Cricket

Lahore, Aug 20 (IANS) Pakistan opening batsman Sharjeel Khan is set to return to top-tier cricket by the end of this year after he, for the first time, tendered an “unconditional apology” to the country’s…

St. Johns (Antigua), Aug 20 (IANS) India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari showed signs of form and hit timely centuries in the three-day practice match against West Indies A which ended in a draw….

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Middle-order batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey will lead the India A teams in the five one-day matches against South Africa A starting later this month in Thiruvananthapuram , the Board…

By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) met former players in Mumbai on Monday to discuss the Conflict of Interest clause in the newly registered Board of…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) side Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday announced former Australian vice captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin as their assistant coach. The former IPL champions made the announcement…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) England on Monday named an unchanged squad for the third Ashes Test, after the second rubber ended in a thrilling draw. James Anderson could not make it to the mix but…

Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS) Afghanistan wicket-keeper and opening batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been handed a 12-month suspension by the country’s cricket board. According to a statement released by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Shahzad repeatedly…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Danni Wyatt has scripted history as she became the first ever English player to score a ton in the Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL). Playing for Southern Vipers, Wyatt scored…

Dubai, Aug 19 (IANS) Steve Smith, who followed up his twin tons at Edgbaston with a 92 at Lord’s in the second Ashes Test, has reclaimed the No.2 spot in the ICC Test Rankings for…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) England’s Jofra Archer said that he did breath a sigh of relief when former Australia skipper Steve Smith got up after being hit on the neck by a bouncer bowled by…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar had questioned English debutant Jofra Archer’s sportsmanship after his ferocious bouncer struck Australia batsman Steve Smith during the second Ashes Test which ended in a…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Australia captain Tim Paine has said that it is still too early to tell as to whether star batsman Steve Smith will be available for the third Ashes Test beginning from…

St. Johns (Antigua), Aug 19 (IANS) Spin bowling West Indies all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall, who has been included in the squad for the two-Test series against India, believes his consistency makes him well suited for the…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) England captain Joe Root was all praise for debutant pacer Jofra Archer after the drawn second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Archer took five wickets accross the two innings and bowled hostile…

By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) With the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) deciding on Ravi Shastri’s re-appointment as the India head coach on Friday, it is now the turn of the five wise…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday condemned the harsh treatment meted out to batsman Steve Smith, who was subjected to booing by the Lord’s crowd during the second Ashes Test…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has been elected as an honorary member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The announcement was made by the club on Sunday during the second Ashes…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Premier Australia batsman Steve Smith, who could not be part of the final day proceedings of the second drawn Test at Lord’s following a concussion, is hoping to regain full fitness…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), in a one of its kind penalty, ejected one of its members after he sledged Australia’s Steve Smith in the famed Long Room of the pavilion…