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England’s Jofra Archer to undergo surgery on sore elbow

England fast bowler Jofra Archer is set to undergo surgery on his troublesome right elbow on Friday, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said. Archer was already ruled out of England’s two-test series against New Zealand starting next month due to pain in his elbow. The 26-year-old returned to action for county side Sussex against Kent…

Not having Jasprit Bumrah at his best a big factor

NEW DELHI: “Coach we did it. Thanks for your support” – those were Devon Conway’s first words to his coach at Wellington Cricket, Glenn Pocknall, over the phone after New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title. The Kane Williamson-led side defeated India by eight wickets at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Pocknall…

Pant batted magically, Pujara batted like an Australian: Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris, one of the Australian players looking on as India scripted a historic win in Brisbane earlier this year, said Rishabh Pant might have played the best innings on the day, but it was because of Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting “like an Australian” that the win was possible. Speaking on the ‘Cricket Life Stories’ YouTube…

India, Australia, 15 others express interest to host ICC white-ball

DUBAI: India, Australia and England are among 17 member nations to have expressed interest in hosting International Cricket Council’s (ICC) white-ball events during the next eight-year tournament cycle from 2024-2031, the game’s global governing body said on Monday. As per an earlier PTI report, the BCCI last month decided to bid for three global events…

Rishabh Pant should be India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in England: Wriddhiman

Rishabh Pant has earned the right to be India’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the tour of England, said Wriddhiman Saha, the other keeper picked in India’s 20-man squad. Saha, who has been India’s second-choice keeper since the Adelaide Test in December last year, said Pant’s run of form this year makes him an automatic choice in…

Shantha Rangaswamy writes to BCCI, suggests domestic pink-ball event before

NEW DELHI: BCCI Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy has written to her colleagues, including the office-bearers, suggesting the “dire” need to organise a domestic pink ball competition before the historic women’s day-night Test in Australia from September 30. In her suggestions for giving a boost to women’s cricket, former India captain Shantha stressed on the…

WTC Final: Tim Southee says England series, training in Southampton

New Zealand’s opening bowler Tim Southee believes that the upcoming two-Test series against England will serve as “great preparation” for the Kiwis before the marquee World Test Championship final against India. New Zealand are playing two Tests against England at the Lord’s (Jun 2-6) and Birmingham (Jun 10-14). The WTC final final is scheduled from…

Tim Paine says missing out on WTC final 'bitter pill

SYDNEY: Missing out on the World Test Championship final was a “bitter pill to swallow”, said a frustrated Australia red-ball skipper Tim Paine, who enjoined the match referees to be more consistent while imposing points penalty for slow over rates. New Zealand were crowned Test champions after notching up an eight-victory over India in Southampton…

Sri Lanka’s top cricketers locked in bitter pay dispute with

Sri Lanka’s leading cricketers led by Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne along with host of senior players, including Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews have refused to sign the central contracts offered by the board which they believe is far less compared to other countries. If the dispute is not sorted in due course of time, it…

Is selection committee against sending Prithvi and Padikkal to UK?

NEW DELHI: The Indian team management in England wants young openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the side but questions are being raised about whether chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma is on the same page as the think-tank. There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Bengal opener…