Fast bowler Lance Morris was on Sunday ruled out for 12 months due to back surgery, denying him the chance to be part of Australia’s squad for the Ashes series later this year. The 27-year-old, who has been in and around the Australian set-up for several years, was originally named to feature in the current…
For Hardik Tamore, the team always comes first. Since making his First-Class debut for Mumbai in 2019-20, the wicketkeeper-batter has featured in just 22 matches, but for the 27-year-old, individual numbers have never been the priority. Every outing for Mumbai is another chance to live this dream that he has cherished since childhood. With the…
South Africa grabbed an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against world champion Australia after Lungi Ngidi’s five-wicket haul secured their 84-run victory in the second One Day International in Mackay on Friday. Electing to bat, South Africa posted 277 before being all out with five deliveries left in their innings. Matthew Breetzke (88)…
Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday said that it felt nice and special to score a century in his debut match for Maharashtra. “Obviously, special, because I’m playing my first game for Maharashtra. I haven’t played a three-day or four-day game for a long time. Chennai is quite hot, but it feels really nice to be on…
In the last edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, the USA had a forgettable outing, losing all three games it played and finishing bottom of the group. So, when former Andhra Ranji star batter Vincent Vinay Kumar took charge as head coach recently, his twin objective was to make it a force to reckon…
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir believes that the joy he felt after dismissing India’s Mohammed Siraj to seal the Lord’s Test in England’s favour will stay with him “forever” and credited former teammate Moeen Ali for advising him to bowl the carrom ball. The 21-year-old, who was ruled out of the remainder of the five-Test series after…
Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the opening round of the Duleep Trophy as he hasn’t fully recovered from an injury he suffered in the United Kingdom during his County Championship stint with Nottinghamshire. In his place, Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead East Zone, which faces the Shubman Gill-led North Zone from August 28. In…
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been told to improve his batting against spin and boost his overall strike rate to be considered for Twenty20 Internationals, coach Mike Hesson said. Babar is Pakistan’s batting mainstay in other formats but has not played a T20 International since its tour of South Africa late last year. The…
Shreyas Iyer and Jitesh Sharma are likely to earn a recall to India’s T20I set-up when the senior national men’s selection panel meets on Tuesday to finalise the squad for the Asia Cup scheduled in the UAE from September 9. Neither Shreyas nor Jitesh has featured in T20Is since Gautam Gambhir took over as head…
Amidst speculation and concerns about his workload, India’s pace ace Jasprit Bumrah has reportedly made himself available for the upcoming Asia Cup, which begins from September 9 in the United Arab Emirates. Bumrah featured in just three of the five Tests against England during the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series to manage his workload, but…