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Twelve venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will stage the 2027 ODI World Cup, with hosts South Africa accounting for eight of the stadiums, the ICC announced on Thursday. The marquee 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. Back in 2003, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the eighth Men’s Cricket…
Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara paid an emotional tribute to long-time teammate Ajinkya Rahane after the latter announced his retirement from international cricket and all formats on Thursday, describing it as a privilege to have shared the dressing room and built unforgettable memories alongside one of India’s most dependable Test cricketers. Rahane called…
The India vs Sri Lanka Test squad had a surprise pick in Saransh Jain. The short series will be played in Galle (August 15 to 19) and Colombo (August 23 to 27). India will also play a four-day practice match from August 7 to prepare for the main assignment. Saransh’s inclusion stems from…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam wasn’t the one to mince words as his team suffered an unexpected defeat at the hands of West Indies in the first Test on Tuesday. Babar emerged as Pakistan’s lone warrior, scoring an unbeaten 58 off 107 balls but didn’t find a single teammate stepping up in the second…
R Ashwin clarifies Vaibhav Soorayvanshi remark© BCCI/Creimas Former Indian cricket team spinner R Ashwin clarified his statement that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should ‘serve drinks’ to his teammates if he is not playing. Ashwin made it clear that the remark was not made in a derogatory manner and he only meant that it will be…
Europe’s first major franchise T20 competition, the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), on Tuesday unveiled the schedule for its inaugural season, with the tournament set to run from August 26 to September 20 across the Netherlands and Ireland. The six-team tournament will begin at the Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague, where Jonty…
Abhishek Sharma vs Sanju Samson dilemma has intensified© BCCI/Creimas What is India’s ideal opening pair going forward? While Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were pivotal to the team’s triumph at the T20 World Cup 2026, a lot has changed since. The arrival of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has forced the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee to…
When Babar Azam was offered the role of Pakistan’s Test captain, he accepted it only on the condition that he would get all-format leadership, a news report said on Monday. Babar, who was dethroned because of poor batting a couple of years back, accepted Test captaincy after the incumbent Shan Masood had some…
Former India captain Suryakumar Yadav has backed young opening batter Abhishek Sharma amid criticism over his recent slump with the bat. In his last 10 T20I innings, Abhishek has scored just one half-century and amassed 191 runs. In fact, the 25-year-old has failed to reach double figures in each of his last four…
Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should be drafted into the ODI side as an opener alongside Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2027 World Cup, reckoned former India cricketer Farokh Engineer. The wicketkeeper batter of yesteryears opined that Shubman Gill, the other half of the current opening pair with Rohit, can bat at No. 4,…