Tim Paine, Australia Test captain said the chances of its first-ever test against Afghanistan going ahead are “not looking good” with the Taliban unwilling to let women play cricket and questioned why the game’s governing body had remained quiet on the issue. Australia is due to face the Afghanistan men’s team in Hobart from November 27 […]
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Decision Review System (DRS) Won’t Be Available In New Zealand-Pakistan Series As PCB And Producers Or Broadcasters Failed To Find An ICC Approved DRS Provider
Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used during Pakistan’s upcoming limited-overs home series against New Zealand due to the non-availability of an ICC approved provider for the technology. The Pakistan Cricket Board and the producers/broadcasters of the series could not find an approved provider of the technology required to run the system during the […]
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It’s Not An Ideal Situation For Pakistan After Resignation From Misbah-ul-Haq And Waqar Younis Before T20I World Cup: Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan, Pakistan’s white-ball vice-captain admits the situation arising out of the sudden resignation of head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis was not ideal but the team was trying to shun any negative thoughts as important events are coming up. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced that Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have […]
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MS Dhoni Was Initially Reluctant To Take The Role As A Mentor But Agreed After Consultation With Virat Kohli
MS Dhoni surprised all by announcing that he would be retiring from all international cricket, on Independence Day last year, A little more than a year later, his return to the Team India folds as ‘mentor’ for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE has been equally surprising. Indian cricket board (BCCI) secretary Jay […]
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‘Unorthodox’ Suryakumar Yadav Is A Completely Different Class As Compared To Shreyas Iyer, Says Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir believes Suryakumar Yadav is in a different league as a T20 batsman compared to Shreyas Iyer. Suryakumar Yadav is part of India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Another middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, is part of the three standbys named in India’s squad for T20I WC alongside pacers Deepak Chahar and […]
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Pakistan Pacer Mohammad Amir Set To Come Out Of Int’l Retirement
Mohammad Amir, the left-arm fast bowler has decided to come out of international retirement in what comes as a pleasing development for Pakistan cricket. The 29-year-old pacer stunned the cricket world by announcing his international retirement last year. The pacer clarified that he made the big decision because of his issues with the team management. […]
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Pakistan Named A 15 Men Squad And 3 Stand-Bys For 2021 T20I World Cup
Pakistan named a 15-member squad and 3 stand-by players for their campaign in the UAE on Monday. Sarfaraz Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, and Faheem Ashraf were notable omissions from the Babar Azam-led side. Pakistan on Monday named a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup and the home T20I series against New Zealand and England. Senior […]
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Misbah-ul-Haq And Waqar Younis Step Down As Pakistan Coaches Before 2021 T20I WC
Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have stepped down from their positions as head coach and bowling coach of the national men’s team respectively. Misbah-ul-Haq cited spending “considerable time away from my family in a bio-secure environment” as the reason for his decision. Waqar Younis said that since he and Misbah-ul-Haq had walked into the roles together, it made sense […]
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MS Dhoni Was Wearing His Test Match Jersey Through The Entire Night After Announcing Retirement From Tests In 2014: Ravichandran Ashwin
MS Dhoni stunned the cricketing fraternity by making shocking Test retirement in December 2014. After leading India in the 3rd Test of the series at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, the keeper made the decision to quit the longest format, handing over the charge to Virat Kohli. The legendary cricketer didn’t drop any hint before […]
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Rohit Sharma Breaks Rahul Dravid’s Record Of Most Int’l 100s In England By An Indian Batsman
Rohit Sharma on Saturday surpassed former skipper Rahul Dravid’s record of hitting most international hundreds in England by an Indian batsman. He achieved the feat during the ongoing fourth Test against England at the Kennington Oval on day three of the penultimate match of the series. Rohit Sharma hit his first overseas Test ton on […]