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Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has showered praise for India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal after the youngster made his Test debut in the ongoing first Test against West Indies on Wednesday. Jaiswal earned his maiden call-up last month for the two-match series after impressing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic circuit. Having watched Jaiswal

Indian batters’ struggles against spin bowling continued as Bangladesh held their nerve to pull off a four-wicket consolation win in the third and final women’s T20 International in Mirpur on Thursday. India produced another underwhelming batting performance to end up with 102 for nine after opting to bat. It seemed Bangladesh, who could not chase

R Ashwin and Rahul Dravid are currenlty with the Indian team in West Indies.© BCCI The incident involving Jonny Bairstow and Alex Carey in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s has left the cricket fraternity divided. Carey controversially stumped Bairstow as he wandered out of left his crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron

Virat Kohli was only taking his first strides in Test cricket when India played here last in 2011, but Rahul Dravid, then a towering figure in the squad, knew he was a “special talent” set for a long and successful career. In a video shared by the BCCI ahead of the opening Test of the

As Pakistan continues to change its stance on the venue chaos pertaining to the Asia Cup and the World Cup, a senior Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has sent a firm reminder to the nation’s Sports Minister who threatened to not send his team for ODI World Cup in India. The Sports Minister Ehsan Mazari said

The Ashes rivalry between Austrlian and England cricket teams have climbed new levels, with the Prime Ministers of the two countries getting involved in banter. The two leaders of their respective countries were involved in a light-hearted crosstalk after the controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal in the Lord’s Test. While most of the banter remained on

Litton Das top-scored with 53 not out as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to avoid a series whitewash in Tuesday’s third and final one-day international in Chittagong. The hosts raced to 129-3 in 23.3 overs after Shoriful Islam‘s career best 4-21 helped them bowl out Afghanistan for 126 in 45.2 overs. Tail-ender Azmatullah Omarzai offered some

BAN vs AFG, 3rd ODI: Afghanistan aim for clean sweep© AFP BAN vs AFG, 3rd ODI, Live Updates:Afghanistan will be going up against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Afghanistan have already clinched the series with a 2-0 lead and will look

Ahead of the first Test against West Indies, Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said that his side is not going to take the Windies lightly despite their recent struggles, which also include not being able to secure a spot for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and missing out on the global cricketing extravaganza for the

Mark Wood (R) celebrates with Chris Woakes (C) after England win third Ashes Test against Australia.© AFP England batters put up an impressive show to successfully chase down a target of 251 runs against Australia in the fourth innings of the third Ashes Test. The win at Headingley, Leeds saw the Three Lions keep their

India’s latest quest for an elusive World Test Championship title gets under way on Wednesday in the lush tropical setting of Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica against a West Indies team expected to struggle to cope with the formidable challenge presented by the visitors in the two-match series. Rocked by the failure of the two-time

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, also known by the nicknames ‘Sunny’ and ‘Little Master’, is doubtlessly among the greatest Indian cricketers to have graced the gentleman’s game. The diminutive opener, who burst into the cricketing spotlight in his debut Test series overseas against the mighty West Indies, fronting up to the fiery Caribbean quicks, broke

File photo of Rinku Singh.© Twitter Ingnored for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh provided some artificial excitement in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, slamming a 30-ball 40 for Central Zone in the semi-final against West Zone. Rinku took the West Zone bowlers to cleaners in the

3rd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett held firm to put England on top.© AFP England vs Australia Live, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Chris Woakes led the way with the ball before England openers  on Day 3 of a must-win third Ashes Test against Australia. Woakes, playing his first Test

South Zone beat North Zone to enter Duleep Trophy final© Twitter The Duleep Trophy semi-final between South Zone and North Zone triggered the sportsmanship debate after an incredible time-wasting drama unfolded on the final day. The North Zone, led by Jayant Yadav, took a whopping 53 minutes to bowl 5.5 overs in the final session,

3rd Ashes Test Live: England look to bounce back with quick wickets on Day 3.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England eye early wickets on Day 3 as Australia resume their second innings at 116/4 in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. The visitors lead by 142 runs with Travis Head and

Sourav Ganguly, one of the greatest Indian captains ever, turned 51 on Saturday. While Ganguly has scored 18,575 runs across 424 international cricket matches, including over 7,000 runs in Tests, his stronger format was ODIs. While Ganguly has scored 18,575 runs across 424 international cricket matches, including over 7,000 runs in Tests, his stronger format was

File photo of Michael Vaughan.© Instagram Former England captain Michael Vaughan has pointed out a flaw in England’s batting. Backing his opinion with stats, the former England international highlighted that the England batters are falling to pul shot during the ongoing Ashes series against Australia. The Pat Cummins-led side leads the five-match Test series 2-0