Salman Ali Agha has promised to deliver a brand of “fearless cricket” as he becomes the fourth different T20I captain for Pakistan since January 2024. Agha replaced Mohammad Rizwan as T20I captain for the upcoming white-ball tour to New Zealand, the latest in a revolving door of captains that has seen Shaheen Shah Afridi and […]

Bowlers struggle to build pressure on Virat Kohli in ODI cricket, and one key reason for that is his ability to rotate the strike, Ashton Agar said on ESPNcricinfo’s Match Day show after the batter’s match-winning 84 in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. Agar also said Kohli’s ability to manage the

“I missed a full toss. It wasn’t ideal.” This is one of the greatest contemporary batters speaking on a moment that swung the match in India’s favour. Steven Smith was batting on 73 in the 37th over, and seemed set to guide Australia into the death overs. Then he ran at Mohammed Shami, got a

It comes with the territory that everything around India gets magnified, be it good or bad. Barely a press conference has gone by during this Champions Trophy where India’s supposed advantage has not been spoken about. Because of geopolitical issues, India haven’t travelled to the host nation, Pakistan, and have played all their matches –

Virat Kohli cut through the tension in a yet another crucial chase to confirm India’s spot in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy. His 84 off 98 in Dubai helped them chase down 265 against ODI World Cup holders, Australia, on a tricky pitch. “This game is all about pressure, especially big games like

Padmakar Shivalkar, the champion left-arm spinner who is counted among the greatest Indian cricketers to never play for India, has died at the age of 84. He died in Mumbai on Monday and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Shivalkar is often twinned with the Haryana left-arm spinner Rajinder Goel – the highest

Pakistan have shuffled the deck chairs once more in an attempt to find the right T20I combination, dropping captain Mohammad Rizwan as well as Babar Azam for the five-match series in New Zealand. In the first squad announced since Pakistan’s ignominious exit from a home Champions Trophy, there are several changes, including the return of

Cameron Green is unlikely to play any Sheffield Shield cricket before his County Championship stint with Gloucestershire as he continues to recover from back surgery. Speaking at the Australian Cricket Awards last month Green had flagged that his recovery was on track to have him available for Western Australia’s final Shield match against Victoria on

It did not take Jos Buttler long to recognise that his position as England’s white-ball captain was untenable. He spoke like a man who knew his time was up after their defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore on Wednesday, and within 24 hours had told Brendon McCullum that it was game over. Saturday’s thrashing by South