SYDNEY: Cricket Tasmania launched a scathing attack on the sport’s Australian governing body Tuesday over its “appalling” treatment of former Test skipper Tim Paine, saying anger in the community was “palpable”. Paine, who was born and bred in Tasmania, tearfully quit as captain on Friday ahead of the Ashes against England over a series of … Read more
MELBOURNE: Tim Paine Sunday said Australian coach Justin Langer wanted him to remain as Test skipper, as he spoke of his “distress” and “embarrassment” over a sexting scandal that cost him his job. The 36-year-old abruptly quit on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text messages with a … Read more
In the recent past, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has broken a number of records and during the second T20I against Bangladesh, he added one more to his list. Although scoring only a single run in the second T20I, Babar surpassed veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez to become the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in T20Is. Babar Azam … Read more
NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will sit out this week’s Twenty20 internationals against India to focus on the upcoming Test series, the Black Caps said as they confirmed their squads Tuesday. The talismanic batsman has been in blazing form, hitting 85 off 48 balls in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia in … Read more
DUBAI: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Saturday said the team has “exciting talents” as they bid for a maiden Twenty20 World Cup title after losing Devon Conway to a freak injury. Tim Seifert is set to take over the wicketkeeping duties in Sunday’s final against Australia in Dubai. Conway, who broke his hand after … Read more
DUBAI: Skipper Aaron Finch said Australia will take two days off “to recharge the batteries” after suffering a brutal eight-wicket defeat to England in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Eoin Morgan’s England handed Australia their first loss – out of three – of the Super 12 stage after bowling them out for 125 in … Read more
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam praised “Mama Jee”, the man who is behind his successful batting career. Taking to his Twitter handle, Babar praised his teacher, crediting him as one of the most crucial figures of his cricketing journey. “His no compromise on punctuality actually made me a better cricketer and taught me things which will … Read more
Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam on Sunday achieved another milestone. He became the fastest player to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket, surpassing flamboyant West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle. Babar reached the milestone during Central Punjab’s clash against Southern Punjab in the ongoing National T20 Cup. He was only four runs away from the milestone … Read more
Pakistan on Wednesday announced a 19-player test squad for two-match test series against West Indies, which will commence from August 12 at Sabina Park. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam confirmed the playing members during his pre-test press conference. “It has been agreed to release Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz so that they can return to Pakistan … Read more
India finishes firmly on top with the exceptional performance of bowlers during day one of the first test in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), with Jasprit Bumrah leading the charge with four wickets. England skipper Joe Root elected to bat first after winning the toss. However, his decision made India took up the challenge … Read more
It is for the BCCI and the Indian selectors to decide on who to choose as captain of the Indian team or who to replace. But when that power is given to the cricket fans you will be surprised with the results. Indian cricket team has lost their second successive ODI series and fans … Read more
