Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lyon says Australia capable of Ashes whitewash

Lyon

BRISBANE: Spinner Nathan Lyon believes his team can sweep the Ashes series, saying England will have doubts about their own chances given their poor record in Australia. The tourists have lost nine of their last 10 Tests in Australia going back more than a decade and haven’t won in Brisbane — where the opening Test … Read more

New Zealand captain Williamson skips India T20 series

New Zealand

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

Usman Shinwari announces his retirement from Red ball format

Shinwari

Pakistan’s left-arm pacer, Usman Shinwari has announced his retirement from the longest format of cricket in order to play more matches in shorter formats. Shinwari has suffered from a lot of injuries during his cricketing career which has limited his appearance in domestic matches and has moved down the pecking order for the national team … Read more