After Mushfiqur Rahim, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto has been ruled out of Bangladesh’s two-match Test series against the West Indies. Shanto sustained a groin injury during the second ODI against Afghanistan in Sharjah, where he left the field midway. He also missed the third and final ODI on Monday.Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who led the Tigers …
Ajay Jadeja has backed the Indian team to beat Australia in Australia once again.© BCCI India's recent whitewash at the hands of New Zealand at home has put the Rohit Sharma-led side's hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final in doubt. With the team set to face Australia in a five-match …
After Cricket Australia confirmed that Nathan McSweeney would open the batting in Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, former wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist questioned the selectors if they strayed from their "top six batters" policy and argued that Josh Inglis, who had been included as reserve batter, deserves his Test debut against India in Perth and …
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was criticised by the fans after a slow innings in the 2nd T20I match against South Africa. Playing in Gqeberha, Pandya came into bat when India were in a precarious position on Sunday, November 10.Pandya was forced to stabilise the Indian innings and curb his aggressive intent. While Pandya was successful …
Legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting thinks Indian batters are vulnerable against quality spinners which resulted in their recent 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand. He added that the skill levels of Indian batters playing against spinners are not where they used to be in previous times. Though India will be departing for Australia …
Star India batter Virat Kohli departed for Australia on Saturday ahead of a five-match Test series, starting November 22. Kohli has come under the scanner of late during his recent outing with the bat during Team India 0-3 whitewash at home against New Zealand. He scored just 93 runs across six innings as …
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has publicly backed Josh Inglis as a candidate to open the batting in the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, questioning whether selectors are staying true to their philosophy of fielding the nation's six best batters. Gilchrist's endorsement of Inglis follows the announcement that Nathan McSweeney will open alongside …
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar analysed Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul's poor showing during the second match between India A and Australia A and also offered an important advice to batters making their first tour to the country. Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting with Perth Test on November 22, KL and Easwaran …
Only one of the five pitches used in India's home Test season got a 'very good' rating as the International Cricket Council announced the pitch ratings for the recent games across the world on Thursday, November 7. The outfield for the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh received an 'unsatisfactory' rating. India played as many …
Rachin Ravindra in action© AFP Former Indian cricket team batter Robin Uthappa criticised Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings for allowing New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra to practice at their academy ahead of the Test series against India. Ravindra emerged as the highest run-scorer for New Zealand as the visitors completed …
