Centurion, Dec 31 (IANS) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes top-order batter Shubman Gill is playing ‘a bit too aggressively’ when playing Test cricket. In the first Test against South Africa, Gill failed to do well, registering scores of two and 26 as India lost by an innings and 32 runs inside three days.
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Despite the three-run loss to Australia in the second ODI, India head coach Amol Muzumdar heaped rich praise on wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who scored a career-best 96 off 117 balls in the match while batting at number three for just the second time in the format.
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) India Women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday said that dropped catches were part and parcel of the game and that her players need a bit more awareness late in the chase as they went down to Australia Women by three runs at the Wankhede Stadium here.
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Richa Ghosh struck a 117-ball 96 after off-spinner Deepti Sharma claimed a fifer but their efforts went in vain as India Women went down to Australia Women by three runs in a thrilling second ODI, thus clinching the three-match series 2-0 here on Saturday.
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian Women's cricket team suffered a setback during the second ODI against Australia Women when allrounder Sneh Rana had to be withdrawn from the match because of a collision suffered while fielding during the match played at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday.
Johannesburg, Dec 30 (IANS) Opener Neil Brand will captain a weakened South Africa squad in the two-match Test series in New Zealand, starting with a warm-up match on January 29. Brand is one of the seven uncapped players in the squad as the main players are contracted to play the second edition of the SA20 league, majorly owned by Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Melbourne, Dec 30 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Saturday that the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan had a total attendance of 164,835 over the four days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Johannesburg, Dec 30 (IANS) Malibongwe Maketa, head coach of South Africa U19 men’s team, said his team will draw inspiration from the senior men’s and women’s teams to put up a good showing in the 2024U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup starting next month on home soil.
Sydney, Dec 30 (IANS) With David Warner all set to play his final Test match when Australia face Pakistan at Sydney on January 3, former cricketer Greg Chappell has heaped praise on his career in the longer format, saying irrespective of what one thinks of him, the left-handed batter has been fantastic.
London, Dec 30 (IANS) England cricket duo of former players Stuart Broad and Marcus Trescothick have both been named in the New Year’s Honours List. Broad, 37, who retired from cricket this summer with 604 Test wickets to his name, is awarded a Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to cricket.
