Dubai, Oct 7 (IANS) India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has surged 18 places to achieve a career-best seventh position in the latest update to the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings following his explosive maiden century against the West Indies in Lucknow.
Brisbane, Oct 7 (IANS) Australia will not be taking Bangladesh lightly despite missing several key frontline options, seam-bowling all-rounder Nicola Carey said on Wednesday, while pointing to the visitors formidable spin bowling attack ahead of the three-match ODI series starting here on Friday.
Brisbane, Oct 7 (IANS) Star all-rounder Ellyse Perry on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the Australian women’s cricket team’s light schedule in the home season, adding that the absence of international fixtures during the peak months is a sad development.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Former India captain Virat Kohli’s spokesperson on Wednesday rejected an allegation that the former India captain was paid Rs 5 crore for visiting spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj’s ashram in Vrindavan, calling the claim “completely false, baseless and factually incorrect”.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has said that expanding the World Test Championship (WTC) to a 12-team model is nearing reality, even as he reiterated that financial pressures will eventually force smaller boards to make ‘hard decisions’ regarding their participation in red-ball cricket.
Ahmedabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Tanmay Baloda delivered a masterclass in spin bowling by taking a staggering 14 wickets in the match, including eight in the second innings, to propel India Under-19 to a comprehensive ten-wicket victory over Australia Under-19 on day of the second four-day game here at the Narendra Modi Stadium ‘B’ Ground on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Sunil Gavaskar has described Shreyas Iyer’s 102-run innings against the West Indies as a timely statement from the India captain, while also calling for patience with Sanju Samson after the opener’s early dismissal in the first T20I.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Evolving from an emerging middle-order prospect into a key finisher and now being India’s T20I vice-captain, left-handed batter Tilak Varma has credited his off-field observations of Rohit Sharma for shaping his understanding of leadership nuances and match awareness.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday paid a glowing tribute to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar, adding that history will be kinder to him for the silverware the senior men’s team won in his tenure.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Ishan Kishan said a period outside the Indian team forced him to confront his shortcomings and rebuild his game through fitness, batting and domestic cricket, as the wicketkeeper-batter reflected on his return to the national setup after India’s opening T20I against the West Indies in Lucknow.
