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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has said that it is exciting to hear ace batsman Steve Smith talking about wanting to lead the country again. Earlier this week, Smith for the first time, openly talked about wanting to lead Australia again. The right-handed batsman was removed as the captain following his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate

Defending champions Mumbai Indians on Wednesday arrived in Chennai ahead of their opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). The 14th edition of the IPL begins on April 9 Mumbai Indians taking on RCB in the tournament opener at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. “Namaste Chennai!. Mumbai Indians

Glenn Maxwell’s aggressive batting during the middle overs and back-end will add dimension to their side and also help “Big Show” to play freely, feels RCB Director of Cricket Mike Hesson. Maxwell, a perennial under-performer but someone who has always raked in the moolah at the IPL auctions, was snapped for Rs 14.25 crore by

Who doesn’t remember Sachin Tendulkar using Shoaib Akhtar’s pace and cutting him for a six over the third man in the 2003 World Cup. It’s part of folklore and makes every Indian cricket lover happy and proud. However, a few summers before that, on a hot afternoon in Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Akhtar, also known as

Despite Soumya Sarkar’s fighting fifty, Bangladesh lost the match by 28 runs (DLS method).© AFP Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said he had never been involved in a game before where batsmen went out to bat without knowing what the DLS target was. The incident took place during the second T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand

Hardik Pandya holds up his son Agastya in an adorable picture.© Instagram Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya took to Instagram on Tuesday to share an adorable picture with his son Agastya as he turned eight months old. He also had an equally adorable caption to go with the photo, where he is seen holding up Agastya

England head coach Chris Silverwood has said that the five-match Test series against India later this year will be an ideal run-in for his side for the Ashes. England and India are slated to play a  five-Test series, beginning August this year in the UK and at the end of the year, the Three Lions

Irfan Pathan on Monday tested positive for the coronavirus.© Instagram Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Monday tested positive for the coronavirus. Irfan said he doesn’t have any symptoms and has isolated himself at home. Irfan Pathan, who recently participated in the Road Safety World Series is the fourth player from the India Legends squad

Steve Smith was removed from Australia’s Test captaincy in 2018.© AFP Three years since the Sandpaper-gate scandal, Steve Smith has expressed his willingness to lead the Australian cricket team once again. Smith, who was banned along with two other players for ball-tampering, said that he is ready for a second chance to captain his country.

England all-rounder Sam Curran, who played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 95 against India in the third and final ODI, has said that the series against Virat Kohli’s men was a big learning curve for him. In the third ODI against India in Pune on Sunday, Curran starred with the bat for England and scored

India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said he was surprised that Shardul Thakur was not adjudged man-of-the-match for the third and final ODI against England and Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed the man-of-the-series honours despite strong performances. Sam Curran was handed the man-of-the match award for his heroic 83-ball 95 not out in a lost cause as

Waqar Younis is currently the bowling coach of Pakistan’s men’s team.© AFP Former Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif has alleged that Waqar Younis used to cheat with the ball in order to get more reverse swing. In an explosive revelation, Asif has also alleged that Waqar did not know how to bowl with the new ball,

India skipper Virat Kohli had recently spoken about the need to remove the soft signals when referring to a decision to the third-umpire and this point has been discussed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as they have done away with soft signals for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). In

Yusuf Pathan tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday.© Instagram Yusuf Pathan, former India all-rounder, took to Twitter on Saturday to reveal that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier in the day, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar had tested COVID-19 positive. Yusuf was part of the India Legends squad, captained by Tendulkar, during the recently-concluded

England’s stand-in captain Jos Buttler has backed top batsman Jonny Bairstow to become the country’s leading century scorer after his 124 against India helped England level the series going into Sunday’s final game. Bairstow — with Ben Stokes’ 52-ball 99 — powered England to victory in the second of the three-game series, and he said

England batsman Jonny Bairstow has quashed off claims of him not enjoying batting in the longest format of the game. Bairstow, who smashed a hundred on Friday to level the ongoing ODI series against India, had dismal outings in the Test series concluded earlier this month which England lost 1-3. The right-handed batsman registered three

IND vs ENG: Jonny Bairstow scored his 11th ODI century in the second match against India.© AFP England opener Jonny Bairstow, who smashed a match-winning 124 in the second ODI, on Friday said he aims to score the most number of hundreds for his country. Bairstow along with Ben Stokes (99) made a mockery of

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra pointed out another DRS loophole after Rishabh Pant was denied a boundary in the second ODI between India and England. Pant tried to reverse-scoop a yorker from Tom Curran, but only managed to edge it onto his pads as the ball trickled away to the boundary rope. However, the England