Usman Khawaja has called for former Australian skipper Steve Smith to again captain Australia once Tim Paine’s tenure ends. Tim Paine took over as Australia captain from Steve Smith in 2018 after the duo of Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for ball tempering offence for a year from international cricket. The Queensland skipper […]
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Australia May Not Qualify For WTC Final Even If England Wins 4th Test
Australia might not finally qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final to be held at Lord’s in June 2021, even if England manages to defeat India in the fourth and final Test. If visitors England wins the last 4th Test against India, then Australia was to qualify for the WTC final against already […]
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Ajinkya Rahane Echoes Pacer Ishant Sharma On Winning World Test Championship Is Similar To Winning The World Cup
Ajinkya Rahane, India’s Test vice-captain echoed pacer Ishant Sharma’s emotions and said on the same lines that winning the World Test Championship (WTC) would be similar to winning the World Cup. India currently has gained a 2-1 lead in the ongoing four-match Test series against England and if the hosts manage to win or draw […]
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Virat Kohli Is A True Leader And Trendsetter: VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman, a former Indian batsman has termed Virat Kohli as a “true leader” and a “trendsetter” in Indian cricket after he strengthened his hold as the most successful Test skipper. With 22 victories under his belt, Virat Kohli overtook MS Dhoni as captain with the most Test wins on Indian soil after the hosts defeated England […]
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Ehsan Mani Confirms Asia Cup Likely To Be Postponed If India Reaches WTC Final
Ehsan Mani, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman on Sunday confirmed that the Asia Cup which was slated to be held in June 2021 is likely to be postponed if India manages to qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship. The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani on Sunday said that the Asia Cup […]
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George Bailey Backs Aaron Finch To Lead Australia In T20I World Cup
George Bailey, cricketer-turned-selector has backed Australia’s white-ball limited-overs skipper to lead the Australian side in the upcoming T20I World Cup amid raging doubts around his batting and leadership credentials. Aaron Finch has come under constant scrutiny, owing to his horrendous run of form in the last six months or so. Former Australian cricketers, led by […]
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Chris Gayle And Fidel Edwards Recalled To Play 3 T20Is Against Sri Lanka
Chris Gayle, the swashbuckling opener of West Indies has been recalled to the national cricket team for the first time in two years as he was named in the West Indies T20I side for a three-match home series against Sri Lanka. Chris Gayle has been recalled to the West Indies cricket team as he has […]
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Brad Hogg Believes RCB Has Taken A Gamble By Buying Glenn Maxwell
Brad Hogg believes RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) has taken a huge gamble by opting to buy Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell at an exorbitant amount. Glenn Maxwell was released by the Punjab Kings, formerly Kings XI Punjab, ahead of the IPL 2021 Auction due to his indifferent performances last season at UAE. However, RCB acquired the maverick all-rounders’ […]
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KKR Lacks Firepower In Batting: Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir, former Indian opener and two-time IPL winner for KKR pointed out the chink in Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad, saying that the franchise lacks firepower when it comes to Indian batting. KKR brought back Bangladesh allrounder Shakib al Hasan and also roped in Harbhajan Singh, and Karun Nair, apart from a slew of uncapped […]
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Dhammika Prasad Retires At 37 After Last Playing For Sri Lanka In 2015
Dhammika Prasad, Sri Lankan pacer has announced his retirement from international cricket at 37 years of age. Dhammika Prasad has represented the country in 25 Tests, 24 One Day Internationals, and in one T20I and his last series was in 2015 against the West Indies. Dhammika Prasad Felt Correct Time Had Arrived To Retire From […]