Just five days after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket on social media, Manoj Tiwary has reversed his decision, saying that the original decision had been an "emotional" one, and that he will "come out of retirement and play for Bengal for one more year".Seated with...
It's a debate that didn't seem settled before and after the 2019 World Cup, and there is a serious danger of India's No. 4 conundrum carrying over to the 2023 World Cup too. Unlike last time, when the selectors had a late change of mind over personnel, injuries...
Big picture - India, West Indies look at the long termAfter losing the first two T20Is, India kept the five-match series alive with a thumping win in the third. While, in the long run, the result of this series will matter little, India are looking to try out...
India's first-choice players will not be going to the Games in Hangzhou next month, with the World Cup starting soon after; instead, the BCCI named a second-string squad for the Games, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad. On four previous occasions when first-choice players were unavailable, rested or engaged in...
Nine matches in the upcoming ODI World Cup have had their dates or start times changed, the ICC has finally confirmed, including the India-Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad, which will now be played - as reported earlier by ESPNcricinfo - on October 14 instead of October 15. The changes...
The tickets for the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be played across India, will finally go on sale on August 25, just over 40 days before the first game of the tournament on October 5. The update came from the ICC soon after the revised schedule for the...
Suryakumar Yadav feels there is "no shame" in admitting that his performance in ODIs has been "really bad" and that he wanted to find a way to succeed in the 50-over format.He has played 26 ODIs so far and averages only 24.33, though his strike rate is 101.38....
India 164 for 3 (Suryakumar 83, Tilak 49*, Joseph 2-25) beat West Indies 159 for 5 (King 42, Powell 40*, Kuldeep 3-28) by seven wicketsA sublime 44-ball 83 from Suryakumar Yadav, peppered with boundary shots all around the park, kept India alive in the T20I series against West...
Richa Ghosh, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has become the third Indian player to sign a contract in the Hundred for 2023, replacing the injured Georgia Redmayne at London Spirit.Ghosh will join Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) in the competition next month, who were retained from...
Big Picture - Can West Indies seal the series?West Indies, 2-0 up with three T20Is remaining, have the chance to win their first series of two or more matches against India, in any format, since 2016. They also have the chance to complete back-to-back T20I series victories for...
