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Australia bowled England out for 147 on Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test on Wednesday.© AFP England had a forgettable start to their campaign at The Ashes as Australia bowled them out for 147 on the first day of the opening Test at The Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. Batting first after winning the

Yuvraj Singh retired a couple of years ago from all international cricket.© AFP Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh posted a video on social media, asking fans to stay tuned in for what he termed a “big surprise”. Having previously said that he’ll “be back on the pitch hopefully in February”, Yuvraj on Tuesday tweeted a

India on Monday reclaimed the top spot in the ICC rankings after winning the two-match series 1-0 against New Zealand, the reigning World Test champions. India beat New Zealand by 372 runs in the Mumbai Test on the fourth day after drawing the opening match in Kanpur. India had lost to New Zealand in the

File pic of Sourav Ganguly.© AFP Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly referred to India’s performance in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE and Oman as the “poorest” that he has seen “in last four-five years”. India failed to qualify for the knockouts of the T20 World Cup. Their

Ajaz Patel took all 10 wickets in an innings vs India.© AFP New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel achieved the rarest of rare feats as he took all 10 wickets to fall in India’s first innings in Mumbai. Ajaz Patel became only the third player in the history of Test cricket to do so on Saturday. He joins England’s Jim Laker

The fate of India’s upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the BCCI holds its 90th Annual General Meeting in Kolkata on Saturday to discuss a host of other issues as well. In BCCI’s 24 point agenda, point (T) pertains to “Update on Future Tours Programme’

Virat Kohli will lead the Indian team for the second Test match vs New Zealand in Mumbai.© Instagram India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get a clearer picture on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days after it was thrown into uncertainty following the emergence of

Alex Carey looks poised to replace Tim Paine as Australia’s wicketkeeper for the Ashes against England and make his Test debut, as more bad weather Wednesday wrecked preparations for both teams. Paine quit as Test captain and then last week stepped away from cricket over a text-message scandal, leaving selectors seeking an alternative ahead of the

India and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Shardul Thakur got engaged to long-time girlfriend Mittali Parulkar in a private ceremony in Mumbai on Monday. Sharing pictures of the event, Shardul wrote on his Instagram account, “The beginning of forever”. Rohit Sharma, captain of Mumbai Indians and the India T20I cricket team, was also seen in attendance

Dinesh Karthik was all praise for Ravichandran Ashwin© Twitter Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has drawn a parallel between legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev and modern-day great Ravichandran Ashwin, claiming that the two legends “should be spoken of in the same breath”. Karthik’s comments came after Ashwin took three wickets in the first innings, and played impressive

BAN vs PAK: Bangladesh bowled superbly against Pakistan batters.© AFP Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Updates, 1st Test Day 3: Pakistan opener Abid Ali scored a superb century but Bangladesh bowlers brought their team back into the game with a flurry of wickets on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match at the Zahur Ahmed

“India missed a trick,” said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar after Ajinkya Rahane’s men decided not to use the DRS against Tom Latham in the morning session of Day 3 in the India-New Zealand first Test in Kanpur. Latham continued to enjoy a cordial relationship with DRS in this Test match. He was give out

Pakistan players celebrate the fall of a Bangladesh wicket on Day 1 of 1st Test© AFP Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day Live Cricket Score:Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan on day 1 of the first Test that is now underway in Chattogram. It has not been a

Shubman Gill plays a shot against New Zealand© Twitter Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull and former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan explained how Shubman Gill made subtle changes to his technique to find success at the Test level after going through a lean patch in the home series against England. Gill struck his fourth

The first Test between India and New Zealand begins at Kanpur on Thursday and it will be an opportunity for some of India’s second rung stars to stake a claim for a place in the Test side. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both unavailable for the first Test, while Rohit has been rested for

File pic of Virat Kohli.© AFP Virat Kohli was not part of the recently-concluded Twenty20 International (T20I) series at home against New Zealand, which India clean swept 3-0. He will also miss the opening Test against the visiting New Zealanders that starts on Thursday but will return to lead the team in the second and

Eoin Morgan came out in support of the T10 format being included in the Olympic Games.© AFP England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan feels the Olympics is a huge opportunity to grow the game of cricket by including the T10 format in the showpiece event. Morgan came out in support of the T10 format being included

On Sunday morning, fans and followers of Virat Kohli were treated to an adorable photo of the cricketer and his wife Anushka Sharma. Virat Kohli shared an image of the couple on the microblogging app Koo, and captioned the post, “My rock”, with a red heart emoji. In the photo, Virat and Anushka can be