New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Apart from chasing their first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup, India will also be striving to make a rare double of winning two silverwares in the shortest format in both genders, an achievement which would be very unique in the cricketing world.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) South Africa men’s left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has decided to opt out of his national contract with immediate effect. Since his international debut in 2016, Shamsi has taken 167 wickets across all formats for South Africa.
Multan, Oct 3 (IANS) Richie Richardson, a West Indies cricket legend and a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control teams when Pakistan host England for a three-match Test series in Multan and Rawalpindi, scheduled from October 7 to 28.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) As the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup commences on Thursday in the UAE, former spinner Harbhajan Singh shared his thoughts on India's opponents in group stage and said the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side "needs to be very careful" against Australia as they can pose the biggest challenge for them.
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned cricketer-turned-politician Mohammed Azharuddin in a money laundering case linked to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Skipper Jos Buttler will return from a calf injury to lead England's white-ball teams while leg-spinner Jafer Chohan will be hoping to make his debut on the tour of West Indies later this month. Buttler had missed the limited-overs series against Australia, where England levelled the T20Is and narrowly lost the ODIs. Phil Salt and Harry Brook had led the T20I and ODI sides respectively in his absence.
Surat, Oct 2 (IANS) Martin Guptill’s unbeaten knock of 126 not out helped Southern Superstars to register their fifth win in Legends League Cricket 2024, defeating Konark Suryas Odisha by 8 wickets with 24 balls to spare at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Ahead of the 2024 Haryana Elections which are set to take place on October 5, former India batter Virender Sehwag has pledged full support to former Haryana Cricket Association (HCA) and BCCI administrator Anirudh Chaudhry, who is from the Tosham assembly constituency. Sehwag, who himself hails from Najafgarh in Haryana, believes Anirudh Chaudhry has been a loyal servant to Indian cricket and will be equally sincere if he wins the seat.
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) A brilliant unbeaten double century by Sarfaraz Khan, the first by a Mumbai batter in the tournament, and half-century by middle-order batter Tanush Kotian (64) helped Ranji Trophy winner Mumbai reach a mammoth 536/9 against Rest of India on Day 2 of the Irani Cup match here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has reclaimed his number one ranking in the Test bowlers’ rankings, while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and talismanic batter Virat Kohli have made big gains in the batters’ rankings.
