Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will join the Australian support staff on their tour to the United Kingdom (UK). The visitors will play a warm-up game against Sussex from Thursday (June 7). The Aussies will play a series of five-match One-day Internationals and a solitary Twenty20 International between June 13 and 27. Ponting was part […]
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Fit Dale Steyn Set to Play Against Sri Lanka
South African speedster Dale Steyn is all set to make a comeback in the international arena after a prolonged gap. The prominent bowler suffered a heel injury last year but has now recovered fully to don the national jersey. Recently, the Proteas side beat India before thrashing Australia at home, without the service of one […]
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Ponting included in Australia’s coaching staff for England tour
Melbourne, June7: Former captain Ricky Ponting will join the Australia cricket team coaching staff, headed by Justin Langer, in England where the visitors will play five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and a single Twenty20 International (T20I) against the hosts over the next few weeks. Ponting, who has been an assistant coach for Australia’s T20 side twice […]
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Kerela’s Greenfield Stadium to Host India-Windies ODI
The Greenfield International Stadium in Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram will host a One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Windies in November later this year. The BCCI has confirmed the news and cricket lovers in nature’s habitat can look forward to the showdown. India-Windies set for the clash The day-night match will be played on […]
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William Porterfield Steps Down from T20I captaincy; Wilson to Lead Ireland
Ireland cricketer Gary Wilson will lead Ireland in T20Is. William Porterfield recently announced that he wouldn’t take charge of Ireland in the shortest format of the game. The latter had led the country for over a decade and wanted to focus on Tests, and ODIs. 32-year old Wilson will be leading the side in the tri-nation […]
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McGrath looking forward to Kohli-Anderson battle
Chennai, June 5: Australia pace legend Glenn McGrath feels that India’s upcoming England tour comprising five Tests will be an intense battle between skipper Virat Kohli and veteran quick James Anderson in challenging conditions. McGrath, who is the only fast bowler ahead of Anderson on the all-time wicket-takers list in Test cricket with 563 wickets to […]
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B-Town celebs hail India’s win in Intercontinental Cup
Mumbai, June 5: Bollywood celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan have celebrated India’s victory over Kenya at the 2018 International Cup. They showered praise on skipper Sunil Chhetri for his performance in his 100th international game on Monday where he scored twice, calling him a “legend” and a “leader”. Chhetri scored a brace […]
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Warner to join Smith in Canadian T20 league
Toronto, June 4: Tainted former Australia Vice captain David Warner will join his former captain Steve Smith at the Global T20 Canadian league later this month. This will mark the return to the game for the high-profile Australian pair, who were banned from official international and domestic cricket for 12 months by Cricket Australia in March, […]
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Donald backs England to lift World Cup in 2019
London, May 31: South African pace legend Allan Donald has backed No.1-ranked hosts England to go the distance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. “If ever they have a chance to win one, it’s definitely now,” Donald was quoted as saying by Sky Sports News on Wednesday, on the sidelines of an event to mark […]
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IPL 2018: Best Uncapped XI of the Season XI
The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was arguably the best edition which was eventually won by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after thumping eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. The yellow brigade lifted the title for the third time in IPL history. With the victory, they have now joined Mumbai Indians (MI) as the […]