Perth, Dec 16 (IANS) Legendary Pakistan fast-bowler Wasim Akram believes that ODI cricket is just ‘too long’ as the 50-over format in its current form and wants for it to be reduced to 40 overs. Pakistan finished at fifth place in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup and aren’t scheduled to play a 50-over game till November 2024.
Navi Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Following India's remarkable victory over England by 347 runs at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, former Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami emphasized the need for more Tests in a series.
Perth, Dec 16 (IANS) Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne is facing uncertainty after sustaining an injury to his little finger during day three of the first Tets match against Pakistan, says a report.
Christchurch, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Nida Dar has been ruled out of the third ODI women’s against New Zealand, set to take place at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on December 18.
Dunedin, Dec 16 (IANS) New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said the upcoming men’s ODI series against Bangladesh is an opportunity for him to look at a few players who could turn out to be pivotal figures for the Blackcaps in the future.
Navi Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur gave credit to her bowlers for securing India a 347-run victory as the country hosted a women's Test match after a gap of nine years, the huge win against England Women at the DY Patil Stadium here on Saturday setting the record for the biggest win by run-margin in the Women's cricket.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A day after Mumbai Indians appointed Hardik Pandya as their captain ahead of 2024 IPL season, former India opener Wasim Jaffer said he was surprised that five-time champions have quickly moved on from Rohit Sharma as their skipper.
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) At the end of the second day's play in the four-day women's Test against India, England's Nat Sciver-Brunt said many batters in her team lacked the intent to score, thus getting bowled out for 132 in their first innings.
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Deepti Sharma capped her brilliant allrounder performance with 4-32, completing a nine-wicket haul for 39 runs, as India Women bundled out England for 131 in their second innings to win the one-off Test by a mammoth 347 runs, the largest victory margin by runs in the history of women's cricket, at the DY Patil Stadium here on Saturday.
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Shubha Satheesh, the young left-handed top-order batter who impressed everyone with her temperament in scoring a maiden half-century on debut in the ongoing one-off Women's Test against England, will no longer part in the match being played at the DY Patil Stadium after suffering an injury.
