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Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs to level ODI series.© Twitter Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday as home captain Dasun Shanaka’s 102 went in vain. Skipper Craig Ervine (91) and Sikandar Raza (56) powered Zimbabwe to 302 for

Kagiso Rabada was released from the South Africa squad for the three-match ODI series against India on Tuesday. Cricket South Africa said the decision to release Rabada was taken to manage his “workload” and to make sure the right-arm pacer recovers in time for the New Zealand tour scheduled next month. “Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Justin Langer has done everything possible and Cricket Australia has no other option but to renew the head coach’s contract. Under Langer’s tenure, Australia managed to win the men’s T20 World Cup and then the Ashes. Earlier, there was intense scrutiny around his position as coach, but these

South Africa batter Keegan Petersen admits the world class Indian bowling attack was by far the most challenging he has faced but said he would not have wanted another way to build his nascent career. The 28-year-old was named player of the series after his outstanding exploits with the bat against India in the three-match

Ben Stokes is reportedly going to skip the IPL mega auction.© BCCI/IPL World’s premier all-rounder Ben Stokes has opted out of this year’s Indian Premier League in order to manage his workload and remain mentally fresh for England’s next home season, according to reports in British media. Stokes had an underwhelming Ashes, having scored only

Marnus Labuschagne thanked Joe Root and England for making the Ashes possible.© Twitter The five-match Ashes Test series between Australia and England concluded on Sunday with the Pat Cummins-led side sealing a 4-0 win against Joe Root and co. However, ahead of the start of the series, there were a few doubts that whether or

Andy McBrine claimed four wickets and hit a half-century as Ireland edged West Indies by two wickets to win their One-Day International series 2-1 on Sunday with home skipper Kieron Pollard describing the defeat as “a sad day” for his struggling team. McBrine took his total of wickets in the three matches to 10 as

South Africa’s white-ball skipper Temba Bavuma believes that a series win over India in the upcoming three-match ODI rubber will give the home team a “hell lot of confidence” going ahead. The last time India came to South Africa in 2018, they won the six-match series 5-1. It was also their first-ever ODI series win

File picture of Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday penned an emotional note for former India skipper Virat Kohli following his decision to step down as Test captain. Kohli on Saturday stepped down as India Test captain after leading the side for seven years. Ashwin said Kohli’s legacy as a captain

Novak Djokovic launched a final bid to avoid deportation from Australia over his anti-Covid-19 vaccine views Sunday as an emergency Federal Court hearing opened on the eve of the Australian Open. The tennis world number one’s fate will be decided by three court justices in what was expected to be the decisive phase of his

Ravi Shastri posted an old photo of him and Virat Kohli on Twitter Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri reacted to Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as captain of the Indian Test team on Saturday. Shastri took to Twitter to post a photo of him with Kohli from the time when the duo

India’s hopes of winning their first series in South Africa remained a dream after the Proteas came from behind to the seal the three-match series 2-1 on Friday. South African batters put on a gritty shift as Indian bowlers failed to breach their defences in the fourth innings of the second and third Test, respectively.

India’s 7-wicket defeat to South Africa in the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town not only put their dream of winning a Test series against the Proteas away from home on hold but also dented their progress in the World Test Championship (WTC). India slipped to the fifth spot in the latest WTC points

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher on Friday ranked the remarkable, come-from-behind 2-1 series win against World No. 1 India as one of the best in their history of Test cricket. Trailing 0-1 after losing the Boxing Day opening Test at Centurion, the Dean Elgar-led side showed immense resilience to win back-to-back matches at the

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli for his reaction to the controversial DRS decision during the ongoing third Test against South Africa at Cape Town on Thursday. The former Indian opening batter said that Kohli’s reaction was “exaggerated” and “really immature”. Indian players were visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review

South African pacer Lungi Ngidi on Thursday said the Indians were clearly “frustrated and under pressure” as a controversial DRS call saved home skipper Dean Elgar, triggering angry reactions from the visiting camp on day three. Elgar was caught plumb by spinner R Ashwin in front of the stumps and umpire Marais Erasmus raised his

Rishabh Pant was caught praising Ashwin on the stump mic© AFP Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant is known for being quite chirpy behind the stumps, always trying to motivate the bowlers. Pant is always vocal while on the field and his words are often caught on the stump mic. On Thursday, Pant played a fantastic knock

SA vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah took a superb five-wicket haul on Day 2.© AFP Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah endured one of the best days in South African conditions as he claimed an impressive five-wicket haul in the first innings of South African batting on the second day of the 3rd Test match at