. “That’s…

Head coach Gautam Gambhir offered them support but left the big decision to the players. “I can’t talk about the future of any player,” Gambhir said at the press conference after the series. “It’s up to them as well. But yes, what I can say is that they still have the hunger. They still have the passion. They’re tough people. And hopefully they can continue to take Indian cricket forward….

Australia captain Pat Cummins says he’s immensely proud to claim a trophy that “a few” of his team-mates didn’t have after Australia closed out the Border-Gavaskar series with a six-wicket win in Sydney. “Unreal. This was one that a few of us didn’t have,” Cummins said at the post-series presentation. “It’s been an amazing series. [We’re] immensely proud. We’ve spent a lot of time together as a group over the…