Australia have won seven out of their last nine Tests and with this series win, they are the new world number one. © AFP Steve Smith’s dominant Australia crushed New Zealand by seven wickets in the second Test to sweep the series 2-0 and go to the top of the world rankings in Christchurch on Wednesday. (Kane Williamson Joins Elite List, Shatters Records in Christchurch Test) With Smith smacking 53…
Shahid Afridi reconsidering T20I retirement
Shahid Afridi had said he would retire from internationals after the World T20 © Getty Images Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi has said he is facing “huge pressure” from family and friends to not retire from international cricket in April at the end of the World T20 in India. Afridi, who will turn 36 on March 1, plays only T20 internationals for Pakistan and is now reconsidering his decision to…
India Finish as No. 2 Test Side in International Cricket Council Rankings
India is set to bag USD 5 lakh for finishing second in the ICC ranking. © AFP Dubai: Assured of the number two Test team spot at the annual cut-off date on April 1, India is set to bag USD 5 lakh, even as the country held the top spot in the Twenty20 format. (Australia Register 2-0 Series Win Against New Zealand, Become World No. 1 in Tests) Though India…
Lanning ton helps Australia Women retain Rose Bowl
Australia Women 244 for 4 (Lanning 127, Blackwell 50*, Kasperek 2-37) beat New Zealand Women 243 for 5 (Bates 110, McGlashan 46) by six wicketsScorecard Meg Lanning’s second consecutive century helped Australia home © Annette Johnston from Heddfan Photography Meg Lanning‘s 127 off 135 overshadowed Suzie Bates‘ ton to help Australia Women clinch the series 2-1 and maintain their 17-year grip on the Rose Bowl, after a convincing six-wicket victory…
Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma, Ashish Nehra Take India to Big Win Over Bangladesh in Opener
Rohit Sharma’s 83 off 55 balls took his tally to 1149 runs in Twenty20 Internationals. © AFP Mirpur: India launched their Asia Cup campaign in style as they thrashed Bangladesh by 45 runs, riding on a brilliant 83 by Rohit Sharma here on Wednesday. (Scorecard | Highlights) Put into bat on a pacer-friendly wicket, India scored a challenging 166 for six with Rohit scoring his runs under pressure after they…
Ranji Trophy Final: Dhawal Kulkarni Rips Apart Saurashtra
Dhawal Kulkarni in the devastating spell picked up Avi Barot, Cheteshwar Pujara, Arpit Vasavada and Jaydev Shah. © AFP Pune: Dhawal Kulkarni wreaked havoc with the new ball to hand Mumbai the initial edge in their quest for 41st Ranji Trophy title by reducing Saurashtra to 192 for eight in the first innings on the opening day of the summit clash in Pune. (Read More in Cricket) Back in the…
Shahid Afridi Set For Hampshire Return
Shahid Afridi has played 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 90 Twenty20Is for Pakistan © AFP London: Shahid Afridi is set to return to Hampshire for this season’s domestic Twenty20 Blast competition, the English county announced on Wednesday. (Shahid Afridi Reconsidering Retirement From International Cricket) Afridi, Pakistan’s captain for the forthcoming World Twenty20 in India, will be available for the whole Blast tournament, Hampshire said. Nicknamed ‘Boom Boom’ for his aggressive…
'Dangerous' Australia climb to top of the world
Australia became the No. 1 ranked Test side after a 2-0 win against New Zealand, but plenty of challenges lie ahead © Getty Images A small crowd, a quiet Christchurch day in the last week of February, an Australian rise to No.1. It could have been Allan Border overtaking Sunil Gavaskar 23 years ago to become the leading run scorer in Tests. Instead it was Steven Smith‘s men nudging ahead…
Smash or crash — the McCullum way
Christchurch (New Zealand) – The tattered cap was removed for the last time on Wednesday as Brendon McCullum headed into retirement ultimately in defeat, but on the back of one last destructive, record-breaking innings. Brendon McCullum drew the curtain on his illustrious career after a 2-0 series defeat as Australia wrapped up the second Test by seven wickets in Christchurch © AFP Marty Melville McCullum drew the curtain on his…
Australia captain Steve Smith fined for dissent over umpire row
Christchurch (New Zealand) – Australian captain Steve Smith was fined 30 percent of his match fee for dissent on Wednesday after a confrontation with the umpires in the second Test against New Zealand. Australian captain Steve Smith (C) pleaded guilty to a dissent charge following an angry outburst during the second Test against New Zealand © AFP Marty Melville Australia won the Test by seven wickets to move to the…