Mitchell Starc (X Photo) (1) Mitchell Starc made a strong return to first-class cricket by taking six wickets for New South Wales against Victoria in Melbourne on Monday. Starc’s performance marked his re-entry into the game after some time away and is seen as a positive sign for Australian cricket.During the second innings, Starc achieved…
Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 29, 2018. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami form one of the most potent fast-bowling partnerships in world cricket. Their combination is highly effective due to a blend of contrasting but complementary skills.While Bumrah is known…
Steve Smith bats during the Sheffield Shield. Image: Video Screengrab Steve Smith endured a terrible outing at the top of the order for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield competition at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After contributing just three runs in the first innings, Smith was dismissed for a duck in the…
New Zealand Cricket slammed online ahead of 2nd Test (Photo Credits: PTI/X) NEW DELHI: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) faced backlash from Indian fans after posting a map of India on social media that depicted inaccurate borders of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh regions. The map was part of a creative announcement detailing the Kiwis’ travel…
Cricket Committee also suggests using 2 new balls for only first 25 overs of ODIsNEW DELHI: In its bid to promote Test and ODI formats, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has come up with key recommendations which could see every World Test Championship (WTC) series having minimum three Tests, and two balls being used for…
Kagiso Rabada (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images) NEW DELHI: South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada etched his name in the record books on Monday, becoming the fastest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets in terms of balls bowled, during the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka. This achievement led to a dominant performance by the Proteas, who…
Sanju Samson and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter Sanju Samson recently opened up on his relationship with captain Rohit Sharma and what happened after he had been dropped from the playing XI in the last T20 World Cup final.Speaking on journalist Vimal Kumar’s YouTube channel, Samson revealed that he was initially…
NEW DELHI: Several things went wrong for Team India in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand. First, captain Rohit Sharma misjudged the Bengaluru pitch, resulting in India being bowled out for mere 46 — their lowest total at home. Second, the Indian bowlers struggled as New Zealand’s batters dominated, building a…
File image of the ICC Test mace (Photo Source: X) The 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle is in its home stretch, with India and Australia the frontrunners for a repeat of the last WTC final, which Australia won. Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali also feels it will be an India vs Australia final once…
Photo Source: @DeafMango on X The resounding success of spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan in the second Test against England at Multan has led to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) adopting drastic measures in order to prepare another turning track for the series-deciding match in Rawalpindi. Noman and Sajid took all 20 English wickets to…
