Williamson, Bracewell skip New Zealand's tour to Zimbabwe
Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell will skip the upcoming two-test tour of Zimbabwe with the blessing of New Zealand Cricket, while paceman Ben Sears has been ruled out by a side injury.
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Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell will skip the upcoming two-test tour of Zimbabwe with the blessing of New Zealand Cricket, while paceman Ben Sears has been ruled out by a side injury.
San Francisco Unicorns opener Finn Allen smashed a record 19 sixes in his incendiary 151 off 51 balls against defending champions Washington Freedom in the opening match of this year's Major League Cricket (MLC) on Thursday.
BENGALURU :Gujarat Titans have added Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka to their squad after New Zealand's Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to injury, the 2022 champions said.
Gujarat Titans all-rounder Glenn Phillips has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League due to a groin injury, the franchise announced on Saturday. The Kiwi all-rounder, who has returned home, "sustained a groin injury during the IPL contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 6," the Titans said in a statement. While Phillips has not been part of GT's playing XI all season, he was on as a substitute fielder in the game against SRH.
Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill played a mature knock on Sunday as he scored 61* off 43 balls as his side reached a 153-run target set by SunRisers Hyderabad in just 16.3 overs in an IPL 2025 match in Hyderabad. The win lifted SRH to the second spot in the 10-team league with three wins in four matches. However, one incident from the match has gone viral on social media which targets Shubman Gill and SRH wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. The incident happened in the sixth over when Ishan Ishan was batting. He hit a shot through point for a single but following it GT's Glenn Phillips went down on the ground while attempting the throw. The physio immediately attended him as he grimaced in pain. At the same time, visuals showed Gill and Kishan joking about something.
Shubman Gill faces captaincy litmus test as Gujarat Titans bid to return to the playoffs for the first time under his leadership. After back-to-back runs to final in their first two seasons under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, including the title-winning campaign in 2022, GT received a reality check under a young captain in Gill, finishing 8th last season. Despite Jos Buttler also part of the franchise for IPL 2025, GT made it clear they are looking into the future with Gill, who has been touted as the next big thing in world cricket.
Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali included six Indian cricketers in his 'Team of the Tournament' for Champions Trophy 2025 with Rohit Sharma being his captain. India did not lose a single game as they clinched the title with a comprehensive win over New Zealand in the final. Basit picked Rohit and Rachin Ravindra as his openers with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer forming the top order of his side. He went with KL Rahul as his wicket-keeper batter with Glenn Phillips at No.6 and Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai at No, 7 to complete his middle order.
The newly crowned ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winners India had plenty of beneficiaries in the latest ODI Rankings, with young opener Shubman Gill retained his top spot, skipper Rohit Sharma moving to third following a title-winning half-century and Ravindra Jadeja moving into top 10 among bowlers. India clinched their third Champions Trophy title when they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the tournament decider in Dubai on Sunday and a host of their best performers have made giant strides on the latest rankings update.