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most successful ODI Captains: The call to save ODI cricket is only getting louder with every passing day. It is one format that has surely fallen behind in the pecking order. T20I format continues to rule the roost while Tests still continue to thrive. But it is the ODI...

The 17-year-old batting sensation Shefali Verma has got her maiden ODI call-up for upcoming India's Tour of England. The selection committee has announced the 18-member squad - which will be common for the 3 ODI's and One test series. The Test match is scheduled for June 16th and followed...

A young local cricket player in Pakistan attempted suicide because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) passed over him for the inter-city competition. Shoaib, a domestic cricket player for Pakistan who hails from Hyderabad in the southern Sindh region, slashed his wrist in an attempt at suicide after being passed over...

James Michael Anderson, popularly known as James Anderson, was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England on 30 July 1982. His team members call him Jimmy. Anderson is a right-arm medium-fast bowler, who plays for England, and has been the backbone of the English bowling lineup for the past 19 years,...

Dean Elgar is eager to become the next South African Test Captain as next Test Captain as a question of who would gain traction to succeed Faf du Plessis. Elgar, who turns 33 next month, put his hand up in a Monday-released interview with Cricket South Africa (CSA) and...

Why Virat Kohli is called King Kohli? Virat Kohli has cemented his place among the game's all-time great batsmen since making his ODI debut 13 years ago. Let us look at Why Virat Kohli is called King Kohli? For more Cricket News and Updates Join our Telegram Channel The former Indian captain has...

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) spinner Washington Sundar believes that UAE pitches will provide enough assistance to spinners in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Sundar also said that all the training wickets were on the slower side, so the spinners can expect to have a field day when...

Pakistan Cricket Board declared that the appeal of Pakistan batsman, Umar Akmal against his three years ban will be heard on 11th June by the retd judge of Supreme court, Faqir Muhammad Khokar as an independent adjudicator. Umar Akmal was suspended for three years on 27th April by the...

Atul Rai and Kuljit Nijjar were elected as Club Director and Individual Director, respectively, by USA Cricket, who also announced their triumphs. After a brief absence, Rai, who had served as the League Director and Chair of the Cricket Committee from November 2018 to May 2020, will rejoin USA...

Saurav Ganguly stated that the Indian players are mentally more strong while dealing with mental health in comparison to English, Australians and West Indian players. He added that he has seen international players giving up on mental health. Saurav Ganguly also acknowledged the fact that it has been a...

Ace batsman Ajinkya Rahane said he had a strong record in ODI cricket before he was dropped from the Indian squad. The 32-year-old, who is Virat Kohli 's Assistant in Test Cricket and one of the team's longest-running first names, had a fluctuating fortune in his short career, and...

Who is the vice-captain of India? After playing a lot of white-ball cricket for the past for months, team India now all set to play a two-match test series, starting December 14. Let us look in detail at Who is the vice-captain of India men’s test cricket team? KL Rahul will...

Sreesanth ban set to end in September this year - and spoke about his plans to make IPL return - “I will put my name for sure if I am performing well, There are teams which will be interested and I have always told myself that I will again...

Eoin Morgan, the skipper of England broke former Indian batsman MS Dhoni’s long-lasting international record for maximum sixes as a skipper during the third ODI match against team Ireland on Tuesday in Southampton. Morgan acquired 328 numbers of international sixes and surpassed MS Dhoni’s record of maximum sixes when...

During the third Test between India and England, an Indian fan broke all the barriers to enter the ground during the play. He was rushing towards Virat Kohli in a hope of getting a close look at his hero. However, the 32-year-old Indian skipper spotted the spectator rushing towards...

Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested on Sunday after reportedly engaging in a deadly crash with a cyclist who died instantly, just outside Colombo, the country's capital, the police said. The 25-year-old batsman was driving an SUV in Panadura before dawn, police said. Mendis was named in the...

Joshua Philippe has a game to play as a finalist for the Royal Challengers of Bangalore if his compatriot Aaron Finch is to be believed. The 23-year-old Western Australia's goaltender, who has already won admirers in the form of Adam Gilchrist and AB de Villiers, has received the help...

Throughout the years, Harshal Patel was the proverbial cricketer of a journeyman. First for Gujarat, and to Haryana since 2011. Consistently performing but nothing exceptional of note. "My focus is on taking the opportunities that come my way and continuing the streak I have with both the bat and...

Indian Captain Mithali Raj has become the highest run-getter in women's cricket across all the formats. She has achieved this feat during the 3rd ODI against England - While chasing 220 runs. She has become the highest by overtaking former England Captain Charlotte Edwards 10,273 runs. Mithali has scored...

Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and Australia’s Tahlia McGrath and were on Monday announced as ICC Player of the Month for August due to their spectacular international performances in their respective categories. After edging past the leading all-rounders Ben Stokes and Mitchell Santner, who also entertained with their brilliant performance last month,...

Perth Scorchers skipper Sophie Devine was named as the player of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) 2020. Sophie played a major role in guiding Perth Scorchers into the WBBL|06 finals. In her first season, Sophie Devine has complied a total of 448 runs with an amazing average of 56...

Happy Birthday Mohinder Amarnath, Jimmy, the World Cup hero from 1983, turns 72 Today. His contribution to building India's position in World Cricket is unparalleled. Won "Man of the Match" honors in both the semifinal and championship matches in the 1983 World Cup. He is remembered and appreciated for...

For family reasons, Ben Stokes, the ace all-rounder of England, will miss the remaining two tests against Pakistan. Stokes is expected to leave the UK for New Zealand later this week and will miss the Ageas Bowl Tests, the ECB reported on Sunday (August 9), taking no more part...

Former U-19 wicketkeeper-batsman Smit Patel was signed by Barbados Tridents for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. The 28-year-old has retired from Indian cricket and he has played domestic cricket for Gujarat, Tripura, and Baroda. Smit starred in the U-19 world cup final against Australia where he scored...

It might be easy to have a good odd season in international cricket. But to continually excel, you need talent, temperament, grit, and perseverance. There have been plenty of batsmen who have crossed 10,000 runs in international cricket. But only a select few have crossed the 20,000 runs mark...

Right before Ranji trophy finals in 2022 against Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw has expressed his feeling toward his team. He said that taking his team to the match as a captain is a matter of pride for him. He is hoping to take the trophy home. Mumbai is...