Heather Knight faces race against time to be fit for Commonwealth Games
England captain Heather Knight has had an injection in her hip joint amid some irritation just five days out from the start of her side’s Commonwealth Games campaign.
Cricket Sport News
Axar Patel, Avesh Khan Recreate Yuzvendra Chahal's Pose. Picture Goes Viral
Team India on Sunday put up a spirited show to edge past West Indies by two wickets in a last-over thriller. Chasing a 312-run target against West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad, India got home with just two balls to spare. Axar Patel played an unbeaten 64-run knock off 35 balls to take the side home despite the required run rate rising to 10 runs per over towards the end of the game.
Rohit Sharma Praises Axar Patel In Gujarati After Match Winning Knock In 2nd ODI vs West Indies, All-Rounder Responds
Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Monday took to Twitter and posted a message in Gijarati for Axar Patel, who guided India to a thrilling win over West Indies in the second ODI. Axar scored an unbeaten 64 off 35 balls to guide the team to victory, which at one point looked almost impossible.
Sri Lanka on top in second Test as Pakistan batters struggle
Spinner Ramesh Mendis took three wickets to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test on Monday despite a fighting 62 by Pakistan batsman Agha Salman.
"Keeping That Option Open": Mithali Raj On Playing In Women's IPL
Former India captain Mithali Raj had announced her retirement from international cricket this year, and now she has opened up about Women's IPL, which is likely to begin next year, saying she is keeping the option of playing in the tournament. Raj announced the end of a splendid 23-year international career last month, finishing with 7,805 ODI runs in 232 matches at an average just over 50. She scored 2,364 runs in 89 T20Is, as well as 699 runs in 12 Tests, including a century and four half-centuries.
Ramesh Mendis Takes 3 To Put Sri Lanka On Top In 2nd Test vs Pakistan
Ramesh Mendis led an inspired Sri Lanka spin attack to leave Pakistan in trouble at 191-7 in reply to the hosts' 378 on day two of the second Test on Monday. The tourists, who lead the two-match series 1-0, ended the day still trailing Sri Lanka by 187 runs in their first innings at Galle. Agha Salman resisted the bowling attack with his maiden Test fifty but fell to Prabath Jayasuriya's left-arm spin for 62 in the final moments of play before stumps was called.
Reece Topley sees change of England white-ball captain as a ‘natural shift’
Reece Topley believes the shift from Eoin Morgan’s tenure as England white-ball captain to his successor Jos Buttler has been a seamless transition.
Late Agha Salman wicket hurts Pakistan as Sri Lanka spinners dominate second Test
Pakistan found themselves in familiar trouble against Sri Lanka's spinners, slipping to 191-7 on the second day of the second Test in Galle on Monday.