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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan women’s cricketer Shawaal Zulfiqar lost her father, Zulfiqar Ahmad, who passed away in Sialkot on Tuesday. Shawaal, 20, is currently in Sri Lanka with the national team for the ICC Women’s World Cup, while her father was laid to rest in a suburban area of Sialkot. The team’s players, coaching staff, and management have expressed their heartfelt condolences to Shawaal and her family. It remains unclear whether she will continue to stay with the squad or return home. Pakistan have endured a tough start to their World Cup campaign, losing their first three matches, including…
There have been three different winners in the WTC since it’s inception in 2019 ©Getty To start off, the empty stands in Ahmedabad should give an answer. It was on expected lines though, for West Indies have been incredibly underwhelming for quite some time now and have been no match for India for the last two decades. They have now lost all six away Tests to India since 2013 – four by an innings and one by 10 wickets with five of these six games finished within three days. Even after a generous first innings declaration and a sub-optimal decision…
INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 2025 West Indies put up a good fight against India in Delhi © BCCI West Indies might have lost the series 2-0 to India but they gave a far better account of themselves in Delhi than they did in Ahmedabad. Their skipper Roston Chase labelled this performance as a “stepping stone” for the men from the Caribbean to improve as a Test-playing nation. “I think this is the kind of fight that I wanted to see from us, from matches before. So, I think this is a stepping stone, a building step for us to go…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Wazir Mohammad, the last surviving link to the start of Pakistan’s journey as a Test nation, has died at the age of 95, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday. Over the course of 20 Tests between 1952 and 1959, he only scored 801 runs as a middle-order batsman at an average of just over 27 but he played key roles in three of Pakistan’s earliest benchmark wins. “My Test record might not be very impressive but it gives me a great sense of pride that I made vital contributions in most of Pakistan’s maiden Test…
Joe Root has declared he’s ready to get the century monkey off his back in Australia this summer Joe Root has failed to score a century in 27 Test innings in Australia but the Englishman believes he is ready to end that streak when the Ashes begin in Perth next month. The former England captain has chalked up nine Test half-centuries in Australia, with a highest score of 89 in a nine-wicket loss in Brisbane in December 2021. Root, who was replaced as captain by Ben Stokes following that series, has since scored more than 4,000 runs and 16 centuries…
India completed a dominant 2-0 series whitewash over the West Indies with a seven-wicket victory in the second Test in Delhi.KL Rahul’s unbeaten 58 and Sai Sudharsan’s 39 off 76 balls saw India chase down 121 for victory before lunch to hand Shubman Gill his first series win as captain. India wrapped up the series opener in Ahmedabad within three days and seized control of the second Test by piling on 518-5 before declaring.West Indies crumbled for 248 in their first innings but, after being forced to follow on, they responded with a spirited second-innings effort.Inspired by centuries from John…
After their close call on Sunday, the Fire made light work of the Meteors on Tuesday Queensland has surged to the top of the WNCL table with a commanding bonus point win over ACT at Allan Border Field. Georgia Redmayne dominated the chase with a sensational century that featured 13 boundaries and saw her standing delighted at the non-striker’s end as the winning runs were hit. The Fire got to the target with a whopping 12 overs to spare, securing the bonus point to take them to 18 points ahead of the WBBL break, one point ahead of reigning champions…
INDIA VS WEST INDIES KL Rahul celebrates his 50 on the fifth morning in New Delhi © BCCI KL Rahul hit a fifty as he and Dhruv Jurel took India to a 2-0 series win on the fifth morning in Delhi. Even with only 58 more to defend, West Indies kept up their fight as Roston Chase had Sai Sudharsan nicking to Shai Hope at first slip. Rahul was resolute in defence to start off before using his feet well against spin from both ends. Shubman Gill went after Chase as well to hasten India’s win. But he too fell,…
US CRICKET USA Cricket leadership is writing about adversity and staying true to the game, but the leagues, directors, and court dockets are writing a different story © Getty USA Cricket began the weekend by publishing a lengthy essay that blamed its commercial partner, American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), for years of strain and defended the board’s decision to cut ties. The piece, headlined “A Difficult Chapter for USA Cricket,” cast the ICC’s September 23 suspension as a tough but temporary stumble and presented the termination of ACE’s agreement as a principled stand. Within hours, the narrative was overwhelmed with counter-replies.…
Get the latest team news for round two of the Sheffield Shield where SA host Queensland in a rematch of last season’s final Several Australia A representatives are back in the fold for round two of the Sheffield Shield season with Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey also set to make his first appearance for South Australia this summer. The reigning champions host Queensland at Adelaide Oval in a rematch of last year’s decider, while we’re in for an early top-of-the-table clash as first-placed Victoria take on second-placed NSW at Junction Oval.Victoria v NSW, Junction Oval, October 15-18 Click here for the…