Author: Sahil Jain

Devon Conway smashed an unbeaten 136 on debut in the first Test against England at Lord’s. He admitted that he feels surreal at the moment and couldn’t have dreamt of a better start to his Test career. The South African-born moved to New Zealand in his mid-20s to pursue his dream of playing cricket and make a mark as a cricketer. The left-hander scored a plethora of runs in domestic cricket before completing his three-year waiting period and finally making his New Zealand debut. Conway made his T20I and ODI debut across the NZ 2020-21 summer and scored big runs. In 14…

The Netherlands batting line-up crumbled, but Timm van der Gugten’s 49 helped them post a fighting total of 195. Craig Young and Joshua Little picked up three wickets each for Ireland. The Ireland batters didn’t get going either, and it was only Paul Stirling and Simi Singh who contributed big. However, Ireland collapsed from 178/6 to 194/9 to lose by one run. The Netherlands finally made their debut in this ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, and it looked like it was worth the wait as they ended a 14-year jinx against Ireland to take a 1-0 lead in…

An unbeaten 136 on debut for Devon Conway helped New Zealand get to 246/3 at the end of the first day of the first Test against England at Lord’s. Henry Nicholls complemented the debutant well and is batting on 46 not out. Meanwhile, England’s debutant Ollie Robinson also had a good outing as he returned with figures of 2/50. International cricket returned to Lord’s after a gap of 654 days, and it was a day where the visitors drove home the advantage. New Zealand were the ones who were on top for the most part of the day and finished…

The ace New Zealand speedster feels his side are in great place to create a bit of history. Moreover, he was also hopeful that he can be a part of the second Test match against England. The England cricketing summer is all set to kick off, and it is the two-match Test series between England and New Zealand that gets things underway. The latter have travelled to England for a Test series after six years. However, the NZ touring party is missing Trent Boult. The 31-year-old fast bowler flew back home after the IPL 2021 was suspended as he wanted to spend time with his…

The second half of the 2021 edition of the IPL, which will take place in the UAE, is likely to see fans back at the stadium. Apart from that, the top BCCI and IPL representatives have flown to Dubai to finalise the arrangements. It has now come to light that crowds could well be allowed for the remaining games of the IPL 2021. According to the UAE government’s policy, crowds can be allowed for sporting events provided that they are vaccinated for COVID-19. Most of the population in the UAE have been immunised. According to Cricbuzz, neither ECB nor BCCI…

After a long wait, the Netherlands are all set to play their first match of this ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. They are the only team in the Super League to have not played a game yet. In fact, the Netherlands haven’t really played a lot of ODI cricket in last few years. Since the start of 2018, the Dutch have played a mere six ODIs. Their two-match ODI series against Scotland recently was their first in two years. However, quite a few of the Netherlands cricketers have played a handful of 50-over games over the last month…

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan may not receive an No-Objection Certificate for the upcoming 2021 edition of the Caribbean Premier League. The left-handed all-rounder signed up for the Jamaica Tallawahs for this season.  At the moment, the CPL 2021 is scheduled to kickstart on the 28th of August and finish on the 19th of September. However, Bangladesh are due to have a hectic home season at that time. They have already announced that they are planning to host Australia for a series of five T20Is, spanning eight or nine days in August. This series will be followed by visits…

CA will need to weigh its options on allowing some of their top cricketers to return to the IPL for its second half. BCCI is reportedly trying to squeeze in the remainder of IPL 2021 just before the T20 World Cup, which starts on the 18th of October. However, the availability of overseas players may be a big issue for the Premie League. While the ECB director Ashely Giles has said England players are unlikely to be available, Cricket Australia will need to weigh in the pros and cons and take a call on the availability of some of the top Australian…

The 30-man squad have returned to full training in St Lucia in the lead up to the two-match Test series for South Africa. All the players have tested negative on Thursday for COVID-19, and the training squad will take part in a four-day intra-squad game. Uncapped fast bowler Marquino Mindley had tested positive for COVID-19 a week ago, and that had forced the West Indies squad to train in small groups. Mindley was asymptomatic and has returned a negative report in his most recent test. He now needs another negative report from an RT-PCR test before he re-joins the rest of the…

A 26-women Pakistan contingent is all set to undergo a training camp, which will be for 25 days from the 29th of May in Multan. The conditions in Multan are not the easiest as the next 30 days are likely to see temperatures go past the 40-degree mark. “Each venue had its own challenges around the pandemic. Multan was the only feasible facility available as a package. It has the ground, gym, and accommodation within one block, and it’s easy to maintain the bio-secure bubble there. But we are conscious and mindful of the extreme weather conditions, and that is…