Skipper Pat Cummins and top Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon on Wednesday presented a signed Australian Jersey to Ravichandran Ashwin as he bid adieu to cricket. It took many by surprise when Ashwin walked out with India captain Rohit Sharma to announce his international retirement. The signs were there for the fans to see when a
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Australia’s man in form Travis Head played down concerns over his fitness after appearing to struggle with a potential groin issue during the rain-marred drawn third Test against India at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. Head said he expects to be “fine” for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. The five-match series is tied
Akash Deep (L) and Travis Head© X (Twitter) Akash Deep apologised to Travis Head following a bizarre exchange on Day 5 of the third Test match between India and Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday. Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah looked quite confident at the start of the day’s play and the former looked to play
India women’s cricket team in action.© BCCI West Indies beat India by nine wickets in the second women’s T20 International to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Tuesday. Captain Hayley Matthews led from the front with 85 not out off 47 balls as the West Indies chased down the target of 160 with 26
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were determination personified as their fighting fifties helped India avoid the follow-on on the fourth day of the weather-hit third Test against a menacing Australia that seems meandering towards a draw. Jadeja (77, 123b, 7×4, 1×6) and Rahul (84, 139, 8×4) were the heavy-lifters in India’s 252 for nine when
New Zealand vs England 3rd Test Day 4 Live Scorecard© AFP NZ vs ENG Live Score Updates 3rd Test Day 4: England have a mountain to climb with two days of play left in their third and final Test against New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. The visitors, who are chaing a mammoth 658 to
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was deeply disappointed over how Yashasvi Jaiswal fell to Mitchell Starc on day three of the third Test at the Gabba, saying it was just not the best of shots one would expect from an opener. After Australia’s first innings ended at 445, a lot was expected from Jaiswal and
Team Bangladesh in action© X (Twitter) Hasan Mahmud delivered a superb final over as Bangladesh snatched a seven-run win over the West Indies in the first T20 International of a three-match series at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Sunday. Defending a total of 146 for seven, the visitors seemed destined to fall
Barcelona have the chance to increase their lead at the top after Real Madrid’s draw at Rayo Vallecano, when they take on Leganes at home on Monday (IST). Hansi Flick’s men lead champions Real Madrid by a point, but a run of one win in five games have opened the door to their title rivals.
Mumbai leaned on their collective batting strength to subdue a spirited Madhya Pradesh by five wickets to clinch the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Bengaluru on Sunday. Mumbai were stretched on more than one occasion during the chase of 175, a target MP built around skipper Rajat Patidar‘s fluent unbeaten 81, on a slightly tacky
File image of Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam.© AFP Former Pakistan cricketer and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said a rather controversial line during commentary of his nation’s second T20I game against South Africa. During the game, pacer Shaheen Afridi was hit on the shoulder by a powerful shot by South Africa’s Rassie
NZ v ENG LIVE Updates, 3rd Test Day 2© X (Twitter) New Zealand v England LIVE Score Updates, 3rd Test Day 2: New Zealand will be aiming to finish strong, with Mitchell Santner still at the crease as play resumes against England in third Test on Day 2. Santner struck a quickfire half-century late on Day
Basit Ali has taken a dig at Jason Gillespie after he resigned as head coach of Pakistan.© Pakistan Cricket Former cricketer Basit Ali has taken a dig at Jason Gillespie after he resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s Test team. Former Australia pacer Gillespie’s resignation came after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) didn’t review the
A day after Imad Wasim announced his decision to re-retire from international cricket, Pakistan’s experienced pacer Mohammad Amir announced his decision to retire from international cricket on Saturday. The 32-year-old seamer took to social media to announce his “inevitable” decision after “careful consideration.” Amir felt it is the right time to pass the baton to
India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Streaming and Live Telecast: It will be a Test of character for the Indian cricket team as it faces a resurgent Australia in the third Test of the five-match series at The Gabba, Brisbane. The visitors won the first game by 295 runs to take an early lead in
With Yastika Bhatia, Shreyanka Patil and Priya Punia unavailable due to injuries, the selection committee was forced to make some major changes for the upcoming six-match white-ball series against the West Indies Women to be played from December 15. In the T20I squad, the selectors brought in Nandini Kashyap, Sajana Sajeevan and Raghvi Bist as
Prem Thakur arrested over fixing in T10 league in Sri Lanka© X (Twitter) An Indian national who owns a franchise in the Lanka T10 League has been arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports police following allegations of match-fixing. Prem Thakur was arrested on Thursday for match-fixing in the Lanka T10 league being played in the central
File photo of Pakistan cricket team© AFP Pakistan’s Test head coach Jason Gillespie is reportedly reconsidering his options after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided not to renew the contract of assistant coach Tim Nielsen for the upcoming Test series in South Africa. Nielsen, who was appointed as ‘high-performance red-ball coach’ in August, had been