Author: Kapil Kumawat
Australia maintained their lead in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory against the West Indies in the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, January 19. The West Indies started their second innings on Day 3 at 73/6 and were bowled out for 120. With only 26 runs needed to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, the Australians scored in 6.4 overs. Usman Khawaja retired injured after nine overs, while Steven Smith (11*) and Marnus Labuschagne (1*) remained at the bat when the winning runs arrived. Australia currently has 66…
They join head coach Grant Bradburn, who announced his retirement from X on Thursday, January 8. Mickey Arthur, director of the men’s team, and Andrew Puttick, batting coach, have resigned from their roles with the Pakistan Cricket Board. All three accepted the positions in the first part of last year. Arthur has previously worked with the club as a head coach. Grant Bradburn worked as a fielding coach for the national team from 2018 to 2020 and was the Head of High-Performance Coaching at the national academy until October 2021. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board,…
Star On Day 3 of the Test against the West Indies in Adelaide, Australian batsman Steve Smith demonstrated. His sportsmanship by bending down to tie Shamar Joseph’s shoelaces. On the third day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, January 19, Australia defeated the West Indies by ten wickets. The Windies were all out for 120 when they resumed their second innings at 76/3. The Australians achieved a goal of 26 in 6.4 overs. In the 34th over of the West Indies second innings, debutant Joseph, who was batting on 11, requested that Smith fix his shoelaces.…
According to the Sun, Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr plans to play in a futuristic new 45,000-seater stadium in the future. Al-Alami now plays in Al-Awaal Park, a 25,000-capacity venue. The Saudi Pro League club, however, may soon relocate to a new stadium. Saudi Arabia plans to build a futuristic stadium with a capacity of 45,000 people. Aside from that, hundreds of meters of LED displays will broadcast images from beneath the earth. A lake will also be developed under the stadium, with a height of 22 meters. The stadium is being built in anticipation of the Gulf States’ bid for…
India will face Uzbekistan in an AFC Asian Cup Group match on Thursday, January 18, at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. India, headed by Sunil Chhetri, is coming off a 2-0 setback to Australia. After an entertaining 45 minutes of play, Jackson Irvine and Jordan Bos scored after the interval to seal the victory for Australia. Chhetri squandered a wonderful first-half opportunity when he headed wide. India had several positives in the game, but they couldn’t turn them into scoring opportunities. The Blue Tigers would hope to avoid another setback before facing Syria in a do-or-die match.…
Josh Hazlewood’s impressive performance in the first Test against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval continued into the second innings. Following his four wickets in the first innings, the right-arm bowler took the first four wickets in the second innings. Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc took the new ball in the second innings after the Men in Yellow had built a 95-run advantage with the bat. The pacer struck gold with his first delivery, removing Tagenarine Chanderpaul for a golden duck. He went on to win the prized scalp of opposition skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, thanks to a superb catch by…
Pragyan Ojha believes Rohit Sharma’s innings in the third T20I between India and Afghanistan demonstrate his and Virat Kohli’s worth to the Men in Blue. Rohit scored an unbeaten 121 off 69 to help India reach 212/4 in the final T20I in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 17. Although the regular game and the first Super Over were tied, the hosts finally won the battle in the second Super Over, completing a 3-0 series sweep. During a Colours Cineplex discussion, Ojha praised Rohit for adapting to the situation, stating that the scenario was dismal. When he started, he knew they were…
The second edition of the International League T20 will take place between January 19 and February 17, 2024. Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will serve as the host sites. The Emirates Cricket Board, while not being an ICC full member, earned ‘official’ List-A status for ILT20 in December 2023, making it the first Associate-run franchise league to receive this designation. The six competing teams are the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, and Sharjah Warriors, who return from the previous…
The Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission is organising a one-off match called One World One Family Cup 2024. The primary goal of holding the game is to increase awareness and support for child healthcare. Cricket fans can attend the match for free, but seating is limited to those who have received an invitation. One World and One Family will play a one-off match. Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed captain of One World, while Yuvraj Singh captains One Family. The match will be played on Thursday, January 18, at the Sai Krishnan Cricket Stadium in Sathya Sai Grama, Bengaluru. It…
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma racked up his fifth T20I century in the third and final match of the series against Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 17, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was a much-needed setback for Rohit following a spate of poor performances. His previous century in the 20-over format came in November 2018 against the West Indies at Lucknow. Rohit Sharma not only scored a century in the first innings, but he also led India to a hard-fought triumph in the Super Overs. He and Rinku Singh (69*) saved the innings after India fell to 22/4…
Ex-England seamer Steven Finn says the tourists must temper their ‘Bazball’ tendencies and display deliberate aggressiveness to defeat India in the next Test series. The 34-year-old believes England may draw inspiration from how their skipper performed in the 2012 leg in India. Sir Alastair Cook is the last captain to win a Test series in India, having had a fantastic series with the bat. In four matches, the Essex opener scored 562 runs at 80.29 with three hundred, including a high of 190. In an interview with ESPN Cricinfo, Finn credited Cook and Kevin Pietersen for the series triumph in…
India is practically invincible in bilateral T20I series at home, and they extended that record by establishing a 2-0 lead against Afghanistan. The Men in Blue had won the first two matches of the series by six wickets, but it won’t be enough against an obviously lesser team in Afghanistan. They will seek to finish the match with a victory and seal a clean sweep of the visitors. How can India accomplish this? While their performances have often been impressive, Ibrahim Zadran and his teammates are no pushovers, as seen by their international performances in recent years. In Bengaluru, the…
Afghanistan Team has been given a reality check by a powerful Indian team in the three-match T20I series, leaving them 2-0 down with one game remaining. Even though a series victory is out of the question, the Afghans would try all out to win the last match in Bengaluru on January 17. The Afghans have been on a roll, winning three of their past four bilateral T20I series and outperforming their opponents in the ODI World Cup last year. However, Team India continues to be their nemesis, winning all six T20I meetings between the two teams. While the batting has…
Young West Indian bowler Shamar Joseph says his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on Wednesday is far better than his previous employment as a security guard. He got two wickets on the day, Steve Smith with his first delivery and Marnus Labuschagne shortly after. The 24-year-old father of one had not played recognized cricket until two years ago, and he arrived with only five first-class matches under his belt. Last year, he left his day job as a security guard to focus on cricket. Now that he has made his maiden foray into international cricket, he is just appreciating…
Laurie Evans is the Big Bash League’s fastest-scoring hitter this season, blasting 72 runs off 34 balls in the Perth Scorchers’ penultimate-ball defeat to the Sydney Sixers on Tuesday, their final home-and-away game of the regular season. However, when the Scorchers meet the Adelaide Strikers in Saturday’s Eliminator, he will be 9,000 kilometers away in Abu Dhabi. Evans is one of seven BBL players who will miss the knockout rounds to compete in the ILT20 in the UAE. It is a schedule conflict that leaves three Englishmen with a single international cap between them as the only overseas recruits still…