Author: RoshanGede

The International Cricket Council, released its Future Tours Programme calendar for 2023-2027 on August 18. One of the key takeaways from the release is the likeliness of the PSL clashing with IPL in 2025, a situation brought about by the packed home season in Pakistan. Pakistan are set to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – their first ICC tournament since the 1996 World Cup, which was jointly held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Champions Trophy 2025 has forced the Pakistan Cricket Board to keep the March-May window for PSL 2025, while the IPL, with its extended window in the…

After having beaten New Zealand by five wickets in the first ODI on Wednesday, August 15, West Indies stand a great chance to register their first series win over the Blackcaps since 2012. Having been clean swept 0-3 each by Pakistan (away), Bangladesh and India (both home) in their most recent ODI assignments, West Indies made a strong statement in the first of three ODIs against New Zealand at the Kensington Oval on August 17, registering a clinical five-wicket win. It was their first ODI victory against the Kiwis in over a staggering eight years (since January 2014), and with it, Nicholas Pooran’s men have a genuine chance to register…

Southern Brave have suffered a major setback at the ongoing Men’s Hundred 2022, with death overs specialist Chris Jordan being ruled out of the rest of the ongoing tournament with finger injury. The 33-year-old copped a blow to the middle finger on his right hand while fielding a Kieron Pollard stroke off his own bowling during Brave’s nine-run defeat to London Spirit at The Rose Bowl on August 12. He returned 0/33 from his 20-ball spell, and was unbeaten at 7 off 4 in a failed run-chase of 148. Jordan missed out on the next game against Oval Invincibles at The Oval on Sunday,…

England speedster James Anderson feels that players might not look for longevity in Test cricket in future, given the growing expansion of T20 leagues. He is set to play his 173rd Test – against South Africa at Lord’s, August 17 – as a 40-year-old. The third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 657 scalps, only behind the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708), Anderson has evolved as a fast-bowling great over the years in a career that started back in 2003. His longevity in the game is commendable, especially being a fast bowler, but would more players be able to match that in…

With his team currently topping the ICC World Test Championship standings, South Africa Test skipper Dean Elgar aims to continue their brilliance in the upcoming three-match series in England. The Proteas have had an excellent run in the ongoing World Test Championship thus far. The side defeated India, the top-ranked side currently 2-1 at home after having lost the first Test and drew 1-1 in New Zealand. A 2-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh at home has helped them to the top of the WTC 2021-23 standings with a solid points percentage of 71.43. Credit: ICC Elgar has won eight of his 11 Tests as…

Australia great Glenn McGrath, who now serves as the director of MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, handed a piece of advice to India speedster Umran Malik. Malik, India’s young pace sensation, has been quite impressive in his young T20 career so far, with his ability to clock consistently above 150 kmph being a standout trait. The 22-year-old delivered one at 157 in the IPL 2022 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and that speed would only be bettered by Lockie Ferguson in the final. Credit: BCCI Such sought-after was Umran’s pace that he was one of SRH’s three retentions ahead of the 2022 mega-auctions,…

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, who represented India in 25 Tests, 35 ODIs and two T20Is between 2002 and 2018, marked out the traits that make Rohit Sharma a successful skipper while also reflecting on Shikhar Dhawan’s leadership style. Sharma took over as India’s all-format captain from Virat Kohli following the latter’s resignation later this year. Rohit led Mumbai Indians to five Indian Premier League titles to date, the most in the competition’s history, with the first championship dating back to 2013, when he was just 26. As is the case with most successful captains, Rohit has been patient with players even…

Sussex skipper Cheteshwar Pujara produced a scintillating 131-ball 174 in a Group A game against Surrey at the Royal London One-Day Cup on August 14 to lead his side to a comprehensive 216-run win. Pujara, known for his stern resilience and rock-solid defence, has unleashed as a fluent strokeplayer. The Sussex captain struck 174 off 131 against Surrey in Hove on Sunday, which powered his side to a daunting 378/6 after being put in to bat. It was Pujara’s second consecutive List A ton after he had struck a 79-ball 107 in a narrow four-run defeat against Warwickshire on Friday. He walked in after openers Harisson Ward and Ali Orr had been…

The Windies have lost four T20Is in a row, including the first against the Black Caps on August 9. Can they bounce back in the second to push the three-match series into a decider? New Zealand extended their fine run in T20Is, beating West Indies by 13-runs in an all-round show in the first of three T20Is at the Sabina Park Jamaica on August 10. The fifth-ranked T20I side had earlier whitewashed Ireland. Scotland and Netherlands in the ongoing season, without the services of a number of their key players. Skipper Kane Williamson, returning to play his first T20I since the T20 World Cup 2021 final…

Having clean-swept Ireland in ODIs and T20Is, followed by Scotland and Netherlands too, recently, the Black Caps made a winning start to their white-ball tour of the Caribbean, defeating West Indies by 13 runs in the first of three T20Is at the Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on Wednesday. The chief contributor with the bat was skipper Kane Williamson, who struck four fours and two sixes in a 33-ball 47 on return – his first outing in the format since his 48-ball 85 in the T20 World Cup 2021 final against Australia in Dubai in November last year. Devon Conway, too, played his…