Spin allrounder Moeen Ali confirmed his Test match days are finally officially over as the experienced cricketer put his own amusing style to play to suggest if ever skipper Ben Stokes queries over his availability again, he would erase the message. The 36-year-old was referring to Stokes’ famous pre-Ashes 2023 Whatsapp message where the England captain ended up pulling him out of two-year backdated retirement to commit to the Test side one last time. The skipper had to go out of the league to make the decision as England were left undone by a last-minute injury to first-choice tweaker Jack Leach and…
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The Namibians stood triumphant in a critical ICC Africa U19 qualifying game on Sunday to secure a berth from the region at the next year’s junior World Cup in Sri Lanka. The Namibians defeated Nigeria to complete their unbeaten run through the competition played in Tanzania. The Walvis Bay Salt Eagles had earlier hammered hosts Tanzania, Kenya, and Sierra Leone and played out a rain-abandoned fixture versus Uganda. Namibia, a world cricket associate darkhorse rising through the ladder, now join Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe in the tournament proper. With triumphs in each of their previous three completed…
The West Indies delivered an unexpected blow to India, securing a surprising six-wicket victory in the second ODI of the three-game series. Throughout the series, India has been in experimental mode and although they narrowly survived the opener on Thursday, courtesy to the bowlers, the absence of former captain Virat Kohli and current skipper Rohit Sharma led to a faltering batting performance drawing criticism from both experts and fans for the seemingly inexplicable experiments. In the aftermath of Saturday’s defeat, head coach Rahul Dravid shed light on the decision to rest the two senior batters for the second ODI match.…
Even though the Ashes is firmly bagged after being retained with a rain-marred draw at Old Trafford, rising middle-order star Travis Head insisted Australia are determined to script a victory in the final Test at The Oval and pull off series honours – a feat not achieved by any visiting Australian side since 2001. Head also admitted the Aussies weren’t up to scratch with their on-field display throughout the Manchester Test, which England dominated and had the tourists on the mat leading into the last two days that were badly disturbed by torrential English rains. Given that England were at…
Australian left-arm fast bowler Joel Paris has committed to joining the Melbourne Stars for the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League. Having previously represented the Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes, this will be his third franchise in the competition. The decision to sign him was fueled by his outstanding performance in the last edition of the Sheffield Shield, making the Stars eager to secure his services after a disappointing season. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Melbourne Stars (@starsbbl) However, there is some concern about Paris’s T20 record as it hasn’t been particularly impressive. Over the past decade,…
The skipper said the team’s management isn’t clear on the possible tweaks in the playing XI ahead of the Trinidad Test against the West Indies. With a bad weather forecast and rains predicted throughout the second Test of the West Indies series, Rohit Sharma emphasized the need to keep all scenarios and the pitch in mind before finalizing a side for the important World Test Championship fixture. India are eyeing 100% of the points up for grabs from the Test match and the series to ease their expected bumpy side for this cycle, featuring tours to South Africa and Australia at a time when…
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has praised India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, stating that he is a player with long-term potential who is capable of excelling in all three cricket formats. Chopra expressed his surprise at Arshdeep’s inclusion in India’s Asian Games squad, which is scheduled to commence on September 23. https://twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1679904137662853120 During a discussion on his YouTube channel, Chopra emphasized the significant upside that Arshdeep possesses and confidently asserted that he has the ability to represent India in all three formats of the game. Arshdeep has already displayed his prowess by taking 41 wickets in 26 Twenty20 International matches…
World Cup-winning West Indies legend has come out in support of the Indian Premier League at a time when there is a raging debate on whether franchise cricket is causing the death of the international game. According to a certain section of people, the outburst of several cash rich T20 leagues will do nothing to serve the game but will instead act as slow poison to formats like Test cricket and ODI cricket, which have perhaps lost a bit of their relevance over the years in relation to its viewership. Lloyd, however, felt that that was not necessarily the case,…
Chennai Super Kings won their fifth IPL title on Tuesday after defeting Gujarat Titans by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Titans scored 214/4 in their allotted 20 overs after being put in to bat first, thanks to a superb knock from Sai Sudharsan (96 off 47). In response, CSK chased down the revised target of 171 on the last ball of the innings, thanks to Ravindra Jadeja’s calm in the middle. https://twitter.com/IPL/status/1663285729387225095 Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra attributed CSK’s title victory to MS Dhoni’s Midas touch, which helped the Kings defeat GT. Gujarat had all of the tournament’s top…
Amidst accusations that his team has been wasting the batting form on display by spin allrounder Axar Patel in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, skipper David Warner says Delhi Capitals are open to reconsidering the player’s late entry into the proceedings. Known for his disciplined and incisive left-arm spin, Axar has been an end-overs aggressor on the rise. The left-hander had shown encouraging signs to this front in the past two editions of the premier T20 league, too, but has really taken his game two notches higher in IPL 2023. His strike-rate for the tournament stands at…