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Pacer Mitchell Starc of Australia is considering a 2024 comeback to the Indian Premier League, having missed the lucrative Twenty20 competition for eight years. The left-armer hasn’t participated in the IPL in recent years in order to reduce his playing burden and concentrate on his national team obligations. He last appeared for Royal Challengers Bangalore … Read more
With their first-ever series victory against England in any format on Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s women’s side made history under the direction of inspirational captain Chamari Athapaththu. With a commanding seven-wicket win against Heather Knight’s team in the third Twenty20 International in Derby, Athapaththu’s dominance of the game was expected given the series’ record 2-1 victory. … Read more
Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitchell Starc—all injured—were nominated by Australia on Wednesday as part of a preliminary 15-man roster for the 50-over cricket World Cup in India next month. Australia’s debut match against the hosts, in Chennai on October 8, puts them in a race to be fit. By September 28, Australia’s … Read more
After a four-match Twenty20 series that ended all square at 2-2 on Tuesday at Trent Bridge, New Zealand defeated England by six wickets behind outstanding performances from Mitchell Santner with the ball and Tim Seifert leading the way at bat. English T20 champions were on pace for a massive total as Jonny Bairstow was scoring … Read more
A former spin bowler for Sri Lanka, Sachithra Senanayake was detained by authorities on Wednesday for allegedly manipulating matches in accordance with a legislation designed to end widespread corruption in the sport of cricket. A police spokeswoman told AFP that the 38-year-old was placed under arrest by a section looking into offences involving sports. Although … Read more
Australia defeated South Africa in their three-match Twenty20 International series, winning five wickets and sweeping the series thanks to a career-best 91 off 48 balls from left-handed opener Travis Head in Durban on Sunday. On the little Kingsmead stadium, Australia dominated all three games against a weakened home team. They were superior with the bat, … Read more
With Kane Williamson, who is still recuperating from a catastrophic knee injury, poised to skipper the Black Caps, New Zealand’s aspirations for the 50-over World Cup gained a boost on Tuesday. In the 2019 World Cup final, Williamson guided New Zealand to a thrilling loss by England despite amassing over 6,500 runs in one-day cricket. … Read more
India’s captain for the next ICC ODI World Cup will be Rohit Sharma, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya appointed as his deputy for the main event on Tuesday. The group still includes KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who rejoined the Indian team after an extended injury layoff. They are trying to win their second ODI World … Read more
South Africa’s seamer Sisanda Magala and spinner Keshav Maharaj overcame health issues to be selected for the World Cup squad, while wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from the format after the tournament. Coach Rob Walter claims that just seven players on South Africa’s squad have participated in a World Cup before. The team … Read more
After 2023’s ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup, South Africa’s best batsman and wicketkeeper will retire from ODI cricket. With the conclusion of the World Cup, Quinton de Kock has made the decision to retire from the 50-over game, as announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in their team announcement release. Since making his ODI … Read more
