Author: Kashish Chadha

New South Wales will be taking on Western Australia in the final of The Marsh One Day Cup, Australia’s premier domestic List A competition, in Sydney on Sunday (April 11). Both teams are coming into the marquee summit clash for the Marsh Cup with form and momentum behind them as they finished as the top two sides in the six-team points table. After a single round-robin that saw each of the Australian state playing five matches each, New South Wales sat comfortably on the top of the ladder with four victories and one no result. Western Australia were able to…

Temba Bavuma, the South African limited-overs captain, has been ruled out of the four-match T20I series against Pakistan, starting today in Johannesburg. Bavuma picked up a grade one hamstring strain while batting during the third ODI at Centurion versus the visitors. In his absence, Heinrich Klaasen will be captaining the Proteas for the whole T20I leg of Pakistan’s visit. https://twitter.com/OfficialCSA/status/1380418930272047106 Not just Bavuma, in-form batsman Rassie van der Dussen is also an injury concern for the home team, as he struggles with grade one left quadriceps muscle strain. However, the selectors have kept Dussen in the squad. “I’d be stupid…

Punjab Kings overseas paceman Jhye Richardson revealed the prudent piece of advice received from head coach Anil Kumble regarding his heavy price tag ahead of the IPL 2021. Richardson, the 24-year-old Australian right-arm quick, hasn’t played a game of IPL in his career so far but was purchased by PBKS for a whopping sum of INR 14 crores IPL 2021 auction in February. While such major signings are a regular feature at IPL auctions, they add to a sense of expectation and pressure going into the tournament from a player’s perspective. Richardson is no different, as he started putting pressure…

Indian Test middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari will be playing for Warwickshire in the early rounds of the County Championship, England’s premier domestic first-class competition. The Warwickshire County Cricket Club confirmed the news on Thursday, stating that they expect Vihari to play in the next week’s game against Nottinghamshire. The cricketer will be going through six days of quarantine upon his arrival in the UK, with his participation in the second round fixture dependent on giving negative COVID-19 tests. Warwickshire signed up Vihari as cover for Pieter Malan. Malan, the South African batsman, faced hurdles in obtaining a visa as his…

The Maharashtra government on Monday (April 5) gave teams permission to train beyond 8 PM at the Wankhede Stadium and other venues used for practise in Mumbai for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 despite the ongoing night curfew in the city. All eight IPL teams have been allowed to train and replicate match scenarios in the night hours in Mumbai. They will also be able to travel back to their respective team hotels from the stadiums despite the night curfew that has been imposed to tackle the ongoing pandemic. The news is a major relief for the Board of…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) celebrated the power of cricket on communities across the world to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Tuesday (April 6). Cricket’s world governing body announced the regional winners of the ICC Development Awards 2020, a year extremely challenging for all the member countries as they had to face the coronavirus pandemic. 20 regional winners from 17 countries with inspiring stories of cricket continued to be the driving force for a change and an inclusive sport for all were announced by the ICC in four different categories. Associate members such as…

Shakib Al Hasan, the great Bangladeshi all-rounder, revealed a personal goal for the coming season of Indian Premier League, saying he wishes to score a century and also pick up a five-wicket haul in the same match. Shakib will be making his comeback to the IPL this year. He had missed out on the last year’s edition of the IPL due to the ICC imposed a ban on him but will be turning up for two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021.  Shakib recently arrived on Indian shores and completed the necessary quarantine period in his hotel room. He…

Chennai Super Kings batsman Cheteshwar Pujara admitted he isn’t a power-hitter but mentioned that he is keen to emulate the sedate but successful ways of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on his return to the Indian Premier League. Pujara is making a comeback to the IPL after seven years. The right-hand batsman, known more for his exploits as a Test match specialist for India, last featured in the league in 2014 when he played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). The 33-year-old, who has previously also played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), is…

Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins said he admired the passion and aggression former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir brought to the table as captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Under Gambhir’s leadership, KKR clinched the prestigious IPL title in the 2012 and 2014 seasons. Cummins, who had his first IPL in 2014, said he enjoyed playing under Gambhir’s captaincy. On his Instagram story, Cummins stated that his favourite IPL moment was winning the title that year. Favourite moment was my first IPL in 2014 with Kolkata winning the title and then going to next day and see…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the bio-secure bubble employed for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 was broken and compromised on several occasions. The PCB had constituted a two-member committee of infectious diseases experts to investigate what exactly went wrong with regards to the bio-secure bubble used for PSL 6 earlier this year. Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Muhammad Abbas, the committee’s two members, submitted a final report on the matter to Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, on March 31. Mani will take a final decision for the probe after thoroughly studying the report and sharing…