Durban, Sep 23 (IANS) Australia’s ODI captain Pat Cummins is likely to sit out the series opener against South Africa here on Thursday, with the visitors opting to carefully manage their core pace attack ahead of the upcoming high-stakes Test series.
Auckland, Sep 23 (IANS) New Zealand head coach Rob Walter admitted that he is eager to see the Indian teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tested on pace and bouncy tracks in the upcoming T20I series, adding that he secretly wishes to see how he fares in pressure situations.
Auckland, Sep 23 (IANS) New Zealand head coach Rob Walter on Wednesday played down the bizarre shoulder injury sustained by Rachin Ravindra during a commercial shoot that ruled him out of the upcoming T20I series against India, adding that the batting all-rounder finds unconventional ways to injure himself and remained optimistic about his availability for the subsequent ODIs.
Durban, Sep 23 (IANS) Australia’s fast bowling spearhead Mitchell Starc believes the intense off-field friction that once defined contests against South Africa has largely dissolved, adding that there is certainly ‘no animosity left’ between the two teams ahead of the first Test starting at Kingsmead on October 9.
Christchurch, Sep 23 (IANS) Batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the T20I series against India due to the shoulder injury, as New Zealand named a 16-man squad for the five-match series, with Adam Milne making a return after a year.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Suresh Raina believes India will have a 90 percent chance of winning the 2027 ODI World Cup if veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli remain part of the team for the marquee tournament in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Dehradun, Sep 22 (IANS) Bageshwar Aerial and Mussoorie Queens registered contrasting victories in the women’s competition at the Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL) 2026, with both sides successfully chasing targets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Kataka, Sep 22 (IANS) Odisha’s 19-year-old cricketer Sibun Nanda has already realised one of his biggest dreams by representing India in Deaf Cricket, but the all-rounder from Berhampur is now aiming for a bigger stage, with his sights set on the Ranji Trophy and eventually the senior India team.
Durban, Sep 22 (IANS) South African batter David Miller has set his sights on World Cup glory but believes the Proteas must keep their focus firmly on the process as they build towards next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Puducherry, Sep 22 (IANS) Day 1 of the India A-Australia A Test was a tale of two halves as the hosts, after choosing to bat, endured a difficult start before Kumar Kushagra and Tanush Kotian produced a remarkable recovery to take them to 257/5 at stumps after 89 overs.
