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Written by Vaibhav Tripathi India will commence their tour of South Africa in December-January with three T20Is. These will be followed by three ODIs and two Tests, which will be part of the World Test Championship. The first T20I will take place on December 10 and the second Test is scheduled to end on January 7. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) jointly announced the itinerary on Friday. In all, the Indian team will play eight matches in less than a month. The packed schedule might test both teams after the World…

Bangladesh secured a morale-boosting consolation victory in the third and final T20I against India, their first win against India since the 2018 Asia Cup final, and only their third overall. Chasing a target of 103 runs, Bangladesh started their innings with Shathi Rani and Shamima Sultana. India introduced spin right from the start, with Deepti Sharma bowling the first over on a spin-friendly surface. Shathi got off to a positive start, hitting a four off the first ball. However, India struck early as Minnu Mani dismissed Shathi for 12 runs. Nigar Sultana joined Shamima in the middle, and the duo…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Yashasvi Jaiswal, poised to make his debut in the first Test against West Indies in Dominica, may have garnered headlines for his thrilling T20 batting in recent times, but is well aware of the unique place that the longest format occupies in the game. On the eve of the Test, Jaiswal spoke of how getting his Test cap would be the culmination of a long-cherished dream. “I was very happy,” he told the BCCI’s podcast of his call-up to the Test side. “For me, Test is the true form of cricket. When I was growing up,…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has urged his team to be consistent in the two-Test series against India, starting in Dominica later today (July 12). In the previous World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, West Indies finished at the eighth spot, registering four victories and seven losses. India had finished second and lost to Australia in the final. “We look forward to the challenge. We also look forward to the support of the Dominican public. And we have had a number of discussions on how we want to go about it and the key is consistency. We…

Jay Shah, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India Secretary, and Zaka Ashraf, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), met on the sidelines of an International Council (ICC) meeting in Durban, South Africa on Tuesday to discuss several points pertaining to the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023. As per sources, the fixture of Asia Cup 2023 was discussed in detail with Ashraf giving his green signal to the much-talked-about ‘hybrid model’. It is expected that the final schedule of the Asia cup will be released soon. The meeting between Shah and Ashraf…

India Women clinched the T20I series against Bangladesh Women with a tense eight-run win in the second game at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. India successfully defended a total of 95 after an underwhelming show by the batters. Shafali Verma played a crucial role in India’s victory by picking up three last-over wickets, and emerging as the highest run-scorer for her team. Going into the last two overs, Bangladesh needed just 14, with five wickets in hand. But both Deepti Sharma and Shafali gave nothing away, and the Bangladesh batters imploded in disastrous fashion, losing four wickets in the final…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, hoped that the team management would move Joe Root up to No.3 for the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Ollie Pope, England’s vice-captain, held that spot, but was ruled out of the series after a shoulder injury sustained during the second Test at Lord’s. In England’s nail-biting win at Headingley in the third Test, Harry Brook, in the first innings, and Moeen Ali, in the second, filled the position without making a significant impact. Meanwhile, Root has performed admirably, accumulating 232 runs…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, took on the role of a reporter and questioned Ajinkya Rahane, the vice-captain, ahead of the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. The banter between Rohit and Rahane during the press conference delighted fans on social media. Rohit asked Rahane for advice for the young players in the squad. Rahane emphasized the importance of patience, adapting to the country, and staying focused on the game, rather than thinking about other distractions. The video of their interaction quickly went viral. The upcoming Test series marks India’s return to red-ball cricket after their…

Harmanpreet Kaur led from the front with a stroke-filled and unbeaten 54 as India Women registered a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh Women in the first T20I of the series held at Mirpur on Sunday. Bangladesh couldn’t even manage a run a ball with the bat, and despite at the start, India eased home with 22 balls remaining. However, more than the game, the standard of the field of play, and the baffling Bengali-English mixed commentary, in which the commentators kept on mispronouncing the names of the players while calling the batters batsmen, caught the ire of the fans on…

Ehsaan Mazari, Pakistan’s Minister of Sports, has made it clear that Pakistan would not participate in the 2023 World Cup in India if India does not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. Mazari, who is a member of the committee responsible for deciding Pakistan’s World Cup participation, shared his views on the matter with the The Indian Express. “As the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) falls under my ministry, my personal opinion is that if India insists on playing their Asia Cup matches at a neutral venue, we will also demand the same for our World Cup matches in India,”…