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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England announced Friday they were resting opening batsman Ben Duckett from an upcoming T20 series against South Africa following successive one-day international losses to the Proteas, with Sam Curran recalled for the first time this year. Duckett, a first-choice all format player, was out for scores of five and 14 in this week’s two ODIs, with defeats at Headingley and Lord’s leaving England 2-0 down in a three-match contest ahead of Sunday’s finale in Southampton. The usually lively left-hander has looked weary after being one of a handful of England cricketers involved throughout a gruelling five-Test…
SRI LANKA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Raza finished with figures of 3/11. © Getty “We just need to avoid losing wickets on a regular basis” said Charith Asalanka at the toss ahead of the 2nd T20I. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, the exact opposite transpired as they were skittled out for just 80 before hosts Zimbabwe successfully chased it down with five wickets and 5.4 overs to spare. Asked to bat first, Kusal Mendis was the first of the ten Sri Lankan casualties as he carved the first ball of the second over straight down third man’s throat. His opening partner,…
Donald Trump will become the first sitting United States president to attend the US Open in a quarter-century on Sunday, as he joins the legions of fans in New York to catch a highly anticipated showdown between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Republican Trump has attended numerous sports events to meet with his supporters, but he may not receive the warmest welcome at the US Open in deeply Democratic New York City. He was once a fixture of the tournament before taking office and in 2015 was booed by some tennis fans not long after launching his presidential campaign. Ticketholders…
LET’S TALK MONEY The BCCI has ‘provisioned INR 3,150 crore towards income tax obligations for FY 2023-24’. © Getty Death and taxes are not the only certainties in life after all – the ever-swelling riches and coffers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it seems, are just as guaranteed. As per a report, circulated among the state associations, the Board had a bank balance of INR 20,686 crore as of 12 months back. Inevitably that must have gone up exponentially over the last one year, the financial assessment of which will be revealed at the AGM…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pace bowler Fareed Ahmad kept cool in the last over Friday to foil Asif Khan’s aggressive hitting as a depleted Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by four runs in a tri-series match. After Asif opened the final over with a four, a six and a two, Ahmad beat the bat with the next two balls. Asif needed to find the boundary off the last ball but was caught as Afghanistan held on to win at the Sharjah stadium. Afghanistan, already sure of facing Pakistan in Sunday’s final, rested six of their main players including skipper Rashid…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan will kick off their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 campaign at home against South Africa, with the tour set to feature two Tests, three T20Is, and three ODIs from October 12 to November 8. Acording to PCB press release, the opening Test will be staged at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from October 12 to 16, marking the venue’s first five-day international since its complete renovation ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The second Test is scheduled for Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 20 to 24. This will also be South Africa’s first red-ball series…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced an 11-player red-ball training camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, as preparations begin for the upcoming home Test series against South Africa. The camp will run from September 9 to 28, with all players asked to report by September 8. Interim red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood will oversee the camp, supported by NCA coaches and staff. The camp includes former captain Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Ali Raza, Azan Awais, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Salman, Rohail Nazir, Sajid Khan and Shamyl Hussain. According to the…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 After missing out on the Asia Cup, Shreyas Iyer will now lead India A in the two multi-day games © Getty After missing the bus for the upcoming Asia Cup, Shreyas Iyer has been included in the India A squad for the two multi-day matches against Australia, to be played in Lucknow from September 16. The Mumbai batter will lead the squad that has a few other recent Test players like Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel and Prasidh Krishna. Abhimanyu Easwaran had led India A in their previous assignment – in England. India A squad:…
England have made one change to their team for the third One-Day International against South Africa on Sunday.Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton will replace Saqib Mahmood for Sunday’s match at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am. England, 2-0 down in the three-match series, will be playing for pride. England team to face South Africa in third ODI Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid. England saw their hopes of ODI series victory over South Africa end with a…
INDIAN CRICKET The elections will be held on September 28. © AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has scheduled its much-awaited Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 28, the day of the Asia Cup final. The general body will meet at 11:30 AM at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai to, among other business, conduct elections for its office-bearers. According to a communique to state associations from secretary Devajit Saikia, the elections will be held for the posts of president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary, and treasurer. The formation of the Apex Council of the BCCI and the…