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Mir Hamza reveals startegist behind Travis Head’s dismissal

Mir Hamza reveals startegist behind Travis Head's dismissal

Mir Hamza dismissed Travis Head in the AUS vs PAK Test match. He said that he received advice from Wasim Akram. He said he focused more on swinging the ball. Mir Hamza, a Test fast bowler for Pakistan, has shared insights into the tactical brilliance that resulted in the dismissal of Australian cricketer Travis Head … Read more

Travis Head Leads Australia to World Cup Victory

Travis Head Leads Australia to World Cup Victory

Travis Head’s 137 runs led Australia to ICC World Cup 2023 victory over India. Credits Labuschagne for stabilizing the batting after early wickets. Joins Ponting and Gilchrist as Aussie centurions in World Cup finals. In a thrilling finale at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Australia emerged victorious in the ICC World Cup 2023, defeating … Read more

Ponting Criticizes India’s Mistakes in World Cup 2023 Final

Ponting Criticizes India's Mistakes in World Cup 2023 Final

Australia wins 6th World Cup, beating India by 6 wickets in Ahmedabad. Ricky Ponting criticizes India’s pitch prep for backfiring in the final. Travis Head’s 137 leads Australia to victory in the ICC World Cup 2023 final. In a stunning finale to the ICC World Cup 2023 on Sunday in Ahmedabad, Australia secured their record-extending … Read more

Tim Paine says ‘Warner is the best white-ball batter Australia’s ever had’

Tim Paine says 'Warner is the best white-ball batter Australia's ever had'

Paine lauds Warner as Australia’s best white-ball batter. Warner’s historic 163-run inning breaks records. Paine expects Warner-Head and Marsh partnership next match. Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has said that David Warner is the best white-ball batter Australia has ever produced. Warner recently smashed 163 in Australia’s victory over Pakistan in the Men’s ODI … Read more

Travis Head ruled out of start of World Cup, says Pat Cummins

Travis Head ruled out of start of World Cup, says Pat Cummins

Travis Head’s injury extent uncertain; scan pending. Head remains vital in Australia’s World Cup squad. Cummins anticipates intense rivalry against South Africa. The Australian cricket team’s captain, Pat Cummins, has shed light on the injury status of opener Travis Head as the team prepares to take on South Africa in a highly-anticipated encounter set for … Read more

ICC players rankings: Babar Azam, Travis Head in race for top spot in Tests

ICC players rankings: Babar Azam, Travis Head in race for top spot in Tests

Babar Azam and Travis Head are vying for the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. Both players have been in good form in recent matches. Azam will look to improve his ranking during the Test series against Sri Lanka. Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, and Travis Head, an Australian batter, are rapidly improving … Read more

Ashes 2023: England’s Strong Start in Ashes Chase, Finish Day Three on 27/0

Ashes 2023

Despite rain interrupting the first two sessions of Day Three of the ongoing third Ashes Test at Headingley, the remaining session saw a fast-paced action unfold. England managed to reach 27/0 at stumps while chasing a target of 251, after their bowlers took advantage of the overcast conditions to dismiss Australia for 224. Ben Duckett … Read more

Gerhard Erasmus selected for ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of Year

Gerhard Erasmus ICC award

 The Namibian team shocked Sri Lanka in the tournament’s opening game. They earn a spot in the T20 World Cup for the second time in a row. In T20Is, he scored 306 runs and claimed six wickets. Gerhard Erasmus, the captain of Namibia has been chosen ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year. The Namibian … Read more

Babar Azam selected for captain of ICC ODI Team of Year award

Babar Azam captain of ICC ODI Team of Year

Babar Azam has eight scores of greater than fifty in nine matches he played in 2022. Pakistan were unbeatable in one-day internationals. Azam captained the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2021. Babar Azam, Pakistan’s standout batsman, has been selected captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year for 2022. Azam, 28, has … Read more

Harry Brook rewarded with ICC Men’s Player of Month award

Harry Brook ICC Men's Player

Harry Brook named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2022. Brook was nominated alongside Babar Azam and Travis Head for the award. Broook’s runs were scored at a remarkable strike rate of 93.41. Harry Brook, England’s rising star, made an immediate impact in Test cricket and has been named the ICC Men’s Player … Read more

Harry Brook, Babar Azam and Travis Head nominated for ICC player of the month

Harry Brook has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award. Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Australia’s Travis Head are up for accolade. Ben Stokesgave the young batter a lot of praise. Harry Brook, a rising star for England, has been considered for the International Cricket Council’s Player of the Month award following his … Read more

Mitchell Swepson called for spin attack for Sri Lanka Test

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Swepson has been included in the Test squad against Sri Lanka. Playing XI has not yet been announced. Cummins lauded Sri Lankans’ solitude during the time of crisis. Mitchell Swepson will play the first Test against Sri Lanka, with touring captain Pat Cummins describing the leg-spinner as an “important cog” of their bowling attack on … Read more

Australia opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in second ODI

Australia

Australia win toss and choose to field against Sri Lanka in second one-day international. Tourists lead the five-match series 1-0 after opening match in Pallekele. Matthew Kuhnemann handed his ODI debut in injury-time for Australia. Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international … Read more

Australia injury woes deepen as Stoinis ruled out

Australia

Marcus Stoinis ruled out of rest of one-day series in Sri Lanka. Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott and Mitchell Marsh also out injured for rest of series. After the ODI series Australia are also due to play two Tests in Sri Lanka. Australia’s injury woes in Sri Lanka deepened Wednesday with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis ruled out … Read more

Inglis gets central contract, Paine still absent

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Wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was one of the 20 players to have been awarded the national contract within the two months after his debut. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and opener Marcus Harris along with all-rounder Moises Henriques, batsman Ben McDermott and bowlers Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson were not considered. Former Test captain Tim Paine and retired … Read more

Pak vs Aus: Travis Head’s heroics help Australia defeat Pakistan in first ODI

Australia

LAHORE: In the inaugural ODI in Lahore on Tuesday, Travis Head made a spectacular return to limited over cricket with a furious century before grabbing two wickets to power an overwhelming 88-run triumph by Australia. Head’s 72-ball 101 helped Australia to a daunting 313-7 before the 28-year-old bowled Pakistan out for 225 in 45.2 overs … Read more

Sussex signs India’s Cheteshwar Pujara to replace Australia’s Travis Head

Cheteshwar Pujara

LONDON: Sussex has signed Cheteshwar Pujara as a replacement for Travis Head, with the India batter expected to be available for the majority of the English season in 2022. Due to increased international obligations and the fact that he and his girlfriend, Jessica, are expecting their first child, Head requested to be freed from his … Read more

Australia’s Ashes dominance papers over some cracks

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Australia’s 4-0 Ashes victory was a big morale booster, but thrashing a desperately poor England also covered up flaws that must be rectified before they can be the world’s top Test team. Australia steamrolled England to win the fifth and final Test by 146 runs in Hobart on Sunday, adding to their big wins in … Read more

Khawaja to open for Australia in 5th Ashes Test as Harris dropped

Usman Khawaja

HOBART: Double Sydney centurion Usman Khawaja will move up to open the batting for Australia in the final Test beginning in Hobart on Friday, captain Pat Cummins confirmed Thursday. Cummins announced Khawaja would replace Marcus Harris as David Warner’s opening partner with Travis Head slotting back in at number five for the day-night pink-ball match … Read more

Cricket Australia chief latest to get Covid on Ashes tour

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SYDNEY: Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley on Monday became the latest person to contract Covid-19 during the Ashes series against England. Hockley, who is fully vaccinated, developed mild symptoms and immediately got tested and isolated, with a positive PCR result confirmed. “I am isolating at home with my family, who have returned negative results,” he said. Hockley … Read more

PCB begins to search for NHPC coaches including batting, bowling, fielding and power-hitting coaches

NHPC

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday launched its search for highly qualified and skilled coaches, who will be based at Lahore’s state of the art National High-Performance Centre (NHPC). PCB posted advertisements for the High-Performance Coach as well as batting, bowling, fielding and power-hitting coaches. Read More: PCB appoints Faisal Hussain as new chief … Read more

Australia remove openers to leave England in deep trouble

Ashes

ADELAIDE: England were battling to stay in the second Ashes Test on Friday after Australia removed both openers in a fiery spell under lights on day two to leave the visitors reeling. The home team declared their first innings on a commanding 473 for nine in Adelaide, leaving England to face a trying 40 minutes … Read more

Stokes loving being back and ready to score big in Ashes

Ashes Test

ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes told England fans that “we don’t believe we’re beaten” and said he felt ready for a big score with the bat, after another tough day at the Ashes on Friday. The visitors were forced to toil for 150 overs in the field over the past two days as Australia built an ominous … Read more

Root says beaten England must not feel sorry for themselves

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BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series, while defending the decision to leave Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad out of the first Test. A dominant Australia humbled England by nine wickets to win the opener convincingly at Brisbane inside four … Read more

Stokes struggles, Root’s bad call: What we learned from first Ashes Test

Ashes

BRISBANE: Australia overwhelmed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test at Brisbane on Saturday. Read more: Ruthless Australia crush England in first Ashes Test AFP Sport looks at what we learned from the opening match in a five-Test clash: Tactical blunder England’s decision to go into the opening Test without their two … Read more