All of India’s batters apart from their openers can expect to have flexible roles in the T20I line-up. Axar Patel, India’s newly appointed vice-captain in the format, suggested this could be the case in his press conference ahead of the five-match T20I series against England. The series is set to kick off in Kolkata on […]

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West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite did not ignore the elephant in the room, but did not hide behind it, either. He said straightaway that Pakistan “prepared a dry spinning pitch from day one”, while acknowledging it was their right to do so, and challenging both his batters and his bowlers to adapt to it better

Mohammed Shami’s bowling was the focus of India’s first training session in Kolkata ahead of their T20I series against England that gets underway on January 22. Shami, who has not played international cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final, bowled for over an hour with his knee strapped, with bowling coach Morne Morkel keeping

The BCCI’s ten-point policy document for the senior men’s team has been sent to the various state associations that will be hosting India-England games in the coming weeks, according to a PTI report. India host England for five T20Is, followed by three ODIs, starting with the first T20I at Eden Gardens on January 22. Cricket

Pakistan captain Shan Masood put up a strident defence of Pakistan’s decision to produce a pitch that was heavily spin-friendly. After Pakistan wrapped up a 127-run win in the shortest-ever Test to produce a result on Pakistani soil, much of Masood’s press conference was dominated by talking about why the soil in question was quite

South Africa’s bowling stocks have taken another hit after Gerald Coetzee, who was expected to be named as Anrich Nortje’s replacement in the the Champions Trophy squad, was left out of the Joburg Super Kings XI to play Pretoria Capitals in the SA20. Coetzee has a hamstring issue and was subsequently ruled out of the

In reply, Malaysia lasted 14.1 overs as left-arm spinner Chamodi Praboda struck twice in the second over to reduce the hosts to 2 for 3. That soon became 14 for 5, 20 for 7 and two wickets apiece from Manudi Nanayakkara and Limansa Thilakarathna ensured no Malaysia batter reached double-figures and six were dismissed for

Rishabh Pant is set to be named captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of IPL 2025. Pant became the most expensive player in the IPL at the November 2024 mega auction, bought by LSG for INR 27 crore (US$ 3.21 million approx.). India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul led LSG for their first three seasons (from

India captain Rohit Sharma has said that it is important for players to have enough rest and stay fresh for international engagements, even as he agreed that the BCCI was right in making it mandatory for members of the national team to play domestic cricket. The guideline on domestic cricket participation was one of ten