Harare, July 22 (IANS) Acknowledging that the last four months have been a rollercoaster of ‘ups and downs,’ teenage Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi said his confidence still remains intact and he is focused on trusting his process ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe starting on Thursday.
Harare, July 22 (IANS) Under-fire skipper Shreyas Iyer will be desperate to halt a worrying slide and register his first victory as T20I captain when a youthful India face a spirited Zimbabwe in the first T20I here at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) New Zealand left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox enjoyed a memorable breakthrough series against the West Indies, finishing with 14 wickets to guide the Black Caps to a 3-2 ODI series victory while matching one of the best bowling returns by a spinner in a bilateral men’s ODI series.
Harare, July 22 (IANS) Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Tafadzwa Tsiga has earned his maiden T20I call-up, while all-rounder Wessly Madhevere and pacer Newman Nyamhuri returned to the 15-member Zimbabwe squad for the three-match series against India, starting here on Thursday.
Melbourne, July 22 (IANS) Australia's chief selector George Bailey believes a highly motivated Steve Smith remains central to his team's transition in the longer format as they embark on a defining 12-month red-ball cycle.
Sydney, July 22 (IANS) Former Australia opener David Warner on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge in a Sydney court and will be sentenced later this year. Warner, who currently serves as the captain of the Sydney Thunder franchise in Australia's domestic T20 Big Bash League (BBL), did not appear in person during the court proceedings.
Sydney, July 22 (IANS) The Sydney Sixers have appointed Matthew Mott as Big Bash League head coach for the next two seasons after the four-time World Cup-winning coach left the club's WBBL coach position.
London, July 21 (IANS) Playing his first competitive match since retiring from Test cricket, Ben Stokes defied severe cramps to score a fighting unbeaten century to help Durham beat Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup on Tuesday.
Harare, July 21 (IANS) The recent string of defeats in white-ball cricket has exposed a number of chinks in the Indian men's cricket team's armour, with the slow scoring rate of some of the players being a major cause for concern.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Former chairman Lalit Modi was cleared in the principal proceedings arising from the 2009 Indian Premier League's staging in South Africa after the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA set aside the penalties imposed on him, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate's core case that the foreign remittances were capital account transactions.
