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NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Sikandar Raza missed the Tests against South Africa after opting to play in MLC © Getty Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza have returned to the Zimbabwe Test squad for the upcoming New Zealand Test series, Zimbabwe Cricket announced in a press release while releasing the 16-man squad for the two Tests on Monday (July 21). The squad has four changes from the one that faced South Africa in the two-test series, earlier this month. In addition to the return of the aforementioned duo, Roy Kaia and Tanunurwa Makoni have also returned to the squad.…
NZ VS SA, T20I TRI-SERIES, 2025 NZ have won both their games so far © Getty Tri-series are rare and far between, but they usually grab eyeballs with three teams vying for a trophy, rather than just two in a bilateral series. But that cannot be said for the ongoing tri-series in Zimbabwe. With two games to go for the final, South Africa and New Zealand are confirmed finalists – with hosts Zimbabwe losing three on the trot – and tomorrow’s clash between the same two sides will merely act as a precursor to the final on Saturday. New Zealand…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has begun considering the expansion of the T20 World Cup to 32 teams in the future editions of the tournament. During its annual meeting in Singapore, the ICC made a key decision regarding cricket’s participation in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. It was decided that a hybrid qualification model will be adopted for Olympic qualification. Under this model, some teams will qualify directly for the Olympics based on ICC T20I rankings, while others will have to earn their place through global qualifier tournaments. India, currently ranked No. 1 in the ICC…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A proposal to limit the number of Test teams has surfaced during ICC meetings, suggesting the exclusion of financially struggling sides from the longer format. There is also ongoing consideration of dividing Test-playing nations into two divisions. According to details, only a limited number of teams may be allowed to play Test cricket after 2027. Since the first-ever Test match between Australia and England in 1877, only 12 countries have been granted Test status. Test cricket is considered the most prestigious and respected format of the game, but the rise in popularity of limited-overs cricket has…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Team India have suffered a major blow ahead of the fourth Test against England, as all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Arshdeep Singh have been sidelined due to injuries. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Reddy has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the five-Test series after sustaining a left knee injury. The 22-year-old will return home for further medical treatment and evaluation. Reddy had played in the second and third Tests at Edgbaston and Lord’s, contributing with both bat and ball. Meanwhile, left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL “Their patriotism is just for show; they run wherever the money is.” “They said different things on TV, but now they’re ready to play with Pakistani cricketers for dollars.” For the past two days, such messages have been flooding social media regarding former Indian cricketers. The World Championship of Legends is currently ongoing in England, featuring former stars from Pakistan, India, and other countries. Thankfully, we don’t mix politics with sports, so no one here pressured our players to refuse to play against India. But the “narrow-mindedness” of our neighbours is well known — they turned…
Harry Brook says England have no intention of dialling down the intensity ahead of the fourth instalment of their gripping Test series against India.England lead India 2-1 in the five-match series heading into the fourth Test at Old Trafford after a 22-run victory at Lord’s that was as fiery as it was dramatic. Verbal exchanges between players and an enthralling final-session conclusion saw the Lord’s thriller evoke memories of the 2005 Ashes series, 20 years on from the summer when cricket gripped the nation.Brook was just six years old when Michael Vaughan’s side ended 18 years of Ashes hurt. Too…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday lauded KL Rahul’s recent form in Test cricket, attributing the opener’s run-scoring streak to a subtle but vital technical adjustment. Speaking to the ICC digital, Shastri said Rahul’s current form was a long time coming, considering his natural talent. “I think there was not one person in the world who denied his potential and said that he was not talented,” Shastri stated. “What annoyed people was, with that kind of talent, he was not delivering. And in this series, you’re seeing the best of Rahul,” he added. Shastri…
ICC MEETING Palani hopes to utilise AI to drive fan engagement © Cricbuzz One of the surprise winners in the recent Associate Members’ election to the ICC’s Chief Executives Committee (CEC) was Gurumurthy Palani, a 52-year-old chemical engineer from the Annau University in Chennai who now shuttles between Dubai, Riyadh, Paris, and various cricketing centres in Europe. “I want to make a difference to the Associate countries,” he says, after being elected as one of the three new members to the CEC. The other two elected alongside him were Anuraag Bhatnagar (Cricket Hong Kong, China) and Gurdeep Klair (Cricket Canada).…
The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Monday announced stringent new measures to clamp down on “age fraud” in junior-level (Under-21) sports events, declaring such acts a serious violation of its code of ethics and governance in sports. “The Pakistan Sports Board has declared age fraud a violation under the Pakistan Code of Ethics and Governance in Sports and any such act is liable to sanctions,” read a notification issued by the PSB, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. “Globally, age fraud in sports, especially in junior categories, poses a serious threat to fair competition, athlete safety, and the…