Cricket

Ramiz Raja was appointed as the PCB chairman for a three-year term on Monday.© Twitter Former cricketer Ramiz Raja has been officially appointed as Pakistan Cricket Board’s 36th chairman for a three-year term, the country’s cricket body announced on Monday. After his appointment the former batsman said that he will work to ensure Pakistan cricket

Spinners Tabraiz Shamsi and Aiden Markram set up a crushing nine-wicket win for South Africa in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka to clinch the series on Sunday. Shamsi and Markram took three wickets each to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 103, a total the tourists chased down in 14.1 overs to take an

India head coach Ravi Shastri and his support staff colleagues Bharat Arun and R Sridhar are likely to leave for India on Wednesday provided they have two negative RT-PCR reports prior to their departure date. Shastri, who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the fourth Test at the Oval, has been in quarantine since September

Sri Lanka named a 15-player squad for next month’s T20 World Cup, but said they were undecided on whether to play against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s reported ban on women playing sport. Sri Lanka Cricket retained Dasun Shanaka as captain with Dhananjaya de Silva as his deputy for the T20 World Cup which runs from

Sherfane Rutherford will replace Jonny Bairstow in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad.© AFP Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have added West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford to their squad following the withdrawal England’s Jonny Bairstow ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The franchise took to Twitter to make the announcement on Saturday. “The

The BCCI Apex Council have their meeting on September 20.© AFP The domestic cricketers, who lost out on Ranji Trophy cricket last season due to COVID-19, are likely to get minimum 50 percent compensation of their total match fees if the BCCI Apex Council approves the working group recommendation. The final decision however lies with

Michael Vaughan’s outspoken comments on Twitter have often put him at loggerheads with fans on the social media platform. And yet again, the former England captain ruffled the feathers of some Twitter users, by claiming that somehow India had “let English cricket down”. The Englishman’s tweet came after the fifth and final Test in Manchester

South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.© AFP Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 48 by Aiden Markram helped South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the first Twenty20 international on Friday. Markram’s 33-ball knock guided South Africa to 163-5, a total they defended by restricting Sri Lanka

T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni has been appointed as Team India’s mentor.© AFP India great Kapil Dev on Friday welcomed MS Dhoni’s appointment as the mentor of the national team for the T20 World Cup, saying it seems a special case since he has come back to the set-up only one year after retirement. Speaking

Many players from Team India are CSK, MI members, who will face other on September 19.© Instagram Following the cancellation of the Manchester Test between England and India on Friday, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has asked whether the players will be available for the opening match when IPL 2021 resumes in the UAE on

Rashid Khan was named captain of the Afghanistan team for the T20 World Cup.© AFP In a shocking decision, Rashid Khan on Thursday stepped down as the captain of the Afghanistan team, saying that his opinion was not sought before finalising the national squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Early in the day, the Afghanistan

Virat Kohli is in Manchester for India’s upcoming fifth Test match vs England.© Twitter The city of Manchester is currently buzzing with excitement, with two legendary sporting personalities – Virat Kohli and Cristiano Ronaldo – preparing for a high-octane weekend. The Portuguese superstar is expected to make his second Manchester United debut in the Premier

T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni will serve as Team India’s mentor during the showpiece event.© Instagram World Cup squad announcements come with its share of surprises, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did the unthinkable on Wednesday when they announced roping in former India skipper MS Dhoni as mentor for the

“Happiness and gratitude are the only two words that define me now,” said Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday after being included in India’s T20 World Cup squad, his first white-ball selection since 2017. The 34-year-old, who is currently part of the Test squad that is playing against England in an ongoing five-match series, wrote a Twitter post

Ravichandran Ashwin has been included as part of India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman beginning October 17, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. Ashwin hasn’t played in a T20 international match since 2017. The other big announcement of the day was the addition of former India skipper MS Dhoni to the

India opener Shubman Gill turned 22 on Wednesday and wishes poured in on social media from the cricketing fraternity. Gill played an important role as an opener for India on his debut Test series in Australia (2020-21), where the visitors won the series 2-1 in the absence of big names. On his 22nd birthday, the

Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets as Nepal beat Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.© Twitter Nepal registered their first ODI win over Papua New Guinea as they won the first match of the two-game series by two wickets. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took four wickets and Rohit Poudel produced a fine performance with the bat. Nepal’s middle order faltered while chasing the

Ben Stokes took a mental health break from cricket earlier this year.© Twitter Ben Stokes looks likely to miss England’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign, with head coach Chris Silverwood insisting the all-rounder’s personal well-being remains the top priority. The 30-year-old is currently taking an indefinite leave of absence from cricket to prioritise his mental health