Dubai, Dec 11 (IANS) England’s rising star Harry Brook claimed the coveted No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s Test Batter Rankings. Brook’s ascent marks the first time in his career he has held the top position, dethroning his legendary teammate Joe Root.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Punjab Kings' (PBKS) batter Shashank Singh, who has been retained by the franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, has expressed his excitement to share the dressing room with Australia's premier allrounders Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell in the league next year.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Australian fast bowling legend Jeff Thomson has joined a growing chorus of voices calling for match officials to ease up on strict enforcement of regulations and allow the natural intensity of the game to unfold in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Brisbane, Dec 11 (IANS) While inclement weather has forced the Australian team to train indoors at the Gabba, curator David Sandurski has hinted at the advantages of an early-season pitch, which could provide Pat Cummins and his bowling attack the perfect stage to unsettle India in the third Test between Australia and India, which kicks off on Saturday.
Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has regained her place as the No.1 ranked batter in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings on the back of some strong recent performances.
Basseterre (St Kitts), Dec 10 (IANS) West Indies bowler Alzarri Joseph has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct by using offensive language in an exchange with a match official, during the first ODI match against Bangladesh, which the hosts won by five wickets.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has urged the cricketing fraternity to move on from the Travis Head-Mohammed Siraj incident that sparked controversy during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.
Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) Sunny Dhillon, a former assistant coach of a franchise team, has been banned from all cricket for six years after an Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday.
Melbourne, Dec 10 (IANS) The opening day tickets of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series has been sold out, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Indian deaf cricket team completed a resounding 5-0 sweep of Sri Lanka in the bilateral ODI Deaf Cricket Series held from December 2 to 8. The series was played at the DDA Roshanara Club with the final match concluding in a thrilling 13-run victory for India.
