Author: Staff Reporter

South Africa crushed India by a massive margin of 408 runs in the last Test of the two-match rubber in Guwahati to clean sweep the series 2-0. After the defeat, India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant said that they need to ‘get better as a team’. “It’s little disappointing. As a team, we need to get better. We need to give credit to the opposition. We need to take the learning and stick as a team. They dominated the series. “We needed to be clear with our mindset. In the future, we need to learn from it and get better. They…

Former India captain Anil Kumble believes that South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad should not have used a word like ‘grovel’ when his team are on the verge of winning a Test series in India. Speaking on Star Sports, Kumble said he did not expect such language from the South African camp. “There’s history attached to this,” he said. “Fifty years ago, an England captain used the same phrase against the great West Indies side, and we all know what followed. South Africa have most likely won the series, but when you’re on top, your choice of words matters. Humility…

Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by nine wickets with 22 balls to spare in the fifth T20I of the tri-series in Rawalpindi courtesy of Pathum Nissanka’s brilliance with the bat. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. They had a poor start losing two wickets within the third over. However, Brian Bennett’s two partnerships of 36 runs with Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza stabilized Zimbabwe’s innings. Ryan Burl’s unbeaten 37 off 26 balls lower down the order was instrumental in taking Zimbabwe to a score of 146/5 in 20 overs. Captain Sikandar Raza contributed…

The International Cricket Council named former India captain Rohit Sharma as the ambassador for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Present in the schedule unveiling event in Mumbai, Rohit expressed optimism, hoping India can repeat their heroics from the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. “Hopefully, we can create the same magic we created last year, even though it will be with a different bunch of boys this time.” said Rohit. Rohit was a part of the team that won the first edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa. After that he was a part…

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja pinpointed the changing nature of pitch and scoreboard pressure in front of India at the end of Day 4 of the second Test in Guwahati as the hosts look to avoid a cleansweep against the Proteas. South Africa gave a massive target of 549 against India as they target their first-ever Test cleansweep on Indian soil. India ended Day 4 with 27 runs at the loss of two wickets, leaving 522 runs to chase on Day 5. “The ball had started turning slightly when we were bowling. But the thing is, they were already in a…

Former India captain Rohit Sharma has been named as the tournament ambassador for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka. ICC’s chairman Jay Shah made the announcement while unveiling the schedule, in Mumbai, on November 25. Shah wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): “It’s my honour to announce that @ImRo45 is the tournament ambassador for the upcoming @T20WorldCup in India & Sri Lanka. There can be no better representative for the event than the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup, and a player who has been in all nine editions…

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina is concerned about India’s current Test form after the team’s horror show with the bat and ball in the Guwahati Test, which has left them on the verge of a series whitewash. Raina believes India’s issues run deeper than a single defeat. The former left-handed batter pointed out that the problems lie in technique, planning, and how the team approaches slow, turning pitches at home. “The difference between South Africa and India is that we are not playing spin well,” Raina said while speaking to NDTV during the Indian Softball Cricket League jersey launch. “That’s…

Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has called for fresh bowling ideas from the visitors in order to contain Australia’s star batter Travis Head for the remainder of the Ashes. After Head smashed a match-winning century in Perth, Broad believes England must rethink how they will handle the dashing left-hander, who opened the batting after Usman Khawaja suffered back spasms. Speaking on Australian radio station SEN, Broad highlighted one important tactical change he believes England missed in the Perth Test, saying: “What they could have done when Travis Head was really going was to use their awareness and say, ‘Let’s…

Veteran spinner Tabraiz Shamsi will not be turning out for MI Cape Town (MICT) in the upcoming SA20 season. He has withdrawn from the tournament due to personal reasons and has been replaced by a like-for-like option in Thomas Kaber. Earlier, Shamsi opted out of the national contract and was not considered for selection for the three-match ODI series against India. The left-arm wrist-spinner was last seen playing for South Africa in February this year. Kaber returns to the Cape Town-based franchise. The 33-year-old played eight games in the 2023–24 season, while in the following season—when the team won the…

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood could be in contention to play the second Ashes Test, which is set to begin on December 4 in Brisbane. Both fast bowlers trained at the Cricket Central nets in Sydney this week while New South Wales played their recent Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania, which is a positive sign for their fitness. Cummins is nearing full fitness, while Hazlewood does not appear too far behind. Australia coach Andrew McDonald expressed his belief that even if Hazlewood misses the next Test, he can still play a part later in the series, saying: “I know that…