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Mitchell Marsh, the Australian all-rounder, broke his hand after punching a dressing-room wall in frustration during Western Australia's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania on Sunday. In the bargain, the son of former Australian opener, Geoff Marsh, fractured his right hand, ruling him out of cricket for six weeks. The Western...

The former all-rounder of West Indies Phil Simmons, who was the coach of the team, was controversially removed from his position for three years. But, now he is back as a coach with a new contract which is valid for four years. He was competing with two other shortlisted...

Sachin Tendulkar, Brain Lara, and Jonty Rhodes, among others, will participate in the Road Safety World Series in India during February 2-16, 2020. Being planned as an annual T20 tournament, this World Series will feature retired cricketers from five countries of Australia, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and West...

ICC faced severe criticism about the Super Over's controversial rule during the Cricket World Cup 2019. The rule stated that if a Super Over ends in a tie, then the team that scores more boundaries throughout the match will be declared as the winner. It was the same rule which...

A scheduled meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on Monday has irked BCCI after the former has been advocating a new Future Tours Program (FTP). If it is passed, the ODI World Cup will be held once every three years and every alternate year, there will...

After Pakistan successfully hosted a part of the Sri Lankan series on its grounds, it will do so too for the remaining test matches in December. Now, Bangladesh Women's team is set to tour Pakistan from October 23 to play three T20Is and two ODIs. But, the Bangladesh Cricket Board...

Despite retiring from international cricket, Shane Watson, a former Australian cricketer who represented his country in all formats of the game, he has been going great guns in the T20 formats. He has been on a roll in the IPL editions of 2018 and 2019. He scored an unbeaten 117...

On Monday, the ICC stated in a release that it would do away with boundary count for deciding the result of a semi-final or final at an ICC event if the Super Over is tied. It added, "Instead, the Super Over will be repeated - for as many times as...

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan is all set to debut in a major role in the forthcoming Tamil film of Vikram. Titled tentatively “Vikram 58”, Ajay Gnanamuthu will direct the movie, which will be produced by Seven Screen Studio of Lalith Kumar. According to a press release, the film,...

A sad story of a Pakistani player came out into the open. It revealed the first-class cricketer Fazal Subhan's struggles after the abolishment of departmental cricket in the South Asian country. Subhan, who once played for the Pakistan U-19 side, now drives a mini pickup truck to earn a living....

Gautam Gambhir was born on 14 October 1981 to Deepak Gambhir in New Delhi. A student of the prestigious Modern School in New Delhi, he took to cricket at the age of 10. An alumnus of Hindu College, University of Delhi, he stayed with his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati,...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to be appointed as the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Ganguly, who is currently the head of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), will be resigning from his post in September 2020. "Yes, Brijesh was running...

Steve Smith's ban on leading Australia will end in March, but Coach Justin Langer says that he doesn't want to make a comeback to the Test captaincy. Smith led the team until his suspension for 12 months for the ball-tampering controversy with sandpaper in Cape Town last year. As a...

The former head coach of England Andy Flower who served the country for 12 years with distinction in various roles has decided to leave the England and Wales Cricket Board. Earlier, in 2007 May, Flower was first named as an assistant coach to Peter Moores, a replacement of Matthew Maynard....

Cricket makes fans go crazy around the world with players being totally committed to the game. Players are cheered by the fans if they do well. If not, they make themselves laughing stocks when they fail to give their best. Here is the incident at Sheffield Shield match where a...

Sania Mirza is easily the best Tennis player to have ever been born in India. In a country dominated by cricket, her dedication and efficiency in her field led to many being emotionally invested in her progress every time a Grand Slam rolled around. Her marriage to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib...

Condemning the existing team management regarding the dismal performance by Sarfaraz Ahmed's men against Sri Lanka in the T20I series, former Pakistan skipper Aamir Sohail dug into the players' fitness regime which apparently lacks focus on developing their skills. Pakistan, ranked number one in T20Is, lost 0-3 to Sri Lanka...

Although some top cricketers are still not satisfied with the idea of touring Pakistan, slowly but surely international cricket is making its way into the Asian country. Sri Lanka played an ODI and T20 series, recently. With the security arrangements, the visiting team players were more or less satisfied....

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after taking on to Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has come up with some special rules. The board has announced that all seven teams must have an overseas fast bowler in their squad who is capable of bowling over 140 kph on a consistent basis. The board...

Kerala wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson made his maiden double century in the List-A cricket during the ongoing Elite Group A game against Goa in Alur on Saturday. Samson had a rough season, and just scored one half-century in five matches of the tournament till now, and the 24-year batsman smartly...

Hardik Himanshu Pandya, the Indian cricketer, turned 26 on Friday. Born in Surat, his father, Himanshu Pandya, shifted to Vadodara, then known as Baroda when he was five. Hardik studied only until ninth grade before he dropped out to concentrate on his cricketing career. Until the age of 18, he...

India's highest wicket-taker and former captain Anil Kumble has been appointed as the head coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab for the 2020 season. His contract was finalized after a board meeting of the franchise on Thursday. Earlier, Kumble was the chief mentor of Mumbai Indians in 2013 IPL,...

In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, Indian middle-order batsman Manish Pandey has been in stellar form. Pandey scored a century and four half-centuries in six innings as Karnataka's skipper in the tournament. At an average of 80.80, Pandey scored 404 runs at a strike rate of 104.39. In the tournament,...

It was confirmed on Thursday (October 10) that New Zealand Cricket and Spark Sport, which has a streaming service, have signed a six-year broadcast deal. The deal brings an end to the Sky-NZC relationship that has been in place since 1995. Till mid-2020, Sky, however, holds the rights for...

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that after a century in both innings Rohit Sharma’s Test career will thrive, following his debut as a match opener.  On the other hand, he said that Mohammed Shami who is a pacer can become the king of reverse swing. Akhtar lamented...

After Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya tweeted a video, which shows him slamming former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan for a six, on the occasion of the latter’s birthday, it angered cricket fans. Zaheer Khan was greeted by his former teammates and current Indian cricketers on Twitter on his birthday on 7...