U19 WC final – Uday Saharan: ‘We played rash shots and didn’t spend enough time in the middle’
India’s captain Uday Saharan felt that a few rash shots by the batters, coupled with their inability to spend any significant length of time at the crease, were the main reasons behind the team falling short in the final of…
Glenn Maxwell thankful for support after ‘less than ideal’ Adelaide incident
Glenn Maxwell is thankful for “outstanding” support from Australian cricket hierarchy after falling unconscious at an Adelaide pub. “I think probably it affected my family a little bit more than it affected me,” Maxwell said on Sunday night after making…
Former NBA assistant coach Dejan Milojevic buried in Serbia after heart attack
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, was buried Monday in his native Serbia after suffering a heart attack last month. Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral on a rainy day at…
Aus vs WI – 2nd T20I – ‘There was no appeal’ – Australia denied run out in bizarre scenes
Australia were denied a run out in bizarre circumstances during the closing stages of the second T20I against West Indies in Adelaide when umpire Gerard Abood ruled they had not appealed. In the 19th over, Alzarri Joseph drove to cover…
Najmul Hossain Shanto named Bangladesh captain in all formats
Najmul Hossain Shanto has been appointed as Bangladesh’s captain in all three formats. Shanto has been handed the reigns for a year, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan. The news comes as a surprise at least in the T20I format,…
KL Rahul ruled out of third India vs England Test Devdutt Padikkal called up
India have been dealt a blow in the lead-up to the Rajkot Test against England with KL Rahul ruled out of contention due to a sore knee. He had missed the second Test in Visakhapatnam too after complaining of pain…
Charith Asalanka pitches for batting-friendly tracks in Sri Lanka
Two matches down and two matches the team batting first has scored over 300. This isn’t common in Sri Lanka, and for it to happen in consecutive games is even rarer – in fact, there have been only 10 instances…
Binura Fernando comes in for Dushmantha Chameera for Afghanistan T20Is
Sri Lanka have brought in left-arm fast bowler Binura Fernando in place of the injured Dushmantha Chameera for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The 16-member squad is otherwise unchanged from the one that faced Zimbabwe last month. Chameera…
David Lloyd, Samit Patel named as Derbyshire captains for 2024
David Lloyd has been named as Derbyshire’s club captain for the 2024 county season, with Samit Patel leading the side in white-ball cricket. Lloyd, who was Glamorgan’s captain in 2022 and 2023, made the switch to Derby at the end…