The IPL has ended the monopoly of international cricket on players’ time, said Australia captain Pat Cummins, who feels going forward it will be a challenge to persuade players to prioritize national duty over franchise cricket. Cummins agrees that Trent Boult’s decision to deny a New Zealand central contract for the lucrative T20 league around …
Suryakumar Yadav and wife© Instagram Suryakumar Yadav was the star performer for Mumbai Indians as they took a massive step towards guaranteeing their spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs with the win over Gujarat Titans on Friday. The top India batsman was in tremendous form and he went on to score an …
England’s right-arm seamer Katherine Sciver-Brunt on Friday announced her retirement from international cricket. The right-arm seamer, who made her England debut in 2004, played 267 times for her country. Katherine retires as one of the prolific wicket-taker in women’s cricket, taking 335 wickets across all formats. Her record in the shortest format compliments a fine …
File image of Shabnim Ismail© AFP South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who is credited with sending down the fastest delivery in women’s cricket, announced her retirement from the international game on Wednesday. During the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Cape Town in February she bowled a 128kmh (80mph) delivery – the fastest …
Owners of top IPL franchises are trying to convince as many as six premier England players to quit international cricket and take up handsome annual contracts ranging up to 5 million pounds in order to play T20 leagues round the year, the ‘Times London’ reported. Almost all the 10 IPL franchises have branched out into …
File photo of Ravi Shastri (left) and Virat Kohli.© AFP After a wait of 1205 days, Virat Kohli This month finally registered a Test century, bringing up three figures in the fourth and final game against Australia in Ahmedabad. It was the 28th Test century for the batting star and his 75th in international cricket. …