Author: Sahil Jain

PNG have announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Captain Assad Vala continues to lead the side, and he said that qualifying for the World Cup is a dream come true. This squad that PNG have named is not too different from the one that played in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019. As many as 13 of them that featured in that squad are present in this one as well. John Reva and Riley Hekure are the only ones missing. Opening batsman Gaudi Toka, left-arm seamer Kabua Vagi-Morea and fast bowler Jack Gardner have been added to the…

England batsman, who will return to the squad after three years, admitted that India are very well led with Virat Kohli at helm. The left-hander mentioned that Virat’s energy is infectious and he drags a lot of people with him. It was against India that Dawid Malan last donned the England jersey in the longest format. The 33-year-old is likely to slot in at No. 3 as his side will look to put an end to their top-order woes. Malan has played 15 Test matches and has amassed 724 runs at an average of 27.84. He has recorded one hundred and six half-centuries. However, he hasn’t batted a lot at 3.…

Ajinkya Rahane has said that the Indian team are not thinking about getting under England’s skin and are focused on playing good cricket. They are taking one game at a time and don’t want to get ahead of themselves. In the second Test, India recorded a fabulous come-from-behind win to go 1-0 up in this five-match series against England. Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah to added 89-run stand for the 9th wicket to bail India out before the Indian bowlers came out all guns blazing to bowl England out in 51.5 overs. They were in a commanding position in the first Test at Trent…

Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Abbas ran through the West Indies batting line-up to skittle the hosts out for just 150. Pakistan scored 176 in 27.2 overs and declared, setting West Indies a target of 329. The latter then finished at 49/1 at stumps. Day four started with Afridi removing the nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph. But that was the only success that Pakistan had in the first hour. Jermaine Blackwood and Nkrumah Bonner fought back hard and shared a stoic 60-run stand. They helped West Indies go past the follow-on score before Mohammad Abbas struck twice in two deliveries. Blackwood didn’t last too long as Afridi got his fourth, and Abbas…

The Sri Lankans are yet to get clearance for their participation in the upcoming second half of the IPL. The duo will need to apply for their NOCs, and the Sri Lanka Cricket is yet to come to a decision. Royal Challengers Bangalore announced big changes ahead of the start of the UEA leg of the Indian Premier League. With Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams and Kane Richardson unavailable, they roped in the services of Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Tim David. However, there might be a small hiccup for the duo as they have not been cleared to feature in…

After the second day was washed out, only 54 overs of play was possible on the third day of this second Test between West Indies and Pakistan. Pakistan took giant strides and put themselves in the ascendency. Fawad Alam’s ton was the highlight of the day before the Pakistan bowlers reduced West Indies to 39/3. The day didn’t start on time due to a wet outfield and a few damp areas. Eight balls into the day, the damp area on the bowler’s run-up caused concerns, and the umpires took the players off. The delay lasted for more than 90 minutes,…

England’s injury woes seem to see no bounds. According to the England coach Chris Silverwood, the medical team is working onMark Wood and if he’s not alright, the team won’t be pushing him to play. The 31-year-old Durham fast bowler hurt his shoulder while trying to save a boundary on the fourth day of the game, and he jarred his shoulder in the process. He was seen with a heavy strapping on his shoulder on the final day and he even bowled a few overs with the injured shoulder. Credit: Evening Standard Wood joins the long list of injured players for England. Jofra…

The skipper has admitted that with the T20 World Cup being hosted in the UAE, it will be more like a home event for his team as the middle-east country was Pakistan’s adopted home for more than a decade. The ICC T20 World Cup is only a couple of months away, and the excitement towards the mega event is building up. This is the first Men’s T20 World Cup in five years. The last one took place in India in 2016. The 2021 edition, which was also originally supposed to be played in India, has now been moved to the UAE due to the…

Indian captain admitted that he is super proud of the effort that the entire team put in to get a result in India’s favour in the second Test match at Lord’s. Kohli also said said that they had the belief that they can bowl England out in 60 overs on the final day. India recorded a famous win at Lord’s in the second Test match of this ongoing series (Pataudi Trophy) against England. It is just their third win in the history of Test cricket at Lord’s, and it came courtesy of a proper team effort. Almost everyone contributed and…

After missing the five-match Test series against England due to a shin injury, the Punjab top-order batsman is fit and ready for the second half of the IPL. Shubman Gill has had an up and down year so far in 2021. He had a rousing start to his Test career where he amassed 259 runs at an average of 51.80 in Australia and scored a half-century in the first Test against England at home. However, his form dipped post that, and he could muster just 40 runs in five innings in the last three Test matches at home against England. He scored just 36 runs in the World Test…