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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman Mirwais Ashraf has confirmed that talks are underway to turn the upcoming T20I series between Pakistan and Afghanistan into a tri-nation series, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the third team and host. Speaking to ACB Media, Ashraf said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suggested including UAE in the series, which was originally planned as a three-match bilateral contest between Pakistan and Afghanistan in August. “A T20I series against Pakistan was scheduled for August, but they suggested adding another team, UAE, to the series,” Ashraf said. “The tri-nation series…
We rate England and India’s players out of 10 – and spoiler alert, give one player 11 – after the tourists’ series-levelling, 336-run victory at Edgbaston.EnglandZak Crawley – 319 in first innings0 in second innings Oh, Zak.After a classy and composed 65 from 126 balls in the second innings of the first Test at Headingley helped set up an epic England chase, Crawley took a couple of steps back at Edgbaston, with both of his dismissals coming via loose drives. We’ve been here before… Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports Cricket’s Nasser Hussain analyses…
CNN — Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said his blood was “boiling” after young forward Jamal Musiala suffered a fracture to his leg associated with a broken and dislocated ankle in Saturday’s Club World Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The 22-year-old suffered the horror injury after his leg got caught awkwardly under PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma when challenging for the ball in the first half of the quarterfinal, which the French side won 2-0. Musiala screamed and held his ankle, while his Bayern teammates and PSG players alike turned away in shock, some with their hands on their heads in…
Ugarkar’s speed has increased in MLC 2025. ©MLC ‘Look at the field, where would you bowl to Virat?’ asked Rohit Sharma, pointing at the TV during an RCB vs GT game, moments after wrapping up a practice session in Lucknow. The question was directed at a shy and introverted Rushil Ugarkar, the 22-year-old MINY pacer who had been called up as a support bowler for MI. ‘I’d probably want him to drive and get him caught at slips,’ replied Ugarkar. To which, Sharma responded ‘They are targeting him to get him caught at long leg’. Two balls later, Arshad Khan…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan Champions have added former all-rounder Imad Wasim to their squad for the second edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, which will take place in United Kingdom later this month. The franchise confirmed the 36-year-old’s inclusion on Saturday through a post on their official social media accounts, calling him a “power-packed addition” to the team. Imad brings a wealth of T20 experience with him. Over his career, he has played 395 T20 matches and represented Pakistan in 75 T20 Internationals. He has scored 4,148 runs with 12 half-centuries and taken 366 wickets at…
New captain Shubman Gill was hailed on Monday for leading from the front after India recorded their maiden Test win at Edgbaston to level the series against England 1-1. Gill, who notched a century in a losing cause in the first Test at Headingley, hit new heights in scoring 269 and 161 to set up a crushing victory by 336 runs which leaves the five-match series finely poised. It was India’s first win in nine Tests at the Birmingham venue, following seven previous defeats and one draw. “New captain, new India”, The Indian Express newspaper splashed across its front page.…
EDGBASTON TEST The India captain said the soft Dukes ball on a flat pitch tilted the contest too far in favour of batters and made it hard to control the game © Getty Shubman Gill marked his first Test win as captain at Edgbaston with a staggering aggregate of 430 runs in the match but admitted that the game loses its essence without some semblance of a contest between bat and ball. The conditions in Birmingham were stacked heavily in favour of the batters, with the bowlers left to make the most of a tiny window of about 30 overs…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Experienced left-arm pacer Rumman Raees has been added to the Pakistan Champions squad for the upcoming World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, which is set to begin later this month in the United Kingdom. The inclusion was confirmed on Sunday after Rumman shared a nostalgic tweet referring to Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy-winning squad. “Hafeez bhai, Shoaib bhai, Maddy, Wahab bhai aur Saifi bhai – if all the Champions Trophy 2017 guys are back together, then should I get my kit bag ready too?” he wrote on social media platform X. Responding to this playful post, Pakistan…
Sanjog will commence his new role on 7 July and is keen to continue the recent growth of cricket around the world. “It is a privilege to have this opportunity, especially at a time when cricket is poised for unprecedented growth and enjoys the passionate support of almost two billion fans worldwide,” he said. “These are exciting times for the sport as marquee events grow in stature, commercial avenues widen and opportunities such as the women’s game scale in popularity. Cricket’s inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the rapid acceleration of technology deployment/adoption could act as force-multipliers…
GRENADA TEST Starc and Lyon shared six wickets in the final innings of the Test © AFP Australia put on a ruthless display on the fourth day in Grenada to make light work of the West Indies and clinch the Test series. Resuming at 221/7, Australia added just 22 more runs to their overnight score but that was more than enough as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood ran through the West Indies top order to set up a 133-run win that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Shamar Joseph struck with the second ball of the day…