I was worried about my technique after getting dropped in Australia: Prithvi Shaw
The promising Prithvi Shaw says he had started “worrying” about his technique after being dropped in Australia before roaring back to form in domestic cricket, thanks to a few technical changes he made in his game. Shaw, 21, was dropped after his twin failures in the opening Test at Adelaide last December. However, the Mumbai […]
Umar Akmal told to pay fine in full
LAHORE; The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has turned down the request from disgraced international Umar Akmal to pay the fine of Rs 4.25million in instalments. The fine was imposed by the Court of Arbitration in Sports, in which both the PCB and Umar had filed the appeals against each other in a case of spot […]
Sanju Samson Ton Not Enough As Punjab Escape To Victory Vs Rajasthan
Sanju Samson’s magnificent 119 went in vain as Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by four runs in their IPL match in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Monday night. Put in to bat, Punjab Kings made 221 for six against Rajasthan Royals. K L Rahul top-scored with 91 off 40 balls while Deepak Hooda smashed 64 off […]
South Africa cricket crisis nears end
JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket’s extended administrative crisis appeared near at an end on Saturday when Cricket South Africa (CSA)’s interim board hailed an agreement on a new governance structure in which independent directors will be in the majority. Interim board chairman Stavros Nicolaou said a formal memorandum of incorporation would be adopted at an annual […]
IPL 2021: CSK sign Behrendorff as replacement for Hazlewood
Chennai Super Kings have roped in Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff as the replacement for Josh Hazlewood for the Indian Premier League 2021, which begins in Chennai on Friday. The left-arm pacer Behrendorff, who made his debut for Mumbai Indians in the 2019 season, has played 11 ODIs and seven T20Is for Australia. He played […]
Babar hails Pakistan’s rare series triumph in SA
CENTURION: Pakistan captain Babar Azam hailed a rare series win by his team in South Africa after they defeated the hosts by 28 runs in the third and final One-day International in Centurion on Wednesday. But he said Pakistan wanted to continue winning when they go into the four-match T20 series starting in Johannesburg on […]
Archer undergoes surgery after freak fish tank injury
LONDON: England paceman Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass that became lodged in a finger when he smashed a fish tank while trying to clean it. The 25-year-old played two Tests and all five Twenty20s during England’s recent tour of India but was ruled out of the one-day series […]
Lengthy bubble tours not sustainable, warns Kohli
MUMBAI: India captain Virat Kohli said confining players to ‘bubbles’ for months on end is not sustainable and the game has to consider scheduling changes to reduce the mental toll tours are taking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kohli’s comments come as cricketers prepare to head into another restricted environment for two months for the IPL. […]
Bairstow, Stokes star as England chase 337 to level series
PUNE: Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes launched a six-hitting feast as England chased down 337 against India in a series-levelling win in the second One-day International on Friday. Bairstow (124) and Stokes (99) put on 175 for the second wicket and smashed 17 sixes between them as England romped home in 43.3 overs with six […]
Moody urges SL to end survival culture in cricket
COLOMBO: Former Australian Test player Tom Moody on Thursday asked lowly-ranked Sri Lanka to end its culture of merely ‘surviving’ in cricket and vowed to shake up the national team ahead of the next World Cup. In his first public remarks since being hired last month by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to revive the team, […]
