Shubman Gill and Maheesh Theekshana have become the new No. 1 men’s ODI batter and bowler respectively in the ICC rankings update released on the opening day of the Champions Trophy. Gill has gone past Babar Azam on his list, while Theekshana has gone past Rashid Khan on his. Gill had an excellent time of it in the home ODI series against England, which India won 3-0, with scores of…
New South Wales 238 and 134 for 4 (Gilkes 43*, Phillipe 31, Boland 2-29) lead Victoria 182 (Bird 3-24, Jacobs 3-60) by 190 runs Sam Konstas put away the scoops, ramps and sweeps on the second day at the SCG but could only make 17 before falling to Scott Boland for the second time in the match. Related Australia emerge from Test season with flying colours and new options Konstas…
Alyssa Healy leaves some big shoes to fill, but Chinelle Henry is ready to step in for UP Warriorz and make an unexpected WPL debut she hopes will be the start of something huge. Henry, the powerful West Indies middle-order batter and handy fast bowler, received a late call-up to the tournament as a replacement for Australia captain Healy, who is recovering from a stress injury in her foot, and…
Milind Rege, the former Mumbai captain, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, just days after turning 76. Rege took 126 wickets with his right-arm offbreaks in 52 first-class matches between 1966-67 and 1977-78. He also scored 1,532 runs at an average of 23.56. After his playing career, he was associated with Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in various committees, including being selector and chief of selector in separate stints. He…
Hampshire are expected to sign Mark Stoneman for the 2025 County Championship season in a bid to cover for the loss of James Vince, who is stepping away from first-class cricket this year. Stoneman has been without a county since leaving Middlesex at the end of last summer. The 37-year-old would add experience to a well-oiled domestic side who finished second in Division One last term, but have been left…
Like a celebrity adamant to prevent unflattering photographs being taken, he’s already got his helmet on, the gash on his forehead and the stitches holding it together hidden from view. New Zealand have wrapped more than just bandages around him, protecting him from a rushed return after the freak injury he suffered ten days ago, when he lost sight of a slog from Khushdil Shah and got hit by the…
Big picture: Pakistan vs New Zealand (again) We live in a time when the ODI is starved for attention, with the older sibling commanding instant respect for its age and wisdom and the younger one bawling at full lung capacity if you dare to look away while it cartwheels around the room. For all that, the middle child never fails to remind us how captivating it can be whenever a…
Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl vs Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur called correctly and as has been the theme of the tournament so far, elected to field in Vadodara. Teams chasing have won all the games so far this season and a beaming Harmanpreet had no hesitation in bowling first against Gujarat Giants. Mumbai made two changes to their playing XI from the opening game against Delhi…
Pakistan have been handed a boost ahead of the Champions Trophy opener, with fast bowler Haris Rauf expected to be “fully fit” against New Zealand, according to their captain Mohammad Rizwan. “Haris bowled 6-8 overs a couple of days ago, and bowled a fair bit yesterday too,” Rizwan said at the captain’s press conference on the eve of the tournament. “He’s bowling with full rhythm today, too. He’s also putting…
The previous lowest total successfully defended in a full ODI (not reduced) was India’s 125 against Pakistan in the Rothmans Four-Nations Cup in 1985. They won that match by 38 runs in Sharjah. USA’s fixture against Oman was dominated by spin. All nine bowlers used in the game were spinners, making it the first completed men’s ODI ever – after 4671 matches – without a single ball bowled by a…