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Australian batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has opted out of the rest of the Indian Premier League citing "personal reasons" as uncertainty lingers over the participation of other overseas players when the tournament resumes on Saturday.
BENGALURU :Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it is working with the government as well as the Indian board on security arrangements with several players set to make a decision on whether to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it resumes this week.
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season set to resume on May 17, after being suspended due to border tensions between India and Pakistan, many overseas players face a huge dilemma over whether to return or stay home. Reports suggested that the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are unlikely to return to India for the remainder of the IPL season, while some other players are yet to make up their minds. Amid this situation, Cricket Australia has cleared its stance on Aussie players' participation in the T20 league.
SYDNEY : Australia's clash with England to mark the 150th anniversary of the first test match will be played as a day-nighter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2027, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
Australian cricket great Ian Healy has warned that the scrutiny over Matthew Kuhnemann's bowling action may linger despite the left-arm spinner being cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Kuhnemann, who was reported for an illegal bowling action during the second Test against Sri Lanka last month, has been cleared by the world cricket's governing body on Wednesday. His action has now been deemed to be legal, and the left-arm spinner will continue to bowl in international cricket. "If you go to the cricket next year and Kuhnemann comes on to bowl, what are you going to look at? That's the bit that sticks, everyone will be looking now," Healy said on SENQ Breakfast.
After Australia completed a 3-1 win over India in the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney on Sunday, controversy followed. The legendary Sunil Gavaskar expressed his displeasure after not being invited to present the trophy, named after him and Allan Border, to Australia following their win over India in the high-voltage five-match rubber. Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Test. Border presented the trophy to the home team but Gavaskar, despite being at the venue at the same time, was inexplicably ignored.
Cricket Australia broke its silence on legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar's displeasure at not being invited to present the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gavaskar was not happy with the decision to not call him at the presentation ceremony following the fifth Test match between India and Australia. However, Cricket Australia said that Gavaskar was informed that he would have presented the award to Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah if the visitors retained the trophy. Australia clinched the trophy after 10 years and as a result, Allan Border was invited to present the trophy to the Australia captain Pat Cummins.
Sunil Gavaskar mentioned former Indian cricket team opener Murali Vijay while praising KL Rahul for his brilliant show on Day 4 of the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday, Rahul showed good off-side judgement to play against the Australia pacers and his 84-run knock left both experts and fans impressed. Rahul, who has scored 231 runs in 5 innings, has been a top performer for India with the bat and Gavaskar was all praise for his technique and how he negotiated Australia's pace threat.