Category: Cricket

Australia have named a strong 13-player squad for the historic women’s day-night Test against England, as the hosts seek to retain the Ashes. Kristen Beams, the leg-spinner, and quick Belinda Vakarewa have been omitted from Australia’s squad ahead of the Test starting on Thursday (November 9) at North Sydney Oval. The squad boasts five uncapped Test players, including Ashleigh Gardner, […]

Jemimah Rodrigues, a product of Mumbai’s field of dreams, on Sunday added to the ongoing revelry in women’s cricket in the country by slamming a 163-ball 202 in an Under-19 One-day tournament. The 16-year-old Jemimah, who bats right-handed, was representing Mumbai in a 50-over domestic match against Saurashtra at Aurangabad. Jemimah, who was first drafted into the U-19 side when […]

West Indies called up uncapped Sunil Ambris for their two-Test series against New Zealand in place of Kyle Hope who was dropped from the squad which defeated Zimbabwe earlier this month. Hope had innings of 16 and 43 in the first Test win over Zimbabwe but managed just one in the laboured second Test draw in Bulawayo. Ambris, 24, has […]

Tainted former India cricketer S Sreesanth said he would approach the Supreme Court in a last ditch effort to lift the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI following allegations of spot-fixing during an IPL match in 2013. “That is the only option left with me, to approach the Supreme Court. At the end of the day, my life, […]

: Zimbabwe’s Regis Chakabva and captain Graeme Cremer put on an unbeaten eighth wicket stand of 91 to secure a draw in the second and final Test against West Indies at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday. The pair came together when Zimbabwe were teetering with a second innings lead of 88 and just three wickets remaining. West Indies, however, […]

India finally tasted success against the team that has been their Achilles heel for long in this format when they outplayed butter-fingered New Zealand by 53 runs in the first Twenty20 International in New Delhi on Wednesday. At the end of the lopsided game that was also veteran seamer Ashish Nehra’s last in competitive cricket, hosts India sauntered to a […]