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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are thrilled to announce that Ben Sanderson has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season. Since arriving at Wantage Road, Sanderson has gone on to make 245 appearances across all formats, taking 584 wickets. The seamer currently sits in the top 15 wickets takers for the County across all formats. “It’s amazing that the Club has shown faith in me to be here for at least another two years.” Sanderson said. “We’ve got a great group here, everyone’s eager to learn and there’s a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the selection of 30 players for the third phase of the U19 Skills Assessment Camp, set to begin from Monday, 7 July in Multan and continue until the end of August. The 20 new players were picked following a detailed match-based assessment process conducted in two earlier phases, during which 65 players were evaluated under the supervision of Azhar Ali, Head of Youth Development. Additionally, 10 players who have previously represented Pakistan U19 and are eligible for the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 have been added to the camp.…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Heinrich Klaasen believes the international cricket calendar should not have bilateral ODIs in it © Getty Heinrich Klaasen, the world’s premier white-ball batter, opens up after calling time on his international career at 33. In a candid conversation, he reflects on a moment when he nearly walked away from the game entirely, well before his renaissance in white-ball cricket. Klaasen revisits last year’s World Cup heartbreak, breaks down why Jasprit Bumrah is a force of nature, and shares the chaos of having to reschedule his wedding three times. He also calls on the ICC to scrap bilateral ODIs…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan Champions, the runners-up of the first World Championship of Legends (WCL), have officially unveiled their new team jersey ahead of the second season of the tournament, which will be played later this month. The team revealed their updated look on the social media, sharing the caption: “Proud to unveil the official jersey of the Pakistan Champions for the World Championship of Legends 2025.” The WCL features cricket legends from six countries — Pakistan, India, Australia, South Africa, England, and the West Indies — and will be held in the July–August window. Following a successful inaugural…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India Champions have announced a star-studded squad for the second season of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), which will be held later this month. The defending champions, who won the inaugural edition of the tournament, will once again be led by legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. The 16-member squad includes big names from Indian cricket such as Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, and Irfan Pathan. India will begin their title defence with a high-voltage clash against arch-rivals Pakistan Champions on July 20 — a repeat of last year’s final. They will then face South Africa…
“My first 100 against New Zealand was a feeling I can’t really describe. I didn’t believe that I would have been that close to a Test century, and then getting it, I could not believe that I scored 100 for West Indies. That really meant a lot and helped me going forward, to know that I can get it done.” “New Zealand was a young team at the time. They were doing very good things and to get it against them, I felt proud. That gave me the belief that I could get the job done.” Just a few months…
AUSTRALIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES, 2025 Australia won the first Test comfortably. © AFP Mash it. It’s an expression you hear a lot around Grenada. Loosely it stands for having a party or a rave or simply having a blast. They talk a lot around here about how the entire island was Mashing it for days together when Kirani James, their biggest sporting superstar ever, went on to win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. The biggest moment in history for the spice island, to have an Olympic champion amongst a population of 115,000 people. Kirani, the 400…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Wahab Riaz is eager to pick up the ball again, as the former pacer affiliated with the PCB is set to participate in the World Championship of Legends. Previously, he was not granted permission to work as a bowling coach in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), but now it appears likely that a No Objection Certificate (NOC) will be issued. According to details, Wahab Riaz has been working with the Pakistan Cricket Board in various roles for quite some time. He was even appointed as the head of the five mentors selected for the Champions Cup…
Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station TVE said on Thursday, citing local firefighters. Police told Reuters everything pointed to that information being correct, although they could not yet officially confirm the names. The regional fire department of Castille-Leon, where Zamora is located, said on its website a car crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames, with two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead. Liverpool Football Club said it was “devastated by the tragic passing of Jota.” “The club…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Woakes picked up a couple of wickets for England on the opening day. © Getty Chris Woakes shook his head in frustration and disagreement with the third umpire’s decision. It was the 11th over of the first morning at Edgbaston when the fast bowler was certain he had claimed his second wicket of the game already when a nip-backer from him hit Karun Nair’s backpad. Although the impact was outside the off-stump, it didn’t matter – Nair had offered judgement to the delivery. Woakes was fully convinced that the ball came in enough to coax…