Irfan Pathan said that it was Sachin Tendulkar’s idea to promote him to the number 3 position in the Indian batting order and not former coach Greg Chappell. Tendulkar, according to Pathan, had pitched the idea to then-captain Rahul Dravid before the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in the 2005 series. While Pathan […]
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to extend the World Test Championship cycle as it does not see the team playing its eight recently-cancelled matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladesh were supposed to play one away match against Pakistan in April, a two-match series against Australia in June, […]
The awarding of joint hosting rights for the is a landmark decision for women’s sport in our region Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern said. For the first time in history, Australians and New Zealanders will be able to experience a tier one football tournament on home soil. The 2023 event will be the […]
Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte believes his side needs to be more clinical in the remaining games of the Serie A. Inter Milan defeated Sampdoria 2-1 on Sunday, courtesy Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez goals. The Nerazzurri, who picked up all three points, are currently third in the table, six points behind leaders Juventus. “We should […]
The presence of West Indies legend Garfield Sobers in his Sheffield Shield team while he was starting out was a great education, both in cricket and life, according to former Australia captain Ian Chappell. Speaking about instances of racism he experienced throughout his playing career, particularly whenever he went to South Africa under the Apartheid […]
A day after Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajputs untimely demise in Mumbai, two city cricketers and a former coach of Indian cricketer MS Dhoni on Monday recalled their meetings with the deceased actor who had played the lead in the Dhoni biopic. Nagendra Misra, a cricketer employed with the railways in Ranchi, told IANS that […]
Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List, especially those from within the cricketing community. Michael Clarke was named an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) “for distinguished service to cricket as a player at the national and international level, through leadership roles, and to the community.” Clarke represented Australia in 115 Tests for […]
Cricket Australia (CA) have tentatively set the first match of its home Test series against India for a December 3 start in Brisbane, as per local reports here. As per reports in 7news.com.au and the Sydney Morning Herald the schedule for the four Tests have been finalised. According to reports, CA Chief Executive Kevin Roberts […]
With the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent cancellation of all cricket matches, former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden will now aim to bring fans closer to actual cricket by lending his voice to the online gaming world as a commentator on the World Cricket Championship (WCC). Hayden will offer English commentary with his familiar banter bringing life […]
Amid the forced break due to COVID-19 pandemic, Australia women’s cricket team captain Meg Lanning provided a virtual batting class to Ireland womens cricket squad. Lanning was joined by former Irish captain Isobel Joyce in a ‘virtual’ batting masterclass this week. The session was chaired by Irish women’s team head coach Ed Joyce and also […]