It has been an eventful past two weeks for England spinner Shoaib Bashir. Last week, Bashir endured troubles with his Indian visa as he remained the only player English player away from the squad for most of the first Test in Hyderabad. He finally arrived in India over the previous weekend, made his Test debut … Read more
Skipper Steve Smith and Cameron Green eased Australia to a crushing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies with a dominant 149-run stand in the first one-day international in Melbourne on Friday. Smith finished on 79 off 79 balls and Green, batting at number three, was 77 not out from 104 balls as Australia cruised to … Read more
Visa problems robbed Shoaib Bashir of a chance to play in the Hyderabad Test, the series opener against India. The 20-year-old, however, had remained “pretty chilled” during the impasse for which he could not travel to India with his other teammates in time for the first Test. There were no doubts at all as I … Read more
Rajat Patidar made his Test debut for India in the second Test of the five-match series against England. Despite doing well in the domestic circuit, Patidar had to wait for his opportunity as the middle order was stacked with the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane. With Kohli and KL Rahul currently … Read more
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has unveiled the schedule for Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour in 2024. The tour encompasses three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests, with the latter being integral to the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle. The series will mark the first instance where Bangladesh will not play at the Shere Bangla … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his maiden double ton on the second day of the India vs England Test at Visakhapatnam to become the third youngest Indian to reach a Test double hundred. The record for the youngest Indian to score a Test double hundred lies with Vinod Kambli who achieved the feat at the age of … Read more
James Anderson led from the front as England bowled India out for 396 on the second morning in Visakhapatnam. Anderson, 41 years old and with 22 years of international cricket on the clock, charged in for eight overs in the mid-morning heat in a metronomic spell worth two for 17. He dismissed old adversary Ravichandran … Read more
In the wake of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s remarkable double century against England in the ongoing second Test at Vishakhapatnam, an old video capturing the essence of the sensational batter’s unwavering determination amidst adversities resurfaced on social media platforms on Saturday. Jaiswal’s journey from a humble upbringing in rural Uttar Pradesh to becoming a cricket sensation is … Read more
ormer India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar left the commentary duty during the second Test match between India and England after his mother-in-law Pushpa Mehrotra passed away. Gavaskar on Friday afternoon flew to Kanpur to be with his wife, Marshneil Gavaskar, and their family, India Today reports. Gavaskar, who played 125 Tests and scored 10,122 runs and … Read more