Author: Sahil Jain

Australia announced a 23-member preliminary squad on Monday for its limited-overs tour of West Indies in July. Big names like Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins have been included in the squad, whereas Marnus Labsuchagne has missed out due to COVID protocols as he is currently playing county cricket in England. Star Australian players, including Mitchell Starc, who missed Australia’s T20I series in New Zealand in March, have been included in the side, while batsman Marnus Labuschagne is currently playing county cricket for Glamorgan and did not make the cut due to travel restrictions. “Anyone who knows Marnus understands…

Bangladesh fast bowlers Rubel Hossain and Hasan Mahmud have been ruled out of the upcoming ODIs against Sri Lanka. Both the pacers are nursing back injuries at the moment and will need to undergo rehabilitation before making a comeback. The Bangladesh Cricket Board chief selector confirmed the exclusion of the pace duo from the squad and said that they don’t want to include any player with any kind of doubt in fitness or injury. Meanwhile, BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury mentioned that Rubel’s injury is common in fast bowlers with long careers. They are monitoring his fitness, and surgery is…

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand due to an elbow injury. The 26-year-old, who has had elbow troubles in the past, complained of pain in his right elbow during his first-class return for Sussex in their game against Kent. It has been a pretty frustrating year for Jofra Archer so far. In 2021, the Barbados-born England fast bowler hasn’t played a lot of cricket. He was rested for the tour of Sri Lanka, where England played two Test matches before he was picked in the squad for all four Tests in…

Delhi Capitals fast bowler Avesh Khan admitted that he and Rishabh Pant planned MS Dhoni’s dismissal in DC’s first game of the season against Chennai Super Kings. Avesh said Pant asked him to bowl short of length, and the pacer did just that, which resulted in Dhoni chopping one back onto his stumps. Avesh Khan was one of the most impressive Indian players in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League before it was suspended off. The Madhya Pradesh fast bowler was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He picked up 14 wickets at an average of 16.50.…

The BCCI confirmed that the Indian team will be travelling to Sri Lanka for a snow series in July later this year. With the Indian Test team and the regular coaches in England, the selectors will name a different team altogether for this tour. Moreover, it is understood that Rahul Dravid and NCA staff might travel with the team as coaches. After the suspension of the IPL 2021, the focus has now shifted to the cricketing summer in England. While New Zealand play a couple of Test matches to kickstart the season, it is the World Test Championship final that…

David Warner and Michael Slater have denied the rumours of a late-night brawl in Maldives where all the Australians have flown to after the IPL was suspended. While Slater said that there is zero chance of the duo being involved in a brawl, Warner was puzzled from where such news came up. David Warner and Michael Slater have been in the news quite a bit in the couple of weeks. Warner was axed as the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad and was eventually dropped from the playing XI as well. There were multiple reports around rift going on between him…

Resuming the day on 52/4, the Zimbabwe middle and lower order didn’t last long as they crumbled to 132 allout in the first innings. Hasan Ali picked up another five-wicket haul. In the second essay, the story was more or less the same as Nauman Ali, and Shaheen Afridi combined to pick nine wickets to leave Zimbabwe at 220/9. Pakistan continued to dominate proceedings in this Test match and this Test series and are on the cusp of a 2-0 series white-wash. Zimbabwe still trail by 158 runs and only have one wicket in hand. This will be Pakistan’s second…

Former India captain Rahul Dravid has said that this is India’s best chance to register a series win in England and predicted a 3-2 win for Virat Kohli and his men. He feels India will be confident after the win in Australia, and the one month after the WTC final will help India prepare really well. The last time India won a Test series in England was way back in 2007. Rahul Dravid was the skipper back then as he led India to a 1-0 win in a three-match Test series. Since then, India haven’t tasted success in England. They…

Sussex and Kent will clash against each other in the sixth round of the County Championship, starting from May 13. Sussex and Kent will face off against each other in a Group 3 match, starting from May 13. Kent are currently placed last on the points table after securing just 24 points in their first four matches. Kent have lost three matches and have drawn the other game. On the other hand, Sussex are currently fourth in the league after having played five games. Sussex have secured 51 points in their five matches so far, losing three games. They have…

It has been a tough season for German international. However, the Chelsea manager supports the young forward and feels that his contribution to this team is far beyond that just scoring goals. Timo Werner, who has netted 12 goals this season, played a crucial role in the Blues win over Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals second leg. He also worked tirelessly in the recent win against Manchester City. But people mostly judge him by the number of goals he has scored this season compared to the 34 goals he netted at RB Leipzig in his last season at…