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Left-arm opener Smriti Mandana is one of the best batsmen of the Indian women team. She is currently idle with her family due to a lockdown in the country. Like other cricketers, she joined the bandwagon and started interacting with fans on social media. The 23-year-old made her international debut...

Rajasthan Royals will be squaring up against Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 43 of IPL 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The match will commence on Wednesday, September 29 at 07:30 PM IST. Here are our RR vs RCB Dream11 predictions, preview, squad, and predicted XI. RR...

India has been good chasers, but they often don't set big goals. Rahul was likely to be questioned about the failure of India to regularly post high scores. And he answered it in his last days. As KL Rahul got his first ODI century home-his silent celebration came with a...

Four-time champions India, on Monday, declared a 15-member squad for the U-19 World Cup 2020. The 13th edition of the quadrennial tournament will be held in South Africa between January 17 and February 9. Uttar Pradesh batsman Priyam Garg has been selected as the captain. The 15-member squad will head...

The IPL auction for the 2020 season will be held on December 19 this year and, this time, the venue for the same will be Kolkata instead of Bengaluru. As per an internal report, this year’s auction is the last small one before franchises disband next year and prepare...

India’s spin bowling stocks have always been the strongest across formats. The nation has never been short on options when it comes to spin. From the likes of Kishan Singh Bedi to Anil Kumble, India has always had a plethora of choices. But the rise of spin bowling all-rounders...

A day after self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda claimed to have found his own country and designed its flag, constitution, and symbol, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin viewed the funny side of the episode, asking for a visa for that place. On Wednesday, Ashwin tweeted, "What is the course of action...

On 28th January, In Potchefstroom, the first Quarter-Final of the ongoing ICC U19 Cricket World Cup between India and Australia had happened. During the match, Australia’s opening batsman, Sam Fanning has tried to cover wickets during a run-out attempt and the Indian fielders appealed for a wicket of Sam Fanning. Sam...

Quinton De Kock, the wicketkeeper-batsman of South Africa, has taken over as South Africa's ODI team captain. The national cricket board announced that he would be the new captain. Previously, Faf Du Plessis was the captain of South Africa's ODI team. But now he is being replaced by the...

Grace dominated the sport during his career during the 19th century as a right-handed batter and bowler. His technological breakthroughs and huge clout left an indelible mark. He was a superb all-rounder who excelled at all three fundamental abilities of batting, bowling, and fielding, but he is most known...

Cricket is rightly called the gentleman’s game. Players are expected to play the game hard and fair. There are surely moments where players do get carried away. They at times build animosity with each other. It often always spills out either in front of the public or in the...

On Wednesday, England Captain Joe Root confirms that Jos Butler is back into training for the 5th Test which will be played in Manchester. Root also confirmed that he’ll be back as vice-captain of the team. Jos Butler missed the 4th Test as her wife was expecting 2nd child...

There is only one simple and straight forward answer to this million dollar question which James Anderson once revealed in an interview. Here in this article, we will closely look and understand why James Anderson never played in IPL. Popularly known as Jimmy, is considered to be as one of...

International Hundred Of Shreyas Iyer Shreyas Iyer scored his maiden international hundred on Wednesday against New Zealand. And continuing his good form and claiming the highly contested no.4 spot in the India ODI team. He first began in a careful way to avoid getting out, scoring 15 runs in the first...

A 37-year-old South African professional cricketer, Francois du Plessis is considered to be one of the world’s best players in the International cricket fraternity. Fondly known with two nick names “Faf” and “The Marathon Man”, this right-handed batsman is known for his best fielding techniques. His services as a cricketer...

Shane Warne was given a percentage by the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals at the time of the league’s introductory publication in 2008, a deal that could potentially find the traditional spinner laughing his way to the bank. As per the ‘Herald Sun’, Warne was paid $657,000 and given possession of 0.75...

Afghanistan cricket team is all set to take on Team India in a 3-match ODI series away from home in March 2022. Afghanistan Cricket Board has officially given Future Tour Program schedule for the next two years. we have discussed here on IND vs AFG ODI Series. IND vs AFG...

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are one of the most consistent sides in the IPL. They have made the playoffs every season bar one in 2020. Their successful run is largely owing to the players they invested faith in. It was the CSK formula that teams like Mumbai Indians successfully...

We are huge fans of the NFL (National Football League) and the fantasy league. Our aim at StumpsandBails is to bring you the same model for cricket. Cricket lovers have missed the fantasy league big time! StumpsandBails’ fantasy league is all set to plug that gap. You will now have...

The stage is all set with readiness. England and Pakistan will fight it out for honours in a three-match ODI series. The series commences with the first game at Cardiff.  Pakistan will be locking horns against a newly assembled England squad. There is a lot at stake for both...

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...

Yuzvendra Chahal shares one of his pictures where he is batting in the nets. However, some from the cricket players were not able to resist this post and started to tease him after Team India's spinner uploaded his post on Instagram. "Enjoying my day out in the nets," Yuzvendra Chahal...

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was discharged from the hospital after undergoing successful stent surgery after suffering a heart attack. It should be stated that Inzamam had been suffering from chest problems for a few days before being brought to the hospital. The first tests revealed no problems with Haq, but...

Shikhar Dhawan, current Indian ODI and T20 cricketer, was born on 5 December 1985. The left-handed opener was born into a Punjabi family in Delhi. At the age of 12, he trained at Sonnet Club where Tarak Sinha was his coach. Dhawan represented the Indian Under-17 and Under-19 teams and...

Cricket is a gentleman’s game and it continues to be so despite a spate of few incidents of sledging here and there. The animosity between cricketing nations seems to have lessened thanks to franchise cricket. The IPL has played a major role in reducing tensions among players. It has...

Sri Lanka kicked-off Lanka Premier League’s first season with a clash between Colombo Kings and Kandy Tuskers. The match was played at Mahindra Rajapaksa International Cricket stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota. The top-tier league is filled with entertainment for now as superstars from all-over the world have taken part in...