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Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India’s 15-member squad vs NZ.© BCCI The BCCI on Friday announce Team India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand, starting October 16 in Bengaluru. While Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named his deputy for the

Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India for the upcoming three-match home Test series against New Zealand, strongly indicating his possible elevation to the leadership role when the team travels to Australia from next month. The three-match series against the Kiwis will start on November 16 in Bengaluru, followed by the

Shan Masood set to lose Pakistan Test captaincy, as per a report© AFP Pakistan captain Shan Masood is all set to be sacked as the team’s Test skipper, a report has claimed. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly looking to replace Masood, under whose captaincy, Pakistan haven’t won a single Test at home. The

Nitish Rana has been an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders batting line-up since joining the IPL franchise seven years ago. The left-handed batter is considered to be one of the senior members in the KKR dressing room and he has provided quite a bit of solidity in the middle order in the past

Fatima Sana in action© X (Twitter) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana will miss the crucial Women’s T20 World Cup match against Australia as she is returning home to Karachi following the death of her father, the PCB announced on Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board said that they were arranging for Fatima to return on the first

Pakistan vs England 1st Test Day 4, Live Updates© AFP Pakistan vs England 1st Test Day 4, Live Updates: Chris Woakes has provided England with an early wicket as he dismissed Abdullah Shafique for duck. One-down Pakistan currently have Saim Ayub and Shan Masood standing unbeaten at the crease as the hosts need a solid

The National Cricket League (NCL) icons Suresh Raina and Pragyan Ojha visited Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in South Dallas, sharing their passion for cricket and the importance of sports with students. During an engaging lesson, students had the unique opportunity to learn the basics of cricket, participate in drills, and hear firsthand from the

Updated Women’s T20 World Cup Points Table: The Indian women’s cricket team finally showed great intent as they thrashed Sri Lanka by massive 82 runs in their third match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup. After losing to New Zealand in the first match, things had become tricky for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side. But

Sanju Samson scored 29 runs in the first T20I against Bangladesh© BCCI/Sportzpics One of the crowd’s favourites in Indian cricket, Sanju Samson got a rare opportunity to open the innings alongside Abhishek Sharma as the team took on Bangladesh in the first T20I of the 3-match series on Sunday. Samson looked on song, scoring 29

Premier India pacer Mohammed Shami remained sidelined with an ankle injury, while the veteran duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee returned to the Bengal Ranji side for their first two matches. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year. Shami had

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the side against Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup, having got retired hurt in the previous game due to discomfort in her neck. Harmanpreet had walked off the field when she was batting on 29 against Pakistan on Sunday. India

Prolific batter Sarfaraz Khan will miss Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda from October 11. The Mumbai batter, who played a match-winning 222 not out in their Irani Cup triumph last week, will be at the National Cricket Academy, according to sources. The Mumbai selectors picked the squad for their first two matches. Defending champions

Women’s World Cup 2024: Sophie Ecclestone© Twitter England put up an all-round show to outplay South Africa by seven wickets for their second successive win in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Monday. England’s four-pronged spin attack led by Sophie Ecclestone (2/15) strangulated South Africa in the death overs to restrict them to

Raw pace has got him the attention but Mayank Yadav knows that it is consistency that will assure him of a steady run in Indian cricket after overcoming several fitness-related “ups and downs” to make an eagerly-anticipated international debut. The 21-year-old Delhi speedster, who had bowled the 10 fastest deliveries (all above 150 clicks) in

Pakistan vs England 1st Test Day 1, Live Score Updates© AFP Pakistan vs England 1st Test Day 1, Live Updates: Pakistan skipper Shan Masood won the toss and opted to bat against England in the the first Test of three-match series in Multan. Pakistan will be coming to this series after facing 0-2 defeat against

Bangladesh were bowled out for 127 runs in the first T20I vs India.© BCCI Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged Bangladesh’s shortcoming with the bat and the failure to give bowlers enough runs to defend during their 7-wicket defeat in the T20I series opener against India on Sunday. The aggression that was displayed by the Test

Former cricketer Basit Ali feels that Pakistan have made a mistake while selecting their playing XI for the opening Test against England in Multan. It has become a custom for many teams to announce their playing XI a day or two before the Test match. Pakistan and England maintained the tradition and revealed their playing

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana said her team will try to be calm and not take much pressure on themselves ahead of a crunch clash against India in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday afternoon. Fatima was top-notch in her all-rounder roles – a knock of 30 and figures of 2-10 – in