Cricket

South Africa will face India in three Tests and three ODIs.© AFP Cricket South Africa on Sunday announced that the remaining round of CSA four-day franchise series, the country’s premier domestic competition, has been postponed as a precautionary measure over COVID-19 fears. The announcement came just a week before the three-match Test series between India and

AUS vs ENG: Ollie Robinson opted to ball off-spin on Day 4 of 2nd Test.© AFP With Australia reeling at 79/4 in their second innings on Day 4 of the second Ashes Test match at the Adelaide Oval, the England camp sprung a surprise when fast bowler Ollie Robinson was seen bowling off-spin. Sunglasses on,

The West Indies team’s senior selection panel will be recruited starting January.© AFP St John’s : Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday announced that it will commence a recruitment process for the new men’s selection panel in January. The recruitment will replace lead selector Roger Harper and fellow selector Miles Bascombe, whose contracts will not be

File image of Ravichandran Ashwin© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin reacted after Ricky Ponting predicted Australia all-rounder Cameron Green’s dismissal on Day 2 of the ongoing second Ashes Test against England in Adelaide. “Cricket literacy rate,” wrote the India off-spinner with a couple of emojis suggesting an upward curve. Ponting, during commentary, while pointing out the issues in Green’s

Steve Smith says he always felt that he had the support of the Australian public after slipping back into the captaincy of the Test team this week, capping a remarkable career revival. In March 2018, Smith was enemy number one in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal that shook cricket. It was a long road

Virat Kohli contradicted Sourav Ganguly’s statement in Wednesday’s press conference.© AFP New Delhi : Former cricketer Madan Lal said that the rift between India Test skipper Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not a controversy but a matter of opinion. Virat Kohli was removed as the ODI captain, on

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced their Women’s Ashes squad and the England Women’s A squad which will accompany the senior group throughout the tour. There is a 17-strong senior group and 12 players in the England Women’s A squad. “Selection will focus on the senior group but there is scope for

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan starred for Pakistan again.© AFP Skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan have been to key to Pakistan’s success in the shortest format of the game for the last two years or so. The Babar-Rizwan pair on Thursday surpassed Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma to achieve a massive

Pakistan sweep T20I series against West Indies© AFP Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international in Karachi on Thursday, sweeping the series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 and skipper Babar Azam hit 79 as Pakistan achieved their highest run-chase in all Twenty20 internationals by reaching the 208-run

PCB convinced West Indies board© Twitter/PCB The PCB has managed to convince the West Indies touring side hit by Covid-19 positive cases to play the third and final T20 international on Thursday but the three match ODI series remains in doubt. The third and final match got underway at the national stadium in Karachi on

Jos Buttler took a one-handed diving catch to dismiss Marcus Harris.© Twitter After winning the toss in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, Australia got off to a slow start and lost one wicket early against England. Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad struck early on his return as he removed Australia opener Marcus Harris in

Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies.© AFP Having sealed a series win in the second T20I, Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies on Thursday in the third T20I at the National Stadium in Karachi. The hosts won the second T20I by nine runs. Mohammad Rizwan

Australia lead 5-match Ashes series 1-0 vs England.© AFP Joe Root and his English team will be under high pressure when they face spirited Australia in the second Ashes Test starting Thursday at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts Australia lead the series 1-0 as they thrashed England by 9 wickets while chasing just 20 runs

James Anderson will hope to play a part in the 2nd Ashes Test starting Thursday.© AFP Bowling great James Anderson said Wednesday he wants to play all four remaining Ashes Tests after being included in England’s 12-man squad for the second Test against Australia this week. Test cricket’s most prolific quick with 632 wickets was controversially

Pakistan beat a resurgent West Indies in a thrilling finish by nine runs to win the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Tuesday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. For the home team Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for a second match running with 38 to help Pakistan get to 172-8 before keeping the

Pakistan vs West Indies: Babar Azam lost his wicket cheaply in the ongoing second T20I.© Twitter Babar Azam was left dejected after getting run out early on in Pakistan’s innings during his team’s ongoing second T20I against West Indies on Tuesday at the National Stadium in Karachi. The Pakistan captain was dismissed as he responded to opening

Rohit Sharma, who was recently appointed as India’s Test vice-captain, has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa, starting December 26. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday that the 34-year-old will miss the Test series due to a left hamstring injury. While highlighting the

Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan after scoring fifty© AFP Mohammad Rizwan and Haider Ali struck fiery half centuries as Pakistan thumped West Indies by 63 runs in the first Twenty20 international in Karachi on Monday. Rizwan smashed a 52-ball 78 with 10 boundaries — his 12th half-century and 11th this year — while Haider scored a career-best