The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced they will host bilateral cricket against Zimbabwe for a 4-day Test match in May 2025. The tour was announced following an agreement between the two sides to play a four-day men’s Test match in 2025. England Men will play Zimbabwe in a four-day Test from 28-31 May 2025, at a venue to be confirmed, and follows discussions between the ECB and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to forge closer relations. England and Zimbabwe played their last test match on Thu, 05 Jun 2003 at the Chester-le-Street, where the English side defeated Zimbabwe…
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Sri Lankan all-rounder Hasaranga has announced his retirement from International Test cricket on Tuesday 15th August 2023. He said the reason behind the move is to prolong his career as a limited-overs specialist. The 26-year-old made his test debut for Sri Lanka on 26th December 2020 against South Africa at Centurion. Hasaranga has played 4 matches and has taken 4 wickets in 7 innings and scored 196 runs in 7 innings. Ashley De Silva (CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket) Said: “We will accept his decision and are confident that Hasaranga will be a vital part of our white-ball program going…
Cricket Association of Nepal on Saturday announced their 17-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup, The team will play under the leadership of Rohit Paudel. Nepal will play the first match on 30th August 2023 against Pakistan at Multan, Pakistan. Cricket Association of Nepal through their official social media account X (Formerly known as Twitter) announced their 17-Member squad: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the final squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Nepal team will go through a week-long preparation camp in Pakistan, where the team will train and play matches against PCB-designated…
India captain Hardik Pandya accepts the responsibility after India lost the five-match T20I series to the West Indies after 6-years. India on Sunday 13th August lost the fifth-match (decider match) by 8-wickets. Earlier, India won the toss and decided to bat first, Batting first Indian openers failed to perform Jaiswal and Shubman Gill lost their wickets within 17 runs, Suryakumar Yadav scored the highest for the team, he scored 61 of 45 balls and Tilak Varma added 27 runs, the whole middle order and lower order couldn’t cross 15 runs mark and India set a target of 165 runs for…
West Indies on Sunday defeated India by 8 wickets in the Fifth T20I match in Florida and seized the series by 3-2. The Caribbean team broke the 6 year drought with this victory, It was the West Indies’ first T20I series victory over India since 2017. West Indies Skipper Rovman Powell said: “It’s difficult to put words to it. Adjectives are inadequate in describing how we feel. The guys are elated. It’s a big series. You mention all the stuff that is going on in West Indies cricket, so it’s a very big series for us to beat India at…
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid admits that the Indian team lacks depth in batting after the West Indies defeated India in the 5th T20I match in Florida and won the series by 3-2, The head coach said “They had Alzarri Joseph coming in at No. 11 and he can hit a mean ball”. “The batting needs to come till No. 8, possibly No. 9, somebody who can tonk the ball. Obviously, the bowlers need to start getting their batting a bit better. At least their six-hitting or four-hitting ability. We need to look at guys who can bat and bowl” Rahul…
Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad criticised India after they lost the five-match T20 series by 3-2 to the Caribbean. West Indies defeated India in the 5th T20I in Florida by 8 wickets It was their first T20I series victory over India since 2017. Venkatesh Prasad slammed Indian players and said they should improve their skill sets and they are responsible for the debacle and need to be accountable. Venkatesh Prasad Wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): India needs to improve their skillset. Their is a hunger & intensity deficiency & often the captain looked clueless. Bowler’s can’t bat, batsmen…
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced their 17-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup, The team will play under the leadership of Sakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh will play the first match on 31 August 2023 against Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sri Lanka. Earlier BCB president Nazmul Hassan announced Sakib as the captain of Bangladesh’s men’s National Cricket team. Nazmul Hassan said: “Shakib Al Hasan is the captain for the Asia Cup, New Zealand series, and World Cup,” Hassan said. “Shakib was the obvious choice to captain Bangladesh when the position fell vacant. I am very confident that his…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday 11th August announced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the new captain of the Bangladesh team, Tamim Iqbal stepped down from the role of captaincy earlier this month. Shakib will be seen leading his team in the upcoming Asia Cup and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh is yet to announce the squad for the Asia Cup. Tamim is expected to be fit for the New Zealand series and the World Cup. Tamim’s Temporary Retirement: Tamim announced his retirement from T20I cricket on 17 June 2022 through a Facebook post stating “Please consider me…
Former Pakistan bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz feels the current Pakistani team is more stable and better at handling pressure compared to the current Indian team, he also said India doesn’t have the proper combination for the upcoming Asia Cup and also the ICC World Cup 2023. Sarfaraz Nawaz Said: “Pakistan has a much more settled and stable outfit for the Asia Cup and World Cup when compared to India. The Indians have still not been able to work out their final combination for these major events,” Nawaz told the media in Lahore. “Captains are changing, many new players are being tried…
The head coach of the Pakistan women’s team has stepped down ahead of the South Africa series citing personal reasons, “He will not be available with the women’s side for the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa, which is set to start from 1 September in Karachi”. as quoted by PCB. Mak Coles was appointed as head coach of the Pakistan Women’s in April this year, The former New Zealand cricketer had previously served as head coach of the women’s team from 2017 to 2019. “The PCB would like to extend its gratitude to Mark Coles for his brief stint…
Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced their 15-member women’s squad ahead of the white-ball series against South Africa, The team will play three T20Is and three ODIs under the leadership of Nida Dar. Shawaal Zulfiqar has been added for the three T20Is while Right-arm fast bowler Diana Baig makes a comeback and has been picked for both ODI. Pakistan Women’s T20I squad: Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Umm-e-Hani Reserves – Anoosha Nasir, Omaima…
Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma admits that the no. 4 position for India has been an issue after the retirement of Legend Yuvraj Singh, The Skipper said “Look, No. 4 has been an issue for us for a long time. After Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh), nobody came and settled themselves in. He also said Injuries have been a big problem with the Indian Players “There were so many guys who came in and went out. But injuries kept them away or they were not available or someone lost form”. Rohit Sharma Said: “Look, No. 4 has been an issue for us for…
Tickets for the Upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 will be available to buy from August 25th, The sale of tickets will be in a phased manner to manage the rush. Ticket Sale Stage/Day: Sale of tickets for all the non-Indian warm-up matches and all non-Indian event Matches to begin from 25th August. Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum to start from 30th August. (Both are India’s Warm-Up matches) Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at (Chepauk) Chennai, Delhi and Pune to start from 31st August. (Match on 8th October against Australia, 11th against Afghanistan at Delhi…
PCB Announces Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup and the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan, The team will play under the leadership of Babar Azam. An 18-player squad will take on Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from 22 till 26 August and it will be trimmed to 17 players for the Asia Cup, which begins from the Multan Cricket Stadium on 30 August when Pakistan plays Nepal. As quoted by the PCB. Pakistan squad: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha,…
Former Indian Star Irfan Pathan took to X to criticize Hardik Pandya after he hit a six of Powell’s ball and denied the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. Irfan Wrote: “Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai…” Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 9, 2023 Never seen a SELFISH Player like Hardik Pandya, Tilak was batting at 49 in hisa third game & Hardik finished the match with the six,this is how the LEADER should be? #HardikPandya#indvswi Pathetic!…
Former Indian Cricketer and Commentator Aakash Chopra criticised Indian T20I Skipper Hardik for hitting a six, India required 2 runs off 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and was at 14 of 14 balls and Tilak Verma in non-striker end at 49 of 37 balls, Hardik hit a six of Powell’s ball due to which the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. “You needed 2 runs off 14 balls, and he (Hardik) smashed a six”. Aakash Chopra on his official YouTube channel: “Tilak Varma, outstanding. First Indian to get 30+ scores in his first three international innings. He scored a fifty in…