Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) After signing off from Test cricket by making 57 to lead Australia to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground, veteran opener David Warner said in his farewell speech that he hopes the young kids out there can follow in his footsteps.
Navi Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) This time last year, Titas Sadhu was preparing for the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, a tournament which India eventually won. Titas was the star of the final with her incredible spell of 2/6 and was roped in by Delhi Capitals for the inaugural WPL, as well as made her India T20I debut in a gold-medal winning campaign at the Asian Games.
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Pakistan team Director Mohammad Hafeez defended the decision after Shaheen Shah Afridi was omitted from the lineup in the third Test against Australia, emphasizing the duty of care to players beyond individual matches.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes having the senior duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be of immense advantage to the team in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, adding that the duo are still great fielders and will be assets on the field.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow said he is yet to know if he will be donning the keeping gloves for the side during their five-match Test series in India, starting in Hyderabad on January 25.
Navi Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) After India secured a thumping nine-wicket win over Australia in the T20I series opener at the DY Patil Stadium, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her team was great in all three departments of the game.
Colombo, Jan 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka faced an unexpected setback as opener Pathum Nissanka succumbed to a suspected case of dengue, forcing him out of the impending ODI series against Zimbabwe.
Cape Town, Jan 6 (IANS) Cricket South Africa on Friday extended Hilton Moreeng, contract for the 12th year as women’s Head coach, until the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) A third batch of court documents from a lawsuit connected to the late disgraced American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been unsealed, just days after the first and second lot of bombshell files were made public which contained the names of noted celebrities including former US President Bill Clinton, Britain's Prince Andrew and late pop icon Michael Jackson, according to media reports.
Navi Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma struck half-centuries and shared a 137-run partnership for the opening wicket as India Women outplayed Australia Women by nine wickets in the first T20I and gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the DY Patil Stadium here on Friday.
