Jasprit Bumrah has been brilliant across all three formats at the moment, says Tim Southee

IANS | August 22, 2024 11:05 AM

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) New Zealand men’s Test captain Tim Southee has said that India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been brilliant in his showings across all three formats and added the pacer has been a force to reckon with since his return from a back injury which kept him 11 months away from the game. Southee is the second cricket star after Australia legend Ricky Ponting to hail Bumrah as a brilliant all-format bowler in the world.

Three Indian-origin girls named in Australia’s U19 women’s squad for tri-series

IANS | August 22, 2024 10:37 AM

Canberra, Aug 22 (IANS) Cricket Australia has named three Indian-origin girls in its squad for the upcoming Women’s Under-19 Tri-series, also involving u-10 teams of New Zealand and Sri Lanka and set to take place from September 19 in Brisbane. Ribya Syan, Samara Dulvin and Hasrat Gill are the three girls who trace their roots to India and are hoping to excel and make a name for themselves.

DPL: Arpit Rana's gutsy fifty powers Purani Dilli 6 to first win

IANS | August 21, 2024 11:41 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Opening batter Arpit Rana smashed a gutsy fifty as Purani Dilli 6 defeated West Delhi Lions by 7 wickets in their third match of the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL) here at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Maharaja T20: Clinical Mysore Warriors snap Hubli Tigers’ winning streak

IANS | August 21, 2024 11:34 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 21 (IANS) The Hubli Tigers’ four-match winning streak was derailed as they endured a 56-run loss to Mysore Warriors at the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.

Rohit, Dravid shine at Cricket Rating Awards

IANS | August 21, 2024 11:26 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) India's captain Rohit Sharma was awarded 'Men’s International Cricketer of the Year' while former head coach Rahul Dravid was named with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 here on Wednesday.

Sai Sudharsan returns to Surrey for final two County matches

IANS | August 21, 2024 11:08 PM

London, Aug 21 (IANS) Sai Sudharsan is set to bolster Surrey's quest for a third consecutive County Championship title as he returns to the club for the final two matches of the season.

Warner’s competitive & dynamic service will be missed, says Hayden

IANS | August 21, 2024 10:41 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Matthew Hayden, the former Australia opener, believes the current Test team will miss the extremely competitive and wonderfully dynamic nature of David Warner in this year’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

R Sridhar appointed Assistant Coach of Afghanistan team for NZ, SA series

IANS | August 21, 2024 10:37 PM

Kabul, Aug 21 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday appointed Ramakrishnan Sridhar as the Assistant Coach of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team for their upcoming one-off Test match against New Zealand and a three-match ODI series against South Africa.

Will be an exciting prospect to see how Jaiswal performs in Australia, says Hayden

IANS | August 21, 2024 9:42 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Since making a century in his Test debut against the West Indies last year, Yashasvi Jaiswal has quickly established himself in the Indian team as a reliable run-getter, especially after amassing 712 runs in the 4-1 series win over England at home.

BGT in Australia going to be a great series, says Matthew Hayden

IANS | August 21, 2024 9:11 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden said this year’s five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting from November 22 in Perth, has all the makings of a great and unbelievable series.