Author: Kashish Chadha

Rassie van der Dussen shined bright on a day of toil for South African batsmen as his resolute unbeaten knock of 75 helped close out the window of opportunity for the opposition and set up a stiff chase against the West Indies in the ongoing second Test. The visitors, who had taken a 149-run first-innings lead, did lose their way for a while and found themselves precariously placed at 73/3, before Dussen, in partnership with Kagiso Rabada, rescued his side to a position to safety. Rabada once again proved how capable a batsman he is and contributed an invaluable 40 in…

Having taken confidence from not letting the South African innings prosper too much, West Indies were expected to turn around their fortunes with the bat. However, what followed was another disappointing performance from their line-up on Day 2 of the second Test in St Lucia. One more inappropriate display with the bat saw the hosts being bundled out for just 149 in response to the visitors’ 298. Only four of the West Indies batters reached double digits, with only two of those – Shai Hope (43) and Jermaine Blackwood (49) – showing some fight against a high-class South African bowling…

Indian players were seen sporting black armbands at the start of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton in honour of the legendary Indian track and field sprinter, Milkha Singh. Singh, 91, passed away in Chandigarh on Friday due to post COVID-19 complications after boasting of an inspiring career. Known as the ‘Flying Sikh’, the great athlete achieved unprecedented glory for the country, with his career featuring medals at the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Singh also represented India in multiple Olympics. He was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, as a recognition for his services in sport to the country. As…

On a day where New Zealand bowlers were expected to dominate the proceedings, the Indians fought their way to a position of strength in the World Test Championship final in Southampton. And it was their skipper who led the way, with Virat Kohli exhibiting his class and determination through an unbeaten 44 off 124 deliveries. Kohli displayed admirable restraint and composure walking in at 63/2 after a couple of quick breakthroughs to New Zealand. The Indian captain looked switched on the right from the start – which, he had to be given the Kiwis had started to get their radar right after…

India Women’s late order of Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia fought hard to hand India an inspiring draw in the one-off Test against England Women at Bristol. The fourth and final day of the only Test between England Women and India Women was a rollercoaster ride for everyone involved. The momentum kept swinging for both teams several times. India needed something special from their batters in order to save the Test match, and half a dozen of them stepped up to snatch an incredible draw from the jaws of England. As it happened, India started the day on 83/1 with Shafali Verma on 55…

Torrential rain and wet outfield spoiled the fans’ mood as the highly anticipated World Test Championship final saw no play on Day 1. Constant rain led to a washout at the beginning of the India-New Zealand clash at Ageas Bowl, much to everyone’s disappointment and despair. So bad was the weather conditions that not even the toss could be held at any stage on Friday. With a reserve day in play, thankfully, fans around the world can still feel confident of an outright result. The reserve day will come into play if the regular provisions to make up time over…

Half-centuries from captain Dean Elgar and in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock steadied the visitors’ ship after early stutters, as South Africa reached 218/5 from 37/3 at one stage by the end of play on Day 1 of the second Test in St Lucia. Put into bat first after losing the toss, the tourists found themselves under deep trouble when they lost their top-order without yet reaching the 50-run mark on another challenging track for batsmen. But they were bailed out of the situation somewhat by another resilient effort from Elgar, who first put on a stand of 91 runs with…

Ireland all-rounder Kevin O’Brien announced his retirement from ODI cricket on Friday (June 18), stating “now is the right time to step away” from the 50-overs side after 15 years of service in the format. The 37-year-old has taken his call despite Ireland currently involved in the ICC Super League, contesting one of the direct qualification spots at the 2023 World Cup. Pertinent to the same, they are due to host South Africa and Zimbabwe for important series this summer. The player mentioned in his statement released by Cricket Ireland (CI),  “This has not been an easy decision, but after ongoing consideration, I don’t…

Australian skipper Aaron Finch said national players who have opted out of the upcoming white-ball tours to West Indies and Bangladesh would find it hard to justify their return to fulfil the commitments in the Indian Premier League 2021. As many as seven of Australia’s IPL-bound cricketers have pulled their names out from the limited-overs assignments in July-August. The list includes Pat Cummins, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, and Steve Smith, who will miss the tours due to injury. The IPL 2021 was brought to a halt on May 4 due to a cluster of COVID-19 positive cases in different teams’ bubbles. While the second wave of…

Amidst fears of an overlap, BCCI and Cricket West Indies have reached an agreement that would see the Caribbean Premier League finish a few days earlier and avoid clashing with the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League 2021, reported Cricbuzz. The CPL organisers have agreed to a request made by the Indian board to advance their tournament window, which would allow the rescheduled IPL 2021 to be held with maximum overseas player participation. Originally scheduled to be played from August 28 to September 19, the CPL 2021 will now be held between August 26 and September 15. All the…