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NEW DELHI: Australia suffered further setbacks on Thursday as captain Pat Cummins and veteran bowler Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to injury. Cummins has still to recover from the ankle niggle that dogged him near the end of the most recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India and Hazlewood…
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma presented the ODI cap to Yashasvi Jaiswal, while senior pacer Mohammed Shami did the honours for Harshit Rana. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur…
Graeme Smith (Image credit: SA20) Cricket in South Africa has been a tale of our country’s unyielding spirit, and we have always been proud of the resilience, character and tenacity that has been a hallmark of our players. As someone who had the privilege of leading the Proteas during what many consider our ‘golden era,’…
Marcus Stoinis. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Marcus Stoinis, an all-round seam bowler for Australia, unexpectedly declared that he will be retiring from ODIs with immediate effect, ending his international 50-over career at 74 games.Stoinis will remain eligible for selection in T20Is, according to a statement released by Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday. He stated that…
West Indies Test team (ANI Photo) West Indies have unveiled their 2025 home schedule, featuring a highly anticipated Test series against Australia, marking the first time the Aussies will play Tests in the Caribbean since 2015. The series will be part of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and is set to begin on…
IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st ODI: Spin all-rounder conundrum The team faces a selection dilemma for the spin all-rounder’s position, with Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar all vying for the spot. Jadeja has not played an ODI since the 2023 World Cup final, and the management must decide who among them best…
TIME FOR SOME FINE-TUNING: Rohit Sharma trains in Nagpur. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images) NAGPUR: Exactly 15 winters ago, on a crisp Nagpur morning, a young man stood on the threshold of his biggest dream. February 6, 2010, was meant to be the day Rohit Sharma slipped into the hallowed Indian whites for…
Another wonderful gesture by Sri Lankan cricket. As Dimuth Karunaratne gears up to walk out to the middle, a guard of honour has been presented by youngsters from school cricket, raising their bats as Karunaratne walks past. Oh wait. not so soon. Not before you meet me, says Angelo Mathews. He stops Karunaratne right in his tracks…
Sunrisers Eastern Cape‘s bid for an unprecedented third consecutive SA20 title remains intact after a commanding 32-run victory over Joburg Super Kings in the Eliminator at Centurion on Tuesday evening. The defending champions will now face Paarl Royals in Qualifier 2 at the same venue on Thursday.Captain Aiden Markram led from the front with an…
Newcastle advanced to the League Cup final with an impressive 2-0 victory against Arsenal in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday at St James’ Park. Jacob Murphy put Eddie Howe’s team ahead in the first half, whilst Anthony Gordon confirmed Newcastle’s 4-0 aggregate triumph as Arsenal’s defence showed uncharacteristic weakness.Newcastle, having defeated Arsenal thrice this…