Category: Cricket

Bowling ace Irfan Pathan has named his newborn son Imran Khan Pathan. The cricketer took to social media and wrote, “This name is close to our hearts n family….The name is IMRAN:) #Imrankhanpathan @iamyusufpathan” This name is close to our hearts n family….The name is IMRAN:) #Imrankhanpathan @iamyusufpathan pic.twitter.com/MbgKQMozDe — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 25, 2016        

Pakistan declared their first innings closed at 443 for nine wickets after lunch on day three of the second test against Australia on Wednesday. Azhar Ali finished unbeaten on 205 after Wahab Riaz fell for one, caught and bowled by paceman Josh Hazlewood for his 100th test wicket. Azhar’s double-century, the highest score by a Pakistan cricketer in Australia, put […]

Accolades continue to pour in for India’s dynamic Test captain Virat Kohli, who was on Tuesday named skipper of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year which also featured young yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah. Kohli, who was earlier also picked captain of the ICC’s ODI team of the year, was preferred over Australia’s very own Steve Smith. Smith was, however, […]

Gujarat batsman Samit Gohel created a world record in the ongoing Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Odisha by notching up the highest score by an opener in the history of first-class cricket on Tuesday. The 26-year old Gohel remained unbeaten on 359 as he bettered the 117-year old record set by Surrey’s Bobby Abel who scored 357 not out against […]

Sanjay Bangar, India’s batting coach, has ended ties with Kings XI Punjab on Saturday (December 24), where he started off as the assistant coach for the side in 2014 before being promoted to the role of a head coach. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Bangar confirmed about the latest development, “I submitted my resignation in the last week of November. They [KXIP] […]

India beat Sri Lanka by 34 runs to win the Under-19 Asia Cup title for the third time in a row after the home side suffered a spectacular collapse, on Friday (December 23). Chasing 274 runs to win the title, the hosts were comfortably placed at 196 for 3 by the 38th over but then lost their last seven wickets […]