Author: Staff Reporter

Rajasthan Royals pacer Sandeep Sharma believes that when it comes to Indian cricket, younger players are always preferred over those who are in their early 30s if both end up giving similar performances. When asked about whether he still has the passion to play for the national team, he answered: “I think I have. But, I personally feel that once you turn 32 or 33 in the Indian circuit, even if you’re performing well, people don’t really look at you,” he was quoted as saying by Crictracker. “People always go for younger players – and that’s how it should be.”…

Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by five wickets with 34 balls to spare in the second T20I of the three-match series in Harare. Zimbabwe’s bowlers were excellent, as Brad Evans and captain Sikandar Raza took three wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to a low score. The series it now tied at 1-1. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field. None of the Sri Lankan batters could build an innings. Kusal Mendis was the first to fall when Blessing Muzarabani got him caught by Richard Ngarava. After that, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The top-order was dismissed…

Pakistan will welcome South Africa for a cricket tour in October that includes Test matches, One-Day Internationals, and T20Is. This will mark the start of Pakistan’s journey in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. The series starts on October 12 with two Test matches against the reigning World Test Championship winners. This will be South Africa’s first Test series in Pakistan after 2021.On that tour, the Proteas lost 2-0. Once the red-ball matches are done, the focus will move to T20Is and ODIs. There will be three T20Is and as many ODIs. The ODI series will carry extra importance because…

The termination of USA Cricket’s commercial contract with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) is a challenge for the country’s cricketing future, which also includes preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup and the continuation of Major League Cricket (MLC). Players have expressed deep concern over the standoff. Corey Anderson, USA all-rounder and operational director of the US Cricketers’ Association (USCA), said the situation has left players in uncertainty. “I guess the termination of this contract between USAC and ACE just leaves players in a limbo and in a scenario where they are now so uncertain of their futures,” Anderson told ESPNcricinfo.…

Australia captain Alyssa Healy is confident in her team’s capabilities, ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup. “I’m looking forward to that obviously, but the cricket conditions pose a different challenge to our group, which I think we are really well placed for,” said Healy. “We’ve got so much depth in every area that whatever conditions are thrown at us, we’ll be well placed to handle that. So, I’m really excited for the strength of the squad,” Healy was quoted as saying by the ICC. Australia will be going to the World Cup as the defending champions, and Healy…

Cameron Green is confident he will return to bowling in time for the Ashes, and he, along with Beau Webster, believes there is space for two all-rounders in Australia’s line-up. The pair have never played together when both were available to bowl, but they insist that this strategy could work in the Ashes. Webster, who has impressed in his seven Tests with both bat and ball, emphasised that selection should come down to merit. “I think there is room for both of us. It can certainly work,” Webster told AAP. With a batting average of 34.63 and a bowling average…

England’s ODI skipper, Harry Brook, does not believe fatigue is the reason behind their ongoing home series defeat to South Africa. The hosts have already lost the first two ODIs of the three-match series. In the opening game, England were bowled out for just 131 in 24.3 overs, with Jamie Smith scoring 54 while no other batter crossed the 20-run mark. They showed improvement in the second ODI, chasing a stiff target of 331, but eventually fell short by just five runs. “It’s easy to say that (we’re tired), but in my eyes that’s just an excuse. We’re good enough…

Sanju Samson’s addition to India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad has sparked a debate over his place in the playing XI. Legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar believes that if Samson is picked in the 15-member squad, he should be in the final eleven. The Asia Cup begins on September 9 in the UAE, with India starting their campaign against the hosts a day later. “If you take somebody like Sanju Samson in the core team, then you can’t leave him out in the reserves,” Gavaskar told mediapersons during an interaction ahead of the tournament. He also suggested that Samson could bat…

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to begin a new chapter in his cricketing journey as the head coach of the Pretoria Capitals in the upcoming SA20 season. SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith has revealed the story behind Ganguly’s appointment. Ganguly, who has been serving as the Director of Cricket for JSW Sports, will now take up his first full-time coaching role in SA20. Smith said the Capitals had been interested in Ganguly for some time. “In and around the World Test Championship final, Dada told me that he was going to be coaching this year. He has been involved…

Australia spinner Sophie Molineux feels that getting some more game time before the upcoming World Cup would be very beneficial for the team. Speaking to cricket.com.au, she said: “We were aiming to play some games before that World Cup, but the way it’s panned out is I’ll probably get into it at the World Cup – no better way to rip a Band-Aid off than that. Traditionally, I’d bowl and bowl and bowl, and feel really confident and comfortable through bowling a heap of overs each week and playing games of cricket, but it’s not the case now. So I…