Category: Sports

Azhar Ali stepped down as Pakistan’s One-Day International (ODI) captain on Thursday (February 9), citing reasons of captaincy affecting his form as a batsman. Sarfraz Ahmed, who has led Pakistan in one ODI and four Twenty20 Internationals, will take over the reins of both sides. In his last 23 innings as captain, Azhar has scored only two half-centuries and one […]

India captain Virat Kohli says he is benefitting from the immense experience of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in taking decisions in the limited overs format, which is relatively new for him in terms of leadership. India claimed the T20 series 2-1 after a comprehensive 75-run win in the third and final T20, last night. “Although I have captained in the Test […]

Sarah Elliott has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket, Cricket Australia confirmed on Wednesday (February 1). The 35-year-old played three Tests, 22 One-Day Internationals and 14 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia since making her debut in 2005. Elliott last represented Australia in 2014 when she was part for the Women’s Ashes only Test against England, scoring 13 and 29 […]

Matthew Wade, Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman, has been ruled out of the One-Day International series against New Zealand and will head back home. The 29-year old Victorian, who suffered a back injury during training prior to the first ODI in Auckland, was supposed to lead Australia in the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner in the ongoing three-match series. However, having […]

Allrounder Hardik Pandya has been chosen to lead a 15-member India A squad for the practice game against Australia, the selection committee confirmed on Tuesday (January 31). While announcing the squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, the committee also revealed the 15 names for the three-day warm-up tie that will be played in CCI, Mumbai from February 16-18, ahead […]

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned for a year for a doping whereabouts rule violation. The two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner was revealed to have committed the violation 11 months ago after registering three filing failures in 2015. That constitutes a failed drugs test under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. ‘Mr Russell was found guilty of a doping […]