Author: Kashish Chadha

On Friday, Australia’s explosive right-hand batsman withdrew his name from the inaugural season of ‘The Hundred’ in the UK, forcing team London Spirit to sign a replacement in the form of Josh Inglis. “Unfortunately Glenn Maxwell has pulled out of the Hundred. We were really excited to get him in the draft. We know he’s a match-winner and we were excited to have him.””Unfortunately he’s pulled out of that and we’ve now replaced him with Josh Inglis from Western Australia, so we are lucky to have him,”Spirit coach Shane Warne said on the Fox Cricket podcast, Inglis has been signed as a…

Australian limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch has called on players travelling to the Caribbean and Bangladesh for upcoming white-ball trips to put in strong performances that can add to the selectors’ headache as far as T20 World Cup selection is concerned. Australia will be taking on West Indies in three ODIs and five T20Is from July 9 to July 24, and then fly across to Bangladesh and play a further five T20Is against the hosts in early August. While the ODIs are part of Australia’s ICC Super League campaign, it is the T20Is that currently carry a lot more weightage for…

Postponed from its earlier planned window, Tamil Nadu Premier League T20 could now be played in July-August, said a report by Cricbuzz. A Tamil Nadu Cricket Association official told the website that the league’s fifth edition may go ahead between tentative dates of July 19 and August 15 if they receive a green signal from the state government. Cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TNPL 2021 will reportedly be a closed-door affair with Chennai playing as a hub for what is a 32-game tournament played among eight teams. Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Salem are the venues shortlisted by the TNCA. However, a final decision on the…

England won’t have their premier wicketkeeper-batsman, Jos Buttler, available for the rest of the home limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. According to ECB, he felt “tightness and discomfort” after playing a stand-out knock of 68 in England’s victory in the second T20I in Cardiff on Thursday.  As per ECB, Buttler went through an MRI scan just after the game, and as it turned out, it showed a “small tear” in his right calf.  “He will return home today (June 25) and commence his rehabilitation programme”, the board further informed.  Buttler has been replaced by left-hand batsman Dawid Malan for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting next Tuesday in…

After failing to keep the New Zealand pacers at bay for long and not producing a performance befitting his class in the WTC final, Indian Test No.3 Cheteshwar Pujara is facing scrutiny from certain corners over his form and technique. Pujara made scores of only 8 & 15 in India’s bitter eight-wicket defeat at Rose Bowl. He got out LBW to an inswinger versus Trent Boult in the first innings and uncharacteristically poked at a ball and edged it through to the slips in the second facing Kyle Jamieson. While Pujara’s value and impact in the Indian Test side can’t always be judged through runs…

The Board of Control for India may just re-evaluate the decision to allow Indian men’s Test team players a 20-day break from the bio-bubble restrictions in England as the UK has experienced a sudden spike in COVID-19 positive cases. Speaking to PTI, a BCCI official confirmed that the touring contingent will be allowed a 20-day break within the UK before the players rejoin the Indian camp ahead of the five-Test series against England. “The squad travelled together to London (from Southampton). From here they can all leave for their respective destinations within UK for a 20-day break,” the official had said on…

Multan Sultans pulled off a comprehensive victory over Peshawar Zalmi in the final in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to clinch their maiden Pakistan Super League title. Sultans finally lifted the coveted trophy for the first time in PSL history after enjoying all-round dominance over the team Zalmi. As it happened, the Sultans posted a daunting total of 206/4 in their allotted 20 overs after being asked to bat first upon losing the toss. When Zalmi would’ve hoped to put Sultans under pressure, they instead saw them excel. Multan opening batsmen – Shan Masood (37) and skipper Muhammad Rizwan (30) – gave their team a…

In a conversation with Star Sports, the former India captain and now BCCI president celebrated the 25th anniversary of his game-transforming Test debut for Indian cricket and reminisced the beautiful memories of those few days at Lord’s. “Not many get to play their first Test at Lord’s and I remember fielding at point a packed stadium at the Lords. I was in awe of walking down the long room on the first day and luckily we fielded. Otherwise, as a batsman, I was supposed to bat at No.3,””I got a 100 on a Saturday, which is probably the best day…

England proved to be too good and too powerful for Sri Lanka as the Eoin Morgan-led side displayed a dominant performance in the first T20I. Sri Lanka could never get going with the bat and scored just 129 in their 20 overs. Jason Roy’s 36 and Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 68 helped England to the target with 2.5 overs to spare. There was absolutely no match between England and Sri Lanka in the first T20I. England showed why they are arguably the best white-ball side going around in the world as they thrashed Sri Lanka and outplayed them in every department to take a 1-0…

The day started with India at 64/2 with a lead of 32. The New Zealand bowlers forced the play and shot India out for 170. Chasing a slightly tricky 139, Ravichandran Ashwin’s double blow sent a few jitters in the New Zealand camp, but Kane Williamson’s 52 and Ross Taylor’s 47 helped them get over the line with ease. Each of the 98 overs had to be bowled on this sixth and final day of this World Test Championship final. Hence, all three results were possible heading into the final day. However, when the day started, there was very little…