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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL It may have been New Zealand’s retro moustaches, wigs and floppy hats, but Ricky Ponting was far from convinced that Twenty20 cricket would catch on after the first international match at Eden Park 20 years ago. “I think it’s difficult to play seriously,” the Australia skipper said after smashing 98 from 55 balls to help his team to a 44-run win at the Auckland stadium. “If it does become an international game then I’m sure the novelty won’t be there all the time.” Fast forward 20 years and T20 dominates the modern game, with Ponting one…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Alzarri has been ruled out as a result of a lower back issue. © Getty West Indies have been handed a big blow ahead of the commencement of the Test series in India later this week after pacer Alzarri Joseph was ruled out of the tour. Joseph had scans after complaining of discomfort and the results revealed ‘a degeneration of the previously resolved lower back injury,’ according to a statement from Cricket West Indies on social media. Jediah Blades, who is uncapped at the Test level, has been drafted in as cover for the…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The eight-team ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will begin from Tuesday, 30 September with Pakistan opening their campaign against Bangladesh on Thursday, 2 October. Pakistan qualified for the forthcoming mega event after maintaining a 100 per cent win record in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier held in Lahore earlier this year. Before the tournament, Pakistan featured in a three-match ODI series in Lahore against South Africa, which the latter won 2-1. In the upcoming ICC event, seven players – Eyman Fatima (1 ODI, 3 T20Is), Natalia Parvaiz (11 ODIs, 24 T20Is), Rameen Shamim (11…
Paceman Chris Woakes on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket after England indicated he was no longer in their plans. Woakes’s final match was last month against India at the Oval, where he walked out to bat one-handed with his arm in a sling, having dislocated his shoulder in the field. He did not face a ball in his short time at the crease as India won by six runs to level the series at 2-2. That injury ruled him out of consideration for the upcoming Ashes tour to Australia and, at the age of 36, effectively brought down…
Sri Lanka have more or less named a settled squad for the global event. ©Getty Sri Lanka are co-hosts for the ICC Women’s World Cup but for most of the ICC Women’s ODI Championship cycle from 2022 to 2025 they weren’t. The India-Pakistan standoff has meant that the island nation will be hosting a women’s World Cup for the first time, and the dream of an elusive World Cup semi-final beckons larger than ever before for Sri Lanka. Their ODI record in 2025 reads poorly having won only two of the eight ODIs they have played, with one no-result. They…
RETIREMENT Woakes’ final appearance came in a Test match against India. © Getty England bowling allrounder Chris Woakes has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 36-year-old, who last featured in the Oval Test against India and missed out on selection for the Ashes in Australia, confirmed he will continue to play county cricket while also exploring opportunities in franchise leagues. “The moment has come, and I’ve decided that the time is right for me to retire from international cricket,” Woakes said in a statement. “Playing for England was something I aspired to do since I was a kid dreaming…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Asia Cup 2025 final concluded with a twist as the Indian cricket team refused to accept the tournament trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi. The Indian team’s refusal to receive the trophy came at the direction of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, according to sources familiar with the matter. At the presentation ceremony, while individual Indian players collected their personal accolades, they refrained from collectively accepting the main trophy and awards, which would have been presented by Naqvi in his capacity as ACC President. Despite…
Australia’s U19s are on a steep learning curve against a powerful India U19 side with two four-day matches to play in Queensland India may have comfortably won the under-19 one-day series against Australia 3-0, but confidence remains within the hosts’ group to turn things around in the two four-day matches to come. The Aussies were beaten by 167 runs in the third match on Friday, after the series began with defeats by seven wickets and then 51 runs. But captain Will Malajczuk, pronounced Mala-check, sees plenty of areas for improvement and wants his side to be “smarter” with the bat…
This is a cricket article but we are going to start with some golf.Before a ball had been hit at last week’s Ryder Cup in New York, there was an overwhelming feeling that this was Europe’s best chance in ages to win in the United States. A talented squad, and inspirational captain in Luke Donald, did just that, quelling a courageous fightback from USA on the final day at Bethpage before toasting away success for the first time since 2012.Which brings us to the cricket.Reasons for India to be positiveBefore a ball has been hit at the 2025 Women’s World…
This is a cricket article but we are going to start with some golf.Before a ball had been hit at last week’s Ryder Cup in New York, there was an overwhelming feeling that this was Europe’s best chance in ages to win in the United States. A talented squad, and inspirational captain in Luke Donald, did just that, quelling a courageous fightback from USA on the final day at Bethpage before toasting away success for the first time since 2012.Which brings us to the cricket.Reasons for India to be positiveBefore a ball has been hit at the 2025 Women’s World…