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Australia's Nathan Lyon will miss the remainder of the Ashes series against England due to a calf tear suffered while fielding during the second test at Lord's, Cricket Australia said on Monday. Lyon sustained the injury while fielding on the second day of the test on Thursday. He hobbled out to bat at number 11 on Saturday, scoring four runs and sharing a partnership of 15 with Mitchell Starc. Australia were hampered by his absence as he was unable to bowl but went

Furious England coach Brendon McCullum has suggested his players might skip post-Ashes beers with the Australia team and questioned the visitors' sportsmanship over the Jonny Bairstow stumping on the final day of the second test at Lord's. With England on 193-5 and chasing a mammoth target of 371, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball at the stumps after Bairstow left his crease at the end of an over. The dismissal triggered long and loud booing from the Lord's crowd and saw Australian

New floodlights and corporate boxes in Mumbai; a relaid pitch in Lucknow; upgraded dressing rooms in Kolkata; new outfield with imported grass in Dharamsala; a new makeshift roof in Pune; an upgraded ticketing system and improved toilets in Delhi. These are some of the projects to be undertaken at the venues that will host ICC 50-over World Cup games in October-November. World Cup games will be hosted in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Dharamsala, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kolkata. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram stage

Australia vice-captain Steve Smith says Nathan Lyon’s injury didn’t look good and the off-spinner could face time on sidelines after going down with right calf problem on day two of second Test. “I haven’t been up in the sheds yet, but obviously it didn’t look good. It doesn’t look ideal for the rest of the game,” Steve Smith told reporters at stumps. “I’m not sure how he actually is. But obviously if he’s no good, it’s a big loss for us. The 35-year-old,

Red-ball specialist batter Kraigg Brathwaite will continue to lead the side as Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced an 18-member squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the two-match Test series against India. The camp begins at CCG in Antigua on Friday with the team travelling to Dominica on July 9. The opening Test begins on July 12 in Dominica, with the second Test scheduled from July 20 in Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Oval. It will be followed by the three-match ODI series,

The biennial cricket tournament Asia Cup has become a favourite tradition for cricket fans. The game has witnessed thrilling matches, intense contests and cricketing moments over four decades. As per the Indian cricket schedule on janbharattimes.com, the Asia Cup is around the corner, so, in this article, we will explore the rich history of the Asia Cup in this article, find out its origins, key milestones and the impact it has had on Asian cricket. The Asia Cup has grown in terms of

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still apprehensive about sending its team to India for the ODI World Cup but International Cricket Council (ICC) is “confident” that the Babar Azam-led team will compete in the 50-over showpiece. The ICC on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the October 5-November 19 tournament and rejected PCB’s request to not schedule their matches in Chennai and Bengaluru against specific teams. PCB did not want to play Afghanistan on a spin-friendly track in Chennai and also wanted to

In the months after England's miserable 2021-22 Ashes tour, Joe Root reiterated his desire to stay on as England captain despite his team having just one win to show from his last 17 Tests at the helm. "I think I've made it quite clear at the start of this game and throughout this tour, I'm very passionate about trying to take this team forward," England's beleaguered skipper said after their series defeat to West Indies in Grenada in March 2022. Those words were

England will go into the second Ashes Test without a frontline spinner after announcing Josh Tongue's inclusion to face Australia at Lord's. Moeen Ali, who has been battling a calloused spinning finger following his retirement comeback at Edgbaston, has made way for Tongue as the hosts elected to field four specialist seamers on a green pitch at the home of cricket. Part-timer Joe Root will be England's only slow-bowling option, with the rest of the hosts' XI unchanged from the one that lost

Australia's tilt at a sixth men's ODI World Cup crown will begin with a blockbuster clash against India in Chennai, with fixtures released today Australia face a blockbuster clash with tournament hosts India to open their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign, with fixtures for the tournament confirmed today. The tournament will start with a rematch of the 2019 final between England and New Zealand on October 5 in Ahmedabad – 100 days from now – with Australia opening their campaign against India in

India will host this year's 50-over World Cup between October 5 and November 19, according to the schedule released by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. Defending champions England will play New Zealand in the opener at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final. Source Khaleej Time

Just hours before the unveiling of World Cup 2023 Schedule, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have made a last-minute change in venue. The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host one semifinal while Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the other. Earlier, the plan was to have the semis in Mumbai, Chennai or Bengaluru. WC 2023 Schedule will be announced on Tuesday. But as per a Cricbuzz report, there is a change. BCCI

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recently had a joyful reunion with his Team India mates at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Pant, who has been recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident last year, took to Instagram to share a heartwarming picture with the “gang”. “Reunion is always fun with the gang”, Pant captioned the post. The 25-year-old also shared a fun Instagram story in which Shardul was seen playfully grappling Yuzvendra Chahal. Pant has been making steady progress in his

Ireland's 133-run loss to Sri Lanka at the World Cup qualifying event in Zimbabwe has ended their hopes of making the showpiece 50-over tournament in India later this year. Ireland were dismissed for 192 in response to Sri Lanka's 325, condemning the men in green to a third successive loss in the qualifying event group stage. It is the second successive 50-over World Cup Ireland have failed to qualify for, after also missing out on the 2019 tournament in England and Wales when

New Zealand's star batter admits looking too far ahead is 'daunting' but continues to tick off minor milestones on his recovery from a major knee injury. Kane Williamson has not given up on playing a part in New Zealand's 50 overs World Cup campaign but says he is taking his recovery from a right knee injury on a week-to-week basis. The elite top-order batsman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have a rich history in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), and a part of that can be attributed to their focus on players from their home state. Murali Vijay is one of the greatest batters to have donned the yellow, while Subramaniam Badrinath isn't far behind when it comes to legacy at the franchise. In the bowling department, the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and L Balaji endured productive stints with the Super Kings. In recent times, though,

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday issued a noteworthy response to Zaka Ashraf after the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and soon-to-be chief of the same position said that he had rejected the hybrid model for Asia Cup (now approved) in the past, adding that he doesn't agree with it since Pakistan was given the hosting rights and it is only fair that the is event is held in their country. The ACC had announced that the Asia Cup, set to

The likely new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicized “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in September. “The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past itself – because I do not agree with it. The board of the Asian Cricket Council had decided that it should be held in Pakistan, then we

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins’ heroic late 44 runs took his team to a first Test victory at Edgbaston – one that he celebrated by embracing his father minutes after the winning runs were scored.

Cummins and Lyon unlikely batting heroes as visitors take first Ashes Test by two wickets in Birmingham dusk The ball was veering onto his body. Pat Cummins shuffled across and paused and opened the face of his bat to guide it to square third man. The ball was trickling to the fence, the outfield made heavy by the rain. Zak Crawley was galloping from his fielding station to stop the ball. But in the middle, Cummins and Nathan Lyon were running for their