Nairobi, Sep 22 (IANS) Political uncertainty in Kenya has forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reschedule the World Cricket League Championship qualifying match between leaders Netherlands and Kenya to South Africa. Nairobi was to host the sixth round match from Oct. 6-8 but with repeat presidential elections still standing in the way, the global cricket […]
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Women’s Cricket Matches Must Be Telecast More: Harmanpreet Kaur (IANS Interview)
Mysuru, Sep 21 (IANS) If women’s cricket matches get as much visibility on television and media coverage as the men’s matches do, it will be game-changing as the masses will get to know what the girls can do, says India women’s team’s star all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur. In India, the craze for a major cricket match when […]
Venugopal Rao Makes Comeback to First-Class Cricket, to Play for Andhra Pradesh
Venugopal Rao, the Indian batsman who last played an international game way back in 2006, has made a comeback to the first-class cricket and the right-handed batsman will represent Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. He last played a first-class game for Gujarat against Tamil Nadu in the year 2015. Since then, he […]
Cricket Australia Appoints Rachael Haynes as Skipper for Multi-Format Ashes
Australian batter Rachael Haynes has been announced as the replace skipper by Cricket Australia, for the upcoming Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes which will be beginning from October 22 in Brisbane. The New South Wales player was named as the stand-in for batting mainstay Meg Lanning’s, who nursed shoulder injury during the recently concluded ICC Women’s […]
Jesse Ryder Not Eyeing to Return To International Fold Anytime Soon
New Zealand all-rounder Jesse Ryder, who has been enjoying his run in Indoor Cricket World Cup at Insportz in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), does not seem interested in returning to the top-flight cricket after life-threatening assault in 2013, outside a bar in Christchurch. “I have no plans for international cricket at this stage, just […]
Sri Lanka Cricket Announces Fresh Five-Men Selection Panel
Following the bilateral series whitewash across all three formats against India, the severe criticism over selection panel and players from all quarters recently have had forced the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to announce the new five-member committee of the Panel of Selectors within the Islanders Board. Pertinently, the committee of selectors’ panel was approved by […]
Twitter Reactions: Ten Years On; Yuvraj Singh’s Six Sixes Still Fresh Among Cricket Fans!
19th September 2007, a date which no Indian fan will ever forget. It was on this day that Yuvraj Singh hit Stuart Broad for Six 6’s in an over in the inaugural T20 World Cup in Durban. Yuvraj Singh has always been a big match player and a game winner for India. Yuvraj had an […]
India, Australia Cricket Teams Arrive In Kolkata
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) The Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived in the city amidst high security on Monday for their second One-day International (ODI) to be played at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. After registering a 26-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method over Australia in the opener, Virat Kohli and Co looked confident as around […]
Sachin Tendulkar Congratulates Dhoni on Reaching 100 International Fifties
Mahendra Singh Dhoni reached yet another milestone during the opening ODI between India and Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The former captain reached 100 international half-centuries in international cricket. While the 79 he scored was his 66th ODI fifty, Dhoni has also smashed 33 Test fifties to go with a solitary T20I […]
IND vs AUS 2017, 1st ODI: MS Dhoni Brings Up his 100th International Fifty
Chennai has been MS Dhoni fortress for quite a while now, as the wicketkeeping great has enjoyed some priceless moments out here. Be it his triumphs with local IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings, or his heroic innings against Pakistan in late 2012; Dhoni has seen it all. Against Australia in the opening ODI of the […]