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Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has shared his concern about Test matches finishing too quickly as he said shorter games are not good for the sport as well as finances. His comments came after first day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, where 20 wickets fell on a single day. A record crowd of 94,199 fans had turned up on day one and day two was also sold out with the match finishing within two days. Speaking on SEN before the start of day two, Greenberg was asked about falling of 20 wickets in one day. “The short…

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has called for pitches like the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to be scrutinised just as closely as Indian pitches. His comments came after 20 wickets fell on the first day of the fourth Test in the ongoing Ashes series 2025/26. Pietersen wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): “India ALWAYS gets hammered when wickets fall like crazy on day 1 of a Test and so I hope that Australia gets the same scrutiny! Fair is fair!” After winning the toss, England opted to bowl first. Josh Tongue picked up a five-wicket haul as Australia were…

India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur added another major milestone to her career on Friday, December 26. She broke a long-standing record held by Australia great Meg Lanning. After India defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the third T20I at Thiruvananthapuram, Harmanpreet became the most successful captain in women’s T20I history. Harmanpreet now has 77 wins from 130 T20Is as captain, taking her past Lanning, who registered 76 victories in 100 matches for Australia. Harmanpreet also holds the record for leading a team in the most women’s T20Is. England captains Heather Knight (71 wins in 96 matches) and Charlotte…

Former England pacer Stuart Broad and Australia great Glenn McGrath have criticised the pitch on offer at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the Boxing Day Test in the ongoing Ashes 2025/26, calling it overly bowler-friendly. While on commentary for SEN Radio, Broad felt that the pitch was doing too much for the bowlers, making life extremely difficult for batters. “The pitch is doing too much, if I’m brutally honest. Test match bowlers don’t need this amount of movement to look threatening. Great Test match pitches, generally, they bounce, but they don’t jag all over the place,” Broad said. England…

India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur credited the bowlers after India defeated Sri Lanka Women by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare in the third T20I of the five-match series. With the win, India sealed the series 3-0 with two matches still to play. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Harmanpreet highlighted bowling as the key factor behind India’s dominance in the series. “In T20 bowling is very important. If you keep ticking all the boxes in your bowling department, you have more chances to win the game. Today we are in this position because of our bowlers, credit goes to…

Former India spinner Anil Kumble believes that Venkatesh Iyer will have to sit out of the playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the early stages of IPL 2026. Venkatesh’s former team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), fought with RCB for the left-handed batter, but RCB had the last laugh and acquired his services for INR 7 crore. “Venkatesh Iyer will not be in the playing eleven at the start,” Kumble, a former RCB captain, said on JioStar. “You do not want to create doubt in a winning team. That is probably why they did not go after Ravi Bishnoi,…

Devendra Bora produced a memorable outing against Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Jaipur on December 26. While all the eyes were on the former Indian Captain Rohit Sharma, Bora delivered a perfect start to Uttarakhand by dismissing the former India captain for a golden duck. Bora got a massive breakthrough in the very first over by dismissing Rohit. Bowling with great confidence, the 25-year-old trapped Rohit into playing a pull shot, but the ball went to hands of Jagmohan Nagarkoti in deep square leg. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium fell silent after the priceless wicket of their hero who…

England pacer Josh Tongue delivered a historic performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. He became the first England bowler in the 21st century to take a five-wicket haul in a Boxing Day Test at the MCG. His brilliant spell helped England bowl Australia out inside two sessions on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test. Tongue’s performance put him on an elite list, as no England bowler had achieved this feat since Darren Gough and Dean Headley did it in 1998. At a venue where England have struggled over the years, Tongue turned the tables. After…

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said that he recognised Ishan Kishan’s talent much earlier, even before the young wicketkeeper-batter rose to prominence in international cricket. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan said, “He (Ishan) is small in stature, but he hits such big shots. I had already recognised his talent earlier. I had come to play a match with him once. I remember it clearly; it was an exhibition match in Mumbai.” Kishan is currently going through a dream run. Recently, he led Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a brilliant hundred, scoring 101 runs off 49…

At just 14 years of age, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has achieved a prestigious honour that many can only dream of. The sensational youngster from Bihar received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) in New Delhi, India’s highest civilian award for children. The honour recognises his exceptional contribution to Indian cricket. Vaibhav received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a special ceremony in the national capital. After the event, Vaibhav and the other award winners are set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an interaction aimed at encouraging young achievers. Due to the award ceremony, Vaibhav will miss the…