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Baba Indrajith, who finished Tamil Nadu’s standout batter in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2022, revealed an inspiring compliment from fellow statesman and India international Ravichandran Ashwin. The 27-year-old has quietly established himself as one of domestic cricket’s consistent performers in recent years and extended his run in the first round of the Ranji Trophy 2021-22 for Tamil Nadu. The right-hander scored 100 and 52 in the side’s Elite Group H opening fixture against Jharkhand, which they lost by two wickets. He followed that up with two more hundreds in the next two drawn clashes against Chhattisgarh and Delhi, respectively, finishing Tamil Nadu’s highest run-scorer of the season with 296 runs…

Right-arm quick Simarjeet Singh, who made his Indian Premier League debut during the 2022 edition with the Chennai Super Kings, opened up on the lessons learnt under his captain MS Dhoni. Simarjeet had a tough start to his Premier League career, as he returned 0/24 and 0/21 in two-over spells in his first two outings against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, respectively. The 24-year-old bounced back strongly thereafter, returning a match-winning 2/27 from four overs against his former franchise Delhi Capitals before dismissing seasoned campaigners Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler with the new ball later in the tournament. He’d finish the competition with four wickets at 34.50 and an economy of 7.67. Credit:…

Former England Joe Root registered his 26th Test hundred to guide his side to a five-wicket win on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday. With England 16 away from their 277-run target, Root flicked one off Tim Southee to get to the three-figure mark – a shot which also got him to 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Root became the 14th Test cricketer to achieve the milestone and the second Englishman after his former skipper Sir Alastair Cook. https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1533409621951406080 An over later, he would take three fours off Southee, and the last of the lot – a controlled pull towards mid-wicket…

In a rather debatable and contentious remark, ICC chairman Greg Barclay expressed his doubts over the future of women’s Test cricket, citing the limitations and challenges currently. He is of the opinion that the white-ball game is the future of the women’s game. Remarkably, only 143 Tests have been played since the format’s inception in the women’s game in 1934. Australia and England faced off in a one-off Ashes game in January, while India’s last game came against their English counterparts last year.  Credit: Getty Images South Africa played its last Test in 2012, while none of New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies teams have played a Test since 2004. Sri Lanka, Ireland and Netherlands played their…

The Emirates Cricket Board, has granted a first right to its IPL franchises to sign its existing players at the upcoming first season of the UAE T20 League. With the Global T20 Leagues gaining popularity worldwide, given the format’s fast-paced and entertaining nature, the Emirates Cricket Board introduced the idea of a UAE T20 League last year, with the first edition set to be played early next year. Credit: IPL It will be a six team competition, with three original Indian Premier League franchises – Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals – having their own separate teams on board. In a major development…

Babar Azam, who was singled out by Dinesh Karthik to potentially rise as an all-format top-ranked batsman in future, has responded to the Indian wicketkeeper’s remark. With his eye-catchy and graceful batting and impeccable consistency, Azam has risen as one of modern day’s great batters, plying his trade for Pakistan across formats. Having made his international debut back in May 2015, he has been Pakistan’s prime batter for over half a decade now, having played 40 Tests, 86 ODIs and 74 T20Is. The right-hander has scored 2,851 runs at an average of 46, with six hundreds and a highest of 196 in Tests. Earlier this year, he had become the second fastest to 4,000 ODI…

Ajinkya Rahane, who led India to the historic 2-1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win in 2020-21, looked back at the SCG Test racism episode, and revealed his conversation with the match officials. India’s four-match Test series against Australia during their 2020-21 tour will be remembered as one of the game’s best, with highly competitive cricket being played by the two teams, with the visitors miraculously emerging victorious by 2-1. However, there were darker moments associated with the series too, with memories still fresh of a section of the home crowd hurling racial abuses at Indian cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. It all started on…

Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch spoke highly about Tim David’s contribution to Mumbai Indians’ display in the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2022. The five-time IPL champions couldn’t quite hit their best during the 2022 edition of the tournament, finishing bottom of the points table with just four wins from 14 league stage games. That was after they had lost each of their first eight matches before they somewhat redeemed themselves at the fag end. One of the few positives and key to their little turnaround in the second half of the season was Singapore batter David. Brought at the…

The Men in Blue will tour the West Indies and the United States of America for three ODIs and five T20Is to be played between July 22 and August 7. Cricket West Indies confirmed on June 1 that they will host Bangladesh, India and New Zealand in a busy home calendar spanning June to August.  Bangladesh will tour the West Indies for a multi-format series featuring two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is from June 16 to July 16. Credit: Windies Cricket India will then play the first of three ODIs in Trinidad on July 22 – within less than a week after the third…

England have named young Durham quick Matthew Potts in their playing XI for the first of three home Tests against New Zealand, beginning Thursday, June 2 at Lord’s. The 23-year-old Durham speedster was picked ahead of Craig Overton, alongside veterans Stuart Broad and James Anderson, both of whom had last represented England during the 2021-22 Ashes Down Under. Potts, who is set to don England’s Test cap No. 704, leads the wicket-taking charts at the County Championship 2022, with 35 scalps at 18.57, including four five-fors and a 10-wicket match haul from six games. Credit: Durham Cricket The right-arm quick, who regularly clocks around 85 mph, accounted for…