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Ex-South Africa Under-19 captain Chad Bowes and all-rounder Rachin Ravindra will make their one-day international debuts for New Zealand against Sri Lanka when the three-match series starts on Saturday.
Mitchell Marsh has been in devastating form for Australia in the recently concluded ODI series against India and he was instrumental in guiding the visitors to a 2-1 win. Marsh finished the series with 191 runs from 3 matches with the help of two half-centuries and former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja backed the Aussie star to continue his run of form. Marsh is currently a part of Delhi Capitals and Jadeja believes that if he can score at the same rate, the Delhi franchise will surely win the title in 2023. The ex-India batter also recalled that his brother – Shaun Marsh – was the Orange Cap winner in 2008 but the Aussie cricketer was unable to guide his side – Kings XI Punjab – to victory in the inaugural season.
Injury concerns are growing for Team India in a year when the Rohit Sharma-led side is set to take part in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup on home soil. Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is battling a long-term injury and will the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as well as the WTC final. Now, reports have been doing round that batter Shreyas Iyer too has been ruled out of action for a lengthy period.
The doubts over India's games in the upcoming Asia Cup continue to dominate headlines as reports suggest that Rohit Sharma and Co will not travel to Pakistan and instead, will play their matches at a neutral venue. ANI reported that the venue is mostly likely to be either England, Oman, Sri Lanka or UAE. While nothing concrete has been announced till now, former Pakistan cricketer Imran Nazir came up with an explosive statement. During a recent interaction, Nazir said that the security in Pakistan is completely fine, and India are not travelling to Pakistan because they are afraid of losing.
England were crowned champions of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in November as they defeated Pakistan by five wickets in what eventually turned out to be a comprehensive final victory. It was England's second T20 World Cup win, 12 years after Paul Collingwood's team had beaten Australia to win the first ICC title for the 'Three Lions' in 2010. Ben Stokes slammed an unbeaten fifty to take the team home after Sam Curran's brilliance with the ball had restricted Pakistan to a below-par total of 137 runs. England are the first team ever to hold the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup titles together.
Known as a 360-degree player for his ability to play all around the ground, Suryakumar Yadav registered his third consecutive golden duck on Wednesday in the third and final ODI against Australia. Suryakumar, who is currently the no. 1 batter in T20I rankings, was bowled first ball by Ashton Agar in the 36th over during India's 270-run chase in Chennai. Suryakumar's struggles in the series has led to heavy criticism from the experts, with some of them even questioning his place in India's ODI team.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to resolve all outstanding issues that have stalled cricketing ties between the two countries and facilitate the return of one of the greatest rivalries in the gentleman's game. Recently, Afridi's team Asia Lions defeated World Giants and emerge as the new champions of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters. In the final held at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Asia Lions, cheered on by a packed crowd, scored an emphatic seven-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare.
The BBC has announced that the filming of Top Gear’s latest series will not resume after the corporation’s investigation into presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s crash.