Monday 30 September 2019

India vs South Africa: Rishabh Pant Axed From Test Side, Saha to Keep Wickets

In a big move, India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant has been axed from the Test team for the first encounter against South Africa at Visakhapatnam. Ahead of Pant, Wriddhiman Saha will keep wickets for India.

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IPL 2020 Auction to Take Place on December 19 in Kolkata: Report

The BCCI is set to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2020 season on December 19 in Kolkata instead of Bengaluru this year.

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Australia Thrash Sri Lanka to Seal T20I Series Win

The Australian women's cricket took an unassailable 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka in the second T20I after sealing a nine-wicket win in Sydney on Monday.

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CPL 2019: Guyana Amazon Warriors Seal Top Spot with Eighth Straight Win

Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their perfect 2019 Caribbean Premier League campaign to 8 wins from 8 matches with a 19-run win over Trinbago Knight Riders.

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AB de Villiers to Make Big Bash League Debut with Brisbane Heat

South African great AB de Villiers will make his debut in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League during the 2019-20 season after signing with Brisbane Heat.

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N Srinivasan Accuses Vinod Rai of Making State Associations 'Adopt a Servient Attitude'

Former BCCI president N Srinivasan has claimed CoA chairman Vinod Rai is trying to make state associations 'give up their legal rights and adopt a servient attitude'.

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Tim Paine Believes David Warner Will Open in Next Test Series vs Pakistan

Tim Paine believes David Warner has 'enough credits in the bank' to warrant himself a spot atop the order when they face Pakistan later this year.

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Jasprit Bumrah to Seek Opinions on Stress Fracture from UK Specialists

Injured India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will be off to the United Kingdom to seek opinion on his lower back stress fracture from multiple specialists.

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India vs South Africa | Rain Threatens to Play Spoilsport in First Test

Weather could play spoilsport during the first Test between India and South Africa starting here on Wednesday with rains predicted on all five days.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar Eligible to Vote in MCA Polls

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar are among 39 international players eligible to vote in the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections, scheduled to be held here on October 4.

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'They Don't Need a No. 4, Top Order is Very Strong' - Yuvraj Singh's Latest Dig at Indian Team Management

Yuvraj Singh recently announced his retirement from international cricket and later on revealed how he felt he was mistreated by the Indian team management.

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India vs South Africa | Getting Back to Form Required Believing in My Ability: Ajinkya Rahane

South Africa come into this series with a relatively new-look side as they enter a rebuilding phase, yet the 31-year old is wary of taking them lightly.

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At 34, Parthiv Patel Keen on Another Shot at India's Wicket-keeper Spot

As MS Dhoni's career enters its final few legs, the race to grab the the wicket-keeping spot in the Indian team seems to be heating up.

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Kamlesh Nagarkoti Returns to Indian Team for Emerging Asia Cup

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in November.

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Vijay Hazare Wrap: Bengal, Madhya Pradesh Register Commanding Wins

Bengal took on Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh took on Bihar and Gujarat took on Tripura.

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Live Cricket Score, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match at Karachi: Pakistan Look for Big Score

Catch all the live updates from the 2nd ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Karachi.

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Alyssa Healy Becomes Second Australian to Play 100th T20I

Ace Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy, on Monday (September 30) against Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Sydney, became the ninth woman to play 100 T20 Internationals, and only second from her country after Ellyse Perry.

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Want to Shift Focus to T20 Cricket Now: Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has been one of the stars of the Australian season in England which started with the World Cup and ended with the visitors retaining the Ashes.

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India vs South Africa | Want to Replicate Ashwin & Jadeja's Consistency: Maharaj

South Africa's most experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj wants to be as consistent as seasoned Indian duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin during the upcoming three-Test starting on Wednesday.

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Have to Bring More Variations Into My Repertoire Ahead of World Cup: Poonam Yadav

One of the key players in the squad will be leg-spinner Poonam Yadav, India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 76 wickets from 55 matches.

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Anything & Everything You Do is Conflict of Interest: Rangaswamy

Rangaswamy said the current situation makes it difficult even for people with good intentions to serve the game.

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India vs South Africa | Pant vs Saha the Only Conundrum in Settled Test Side

That India are strong at home is the most obvious thing to say. They are not just strong, but nearly impossible to beat. It's not an exaggeration - since the beginning of 2010, they've lost only four Tests at home, the last being 2017 against Australia.

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India vs South Africa | Markram, Maharaj and Other South African Players to Watch Out for in Tests

India’s home season kicks off with a South African team that is in transition having lost some of their big names in Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn. And the most experienced head in the pack, captain Faf du Plessis has a mountain of a task on hand as he looks to marshal his troops through what is undoubtedly a difficult tour.

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Cricket Needs to Take Climate Change Seriously: Ian Chappell

Ever since the World Cup held in UK, there has been a steep rise in the number of matches getting abandoned due to rain.

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Sunday 29 September 2019

Sandeep Patil Latest to be Affected by Conflict of Interest Clause

Sandeep Patil has become the latest former cricketer to be affected by the conflict-of-interest clause, denying him a chance to contest for the post of Mumbai Cricket Association President.

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Ashton Turner Out for Four to Six Weeks With Broken Finger

Australia batsman Ashton Turner has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a fracture on his right index finger.

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Success of Our Tour Will Encourage Others to Play in Pakistan: Sri Lanka Coach

Rumesh Ratnayake feels his side's trouble-free limited overs tour of Pakistan will encourage other nations to send their sides to this part of the world.

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CPL 2019 | Gurney, Walsh Help Tridents Seal Playoff Spot With Win Over Zouks

Harry Gurney and Hayden Walsh picked up seven wickets between them as Barbados Tridents sealed the last CPL 2019 playoff spot with a 24-run win over St Lucia Zouks at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday.

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Sreesanth Opens Up About Rumoured Spat With Paddy Upton

India fast bowler S Sreesanth, whose life ban for involvement in match-fixing scandal in the IPL was scrapped by the Supreme Court recently, on Sunday talked about his hatred for Chennai Super Kings and the rumoured rift with Paddy Upton.

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Singapore Register Four-run Win to Stun Zimbabwe in T20I Series

In a big upset, hosts Singapore got the better of fancied opponents, Zimbabwe in the T20I series on Sunday.

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PCB to Wait For BCCI's Confirmation in Asia Cup Till June 2020

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set June 2020 as deadline for the Indian Cricket Board to confirm its participation in Asia Cup, scheduled in September next year.

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Rain Plays Spoilsport in Third T20I Between India and South Africa

The third women's T20I between India and South Africa in Surat on Sunday has been washed out due to rain, making it the second match in the series so far to be abandoned due to weather related reasons.

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Vijay Hazare Wrap: Chhattisgarh Continue Winning Run on Rain-affected Day

Chhattisgarh continued their winning run in the 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy with a victory over Andhra, while Goa and Kerala also registered wins on a day that only saw the Group A matches taking place. All the other matches were washed out due to rain. Here is how the action transpired.

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Indian Coaches of Bangladesh Women's Team Won't Travel to Pakistan: BCB

Indian coaches from Bangladesh's women's cricket staff will not travel to Pakistan for the international series next month amid political tensions between the neighbouring nuclear rivals, the country's Cricket Board said Sunday.

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Want to Intimidate the Batsmen With my Pace: Starc Sends Warning Ahead of Home Season

After a long time, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc will go into a home summer season, unsure of his position as the leader of the pace attack.

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India vs South Africa | South Africa Would Want to Take on 'Big Dogs' India at Home: Philander

South Africa pacer Vernon Philander wants the team's senior players to take responsibility and throw the "first punch" at "big dogs" India in the upcoming three-match Test series starting 2 October.

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Mooney Ton Helps Australia Prevail in Run Fest Against Sri Lanka

Beth Mooney’s 113 off 61 deliveries helped Australia win the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Sydney on Sunday.

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Bumrah's Stress Fracture Has Got Nothing to Do With His Action: Nehra

Ashish Nehra, who knows a thing or two about injury management, on Sunday insisted that India's premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's stress fracture has got nothing to do with his unorthodox action.

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India vs South Africa 2019 | Solid Batting and Strong Spin Attack Show Proteas Up for Challenge

We take a look at the takeaways, for both sides, from South Africa's practice match and their A team's tour of India.

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Saturday 28 September 2019

Rangaswamy Resigns From CAC and ICA After Being Served Conflict of Interest Notice

Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy has stepped down from her position as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and director of the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) after being served a Conflict of Interest notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain.

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Pace of Game Lot Slower in Domestic Cricket: KL Rahul

KL Rahul is in the midst of a tough phase of his cricket career. He's not a sure starter in the limited-overs formats, and poor form has cost him his place in the Indian Tests squad.

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CPL 2019 | Patriots Seal Playoff Spot With Thrilling Win Over Tridents

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots sealed their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) playoff spot with a thrilling one-run victory over Barbados Tridents at Kensington Oval

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Conflict of Interest Notice Sent to Kapil Dev-Led CAC

MPCA life member Sanjiv Gupta had filed the complaint against the trio who picked Ravi Shastri as the head coach in August.

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BCCI Announce Unchanged Squad For Final Two T20Is Against South Africa Women

The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has announced that there will be no changes to the composition of the squad ahead of the final two T20Is against South Africa women. The team was initially picked for the first three T20Is, and following excellent performances in those matches, the committee decided that they would go forward with an unchanged team.

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Will Restructure Everything & Turn Things Around: New HCA Boss Azharuddin

Finally in 2012, a division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court rendered the BCCI ban for match-fixing illegal.

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Vijay Hazare Wrap: Rahul Shines For Karnataka, Chhattisgarh Shocks Mumbai

On Saturday (28 September) the Vijay Hazare Trophy rain forced all the matches in Elite Group B and in the Plate group, while the rest of the groups saw better fortunes with their games.

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Couldn't Hold Back Tears When MS Dhoni Got Out in World Cup Semis: Chahal

India had earlier topped the league stage with seven wins from nine games.

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Batting Worries For Harmanpreet and Co. as South Africa Look to Level Series

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur along with ace spinner Deepti Sharma were the key factors when the Indian women’s cricket team beat their South African counterparts in the first T20I at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium on Tuesday. And after a washout in the second T20I, India will be hoping the same key figures can provide the fireworks as they look to take an unassailable lead in the third T20I in Surat on Sunday.

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India vs South Africa | Rohit Sharma Scores a Duck as Warm-up Game Ends in a Draw

Before that, Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten 87 while Vernon Philander scored a quickfire 48 as South Africa declared at 279/6.

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Exciting Times to be a Fast Bowler in India: Zaheer Khan

These are exciting times to be a fast bowler in India. The likes of Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Navdeep Saini among others have proven the fact that the current Indian team is a powerhouse of bowling.

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