The International Cricket Council is all set to amend the ‘soft signal’ rule employed for long-distance outfield catches ahead of the final of the World Test Championship in June, says a report by Cricbuzz. The current ruling and playing conditions in cricket see an on-field umpire give a ‘soft signal’ of either ‘out’ or ‘not out’ before sending the matter upstairs to the TV umpire for technological verification outfield catches, which he isn’t 100% sure of. But the ‘soft signal’ has only gained a controversial proportion in recent times, with an incident from the 4th T20I played between India and…
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The hosts New Zealand and Bangladesh will square off in the first T20I of a three-match series in Hamilton on Sunday. New Zealand made the light work of the visitors in the ODI series as they blanked Bangladesh 3-0. Another clean sweep series loss at the hands of Black Caps extended the losing streak for Bangladesh to 30 losses in all formats in New Zealand. Devon Conway starred for New Zealand in the ODI series, as he racked up 225 runs at an average of 75 in 3 innings, which included a sublime century in the third ODI. Daryl Mitchell…
Sandeep Lamichhane will be playing for Worcestershire in Vitality T20 Blast 2021, one of the UK’s premier county cricket clubs confirmed on Thursday. Lamichhane, who was the first Nepali cricketer ever to be signed up by a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) back in 2018 when he played for Delhi Daredevils (now, Delhi Capitals), is currently among T20 cricket’s global superstars. The 20-year-old leg-spinner has been in the limelight since his exploits at the 2016 U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. Still very young in his career, Lamichhane has featured in 96 T20 matches so far and taken 125…
West Indies drew with Sri Lanka in their first Test on Thursday. Middle-order batsman Nkrumah Bonner proved to be his team’s hero on the final day as he struck a mature century to help the West Indies sneak through unscathed in Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards stadium. Booner’s knock of 113 runs off 274 deliveries, including thirteen fours and one maximum, was his debut Test hundred and was a magnificent effort as he saw through the last few sessions of the match against a resurgent Sri Lankan unit. It is very emotional for me,Bonner told West Indies Cricket following the draw.…
India’s spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya dedicated the fifty he scored in his ODI debut against England on Tuesday in Pune to his late father Himanshu Pandya. In an emotional beginning to his 50-over career for India, Pandya scored an impactful knock of 58 not out and helped the team post a total of 317/5, which the hosts ultimately defended by a margin of 66 runs. In between the two innings, Krunal broke down in tears while trying to talk in an interaction with the commentators as he made an effort to speak of his father, who died on January 16.…
Shafali Verma, the explosive Indian women’s T20I opener, spoke about her continued absence from the ODI team and promised to improve her fitness in order to break into the 50-over outfit. Verma has been outstanding for India in the game’s shortest version, with 617 runs to her name from 22 outings at a strike-rate of 148.31. But is yet to make her international debut in the ODIs. She reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC T20I rankings on Tuesday. Varma celebrated the occasion with a superb knock of 60 from 30 balls against South Africa. Verma’s brilliance on the night…
India will take on England in the second game of the three-match ODI series in Pune on Friday, March 26. After facing each other in the Tests and the T20Is, two of the best international cricket teams locked horns in the ODI series opener on Tuesday. Following an interesting encounter that saw both India and England fight hard for supremacy and enjoy a wood over the opposition at different stages, the hosts eventually came out triumphant by a margin of 66 runs. They went 1-0 up in the series. India also grabbed 10 more crucial points towards the ICC Super…
The New Zealand Women quick has been brought back in the squad for the three-match home ODI series against Australia Women, which follows the three-match T20I series beginning on Sunday (March 28). New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed that Tahuhu had recovered from the hamstring strain which had ruled her out of the last two ODIs and the entire T20I series against a visiting England women’s side last month. However, Tahuhu wasn’t still considered for the T20Is versus Australia. The management wanted to ensure she is fresh for the ODIs, a format where she has played 69 previous matches and taken…
Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar said fast-bowler Prasidh Krishna has been known in the set-up as a fine prospect for a long time. Bangar revealed Krishna has been part of the selectors and team management’s discussions regarding the limited-overs game for quite a while. Krishna, the tall Karnataka paceman, was recently included in India’s 18-man squad for the three-match ODI series against England in Pune. The paceman, for whom speed has never been an issue but control and consistency sometimes lacking, is an ever-improving customer. In the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, Krishna took 14 wickets from 7 innings at…
The South Africa Women’s team defeated the Indians 4-1 in the ODIs and lead the three-match T20I series 2-0. It’s been a fantastic tour of India for the South African Women’s team. They were dominant throughout the ODI series, which they won 4-1 and in the three-match T20I rubber, they have sealed the series with a game to go. Be it the batters or the bowlers, most players have stepped up and even in the absence of some star players, South Africa Women have managed to get over the line. Sune Luus missed a couple of ODI games in between.…