Franchises normally depend upon ‘fan loyalty’ as a part of their brand building. Having a strong, die-hard fan base associated with a team is the first step towards building a great team legacy apart from other factors. Efforts get minimalised when the franchise has a player who is a brand in himself. A player of […]
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Tea Report Of Third Test: Smith Steadies Australia After Early Blows
Ranchi, March 16 (IANS) Skipper Steven Smith led the way with a half-century as Australia posted 194/4 in their first innings at tea on the opening day of their third cricket Test against India at the JSCA International Stadium here on Thursday. Smith was batting on 80 runs with Glenn Maxwell on 19 at the […]
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Maintaining Fitness In Crunch Series A Tough Ask, Feels Trent Boult
Tight scheduling, Vigorous match practice and immense workload are all but the synonyms of today’s cricket on an international scale. Trent Boult, New Zealand’s pace spearhead has claimed that maintaining fitness during clinical series or mega tournaments isn’t an easy task at all. Boult, who has been rested for the on-going Wellington Test after he complained about the groin injury which […]
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2017 Schedule: All Eyes On Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi
Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as favourites to win the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The side will be led by David Warner, the Australia maverick left-hander, who led them fabulously in the previous season. Fans will surely expect the same exemplary display of team effort that served as the platform […]
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Pakistan Name Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad In ODI, T20I Squad For West Indies Tour
Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the 16-men squad for the three One-day Internationals and 15-member squad for the four Twenty20 Internationals scheduled from March 26 in the Caribbean. The PCB’s chief selector Inzamam-Ul-Haq announced both the squads (T20I, ODI) after briefing the media persons at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Inzamam expressed the youngsters have […]
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Luke Ronchi Joins Leicestershire Foxes For NatWest T20 Blast 2017
Luke Ronchi, New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman, has joined Leicestershire Foxes and would be available for all the 14 group matches of the NatWest Twenty20 Blast 2017. The Manawatu-born Ronchi said he always wanted to play county cricket and this time, it would be his first stint for Leicestershire. “I love playing county cricket and can’t wait […]
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Sri Lanka To Host India, Bangladesh For Tri-Series
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced they will host India and Bangladesh in a three-nation one-day international tournament in March 2018 as part of their 70th Independence celebrations. The news was announced by SLC chief Thilanga Sumathipalas during a media briefing at P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Wednesday (March 15). BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and BCB […]
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PCB Blocked My Pension And Now Are Aiming To Silence My Voice: Sarfraz Nawaz
Former Pakistan first bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has come hard at national cricket board and has further served a legal notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), chairman Shaharyar Khan following a recent statement which was released against the Ex-Test cricketer for not allowing him to voice his opinion on Pakistan cricket before the release also stated […]
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Salman Butt Likely To Be Considered For Test Squad Against West Indies
Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt is likely to be considered for the West Indies Test series which is scheduled in April and May after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has cleared the tainted cricketer who was the main character behind the spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan-England Test series in 2010 at Lord’s. Reports suggest that the national […]
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Xavier Doherty Calls Time On First-Class And One-Day Career
Former Australia Test spinner Xavier Doherty announced his retirement from first-class and One-Day cricket on Wednesday (March 15). Doherty, who made his international debut in 2010, played four Tests, 60 One-Day Internationals and 11 Twenty20 Internationals for his country. The 34-year old’s decision came after he was dropped from Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield side for the last round of […]