Author: Staff Reporter

India all-rounder Washington Sundar has signed a short-term deal with Hampshire for the final two rounds of the County Championship as the club made an official announcement on Thursday. Sundar already has the experience of playing in the County Championship and One Day Cup. In 2022, he was a part of Lancashire where he made a brilliant debut, taking a fifer. Sundar has played 40 First Class matches, scoring 1885 runs at an average of 34.27, including three hundreds and 10 fifties. He has also taken 91 wickets including four fifers In international cricket, Sundar made his debut at…

Former Pakistan cricketer Mohsin Khan believes that Babar Azam is a good batsman but he lacks support around him as he cited Virat Kohli’s example of how the star Indian batter gets quality batters around him. “Babar isn’t a bad batter. But you need a clutch of quality players around him to support him. Look at Virat Kohli — in Tests he had Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul,” Mohsin told PTI. “In ODIs he had Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. A great player is made even greater when surrounded by other strong players.” Experienced batters from the Pakistan…

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has questioned India’s team selection for their match against the UAE, suggesting it reflected outdated thinking from the Champions Trophy. “I think this playing XI has a Champions Trophy hangover. That was in March, and it was dusty. I’ve never seen that square as dry as it was in March in Dubai,” Chopra told ESPNCricinfo. “But this is September, and they’ve gone with the same tactic, albeit in a different format. Is that really the way India are going to plan? You have to pick your best team.” India played only one specialist pacer in…

Shivam Dube is slowly turning into a key player in India’s T20 setup. The all-rounder, who was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning squad, once again showcased his talent in India’s first Asia Cup 2025 game against the UAE in Dubai. The Chennai Super Kings star bowled just two overs but made a huge impact. He picked up three wickets while conceding only four runs, finishing with an economy rate of 2.00. His spell played a big role in bowling out the hosts for only 57 runs. After the match, Dube opened up about his bond with Hardik Pandya,…

Australia A have been forced to reshuffle their squad for the upcoming tour of India after allrounder Aaron Hardie was ruled out with a shoulder injury. The setback adds to Australia’s growing pace-bowling concerns ahead of the new season. Victoria allrounder Will Sutherland will replace Hardie in the four-day squad. Sutherland, who was already part of the one-day group, will now link up with the team during the second four-day match in Lucknow. A replacement for Hardie in the one-day squad is yet to be confirmed. Hardie is now focusing on recovering in time for Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield opener…

India captain Suryakumar Yadav set a perfect example of spirit of cricket when he withdrew a stumping appeal against UAE’s Junaid Siddique during the Asia Cup match at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. During the 13th over of the UAE innings, Siddique was dismissed in what was a moment of carelessness from the batter. After facing a bouncer from Shivam Dube, he went out of the crease while trying to signal something to the umpire. India’s wicket-keeper Sanju Samson dislodged the bails and appealed. The third umpire’s decision was out as Siddique was out of the crease when…

Kuldeep Yadav bowled a brilliant spell for India, taking a four-fer to restrict the UAE side to a low total on his comeback to the Indian T20I team. The left-arm wrist-spinner was introduced into the attack after the powerplay, in the seventh over, and turned the game around in his very next over by taking three wickets. Off the first ball, he bowled a flighted delivery, and Rahul Chopra went for a big shot but failed to get the distance—only to find Shubman Gill, who moved to his right to take the catch. On the fourth ball of that over,…

The Sri Lankan squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has been announced. All-rounder Chamari Athapaththu, who has the experience of playing 115 ODIs, will be the captain of the team. Sri Lanka have high hopes from their skipper in batting, as she is the eighth-ranked batter in the world. She will be supported by Harshitha Samarawickrama, who has the experience of playing over 40 ODI matches. Sri Lanka’s bowling department includes Inoka Ranaweera, who is placed 28th in the Women’s ODI bowlers rankings and the captain is placed at the 34th position. Sri Lanka played their last…

Pretoria Capitals on Tuesday shattered the SA20 auction record by signing young sensation Dewald Brevis for a record R16.5 million (approx. US$ 945000). The base price of Brevis was R500000 ($28500 approx.). The bidding war between Jo’burg Super Kings and Paarl Royals went on till Royals withdrew when the price went up to R10 million. Capitals joined late and spent half of their available purse (R32.5 million) to rope in the young superstar. South Africa T20I captain Aiden Markram became the first player to cross the R10 million mark when Durban’s Super Giants took him for R14 million. DSG and…

In the first match of the Asia Cup 2025 between Afghanistan and Hong Kong, Sediqullah Atal played a brilliant knock of 73 to take his team to a big total. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost two early wickets in consecutive overs, and their innings was in a spot of bother. Atal then stitched together a 51-run partnership off 41 balls with Mohammad Nabi, which provided the innings with much-needed stability. However, it was the flamboyant 82-run stand between Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai — off just 35 balls — that propelled Afghanistan to 188/6 in…