West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase and middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks were called up to the squad for the two-Test series in Australia on Saturday, while Tagenarin, son of former captain Shivnarin Chanderpaul, got his maiden call-up. The West Indies, ranked eighth in the world in Test cricket, will play the first Test against top-ranked Australia … Read more
Newly-appointed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny praised former India skipper Virat Kohli for his gutsy knock to lead India’s stunning comeback against Pakistan in the 2022 World T20. Kohli’s T20 World Cup Super 12 stage defeats Pakistan. Babar Azam-led Pakistan stunned Zimbabwe in their second match of the T20 … Read more
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is widely regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in the game. Akram, who made his debut for Pakistan in 1984, represented the country for the next 19 years and held the record for most runs in ODIs (502) before Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan overtook him in 2009. Akram represented … Read more
Pakistan have had a disastrous start to their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign. After suffering a four-wicket loss to rivals India in their opening match of the tournament last Sunday, the Babar Azam-led side lost to Zimbabwe in their second match. Despite restricting the men in crimson to 130/8, Pakistan fell short of the target … Read more
Pakistan faced an early exit from the T20 World Cup after losing two consecutive matches against India and Zimbabwe. While the Babar Azam-led side suffered a crushing defeat against India, their match against Zimbabwe was also decided on the last ball, with the side suffering a one-run defeat. Despite restricting the Zimbabwean side to 130/8, … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the list of top five matches for the 2022 T20 World Cup. Despite the rain causing havoc, especially in Group 1, there were some special matches where teams seen as favourites, stumbled against relatively unheralded sides. A thriller for centuries played out between India and Pakistan at a … Read more
Pakistan have their campaign in the balance after losing to Zimbabwe by one run in the 2022 World T20 Cup earlier this week. The defeat led to Pakistan’s worst ever start in a World Cup, losing to India by four wickets in their opening game in Melbourne last Sunday. Post the loss to Zimbabwe and … Read more
Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe in the second match of the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup on Thursday. The team suffered a crushing defeat against arch-rivals India in their opening match, and their semi-final hopes suffered a major blow after losing to Zimbabwe. Despite restricting Zimbabwe to 130/8, the side failed to chase … Read more
There have been two scores above 200 so far, both in Sydney, which has the slowest pace and second-lowest bounce among the venues in this T20 World Cup. The fast bowling in this tournament has been excellent. Five of the six bowlers returning an economy below five in this Super 12 round are pacers. Sam … Read more
Matagarup is the name of the bridge that connects the WACA in East Perth to Perth Stadium in Burswood. But they are more like two worlds. On the one hand, the old, glorious but stubborn version of cricket refused to keep up with the times until it chose to move on. The Lilly-Marsh Stand still … Read more