News Border restrictions are tightening in NSW, but CA won’t rush to make a decision on any changes to the series. Cricket Australia is closely monitoring a growing Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney’s North Beaches region as state governments move to tighten their borders across the country and force early contingency …
Read More »Pakistan Speed Bowler Mohammad Amir Retires From International Cricket Citing ‘Mental Torture’
News “I don’t think I can take such torture. Enough is enough,” he says. Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket, the PCB confirmed. Amir represented Pakistan in 36 events, 61 ODI and 50 T20I, and recently played in the inaugural Lankan Premier League for runners-up Galle …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 1st test
It’s a shame that on a day of high-quality test cricket, there is talk of a run-out and what followed in the next half hour more than persistent bowling in what were less than ideal conditions for the home team and the expert hit to counter them by about 80 …
Read More »Cheteshwar Pujara admits loss of dominance, says Balanced Test
News India’s No.3 Says No Regrets Adopting A Precautionary Strategy First At The Start Of The Day India has abandoned a dominant position thanks to the late collapse, which began with the departure of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara said, but believes they still have a good chance of scoring a …
Read More »Mohammad Amir retires from international cricket claiming ‘mental torture’ by PCB
News “He has no desire or intention to play international cricket,” said a statement from the PCB. Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket, the PCB confirmed. Amir represented Pakistan in 36 events, 61 ODI and 50 T20I, and recently played in the inaugural Lankan Premier League …
Read More »For Virat Kohli, it will be about ‘high voltage cricket’ but not ‘unnecessary tension’
From Shikhar Dhawan taunting an injured Shane Watson in 2013 to David Warner being used as an official provocateur during the 2014-15 tour; from dealing with “mental disintegration” in 2004 to childish fights on the field even after the death of Phillip Hughes. There was a time when the rivalry …
Read More »India appoints Prithvi Shaw, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav in XI for the first test
News Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant were out of the day-night test Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin and Prithvi Shaw have been appointed to represent India in the Adelaide Test. Umesh Yadav will be the third closer. These were the main questions India was contemplating two days before the Test: whether …
Read More »Australia leans towards the continuity of Joe Burns, Matthew Wade signatures will open
Australia is leaning toward retaining Joe Burns and promoting Matthew Wade to start alongside him in place of the injured David Warner, while Cameron Green has almost secured a Test debut in the traditional off-roader at No. 6. in batting. order. This could be deduced from the words of Australia’s …
Read More »Kohli vs Smith, Bumrah vs Hazlewood, Ashwin vs Lyon and other key battles
The long-awaited Border-Gavaskar series is almost here. India has prepared with two three-day matches in Sydney, matches in which some of the Australia Test players have participated, while the rest of the home team have been training in Adelaide. However, Australia’s preparation has been far from serene, especially when it …
Read More »New Zealand, host of the 2022 ODI Women’s World Cup, on March 4
Hosts New Zealand will kick off the 2022 ODI Women’s World Cup on March 4 against one of the ranked teams in Tauranga as eight of the top teams in women’s cricket will battle 31 matches over 31 days in six cities. Defending champion England will kick off their campaign …
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