Author: Sahil Jain

ECB’s newest format The Hundred has arrived. It was the Women’s competition that kicked things off as the Oval Invincibles Women faced Manchester Originals Women at the Kennington Oval in London in the opening game of this 100-ball tournament. It received a massive ovation from the fans on social media. It was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) newest format The Hundred has arrived. The Kennington Oval in London had a different kind of buzz. 7,395 people were at the ground to witness history being made as cricket’s newest format…

The Indian bowlers dominated the second day of this three-day warm-up fixture against County Select XI. Umesh Yadav picked up three wickets while Mohammed Siraj took two scalps while all the others chipped in with one wicket each. Meanwhile, Haseeb Hameed was the standout batsman as he smashed 112. It was a fascinating day of cricket as the Indian bowlers got a proper workout while Haseeb Hameed celebrated his England call-up with a fine ton. County Select XI still trail India by 91 runs and have one wicket in hand as all the Indian bowlers shared the spoils. Resuming on 309/9, the Indian No. 10 and 11 lasted…

England’s multi-format stars return to the Test side after missing the two-match Test series against New Zealand earlier this summer. Hameed makes a comeback to the Test side after almost five years. Ollie Robinson has also been included in the side. England have picked a 17-man squad for the first two Test matches against India. The multi-format stars like Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Sam Curran have made a return to the squad. The latter three had missed the two-match Test series against New Zealand earlier in the summer as they had returned from the IPL and were rested. Stokes seems to have completely recovered from…

Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch has been ruled out of the first ODI against West Indies because of a knee injury picked up in the fifth and final T20I of the series (1-4). Alex Carey becomes Australia’s 26th ODI captain in the history of the game.  The left-handed wicket-keeper batsman has the experience of leading Adelaide Strikers, South Australian Redbacks and Australia A previously. In the Big Bash League, while leading the Adelaide Strikers, Carey has a win-loss record of 7-8. He led Australia’ A’ against India last summer at the SCG in a warm-up game. He was also the Australian joint vice-captain of the ODI team…

Jos Buttler’s 59 at the top of the order combined with 30s from Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone lifted England to 200. Pakistan top-order got starts but the England bowlers constantly chipped away with wickets and eventually restricted Pakistan to 155/9 to level the series. After being put into bat, England lost a couple of early wickets. Imad Wasim dismissed Jason Roy and Dawid Malan in successive overs to peg England back (18/2). Pakistan had it under control for the first four overs before Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali went berserk. The fifth and sixth over of the innings yielded 19 runs each as England finished the powerplay with a…

The former India captain and current BCCI President said that the players were on vacation, and it’s physically impossible to wear a mask at all times. India were on a three-week break after the conclusion of the World Test Championship Final. The players remained in the United Kingdom and were on vacation. Most players spent time with their families, whereas several cricketers attended mega-events like Euro 2020 and Wimbledon. The entire squad re-grouped in Durham on July 15. However, Rishabh Pant tested positive for COVID-19, and he didn’t travel to Durham. He is in isolation in London and will need to return a couple…

The Pakistan batting line-up made full use of the good batting conditions at Trent Bridge as they racked up 232/6 in their 20 overs. Chasing nearly 12 runs an over, Liam Livingstone led England’s charge with a record 42-ball ton. However, he didn’t have much support as England fell 31 runs short. Pakistan struggled with the bat throughout the ODI series and couldn’t cross the 200-run mark in two out of the three games. And in the first T20I, they went well past it and recorded their highest-ever T20I score. It was a high-scoring thriller as the two sides combined…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has given the nod for a 20% hike in salary for its contracted women’s cricketers. Moreover, they will also get increased match fees. According to Cricbuzz, the BCB women’s wing chairman Nadel Chowdhury confirmed the news and stated that the approval came in the last board meetingm, which was held on the 15th of June. The salary of the contracted women’s cricketers has seen a hike of 20%, and the new pay structure will kick in from the ongoing month. “We have increased the salary of the women cricketers by 20 percent and they will receive…

The former India batsman claims that under Virat Kohli, the Indian team just picks players who are in form and players are not certain of their place. Kaif added that it is the way Kohli operates and we need to accept that fact. 2021 is the year of the T20 World Cup. The showpiece event of the shortest format returns for the men’s edition for the first time since 2016. India has just three T20Is scheduled before the T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE and Oman later in October-November this year. The three T20Is are against…

According to Cricbuzz, there were two rounds of tests conducted for the Indian contingent so far and the player that returned a positive report was from the first round of testing which was conducted on July 10. Just ahead of the camp and three-day warm-up game in Durham, the Indian Test squad has hit a roadblock. Reports have emerged that at least one player from the Indian Test touring party has tested positive for COVID-19. The Indian team were on a break in England after the World Test Championship final. After the title clash ended on June 23, the players…