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YANGON: With every passing game, Stephen Constantine is drifting further away from his goal of steering Pakistan to the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. A 1-0 loss to Myanmar at the Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday means Pakistan remain winless and pointless after two Group ‘L’ matches in the final round of qualifying for Asia’s elite tournament. A double-header against Afghanistan follows in October and their next opponents, who were playing Syria in the other group game later in the day, would be licking their lips at the prospect of competing against a side that gave a toothless display against Myanmar, especially…
TITLE, AT LAST! Virat Kohli was in tears after his first IPL title win © BCCI Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally ended their 17-year-long wait to get their hands on the coveted IPL trophy in 2025. In the afterglow of the the title-victory, Kohli spoke to the broadcasters about his immediate feeling, having AB de Villiers around and where it ranks in his illustrious career for him… First thoughts on the title win… This win is as much for the fans as it is for the team. It’s been 18 long years. I’ve given this team my youth,…
FINED File Photo: Ravichandran Ashwin © AFP Ravichandran Ashwin has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for an incident during the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match between Dindigul Dragons and Tiruppur Tamizhans on Sunday (June 8) night in Coimbatore. The former India all-rounder was seen expressing dissent at an on-field umpiring decision after being adjudged lbw to R. Sai Kishore, despite the ball appearing to have pitched outside leg stump. “There was a hearing conducted by the match referee after the game,” a TNPL official told Cricbuzz. “Ashwin was fined 10 per cent for showing dissent…
Brendon McCullum says England’s white-ball domination of the West Indies provided a clear blueprint of the brand of cricket Harry Brook wants to define his captaincy.Brook made it six wins from six as England’s white-ball captain as a 37-run victory in Southampton sealed a second series sweep over the West Indies. Having whitewashed the tourists 3-0 in the ODIs, Brook’s men did it again in the T20 leg to cap a triumphant start for the new limited-overs skipper.”It’s been a really good two weeks,” England head coach McCullum told Sky Sports.”Any time you go through a period of transition and…
Brendon McCullum says England’s white-ball domination of the West Indies provided a clear blueprint of the brand of cricket Harry Brook wants to define his captaincy.Brook made it six wins from six as England’s white-ball captain as a 37-run victory in Southampton sealed a second series sweep over the West Indies. Having whitewashed the tourists 3-0 in the ODIs, Brook’s men did it again in the T20 leg to cap a triumphant start for the new limited-overs skipper.”It’s been a really good two weeks,” England head coach McCullum told Sky Sports.”Any time you go through a period of transition and…
IPL 2025 RCB celebrate after breaking the trophy drought after 18 long years © Sportzpics June 3 2025 will be etched forever in the hearts of Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans all across the globe, as the franchise broke its trophy drought after 18 long seasons. Season 18 of the IPL had parallels drawn towards RCB and India’s No. 18 Virat Kohli that it could be his year after the IPL crown eluded him for 18 long years. After posting a par score of 190 for 9, RCB defended the total by a margin of six runswith a collective bowling effort…
ENGLAND LIONS VS INDIA A Kotian scored 90 in the second innings © Getty India A rounded off the second unofficial Test on a positive note against the England Lions in Northampton. The visitors scored 254 runs for just three wickets on the day, which was heralded by a 149-run stand from Tanush Kotian (90*) and Anshul Kamboj (51*) for the eighth wicket. Nitish Reddy and Dhruv Jurel were still new to the crease when play started on the fourth day. With Nitish struggling early on, Jurel scored two boundaries off Chris Woakes. Nitish then scored a boundary to third…
IPL 2025 Salt took a crucial boundary-line catch to send Priyansh Arya on his way back. © BCCI/IPL The RCB-PBKS final had several defining moments – the dismissal of Shreyas Iyer (for one off two balls) and Player of the Match Krunal Pandya’s tight four-over spell (in which he claimed two crucial wickets giving away only 17 runs) for instance. But there seemed to be a sort of agreement between the coaches of the two sides that the real turning point in RCB’s six-run win was Phil Salt’s sensational catch of Priyansh Arya. Andy Flower and Ricky Ponting felt that…
Boland ‘really unfortunate’ to miss WTC final: Cummins Pat Cummins is adamant Scott Boland is not “running out of time” in his Test career after being overlooked for spot in the World Test Championship final. As Marnus Labuschagne edged out Sam Konstas for Australia’s opening vacancy and the fit-again Cameron Green returned to the XI to face South Africa, Boland was again an unfortunate casualty of the superstar ‘big three’ in Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.The Victorian fast bowler had mounted an overwhelming case to be included at Lord’s, taking a career-best 10 wickets in his last match for…
RETIREMENT Pooran last played for West Indies in December 2024 © Getty Dynamic West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran has sprung a surprise by quitting international cricket at the age of 29. Pooran is West Indies’ most-capped player in T20Is and their leading run-getter in the format as well. His retirement will come as a massive jolt for a side that’s been looking to make its way back up, especially in white-ball cricket after having missed out on qualification for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Pooran is at the peak of his powers in T20 cricket and had hit the most…