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Big Bash League 2020-21 is set to begin soon and we honestly can’t wait for it to start. We at Stumpsandbails provide you with a closer look at a few of the foreign players who are set to play their first BBL season. 1: Danny Briggs – Adelaide Strikers It is...

Yuvraj Singh 6 Sixes On this day in 2007, the heart throb of Indian cricket fans, Yuvraj Singh smashed 6 sixes in an over that stunned the whole world. During the group game between India and England of the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup, the world witnessed some enormous strokes from...

Don Not Jealous Of The IPL: MS Dhoni is a man of few words. However, the former Indian captain has said several things that have blown out in the newspapers. In 2014, when the captain discussed with the British press, one such incident occurred.  During the tour of England 2014, the incident...

Peter Fulton has quit as New Zealand’s batting coach: On Thursday, the New Zealand cricket board said that Peter Fulton, who is the batting coach of New Zeland quit the job to become the head coach of the men’s team of Canterbury. Fulton is a former international cricketer, played in 23...

Afghanistan plays its first-ever Test against Australia: Later this year, Afghanistan is likely to play against Australia their first-ever Test match. The one-off Test is scheduled to be held from 9th December to 11th December in Perth. As per the report, both Afghanistan Cricket Board and Cricket Australia are in a...

The speed and intensity of achievements in the present Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season have undoubtedly hit new heights. It can be witnessed that with the ball and bat, every team putting up amazing performances in their departments to assist their teams to win this season of the...

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh both appeared to be aggressive by putting pressure on the West Indies bowling team. Warner delivered a remarkable knock to produce a standout run chase, boosting their prospects of reaching the semifinals. Marsh joined Warner for a quick half-century, solidifying the wickets' partnership, to...

MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir have played alongside each other for a tenure of over 12 years. Both the greats have carried the Indian side to the touchline with their mesmerizing innings. The best manifestation was perhaps the 2011 World Cup final, during which the duo built a crucial...

Players of the Delhi Capitals are again forced into isolation after a net bowler of the squad tested positive for the Covid-19 and the BCCI is not happy with this second Covid-19 outbreak in the DC camp As the players are embracing reaching the playoffs, the teams are expected to...

Australia celebrated Queen's Platinum Jubilee on Saturday. In the series of awards that were announced, we have crickets legends too celebrated for their effort and contribution to the game. Meg Lanning and the late Shane Warne have been named to the Queen's Birthday Honour List 2022. Here in this...

The IPL Governing Council will meet on 2nd August : To take the final decision on the schedules and other arrangements of the most awaiting tournament, the Governing Council of IPL will meet on 2nd August, which will be held in UAE from 19th September to 8th November. Brijesh Patel, the...

IPL has always provided stars of pedigree IPL is a gift that keeps on giving year after year. Indian cricket has been its been beneficiary right from its season of inception. It has also provided a platform for many to garner global reckoning. Talents like Yusuf Pathan were picked up from...

28-year-old Indian opener KL Rahul looked dangerous in the ODIs and T20Is against Australia. However, the wicketkeeper was not selected in India's playing XI for the first two Tests against Australia as he eventually returned to India after sustaining an injury during a practice session at MCG. Rahul, who scored...

The Indian selection committee which was headed by Mr. Chetan Sharma has finally announced the India T20I and Test Squad against Sri Lanka has finally announced the Indian squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the skipper for both Test and T20...

The wait is finally over, the Asia Cup 2022 is just around the corner and we are waiting for the tournament to start just yesterday. The tournament is being held in UAE which is quite an exciting venue. The anticipation about the schedule was fulfilled this week and now we...

Morgan and Jos Buttler to Issue Public Apology The Cricket Board in England and Wales received screenshots of insulting Indians from Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler. What makes matters worse for Morgan and Jos Buttler is that their historical tweets are only a few years old and were sent when...

In a major move, experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is likely to make a return in the forthcoming home series versus Sri Lanka. The 33-year-old is now out of play since the 1st Test versus New Zealand in late November 2021, due to a knee injury. Nonetheless, he is getting...

After a video of the Indian opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad refusing to pose for a photo with a ground crew went viral on social media. Fans slammed the batsman on Twitter. After rain delayed the start of the match, the event occurred during the fifth and final T20I against South...

Cricket has come a long way right from its initial stages. Test cricket remains an important format, but one-day internationals and T20 cricket have become more popular over the years. T20 with short duration and guaranteed entertainment took the game to the next level and lots of fans are...

AB de Villiers comments on Virat Kohli Former South African wicket-keeper AB de Villiers had some wonderful words to say about his fellow mate Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), where he was seen parsing Virat for his greatness and contributions he made in the game of cricket. Here...

The Ashes 2021-22 is of the most awaited Test series in the cricketing universe - All the Australian and England fans will eagerly wait for this series to begin. To be very precise "The Ashes" is defined as the pride of two cricketing nations and both the teams will...

The Asia Cup is all set to return after a four-year break. While the competition starts on August 27, India, the defending champion, will open their campaign against Pakistan on August 28 in Dubai. The Asia Cup 2022 Trophy was unveiled on Friday by Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, the...

Team India, recently, found themselves in a storm of unwanted polemic when five of the "Men in Blue" team members were accused of breaching Australia's COVID-19 protocol. India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma along with Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Navdeep Saini, and Shubman Gill was seen eating in an indoor restaurant...

Sri Lankan Captain Kumar Sangakkara At The Time Asked Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage To Produce Evidence : Saturday's sports ministry in Sri Lanka ordered an investigation into former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage 's allegation that "certain parties" had fixed the loss of the national cricket team to India in...

Australia Players Are In A Bio-Secure Bubble In Southampton: The Australian cricket team is in Southampton ahead of their limited-over series against England. Players are actually in a bio-secure bubble, and while it's hard for someone to remain co-opted in a restricted space for a long time, players have found...

IPL 2021 player retentions created a lot of buzzes. There were a lot of speculations surrounding the player's retentions. Fans and experts alike were keen to see how teams approach the retention rule. To everyone’s surprise, there were few announcements that did trigger controversy. Few player exclusions didn’t make...