Category: Cricket

Hamilton Masakadza, the Zimbabwe opening batsman, has been added to the national squad for the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) home series against Afghanistan. According to an official release, the 33-year-old had not been considered for the tour at the onset after he failed to meet the required fitness level during a test conducted on all the country’s top players at […]

Former India skipper MS Dhoni has been replaced by Australia’s Steve Smith as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL). The decision comes on the eve of the player auction, on Sunday (February 19). In an interview to India Today, RPS team owner Sanjeev Goenka confirmed the development. “We have opted for […]

K Sriram, the former Karnataka batsman, passed away on Thursday (February 16) following a brief illness. He was 43. Sriram represented his state in 15 first-class games, scoring 644 runs at an average of 28. His only century came in a memorable first-class debut in Bhadravati, when he scored 174 against Tamil Nadu in a group encounter between the sides […]

After Mumbai, it’s now Tamil Nadu who have backed a young cricketer upon receiving a “positive feedback” from India U19 coach Rahul Dravid. It was Dravid’s words that saw Mumbai teen sensation Prithvi Shaw make the Mumbai Ranji squad. Similarly, the Tamil Nadu selection committee on Thursday picked 17-year-old top-order batsman S Radhakrishnan in a 16-man squad led by Vijay […]

S Sreesanth, who was banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India due to his alleged involvement in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal of 2013, is all set to return to the playing field. The tainted Indian fast bowler in all likelihood will play for the Ernakulam Cricket Club in a first division two-day game, […]