Embracing T20 leagues as a feeder system for international cricket, instead of viewing franchise tournaments and bilateral matches as being in conflict with each other, will benefit both forms of the game, according to South Africa wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi.Speaking after South Africa beat India by five wickets in...
A marked change in conditions after a sharp spell of rain in Gqeberha played its part in India's defeat to South Africa in the second T20I on Tuesday, in Tilak Varma's opinion.After being asked to bat first, India lost both their openers for ducks, but quick fifties from...
Women's cricket is growing rapidly in white-ball formats but the equivalent of the World Test Championship is far from reality. On the eve of the one-off Test between India and England, the idea of a WTC for women excited India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, but England opener Tammy Beaumont...
The next edition of the Men's Under-19 World Cup, which was shifted from Sri Lanka to South Africa, will be held from January 19 to February 11 next year, with the final taking place in Benoni.The four groups are the same as they were announced earlier: India, Bangladesh,...
World Cup winners Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, all likely to attract big bucks, are among the first sets of players in their respective categories (capped batters, allrounders and bowlers, respectively) who will be up for bidding at the IPL 2024 auction that will be held...
India 130 for 5 (Mandhana 48, Rodrigues 29, Kemp 2-24) beat England 126 (Knight 52, Patil 3-19, Ishaque 3-22) by five wicketsIndia's new spin pair of Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque and an improved batting performance led them to a consolation victory in the third and final T20I...
The first T20I between South Africa and India - one of only six matches in the format for each side before next year's T20 World Cup - was called off without even the toss taking place in Durban. Steady drizzle through the day meant that a capacity crowd...
India have just six T20Is left to identify their XI before next year's World Cup in the West Indies and USA, but Suryakumar Yadav, who is their captain for the three-match series in South Africa, isn't too perturbed by the limited game time. Suryakumar added that IPL 2024,...
The uncapped Indian pair of Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh walked away with top honours at the WPL auction in Mumbai, attracting bids of INR 2 crore (Gujarat Giants) and INR 1.3 crore (UP Warriorz) respectively.Australia allrounder Annabel Sutherland was the most expensive overseas player, attracting the auction's...
India have started preparing for the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup and captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants to "build" for the event by giving the new faces in the T20I squad "as many opportunities as possible" to prove themselves on the big stage. The selection, in the end, will...
