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The league was originally slated to begin in 2022, but was pushed to 2023 due to lack of a suitable window. In an encouraging development for women’s cricket around the world, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that they will conduct a women’s edition of the tournament from 2023 onwards. The announcement was made by Tania Malik, who is the Head of the Women’s Wing of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Her announcement was further ratified by PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja, who, interestingly, had suggested the establishment of a Women’s and U19 Pakistan Super League in the years to come. The Women’s…

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings have suffered a massive blow ahead of the 2022 IPL, as their premier pacer, Deepak Chahar will miss the majority, if not the entirety of the tournament, after Chahar tore his quadricep in the West Indies series while on national duty.  Reports have suggested that Chahar’s torn quadricep that took him out of action during the West Indies series, will take several weeks to heal, which effectively puts him out of action for a major chunk of the marquee tournament, which will take place between March 26 and May 29.  Chahar is currently undergoing treatment…

The Proteas clawed their way back to another effort that saw their unbeaten series record against the Kiwis remain intact, after scoring a huge win in the second Test match by 198 runs. The South African bowling attack, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, and Keshav Maharaj brought about a spectacular collapse in the Kiwi batting line-up on the final day to level the series. Earlier in the year, the Proteas came back from behind against India to take the series 2-1, also keeping their unbeaten record against the Indians, and recreated the same away from home as well. It was indeed…

The newly-appointed Kolkata Knight Riders captain struck three consecutive unbeaten half-centuries in the recently concluded Sri Lanka series. Shreyas Iyer has had a fantastic start to 2022, most recently cracking three unbeaten half-centuries in as many games, as he played a starring role in India’s 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka in the recently concluded T20I series. With the T20 World Cup in Australia fast approaching, Iyer has provided the selectors with a unique dilemma, staking a firm claim to one of the middle-order positions for which there is already a lot of competition. Additionally, with middle-order veterans Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane seemingly out of the picture for the Test match…

The pacer was part of the Lahore Qalandars side, which recently won the 2022 Pakistan Super League. Pakistan have been dealt yet another blow ahead of their historic Test series against the Aussies after Hasan Ali was ruled out of the first Test. Now, pacer Haris Rauf has tested positive for Covid-19, which means that the 28-year-old paceman will miss the first Test match against the Men from Down Under. This would mean that the already thin-looking Pakistan side will be further depleted for the first Test. However, young pacer Naseem Shah, who was originally part of the squad as a travelling reserve,…

With Australia having reached Pakistan for a historic series, after returning to the country nearly 23 years since their last tour to the country, the stage is set for an entertaining series ahead. The men from Down Under will play three Tests, three ODIs and a solitary T20I against their Pakistani counterparts. A hugely anticipated series between two historically powerful sides in world cricket, all eyes will be on the players, when the first Test match begins on March 4 at Rawalpindi.  Many would expect the Aussies to be undisputed favourites, but the curious case behind the inexplicable resignation of…

With the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup around the corner, the ICC have announced some guidelines to ensure the smooth conduct of the tournament, keeping the pandemic in mind. The governing body has okayed nine-man teams to take the field in case of unavailability of certain players, among other considerations. The nine-member rule is a result of the Covid-19 situation, which also caused some trouble in the recently concluded U19 World Cup, which the Indian Colts won, beating England in the final. However, this rule is not new, and is in effect since the youth World Cup in the Caribbean, where…

Chennai Super Kings and India opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 International series against Sri Lanka, after he missed the first game due to a minor injury to his wrist. He was assumed to be a definite part of the squad for the first ODI, but could not be cleared to take part after experiencing some pain in his wrist, which was affecting his batting. The BCCI has ensured that the medical staff will be examining Gaikwad, and will determine the course of action. Meanwhile, Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal has been drafted into the squad for…

Singaporean-turned Australian all-rounder Tim David has been in the limelight in the T20 circuit for some time now, even more so after record IPL winners Mumbai Indians secured the services of the big-hitting youngster at the 2022 IPL mega auction for Rs. 8.25 crore. David was involved with the Royal Challengers Bangalore during the last season of the Indian Premer League, in the second leg of the tournament that took place in the UAE, coming in as a replacement in light of the prevailing situation in 2021. However, David did not get too many opportunities with the RCB, and did not have the…

Several English Women cricketers have decided to move on from their current franchise in The Hundred, while a few top stars, such as Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Ellyse Perry, have also been retained by their teams for the next edition of the novel tournament, which made its inaugural appearance in 2021. New information came to light, which revealed that there could be a possibility that Australian players would be involved in The Hundred this year after the top Aussie stars missed out last time around. Credit: Getty Images However, the England and Wales Cricket Board also confirmed in an…