Matt Renshaw (Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket) Australia batter Matt Renshaw scored his maiden ODI century on Tuesday in the first match of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.Renshaw scored 109 as Australia posted 294 in the series opener. His century was the first by an Australian against Zimbabwe since Michael Clarke…
Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne Australia captain Pat Cummins expects the Test team could encounter some hostility when it returns to South Africa for its first red-ball tour there since the infamous Sandpaper Gate scandal of 2018.Australia are scheduled to play three ODIs and three Tests in South Africa. Although the Australians have…
Renshaw’s ton anchors Australia’s recovery – After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Australia weathered early turbulence to post a challenging 294 in the series opener. The innings got off to a shaky start when opener Travis Head departed in just the second over to Brad Evans. However, skipper Mitchell Marsh looked in sublime touch from…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has once again found himself at the centre of conversations around the Indian team after two impressive IPL seasons with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.The veteran pacer has not played for India since November 2022, but his performances in RCB’s back-to-back IPL title-winning campaigns have revived calls for his return. Bhuvneshwar took 17 wickets in…
Sachin Tendulkar, Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe veteran Brendan Taylor has gone past Sachin Tendulkar to become the longest-serving player in men’s ODI history after taking the field in the first ODI against Australia in Harare on Tuesday.Taylor’s ODI career now spans 22 years and four months, moving him ahead of Tendulkar, whose ODI career lasted 22…
Mumbai: Former Australia captain and India head coach Greg Chappell has stepped up his efforts to secure fair medical treatment and welfare for former Pakistan Prime Minister and 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan.As part of Chappell’s latest initiative, seven former Australia captains have approached Foreign Minister Penny Wong over humanitarian concerns surrounding Imran’s detention…
NEW DELHI: There’s growing concern in Indian cricket over the paucity of seam-bowling allrounders. The team management and the selectors are forever in the hunt to find a backup for the injury-prone Hardik Pandya. Even India’s dominant win over Afghanistan in the first T20I here on Sunday night couldn’t mask the big crack in their…
Mohsin Naqvi and Aaqib Javed (Agency Image) Pakistan cricket could be heading for another major overhaul, with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi reportedly preparing sweeping changes following the Test team’s disastrous tour of England.Pakistan were beaten 0-3 in the Test series in England, a result that pushed them down to ninth in the ICC rankings. The…
sanju samson, vaibhav sooryavanshi Kris Srikkanth has questioned India’s decision to leave Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out of the playing XI for the opening T20I against Afghanistan, with the former India captain and chief selector alleging that the teenage batter is not being treated fairly.The selection call came amid a familiar opening dilemma for India following Sanju…
Michael Holding and Imran Khan (Agency Image) Former West Indies pacer Michael Holding has joined the growing list of cricketing figures calling for better treatment of former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, saying the imprisoned 1992 World Cup winner should be treated “just like another human being”.Imran has been in a Pakistani prison since 2023 while…
