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In his early days with Victoria, Matthew Short was occasionally referred to as Greg Chappell, such was the upright stance and languid swing the talented right-hander from Ballarat possessed. The two rangy batters stand roughly the same height: Short is 187cm tall, Chappell 185cm. Yet, as Short approached his 25th birthday in 2020, the comparisons with the former Test captain and batting legend just about ended there.Leading into the 2020-21 domestic season, Short had had played six seasons of professional cricket. Across all formats, he had scored just one century – in a tour match against England for a Cricket…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced that the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the country’s premier domestic first-class tournament, will begin on Oct 6 with an expanded lineup of ten regional teams. This marks the first time the tournament will feature ten sides, a significant increase from the traditional eight, following a series of late changes to the qualification criteria. Initially, the PCB had planned for a composition of the top six teams from the previous Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the two top teams from the ongoing Hanif Mohammad Trophy. However, upon the conclusion of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy, the board…
TOKYO: Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season on Tuesday in Tokyo and then pulled out of the Shanghai Masters because of “physical issues” and took aim at tennis’ packed schedule. The Spanish world number one hurt his ankle in his opening match at the Japan Open but shrugged off the issue to beat American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the final. But immediately after downing the world number five, the six-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz took aim at the tennis calendar. “The schedule is really tight. They have to do something with the schedule,” the recently…
Amanjot and Deepti rescued India with a 103-run stand for the 7th wicket. ©Getty “You can’t say India was in trouble because I was yet to bat.” After cracking up half a room full of scribes with her very first words on India’s comeback, Amanjot Kaur joked, half-seriously, that she was genuinely worried they’d make her famous – or worse, infamous – for her one-liners. There was playfulness in Amanjot’s voice when she said that, but the intent behind it was unmistakably fierce. And it was exactly the kind of attitude India needed, staring down the barrel at 124 for…
Australia have vowed to bring a “distinctly Australian” brand of attacking cricket to the Women’s World Cup as they look to get the most out of their enviable depth in pursuit of a second consecutive title. No team has won back-to-back Women’s Cricket World Cups in close to 40 years.Australia are out to change that trend – and push the boundaries – as they take a ‘no ceilings’ approach to their 2025 campaign in India and Sri Lanka. At first glance, this squad on paper is not too dissimilar to the one that lifted the trophy in Christchurch in 2022.…
Sophie Molineux could bolt back into Australia’s XI for their opening World Cup game against New Zealand on Wednesday, as selectors mull several tough calls ahead of their opening game in Indore. The Australians had their first look at Holkar Stadium – which will be hosting its first ever women’s international match – on Tuesday evening, less than 24 hours before the game against the White Ferns.Their full 15-player squad trained, with Ellyse Perry having brushed off the illness that saw her sit out Sunday’s warm-up fixture against England. The make-up of the bowling attack will be Australia’s main concern,…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 India won comfortably by 59 runs. © Getty India’s lower-order produced a stirring fightback to rescue their innings after a shaky start against Sri Lanka as the hosts began their campaign with a 49-run win (DLS method) in the opening match of the 2025 Women’s World Cup in Guwahati. From a precarious 124 for 6, fifties from Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma, and some late hitting from Sneh Rana, carried India to a competitive total of 269/8 in a game reduced to 47 overs because of a few rain interruptions. Pursuing a DLS-revised target of…
ASIA CUP 2025 The Indian team celebrated their Asia Cup win without the trophy © Getty The much-awaited decision on the status of the Asia Cup trophy and medallions, which were not presented to the victorious Indian team after the final on Sunday, has been deferred after some drama and a brief walkout, rather, a logout. The members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), who met in Dubai on Tuesday (September 30) afternoon, have left it to the five Test playing nations of the ACC but that decision was arrived at after an exchange among the members, primarily between the…
The Women’s Cricket World Cup has begun with hosts India defeating Sri Lanka by 59 runs in Guwahati Recovering from a nervy start, India have begun the ODI World Cup with a victory, comfortably defeating co-hosts Sri Lanka by 59 runs. Encouragingly for the home side the platform was laid not by their stars, but by the supporting cast, showcasing the depth they will need if they are to beat holders and favourites Australia. They did reveal weaknesses with bat and ball that stronger opponents will seek to punish, but some of that may be down to first-night nerves and…
ILT20 AUCTION Ashwin gears up for his first foray into global franchise cricket since his retirement © Getty Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Roy, Fakhar Zaman and Shakib Al Hasan will be among the top international names to go under the hammer at the DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction on Wednesday (October 1). The first-ever auction in the league’s history will feature close to 300 players from more than 20 countries, combining marquee internationals and exciting upcoming talent along with regional players from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Apart from Ashwin, four other Indians, Ankit Rajput, Priyank Panchal, Siddarth Kaul and…