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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Emerging Pakistan pacer Ali Raza has unveiled his dream T20 World XI, featuring a blend of explosive batters, dynamic all-rounders, and elite bowlers from around the world. The 17-year-old shared his ideal team in a recent podcast, highlighting some of the best performers in modern T20 cricket. As he was asked to include a maximum of two players from each team, Ali selected former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and pace ace Shaheen Afridi in his eleven. At the top of the order, Ali paired Babar Azam with India’s rising star Shubman Gill, followed by England’s aggressive…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced several important changes to its playing conditions, which will apply across all formats of the men’s game. These changes aim to improve the pace and fairness of play and will come into effect from July 2, 2025, for white-ball matches, while some are already active in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Stop clock introduced in Test cricket After being trialled in limited-overs formats, the stop clock will now be used in Test matches to address slow over rates. The fielding team must be ready to start the…
TOUR ANNOUNCED Sri Lanka will visit for two ODIs and three T20Is, all to be played in Harare. © Getty Zimbabwe is set to host Sri Lanka for two ODIs and three T20Is starting August 29. All five games will be played at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. “We are delighted to confirm Sri Lanka’s visit to Zimbabwe for what we expect to be a thrilling and competitive series,” said Givemore Makoni, the Managing Director of Zimbabwe Cricket. The three T20Is will be of particular importance to Zimbabwe as it precedes the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional…
Jofra Archer’s inclusion in the England squad for the second Test against India is a “gamble”, says former captain Nasser Hussain.Archer has been recalled to the England set up after a litany of injuries kept him out of the Test squad for the last four years. He only came back to first-class cricket on Sunday when he played for Sussex and has now been selected as part of the England squad for the second Test starting on Wednesday at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports from 10am (first ball 11am).Former England captain Hussain told Sky Sports News: “Firstly you have to…
Jofra Archer’s inclusion in the England squad for the second Test against India is a “gamble,” says former captain Nasser Hussain.Archer is recalled to the England set up after a litany of injuries kept him out of the Test squad for the last four years. He only came back to first-class cricket last Sunday when he played for Sussex and has now been selected as part of the England squad for the second Test starting on Wednesday at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports from 10am (first ball 11am).Former England captain Hussain told Sky Sports News: “Firstly you have to say…
Jofra Archer’s inclusion in the England squad for the second Test against India is a “gamble”, says former captain Nasser Hussain.Archer has been recalled to the England set up after a litany of injuries kept him out of the Test squad for the last four years. He only came back to first-class cricket on Sunday when he played for Sussex and has now been selected as part of the England squad for the second Test starting on Wednesday at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports from 10am (first ball 11am).Former England captain Hussain told Sky Sports News: “Firstly you have to…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies pacers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph combined to dismantle Australia on the opening day of the first Test in Barbados, as both teams traded blows in a gripping start to the series. Seales picked up 5 for 60 and Joseph took 4 for 46 to bowl out Australia for just 180 in their first innings—Australia’s lowest Test total in the Caribbean when batting first, and their lowest in the region since 1995. However, Australia’s pace attack hit back late in the day, leaving West Indies struggling at 57 for 4 by stumps, still trailing…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Jofra Archer has been added to England’s squad for the second Test against India © Getty England have added Jofra Archer to their Test squad for the second of the five-game ongoing series against India. Archer, 30, will return to the Test fold for the first time since February 2021 and will be in line to add to his 13 Test caps when the second match gets underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham on July 2. The pacer returned to red-ball cricket in the last round of County Championship for Sussex against Durham. His last Test…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Cricket South Africa (CSA) has unveiled a new-look squad for the upcoming T20I tri-nation series in Zimbabwe, set to be played in Harare from July 14 to 26. The series will also feature New Zealand. With regular captain Aiden Markram and several senior players rested for workload management, experienced batter Rassie van der Dussen will take charge of the team. This series marks the beginning of South Africa’s preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The squad includes several fresh faces. Young opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who was the top scorer in this year’s SA20 tournament, has…
CNN — Faith Kipyegon on Thursday fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile, clocking a time of 4:06.42 at a Nike-organized event in Paris. Kipyegon ran more than a second faster than her own world record of 4:07.64, which she set in 2023, but Thursday’s performance didn’t count as an official time. A four-minute mile would have been the latest achievement in the 31-year-old Kipyegon’s glittering career, adding to her three Olympic gold medals and four world titles – all but one of which have come in the 1,500 meters.…