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The Australian top-tier competition Big Bash League is finally set to commence from December 10 with many alternations in the schedule amid the COVID-19 hurdle. BBL 2020, however, will kick-start tomorrow with Hobart Hurricanes taking on Sydney Sixers. The BBL 2020-21 finals will be played on February 6 2021. There...

Australia won the third T20 against India on December 8 breaking Virat Kohli’s 10 game unbeaten run in T20I format. India managed to win the T20 series in Australia’s soil. Virat Kohli and Co will take some postives from this going forward in the Test series. Australia scored 186...

Hobart Hurricanes will be up against Sydney Sixers in the opening match of the KFC Big Bash League 10 at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart. The match will be played on Thursday, December 10 at 1:45 PM IST. Here are HUR vs SIX Dream11 predictions, preview, squad and predicted...

Former Indian cricketing superstar Sachin Tendulkar is seemingly enjoying the retirement stage of his career. Sachin Tendulkar, who is primely regarded as a god of cricket, is currently in a vacation and spending some quality with his family. Also Read | 10 Super Popular Cricketers And Their Amazingly Hot Girlfriends Sachin...

Team India clinched the T20i series against the Aussies after failing in the ODIs in the land of the Kangaroos. Virat Kohli and Co. now have a mammoth of a challenge in front of them in the name of the much-awaited Tests. Indians sufficed well in the T20 but...

Rishabh Pant, who was once tipped to be India’s next wicket-keeper batsman, was dropped from India’s limited-over’s squad to face Australia. The rise and fall of Rishabh Pant can be directly blamed to the southpaw’s below average performance in recent years. Be it in Indian Premier League or international...

India had already bagged the series 2-0 heading into the third T20I against Australia at Sydney. Indians registered a fabulous win over the Aussies in the 2nd T20I by chasing down a tall score of 195 in style. India won the toss for the second time running and had...

It will be safe to say that cricket is considered to be a religion in India. People follow the sport closely and worship cricketers as demigods. Not only their on-field action attracts attention but even their off-field rendezvous creates headlines. We at Stumpsandbails bring to you a list of...

Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal did not took any criticism from coach as he battled Mickey Arthur for giving too much importance to fitness and not giving young talents their owed chances during his spell with the national team. Akmal also blamed Mickey Arthur for the mess Pakistan cricket is...

Micheal Vaughan recently tweeted that Virat Kohli is the best ODI batsmen he has ever seen and it’s a no brainer. Micheal Vaughan previously said that India had MS Dhoni as a leader and finisher for years who is also a global icon. Former England captain Michael Vaughan applauded Hardik...

We can keep on talking about Don Bradman’s greatness and why he’s been greatest batsmen ever. Bradman’s Test cricket average of 99.94 is unlikely to be broken. To compare, no one has scored at a rate of more than 62 runs per innings (minimum 20 Tests). It would have been...

Six players of the 35-member squad tested positive for COVID-19 last week when the team arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan and began its compulsory 14-day stay in managed isolation. The seventh member tested positive last Friday when players and officials were tested again on the third day of...

Former Pakistan All-Rounder Shahid Afridi is representing the Galle Gladiators franchise in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2020 (LPL 2020) tournament where he played 3 matches. However, he has temporarily left the tournament due to some personal reason. Shahid Afridi is among the well known overseas names to participate in...

Yuvraj Singh was unarguably one of the best limited-overs match winners. His bat swinging abilities were incomparable. When in form Yuvraj Singh could tear apart any opposition. His stroke-making skills were known to many right since his U-19 days. He won the man of the series award in the...

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...

Shreyas Iyer played the ODI series against Australia where he was seen quite out of form and experienced an uncanny stance. The Delhi Capitals skipper only managed to score 61 runs in three ODIs. Indian Skipper Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri decided to make some changes in the T20i...

England’s tour of South Africa has been called-off considering the rise of COVID-19 in the country. English players will return back to their country as the rest of the tournament has been cancelled. The news was confirmed on Monday December 7, when the second ODI between South Africa and...

Afghani spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman was tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who was all set to feature for Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League 2020 (BBL), is currently admitted in a Queensland hospital. Mujeeb Ur Rahman landed in Australia last week from Kabul but caught...

The BBL10 squads are yet to be finalised, as there are plenty of uncertainties around the competition fixtures. International movements owing to the COVID-19 pandemic have inflicted an huge impact on team’s players list. Team lists generally consist of 19 players with up to four internationals. Three of which...

Virat Kohli played a fruitful innings of 40 runs from just 24 deliveries which included  2 fours and 2 sixes against Australia in the second T20. During his poised knock, Virat Kohli played a very antithetical shot in reference to his usual nature. Virat Kohli played a perfectly crafted...

Cricket and Bollywood have always coexisted with each other. There have been plenty of cricketers who have dated even married Bollywood actresses. Their pairing has always created huge curiosity among the audience and media alike. Stumpsandbails brings out to you 10 cricketers and their Bollywood dating connections and breakups. 10:...

Anil Kumble was inarguably one of India’s biggest match-winners in Test cricket. He single-handedly won games for India in the ’90s and 2000s. His never say die attitude on the field rubbed on all the teammates. The memory of watching Kumble bowling with a broken jaw is still fresh...

Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from the Indian squad for the Australian tour instantly became the talk of the town. Sharma, who just lifted his 5th IPL with Mumbai Indians, was left out of India’s squad citing his fitness the reason behind it. Team India failed in the ODIs but emerged...

India were buoyed with the win over Australia in the first T20I at Canberra. They were behind in the game but came roaring back to win the match. This set up the limited-overs leg beautifully with both India and Australia winning 2 games each. India even without the absence...

Mitchell Starc will miss the rest of the Twenty20 series against India after leaving the Australian bubble to deal with a family illness. Cricket Australia confirmed on Sunday morning that the paceman would sit out the two remaining T20s at the SCG - the first on Sunday evening and the...

Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian cricketer turned commentator had called Ravindra Jadeja a bits and pieces player last year. This seemed to have irked the ace Indian all-rounder Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja answered him in style by scoring a magnificent 77 off 59 balls against New Zealand in the 2019...