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Former Australia captain, Ricky Ponting has predicted a 3-2 result in favour of Australia for the upcoming Ashes series, which is scheduled to start from November 21. Speaking on an episode of The ICC Review, Ponting also predicted that there will not be any drawn games if the weather stays good. “I don’t think there’ll be any draws, just the way that England play. If there’s reasonable weather through the Australian summer, we know that the biggest concern for the last 15 years has been Sydney with the amount of days we’ve lost there. Perth and Brisbane this time of…

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has praised the remarkable rise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying it has become one of the biggest sporting leagues in the world. During the SA20 India Day event, Smith highlighted the league’s massive influence and said, “I think a lot of people forget the early years of the IPL. There were many things that had to go well for the league to grow the way it did. The IPL is now one of the biggest leagues in the world across all sports. In our first three seasons, we have seen strong growth…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the 16th edition of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, which will take place from 15 January to 6 February 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia. A total of 16 teams will take part in the tournament. These teams will be divided into four groups and will compete across 41 matches over 23 days. It is pertinent to note that India and Pakistan have been placed in different groups. ICC Chairman Jay Shah expressed his excitement for the upcoming tournament, saying: “The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup has long…

Daryl Mitchell has created history for New Zealand cricket by climbing to the No.1 position in the ICC ODI batting rankings. He pushed India’s former captain Rohit Sharma down to second place. This is a special milestone for Mitchell because it is only the second time someone from New Zealand has reached the top spot since Glenn Turner in 1979. Mitchell reached this position after his brilliant century against West Indies in the ongoing ODI series on Sunday. That knock was his seventh ODI hundred and helped him make a major jump in the rankings. Unfortunately, he got injured during…

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly backed head coach Gautam Gambhir after India’s 30-run loss to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president spoke openly about the pitch controversy and admitted that the surface prepared for the match was not good enough for Test cricket. In a conversation with India Today, Ganguly said, “No, no, I don’t get involved at all,” when asked if the team took his opinion about the pitch. He explained that “Curators from the BCCI come and take over the wickets four days before the Test match. We…

India A beat Oman by six wickets with 13 balls left in the Group B match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Harsh Dubey’s superb innings made the job easy for India A while chasing the 136-run target successfully. India A won the toss and chose to bowl first. Oman had a steady start and at the halfway stage of their innings, they were 71/2. But their lower middle order failed badly, and they could only reach 135/7 in 20 overs. Wasim Ali stayed unbeaten on 54…

Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in the first match of the T20I tri-series in Rawalpindi. Mohammad Nawaz’s all-round brilliance made all the difference for the Men in Green. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Zimbabwe openers Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani gave them a strong start. They added 72 runs for the first wicket. Marumani was the first to fall after scoring 30. After his wicket, Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals. From 91/1, they got reduced to 128/8 at one stage, losing seven wickets for 37 runs. Eventually, they finished with 147/8 in their…

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne observed that he is feeling in very good touch ahead of the highly anticipated2025-26 Ashes. He even went on to say, “I genuinely feel like I’m batting better than I ever have”. Speaking to The Age, the No. 3 batter said, “It’s been 18 months since I’ve been near my best, so it’d be nice to return to international cricket and play my best cricket. I genuinely feel like I’m batting better than I ever have now. The one time I feel like I was batting to a similar stature as I am now was probably…

India have recalled all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy to the squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa as a precautionary replacement for captain Shubman Gill, who sustained a neck injury in the first Test in Kolkata. According to sources close to RevSportz, it has not yet been decided whether Gill will travel with the team to Guwahati. Based on the information received, he will begin neck exercises in a couple of days, after which it may take him at least five to seven days to be ready to play. With Gill highly unlikely to be selected for the series…

Bangladesh’s women’s cricket team will not be travelling to India in December as planned. The white-ball tour, which included three ODIs and three T20Is, has now been postponed once again. A BCB spokesperson confirmed to ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday that the board has received a formal letter from the BCCI stating that the Bangladesh tour of India will be rescheduled to a later date. The decision came as a surprise, as these would be India’s final matches before the next Women’s Premier League (WPL). The series was also intended to initiate a new cycle of the Women’s ODI Championship for both…