Pakistan 142 for 5 (Malik 58*, Ahsan 36, Shafiul 2-27) beat Bangladesh 141 for 5 (Naim 43, Tamim 39) by five wickets It was neither pretty nor particularly engaging, but now isn’t the time for Pakistan to worry about that. They followed a disciplined bowling…
Ben Stokes has apologised for his “unprofessional” actions, but could still face an ICC sanction following an angry exchange with a spectator on the first day of England’s final Test against South Africa. Stokes, England’s vice-captain, paused as he left the…
23-overs-a-sideIndia Under-19 115 for no loss (Jaiswal 57*, Saxena 52*) beat New Zealand Under-19 147 (Mariu 42, Lellman 31, Bishnoi 4-30, Ankolekar 3-28) by 44 runs (DLS method) India were challenged for the first time in the tournament but they escaped uns…
“Hit him again,” came the cry from an exasperated South African supporter, as Anrich Nortje geared up to deliver the final ball of his sixth over, eight minutes after his previous delivery, which sconed Zak Crawley on the helmet. It was hardly a classy piece…
India 204 for 4 (Iyer 58*, Rahul 56, Kohli 45, Sodhi 2-36) beat New Zealand 203 for 5 (Munro 59, Taylor 54*, Williamson 51, Jadeja 1-18) by six wickets The last time India and New Zealand met, in the World Cup semi-final last year, Martin Guptill pulled off …
This is how the last two years of Rishabh Pant’s life playing for India have looked: Not picked for India’s tour of England in 2018, and behind KS Bharat, considered the better glovesman, on the shadow A tour. Turns out the selectors forgot to check on Wridd…
Shreyas Iyer has threatened to play an innings like this for India for a long time; an innings where he seemed invincible. He had no business being that. He should have been very vincible. Out of place even. He had never played a T20I away from home before, …
On Sundays, Ravi Bishnoi would sneak out of his house in Jodhpur, in the western state of Rajasthan, with his brother and play cricket all day. In the evenings, they would check to see where their father was, and rush back home and settle down with their text…
Is Shoaib Malik a cat with nine lives? Is he the phoenix who rose from the ashes? Or, less kindly, is he the dog with a bone, unwilling to let go? Is he a legend, the only active international player from the previous century, a captain who led his side to wi…
On the night of Diwali in 2018, Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun, invited a few friends home. When the festivities were over, Atharva Ankolekar, a team-mate of Arjun’s on Mumbai’s age-group circuit, left the Tendulkar mansion and made his way to his one-bedroom …
InningsSri Lanka 515 for 9 dec (Mathews 200*, Mendis 80, Raza 3-62, Nyauchi 3-69) lead Zimbabwe 358 (Ervine 85, Embuldeniya 5-114) by 157 runs Angelo Mathews became Sri Lanka’s first double-centurion in five years, moments before Sri Lanka declared their inn…
Graeme Smith, South Africa’s director of cricket, has confirmed that Quinton de Kock’s appointment as ODI captain is a permanent move, not just an interim decision with Faf du Plessis rested for the forthcoming series against England. Speaking at a press con…