Author: Sahil Jain

In the latest, it came to light that the Indian board hadn’t paid the women’s cricketers their prize money for reaching the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which was played in February-March 2020. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side produced a splendid performance in the showpiece event. They went unbeaten till the final before going down to eventual champions Australia in the title clash. They are due to receive a hefty sum of $500,000, which is issued by the International Cricket Council. However, Kaur and co haven’t received their prize money. It was brought to the eyes of the world on the…

Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne, senior players Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, have refused to sign the new contracts issued by the board as they are unhappy with the pay cut that they received. The Sri Lankan cricketers expressed their shock and dismay in a joint statement. The attorney representing almost all the elite Sri Lankan cricketers released a statement, which said that the pay cut is a lot to bear with. The pay structure SLC have offered nowhere close to some of the top cricketing nations worldwide. SLC has offered contracts to 24 players, and only six of them are…

A few days ago, there was quite a bit of confusion around the remainder of the Pakistan Super League taking place in the United Arab Emirates. First, it came to light that the Pakistan Cricket Board couldn’t get some crucial approvals from the Abu Dhabi government. However, in less than 24 hours, the PCB announced that it managed to get all the clearance required, and the remaining part of the sixth season in the PSL will be played in the UAE. Now, a lot of things will need to be rejigged. The remainder of the tournament was scheduled to start…

SRH skipper admitted that the Premier League cricketers were looked after really well in the first part of the tournament, but things escalated really quickly in India. He felt that after the breaches, the IPL couldn’t continue, and some right decisions were taken. “Things escalated really quickly over in India and the challenges that way in that part of the world are heart-breaking to see. We were very well looked after in the bubble for the first half of the tournament when things were still intact but clearly there were some breaches. The tournament couldn’t continue and the right decisions were…

England fast bowler, who has been struggling with injuries in the recent past will undergo a surgery on his right elbow. The ECB released a statement and said that he had consulted a medical consultant and will undergo surgery on May 21. 2021 hasn’t been the best year for the 26-year-old. He has featured in only seven out of the 14 international games England have played this year – two Test matches and five T20Is, all of them against India. He was rested for the tour of Sri Lanka before an elbow niggle ruled him out of two Test matches and…

SA head coach Mark Boucher revealed that coming in for another player who has been a part of the system didn’t sit well with AB de Villiers. That is one of the reasons why the South African superstar put off his plans to make a comeback in international cricket. AB de Villiers and his international comeback have once again become the talk of the town. Earlier this week, South Africa announced their Test and T20I squads that will travel to the Caribbean to face the West Indies in two Tests and five T20Is in June. They also named a squad…

India captain has come forward to help a former cricketer Sravanthi Naidu’s family in their fight against COVID. Kohli has donated INR 6.77 lakh for the treatment of her mother, who is battling against the deadly COVID-19 virus. Naidu’s parents, S.K. Suman and Govind Naidu, who are aged 57 and 61 respectively, are battling the deadly virus. They are currently in critical condition and need funds for their treatment. N Vidya Yadav, the BCCI South Zone convenor of women’s cricket, was thankful to Kohli for his wonderful gesture. She also thanked India’s fielding coach R Sridhar who conveyed the issue…

Ramesh Powar-led side will get to play two Test matches in a year which is very rare in the Indian Women’s circuit. After playing against England in June, they are all set to feature in another Test match against Australia later this year. It was back in 2014 that the Indian women’s cricket team last played a Test match. In fact, they featured in two of them that year. First, they played against England at the Sir Paul Getty’s Ground in Wormsley, which was in August before they faced South Africa at the Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground in Mysore. The…

England have named a 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. The multi-format players have been rested after completing quarantine, whereas wicket-keeper James Bracey and pacer Ollie Robinson have been received call-ups. Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow have been left out as they recently completed their mandatory quarantine after arriving from India as the 2021 edition of the IPL was suspended. Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer are recovering from injuries. Wicket-keeper batsman James Bracey and seam bowler Ollie Robinson are the only uncapped players in the side.  Bracey and Robinson have…

NZ bowler has admitted that the side will not be treating the upcoming two-match Test series against England as a warm-up for the World Test Championship Final. The left-arm fast bowler stressed that the Kiwis want to go out and win Test matches for their country. New Zealand have been pretty consistent in Test cricket in the last few years. Barring their 0-3 loss to Australia in Australia, the Kane Williamson-led side haven’t lost a Test series since April 2017. In the World Test Championship, New Zealand won seven out of the 11 matches they played with three of those…