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INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 2025 India humbled West Indies in Ahmedabad inside three days in the first Test © AFP The West Indies termed the ongoing two-Test series as Mission India. The clarion call, of course, extends beyond the on-field performance – it carries a broader target and ambition of reviving the glory days of West Indies cricket, attracting sponsors, building infrastructure and in short, Make West Indies Great Again (MWIGA). But everyone in West Indies cricket believes the resurrection must begin on the field. A galaxy of legends has descended on Delhi – from Brian Lara and Viv Richards…
AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH, 1ST ODI Towhid said his mix-up in the first ODI against Afghanistan was the turning point © AFP Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy said his run-out against Afghanistan was the turning point of the game and described it as a “crime”. Bangladesh, who had clean swept Afghanistan in the three-match T20I series, lost the opening ODI by five wickets after their batting unit failed to fire. After early setbacks, Hridoy and skipper Mehidy Hasan put on a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket to steady the innings. But their resistance ended with a mix-up that saw Hridoy run…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has walked away from his role as coach of the Northern Superchargers after feeling undervalued by the new owners of The Hundred franchise. Indian media conglomerate the Sun Group recently took control of the Superchargers as part of the influx of new investors into the competition. Flintoff, 47, has been coach for the past two seasons, finishing fourth in 2024 before reaching the Eliminator this year. “I genuinely don’t do it for the money, although it’s nice, but I’m worth more than just over a quarter of the (salary of) other…
Nottinghamshire have announced a new contract extension with Olly Stone which keeps the experienced bowler at Trent Bridge until at least the end of the 2026 season. The 32 year old quick is capable of bowling in excess of 90mph and has claimed 34 wickets for the Green and Golds since arriving from Warwickshire in 2023, producing best figures of 4/62. Stone is also useful with the bat, having registered four First-Class fifties in his career. In all, Stone has claimed 319 all-format career wickets at an average of 28.89, and has made 16 appearances for England, including earning…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA 2025 Shubman Gill has taken over the captaincy of Tests and ODIs from Rohit Sharma © Getty Things seem to be moving at a rapid pace for Shubman Gill – Test captaincy, a successful away series in England, and now the ODI reins. Yet, the new poster boy of Indian cricket remains firmly grounded.. “The last few months have been very exciting for me,” he remarked, exuding a sense of ambition rather than contentment. “I’m really looking forward to what the future has. I want to stay in the present and don’t really want to…
Mark Alleyne present at Gloucestershire vs Leicestershire©Gloucestershire CCC Mark Alleyne MBE has signed a new three-year deal to continue to lead Gloucestershire Cricket as the Club’s Head Coach until 2028. Alleyne has removed his commitments to Welsh Fire in The Hundred, creating space to lead Gloucestershire in the One Day Cup, which he was previously unavailable for. Alongside his work at Gloucestershire, Mark will undertake a part-time coaching role at Marlborough College. This will take place during the winter months, when around 80% of the Club’s players are overseas, and will not affect his time with the squad during the…
For a career once deemed fit for T20s only, Brits has had a remarkable 18 months in ODI cricket. ©Getty Tazmin Brits never intended to become the face of South African cricket. When she first picked up a bat in her 20s – her javelin career done for after a horrific car crash ahead of London Olympics – it was more a means of socialising than a determined bid for international glory. Now, at an all-time peak of an unlikely sporting career, the South African has etched her name in an elite bracket of performers globally – quietly, persistently and…
SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET Kwena Maphaka bowled 10 overs in the second innings against Western Province after he had an initial clean scan on his hamstring © Getty Kwena Maphaka walked a few steps to the crease and bowled. Then he jogged to the crease and bowled. Then he loped. Then he chugged. Then he ran hard. And bowled each time. This happened on a practice pitch at Newlands during Lunch on Saturday, the third day of Western Province’s first-class match against the Lions. Maphaka had bowled only 5.5 of the 45 overs the Lions had needed to dismiss WP for…
Just days after being axed from Australia’s ODI team, Marnus Labuschagne has cracked a sparkling century for Queensland Queensland v Tasmania | One-Day Cup Marnus Labuschagne’s case for an Ashes call-up continues to grow after scoring his second century in the space of a week in Queensland’s five-wicket One-Day Cup loss to Tasmania. Labuschagne cracked 105 off 91 balls to lead Queensland to 311 of 45.3 overs at Allan Border Field on Thursday. In reply, Tasmania reached the victory target with 10 balls to spare courtesy of big knocks from Tim Ward (105 off 96 balls), Jordan Silk (85no off…
South Australia are finally on the board this season thanks to Nathan McAndrew’s new-ball heroics South Australia v Victoria | One-Day Cup A super spell from South Australia quick Nathan McAndrew has inspired the reigning one-day champions to a 79-run bonus-point win against Victoria. Set a target of 274 at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, Victoria were in trouble straight away as McAndrew dismissed openers Matt Short (12) and Campbell Kellaway (7) cheaply. After steering Victoria to victory in a dramatic Sheffield Shield finish two days earlier, teenage sensation Oliver Peake (13) also fell to McAndrew (5-23 from 8.1 overs). When…