Arshdeep is the first bowler in T20I history to bowl 5-ball without a ball in a game.©AFP Arshdeep Singh had a horror outing a fortnight ago as the young pacer became the first bowler in T20I history to go five balls without a ball in a game. Arshdeep registered the unwanted record in a T20I …
versatile Nida Dar called for more opportunities for Pakistani players at international and domestic levels to bridge the gap between them and the best in the world. Pakistan are currently touring Australia with significant margins of defeat in the first two ODIs – eight wickets and ten wickets – although they are far from the …
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Geovanis Uwase, the speedy Rwandan player, has been suspended from playing international cricket with immediate effect after her action was ruled illegal at the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. The decision was made by the Events Panel, which includes members of the ICC’s Human Movement Specialist Panel. Uwase was reported by match officials during the …
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Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday. Iyer, who has failed to convert several good starts in the recent past, will head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) where he will …
Andy Napier/Supplied Mountfort Park cricket ground was destroyed by bikers. It has been a devastating two weeks for an Auckland cricket club who had their trophies stolen and then their cricket ground torn apart by bikers, rendering it unusable for the rest of the season. Andy Napier, club manager for the Counties Manukau Cricket Association, …
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India coach and former captain Rahul Dravid celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday. Dravid is the only actor to be involved in two partnerships with over 300 ODIs. He played 164 Tests, 344 ODIs and a T20I for India. The batter announced his retirement from international cricket in March 2012. He ended his career with …
Indian cricketers are up there when it comes to the best opening pairs in ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, statistically, are still the best with 6609 runs from 136 rounds at an average of 49.32 and 21 century partnerships. At No. 4 is the duo of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan with 5,148 …
Marnus Labuschagne is excited about the “chess game” with R Ashvin during the Test series next month with his mind set on the challenge since the last meeting between the teams ended. The contest between the two was one of the fascinating duels in Australia’s epic 2020-21 series which India won at the Gabba. Ashwin …
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Versatile Bangladeshi Veteran Shakib Al Hasan does not hesitate when it comes to discussing matters on the pitch with the referees. Just days after charging a referee for a wide ball call that was not given, Shakib faced the referee again in a Bangladesh Premier League match. Shakib, who leads the Fortune Barishal team in …
Australia have named an 18-man squad for India’s Border-Gavaskar series, including 22-year-old Todd Murphy, as they eagerly await the fitness of Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green. Off-spinner Murphy bursts into the squad after a strong first-class career start, joining Ashton Agar and Mitchell Swepson as potential spin partners for Nathan Lyon. Murphy and the rest …
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