Tag: Cricket
Tim Paine Lambasts Kevin Pietersen, Says Ashes Will Go Ahead With Or Without Joe Root
Australian Test skipper Tim Paine has asked former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen to mind his business and not influence his country's players from taking a call on the Ashes series, scheduled to commence in December this year. ....
IND Vs AUS, Women's Test: 'Unbelievable Scenes' As Punam Raut Walks Despite Being Given Not Out
Smriti Mandhana is winning all the plaudits after hitting her maiden Test century -- the first by an Indian woman on Australian soil in the longest format but another Indian woman cricketer is winning hearts for upholding the 'Spirit of Cricket'.....
Tim Paine Has No Empathy Towards England Cricketers: Nasser Hussain
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has said that England players getting flak -- particularly with regard to their "attitude to quarantining at the Ashes" -- was wrong, adding that no-one should doubt their commitment as the team had played the most number of Tests since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. ....
Ashes Could Be In Doubt, Hints ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have released a statement on the Ashes tour, saying that they will make a decision over 'whether the conditions in place are sufficient for the tour to go ahead' later this week. The Ashes tour to Australia has been in doubt due to the quarantine conditions and players' families accompanying them for the five-match series. ....
Absence Of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer Doesn't Make This England Side Weak: Jos Buttler
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Butter feels that despite the absence of key all-rounder Ben Stokes and pace bowler Jofra Archer, his side will be no pushovers and would be one of the favourites to clinch the ICC T20 World Cup trophy when the mega-event begins in the UAE and Oman later this month. ....
ECB Gives 'conditional Approval' For 2021-22 Men's Ashes Tour
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given 'conditional' approval to the Ashes tour later this year, putting to rest speculation around the five-Test series which had cornered headlines in the past fortnight. ....
T20 World Cup: Pakistan TV Channel Pays Hilarious Tribute To Shoaib Malik
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday named veteran cricketer Shoaib Malik in their ICC T20 World Cup squad. The 39-year-old replaced batter Sohaib Maqsood, who was ruled out due to a back injury. ....
India Controls World Cricket Now, Says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that money has become a "big player" in cricket and that countries like New Zealand and England wouldn't have dared to cancel their tours of India because "India controls" the sport. ....
India Will Have The Edge In Clash With Pakistan: Azhar Mahmood
Former Pakistan all-rounder and bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has said that despite the "age-old cliche of any team can win" the battle of the arch-rivals, India will have the edge in the ICC T20 World Cup beginning October 17 because their players have been playing the IPL "which was played in the same venues in the UAE". ....
Sri Lanka's First Captain Bandula Warnapura, Who Joined 1982 Rebel Tour To South Africa, Passes Away
Sri Lanka's first Test captain, who later became national coach and administrator, Bandula Warnapura passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo. ....
