The Afghanistan team is currently making rapid strides in International Cricket, especially after being awarded the Test status and winning the ICC World Cup Qualifiers to progress into the main event in England next year. Afghanistan’s will play its inaugural Test match against India, after receiving the honorary accolade. The match is scheduled at Bengaluru, […]
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IND vs AFG, 2018: Dinesh Karthik Replaces Injured Wriddhiman Saha for One-off Test
Things continue to get better for Dinesh Karthik, when it comes to International cricket. Now, he is ready to don the gloves in the absence of injured and first-choice wicketkeeper for India in whites, Wriddhiman Saha. Saha injured his thumb while representing Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) during the second qualifier against […]
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IPL 2018: Top 5 Umpiring Howlers of the Tournament
The recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) broke all the expectations of fans and supporters, as we witnessed some terrific brand of cricket. In the end, it was Chennai Super Kings who lifted the IPL title for the 3rd time after beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the competition. All through the tournament, […]
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Head, Marsh to lead Australia A squads in India
Melbourne, May 30: Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday named Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh as leaders of Australia A sides touring India for a triangular ODI series, also involving South Africa A and two four-day matches in August-September. Head will lead the one-day team, while Marsh has been named the captain of the four-day team that […]
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Afghanistan Announces Squad for India Test and Bangladesh T20I’s
After the completion of the most-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL), now it is the time for cricketers to pull up their socks to play the longer version of the game. The newbies in Test format, Afghanistan are set to take on India in their first-ever Test match under the stamp of International Cricket Council, which […]
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IPL 2018: 5 Debutants Who Made an Impact in the Tournament
After a month of a half of intense action, Chennai Super Kings has been crowned as the Vivo IPL champions for the 3rd time in their history of IPL. It was a strong performance by Chennai in the final of the tournament. Riding on a sensational knock from the blade of Shane Watson, CSK won […]
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Knee injury rules Afghan pacer Zadran out of inaugural Test
New Delhi, May 28: Ahead of their inaugural Test against India from June 14-18 in Bengaluru, Afghanistan were dealt a major blow after paceman Dalwat Zadran was ruled out with a knee injury. Zadran was also ruled out of his side’s three Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh, starting June 3 in Dehradun, an International Cricket Council (ICC) […]
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BCCI’s ACU working with ICC over pitch-fixing sting
New Delhi, May 28: Amidst a sting operation alleging pitch doctoring in Test matches in Galle, which also featured India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday said it has a “zero-tolerance approach” to any activity that brings the game to disrepute. The Indian cricket board issued a statement after a documentary […]
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Devon back in Windies Test team for Sri Lanka series
Trinidad, May 25: Top-order batsman Devon Smith has been recalled to the 13-man West Indies squad after a gap of three years for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning June 6 at the Queens Park Oval here. Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Jahmar Hamilton has also earned his maiden call-up to the national squad, becoming only the […]
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Have a happy life: Bollywood celebs wish AB de Villiers on retirement
Mumbai, May 24: Bollywood celebrities like Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor and Rahul Bose have wished luck and happiness to South African batsman AB de Villiers, who has announced his retirement from international cricket. AB de Villiers, who featured in 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is for South Africa, sprang a surprise when he announced on […]