Young opening batsman Shubman Gill has been asked to return home from the UK by the BCCI after he has sustained a stress injury to his shins. His participation in the five-Test series against England is in serious doubt, according to reports. Gill, who made a spectacular beginning to his Test career during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last winter, has had a difficult time since. The player didn’t trouble the scorers much during the home series versus England and the World Test Championship final versus New Zealand and is now sidelined with an untimely injury. Despite the lengthy nature of the assignment, however, India haven’t yet confirmed…
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India will be unveiling a tender document to sell two new IPL franchises in mid-August before going through the mandatory checks and opening a bidding process for the same in October, reported Times of India. Since the Inida Premier League is now a multi-billion dollar industry, it is understood that some big-name business enterprises and firms are waiting to pounce on the opportunity when the national board releases their tender document. As per the TOI report, four such prominent companies are eyeing one of two new IPL teams that are to be introduced…
The veteran pacer achieved the great milestone, playing for Lancashire in the ongoing County Championship against Kent at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. As he dismissed Kent batsman Heino Kuhn, James Anderson registered scalp No.1000 for himself, which is the highest for any active bowler in first-class cricket. Still going as strong as ever, the excellent swing and seam bowler also got the better of Zak Crawley, Jordon Cox, Oliver Robinson, Jack Leaning, Matt Milnes and Harry Podmore through his remarkable spell of 7/19. Running through the Kent batting line-up, Anderson helped Lancashire bundle out the opposition for a score of just 74. Anderson…
The International Cricket Council confirmed the expression of interest submitted by 17 member nations to host its eight major men’s events scheduled in the next rights cycle spanning 2024 to 2031. The ICC said it has received initial submissions from Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, UAE, USA and Zimbabwe to be given the hosting rights for those events. There are two ODI World Cups (2027 and 2031), four T20 World Cups (2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030) and two editions of the 50-over Champions Trophy (2025 and 2029) scheduled in the next…
Delhi based cricketer Subodh Bhati has reclaimed the unimaginable. After becoming the first Indian to score a double century in competitive T20 cricket, Bhati repeated the astonishing feat when he blazed his willow for another score past the 200-mark in the game’s shortest format. As per Sports Tiger, Bhati, who had struck a jaw-dropping 207* off 57 balls playing for Sangeum Cricketers, has now made another whopping score of 205 from 79 balls playing for Delhi XI new against Simba. While his previous T20 double ton back in 2018 included 21 sixes and 13 fours, the latest innings consisted of 17 maximums and just…
Experienced India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has apologised after facing widespread criticism for his displeasing remarks made from the commentary box last week. Karthik, who is in the UK right now on a commentary stint with Sky Sports, had given a controversial statement during the 2nd ODI between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday. While on air, Karthik stated “batsmen and not liking bats, they go hand in hand. Most of the batters don’t seem to like their bats. They either like another person’s bat. Bats are like a neighbour’s wife. They always feel better.” Drawing parallels with…
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Herschelle Gibbs, Matt Prior, Monty Panesar and a host of Pakistan cricketers will be seen playing in the inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) T20. The tournament’s first iteration is scheduled to be held between August 6 and 16, with a total of 6 teams battling for supremacy. These teams – Bagh Stallions, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Overseas Warriors, Kotli Lions, and Rawalakot Hawks – have now made some prominent signings for the season. Dilshan, the explosive former Sri Lankan opening batsman, will be seen playing for Muzaffarabad Tigers. Ex England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has been roped in…
On Saturday, England retained their 16-man squad from the ongoing Sri Lanka series for the upcoming ODIs against Pakistan, thus delaying premier all-rounder Ben Stokes’ comeback to the national fold. Stokes wasn’t considered despite now being fully recovered from the finger injury he picked up at the start of the IPL 2021 in April. The star cricketer has been playing in the ongoing T20 Blast for Durham but didn’t get picked for the three-match series versus Pakistan. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler also hasn’t been rushed back for the Pakistan ODIs after injuring his calf during the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Whether the explosive batsman and improving gloveman will take part…
England pacer Ollie Robinson, heavily criticised and even dropped from the squad for his inappropriate remarks made over Twitter eight years ago, was cleared to resume his playing career after receiving a fine and eight-match suspension, five of those suspended for two years. The pacer was handed a fine of £3200 and suspension of eight matches for finding him in breach of “ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.4 in relation to a number of offensive tweets which were posted between 2012 and 2014, when he was aged between 18 and 20.” However, the discipline commission also cleared Robinson to continue his England career after…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board cricket operation chairman Akram Khan confirmed that seven of their national cricketers named for the Lanka Premier League T20 draft will not be available for the start of the event in Sri Lanka. The second edition of LPL, scheduled from July 30 to August 22, will be clashing with Bangladesh’s five-match T20I series versus Australia starting in early August. Soon after facing the Aussies, Bangladesh will also host New Zealand and England for limited-overs assignments ahead of the T20 World Cup in UAE in October-November. With back to back international assignments being their priority, the BCB official told Cricbuzz that the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, who…