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Shubman Gill said “you are only scared until you get a blow” and then everything feels “pretty normal”.© AFP India batsman Shubman Gill’s first-ever Test series was like a dream start, and his heroics in the second innings of the fourth Test against Australia earned India a memorable win. There was no doubt that the

KL Rahul and Bollywood actor Athiya Shetty joined Robin Uthappa and his wife Sheethal for a get together.© Instagram Indian cricketer KL Rahul and Bollywood actor Athiya Shetty joined Robin Uthappa and his wife Sheethal for a get together, as visible in the pictures posted by Sheethal’s Instagram account. Rahul, Athiya and Robin can be

IND vs ENG: Ben Stokes onboard a flight to India on Saturday.© Twitter England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Saturday took to social media to share a picture as he boarded a plane ahead of their upcoming Test series against India. Stokes, who was rested for England’s ongoing Test series in Sri Lanka, is among the

Alex Hales, who has taken the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) by storm, isn’t thinking about a possible England recall and is instead engrossed in his game which may help him in lifting the trophy for Sydney Thunder. Hales was axed from England’s (eventual winners) 50-over World Cup squad for failing a second test for

Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith on Friday revealed that the Proteas will use two different teams in the Pakistan tour, so that their Test squad members can return home early to begin their quarantine period ahead of the home series against Australia. The dates of the three-match Test series between South

M A Chidambaram stadium will host the first two Tests between India and England.© Twitter The first two Tests of the upcoming India-England series will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium behind closed doors, a top official from host association TNCA said on Friday. According to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary R S

Mohammed Siraj was India’s leading wicket taker in the recent Test series in Australia.© AFP India head coach Ravi Shastri took to Twitter on Friday to appreciate Mohammed Siraj for battling through personal loss and racial remarks in the recent Test series against Australia. Siraj lost his father in November 2020 and then in his

Somerset have never won the County Championship.© AFP Somerset’s 12-point deduction for preparing a substandard pitch against Essex in the 2019 English County Championship decider, has been cut to eight ahead of this season’s remodelled first-class competition. In November 2019, a Cricket Discipline Commission disciplinary panel rated the surface at southwest county Somerset’s headquarters as

Robin Uthappa played 12 games for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020.© BCCI/IPL Top order batsman Robin Uthappa has been traded to Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League. ”Robin is our newest Bat-Man! Welcoming you with #Yellove Vanakkam,” CSK tweeted from their official handle on Thursday. Uthappa made the move

Rohit Sharma hailed Lasith Malinga as one of the best to play the game.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, captain of the Mumbai Indians franchise, took to Instagram on Thursday to applaud Lasith Malinga as one of the best the game has seen, a day after the Sri Lanka pacer announced his retirement from franchise cricket. Malinga

Shakib Al Hasan claimed four wickets for eight runs in his international comeback to set up an easy six-wicket victory for Bangladesh over West Indies in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Wednesday. Debutant pacer Hasan Mahmud also impressed with the ball, picking up 3-28 as the hosts bowled out the weakened tourists for

Joe Root’s England will look to sweep Sri Lanka in the second and final Test, starting on Friday, as they prepare to face an India side buoyed by their sensational victory in Australia. England, who resumed a tour that was halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic, won the first Test in Galle by seven

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) retention process, former India batsman Aakash Chopra feels ”Dad’s Army” Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have heavily relied on senior players in the past and the time has come to introduce young guns in the side. Mahendra Dhoni-led CSK had a dismal outing in last year’s IPL. The Chennai

His glove-work has often attracted criticism but the Indian team firmly backs Rishabh Pant since he is a “match-winner” and an impact player on foreign soil, India head coach Ravi Shastri eulogised the young wicket-keeper after he shaped side’s phenomenal win in the Brisbane Test. Pant (89 not out off 138 balls) held his nerves

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Tuesday batsman and wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen will captain the side in next month’s three-match Twenty20 international series in Pakistan. The 18-man squad includes only four of the 21 players currently in Pakistan for two Test matches, all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, left-arm spin bowlers Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde as well

India vs Australia: Rishabh Pant starred with an unbeaten 89 as India won fourth Test in Brisbane.© AFP A fearless India, driven by its courageous youngsters, pulled of an exhilarating three-wicket win over Australia in the fourth Test to claim the series 2-1 and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Tuesday. Resuming at four for none

South Africa skipper Quinton de Kock has admitted that security was a point of concern before the side reached Pakistan to play the upcoming two-match Test series. Pakistan and South Africa will be locking horns in the two-match Test series, beginning January 26. The two-match series will be a part of the World Test Championship

The BCCI posted a video of Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin bowling in the nets.© Twitter Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin may have missed the ongoing fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba due to injuries, but the duo is leaving no stone unturned to get ready for the upcoming Test series against