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Sri Lanka has re-added Dilshan Madushanka to their squad while Jeffrey Vandersay has replaced the injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the lineup.  The second one day between Colombo and New Zealand in Dambulla witnessed Charith Asalanka win the toss and decided to bat first. He fully anticipated that the pitch would deteriorate further as the match continued. New Zealand’s Mitchell Santer was also nonchalant about chasing as it had started raining in the evening which didn't help the bowlers much at all. Many debutants

The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. There was a lot of chatter surrounding India’s participation in the tournament, but USA patrons were informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC)

During the ‘Dubai Sports Retreat’, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE and the Crown Prince of Dubai met India’s most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza and UFC lightweight champion champion in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).  Retreat was conducted with a theme ‘Dubai: The First Sports Destination’ at the Museum of the Future.   Sheikh Hamdan took to the social media platform, X to emphasize the fact that, “The Dubai Sports Retreat

With Rahmanullah Gurbaz's superb century and a great all-round performance by Azmatullah Omarzai, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the third and final ODI played in Sharjah on Monday. This result means that Afghanistan has won the one-day series with a 2-1 margin.  Afghan opener Gurbaz and Omarzai built a century stand to put their side in a commanding position against Bangladesh's seam attack spearheaded by Mustafizur Rahman.  Gurbaz was the highest scorer and put an end to Afghanistan’s innings with 101

Mohammad Nabi, the cricketer from the Afghanistan team has confirmed to retire from One Day Internationals after the ICC Champions trophy 2025 scheduled to take place in Pakistan. Such reports have also been confirmed by the Chairman of Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO Naseeb Khan adding that Nabi communicated in articulating his plan to retire some time in April this year. The 39-year-old Nabi who had previously announced his retirement from Test matches in 2019 has become an attractive prospect since his ODI debut

Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20 skipper, draws heavily from Rohit Sharma's leadership style, which pursues the understanding of the mindset of the players, team spirit and keeping cool no matter the outcome of the game. Suryakumar Yadav, who has recently succeeded Rohit in leadership post the successful T20 World Cup, has been able to model himself to Rohit's new brand of captaincy. On the eve of the first T20I against South Africa, while talking about the last 0-3 win against New Zealand, he

West Indies easily chased down the target under lights at Kensington Oval, powered by centuries from Keacy Carty and Brandon King to round off the match with eight wickets and secure a 2-1 victory over England in the series.  First cricketer from St Maarten to get an ODI century for West Indies, Keacy Carty's maiden ton off 97 balls was another highlight of the match for him. It was followed by King who made good use of getting dropped twice and scored his

Key complications seem to have arisen following a very unfortunate debacle of the India defense cricket team in New Zealand. Following the defeat, it appears the BCCI wants to assess the decisions made by the head team coach, Gautam Gambhir, along with the management and the team.  India's spin savvy home pitches have recently been in the spotlight as a cause for concern due to their tilt in the angle on which they deliver. Gautam Gambhir initiated the demand however this demand came

NEW DELHI: IPL 2025 mega auction dates confirmed. The BCCI said on Tuesday that the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is scheduled for the 24th and 25th of November 2025 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The 2 day event shall coincide with the 3rd and 4th day's play of the Perth Test between India and Australia. About 1574 identified 402 overseas 1175 Indian players who will attend the 2 day event where 204 places are available. 48 capped Indian players including

Virat Kohli, in probably the last phase of his career, decided to celebrate his birthday in India and not go where he usually spends it.  Virat has been striking as a prominent figure in Indian cricket and has achieved the age of 36 today. As the face of the Nation in the Indian cricket team, Kohli has had one of the greatest emerging years with India winning the World Cup in June this year. Although 2024 was possibly one of his career years

The Border-Gavaskar series featuring India and Australia, which is highly anticipated and loved by fans, will start on November 22 with the first test being held in Perth.  Looking ahead to the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma has said that he is “not overly certain” whether he will play in the Perth Test.  Prior to the BGT series with Australia, India led by Rohit Sharma was thrashed 0-3 by New Zealand in their home series, losing even , the third ODI. 

Ajaz stars as New Zealand beat India 3-0 in historic Test sweep.India was all out for 121 in 29.1 overs while chasing a target of 147 set by New Zealand, failing to win the match after a score of 64 was made by a player named ‘Rishabh Pant’.  Patel, the New Zealand spinner, was the man of the match with a stunning 6 wickets helping New Zealand to clinch the historic 3-0 win over India in the test series. The final wicket belonged

India's proud home record which had never been lost is finally gone the defeat against England stunned the fans across the cricketing nation. this is a reality which may have been long dreaded. the end of a very successful era in Indian cricket, that which is shared by Kohli and Rohit Sharma.  Kohli and Sharma hardworking batsman have been a part of almost all the major indian efort of the last seventeen years starting from the 3 world cup trophies, reach the finals

NEW DELHI: Gary Kirsten stepped down as Pakistan’s limited-overs coach just a week before the Pakistan tour of Australia. The decision of Gary Kirsten comes on the heels of PCB restructuring the coaching roles and head coaches vacating the selection committee after the loss to England during the first Test. Former Pakistani cricketer and commentator in Dubai, Danish Kaneria, hailed Kirsten’s decision to leave for his own good. Kaneria reasoned, ‘It is not possible to bring a person in and expect him to

In his second consecutive double century performance Agni Chopra has once again proved his mettle, this time surpassing such legends of cricketers as Sir Don Bradman, further aiding historical purposes. This amazing achievement has caught the imagination of the cricketing world, placing Agni in the ever-growing list of promising young talents. A Historic Achievement Agni Chopra became one of the few cricketers to score back-to-back double tons in professional cricket history and he has achieved an elite status due to his remarkable accomplishment.

Steve Smith has stated that he will still play in the middle order but drop down to number four in place of the all-rounder in the test side, meaning that there is now a gap going forward that can only be filled by Usman Khawaja.  Captain Mitchell Marsh, their T20 captain along with his test comrades shall miss the upcoming three match series against Pakistan in November in light of upcoming test matches in Australia against India which are the focus for them. 

Pakistan wrapped up the last Test match by nine wickets in under three days, ensuring a series victory of 2-1 over England during the pre season tours held in Rawalpindi. Although Noman, the 38-year-old left-arm spinner and off-spinner Sahajid, 31, managed to get all 20 wickets on an equally weathered pitch during the second test of the series last week, they managed to get 19 more wickets today as England were bowled out on 112 runs on a self designed hard pitch. This

India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test Day 1: The Indians were at their dominant best with Washington Sundar excelling with a remarkable seven wickets. India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test Day 1: At the end of day 1, India stood at 16/1 and were trailing by 243 runs. India had Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batting on 6* and 10*, actively securing the team’s position at 16/1 after 11 overs. Rohit Sharma was the only dismissal from the Indian team, trying

Charith Asalanka’s heroic batting guided Sri Lanka to victory over West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday, hence clinching victory in this bilateral series contest which comprised 3 matches.  Sri Lanka was running the chase for a daunting target of 190 which they managed to get with as many as 34 balls remaining. Asalanka finished this game with the bat scoring 62 at an impressive strike rate of Over 100.  This game also featured a rain delay causing the

Matches between Sri Lanka and West Indies always produce scintillating moments that elevate cricket as a sport. In the rain-curtailed second ODI of the series, Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the toss and chose to bowl first as it has been their trend in the previous matches where they are accustomed to chasing down targets. The toss was delayed by 2 hours due to rain and cut down to something which could be played in 44 overs per side. During the toss, there