Cricket

Vilified multiple times for running out non-strikers backing up too far, former India spinner Murali Kartik was a happy man on Wednesday after custodian of the game’s laws, the MCC, amended its code to “stop the criminalisation” of bowlers in the name of “spirit of cricket”. One of the finest left-arm spinners of his era with

IND vs SL: Axar Patel has been added to the India squad for 2nd Test.© Instagram Axar Patel has been added to India squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka set to be played in Bengaluru from March 12, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a media release. “The All-India

AUS-W vs PAK-W, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates: Australia will face Pakistan in the 6th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday. Both teams have experienced contrasting starts to their campaigns. While Australia beat England by 12 runs in a high-scoring thriller on Saturday, Pakistan had

Steve Smith said he was annoyed at missing out on a century Monday as Australia’s first Test in Pakistan in nearly a quarter of a century headed for a draw in Rawalpindi. Mitchell Starc was on 12 and skipper Pat Cummins four as Australia reached 449-7 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 476-4

Hosts New Zealand registered their first win of the tournament as they inflicted a nine-wicket defeat on Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed ICC Women’s World Cup match on Monday. New Zealand bowlers first restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 after a long rain delay before Suzie Bates hit a strokeful unbeaten half-century to power the hosts

Bangladesh will eye victory against New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup on Monday.© AFP ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women, live cricket score and updates: New Zealand and Bangladesh face off in a 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup match at the University Oval in Dunedin on Monday. Both sides began

Ravichandran Ashwin went past Kapil Dev’s tally of 434 wickets on Sunday.© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin achieved a special milestone on Sunday as he overtook Kapil Dev’s tally of 434 Test wickets in Mohali. The off-spinner took his 435th Test wicket on Day 3 of the first Test match against Sri Lanka, dismissing Charith Asalanka, to

Women’s World Cup: India celebrate a wicket vs Pakistan.© AFP India produced an all-round effort to cruise to a 107-run win against Pakistan and begin their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on a positive note on Sunday. Half-centuries by Pooja Vastrakar (67), Smriti Mandhana (52) and Sneh Rana (53 not out) helped India post a

Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid were involved in some epic duels in the past.© AFP Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday paid tribute to Shane Warne after the Australian spin great died at the age of 52. The iconic spinner succumbed in Thailand following a suspected heart attack. Earlier on Friday, Rodney Marsh had also

Out of the knockout race, Delhi gave a good account of themselves after following on to reach 83 for no loss in their second innings on the third day of their final Ranji Trophy elite group H match against Chhattisgarh on Saturday. At stumps on day three, India’s latest U-19 World Cup-winning team skipper Yash

Former Australia cricketer Shane Warne, who was regarded as one of the best spinners to have ever played the game of cricket, died at the age of 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. This news came as a shock to many as several current and former cricketers continued to pay

Australian captain Pat Cummins, currently leading the team on a tour of Pakistan, said legendary spinner Shane Warne, who died Friday, was “a hero” to the current generation of cricketers. ”So many guys in this team and squad still hold him as a hero,” he said in a video message released to media Friday night. ”The loss

Shane Warne dies at the age of 52. He remains the 2nd highest wicket-taker in Tests. Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on Friday condoled the demise of legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne. The iconic leg-spinner passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack, his management company said in a statement to Fox

Virat Kohli on Friday became only the 12th player to play 100 Tests for Team India. Ahead of the start of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, BCCI felicitated Kohli on reaching a landmark 100th appearance in Test cricket. Due to the bio-bubble restrictions in place, head coach Rahul Dravid presented him with the

Women’s World Cup: New Zealand Women will aim to win the opener against West Indies Women.© AFP ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, New Zealand Women vs West Indies Women Live Score Updates:The New Zealand Women’s cricket team will kick-start the much-awaited ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 with their opening match against West Indies Women at

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar picked his Team India 11 for theupcoming clash. Speaking to Sports Talk, Gavaskar laid out this final Indian XI which according to him could line-up for the first Test. In the list, he decided to leave out young batter Shubman Gill at the expense of batters like Shreyas Iyer and

Shreyas Iyer will look to continue his red-hot form in Tests as well.© BCCI Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricket team captain, lauded batter Shreyas Iyer for his recent heroics in the T20I series against Sri Lanka at home. Gavaskar praised Iyer’s “confident” approach ever since his debut Test series against New Zealand at home last

Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been downgraded in the latest BCCI central contracts© AFP Veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and former Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were downgraded in the latest central contracts list of the BCCI that was ratified by the Board’s Apex Council on Wednesday. The BCCI has four categories — A which has