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Bengaluru, 30 August 2025: India captain Shubman Gill has reported to the National Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for a mandatory fitness test ahead of the Asia Cup, Cricbuzz reported Friday. Gill, who also serves as India’s T20 vice-captain, is understood to have arrived in Bengaluru on Friday evening. The exact date of …
WebDesk · 30 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Dhaka, 30 August 2025: Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons says his team will look to build on its series win in Sri Lanka when it takes on the Netherlands in three Twenty20 internationals starting Saturday. “We want to continue the standards we set in Sri Lanka,” Simmons said Friday. “You can’t underrate anyone in world cricket …
WebDesk · 30 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Canberra, 29 August 2025: A baggy green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1946-47 Ashes has been purchased by the National Museum of Australia for AU$438,500 (about US$286,700), with the federal government covering half the cost. Bradman captained Australia in that postwar series, which his side won 3-0, setting the stage for the …
WebDesk · 29 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Harare, 29 August 2025: Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf injury on the eve of the first match in Harare. Sean Williams will lead the side in his absence. An MRI scan confirmed the 40-year-old had a Grade II strain in his …
WebDesk · 29 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
London, 29 August 2025: England will permit bowling coach Tim Southee to leave the Ashes tour after the opening Test in Perth so he can honour a T20 franchise deal in the United Arab Emirates, with Andrew Flintoff emerging as a possible replacement. Southee, 36, impressed when he worked with England’s Test squad this …
WebDesk · 29 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Darwin, 29 August 2025: Darwin is favoured to host its first Test since 2004 as Cricket Australia (CA) looks to split next year’s two-match series against Bangladesh between the Northern Territory and North Queensland. The series, part of the World Test Championship, was brought forward from 2027 to mid-2026, marking Australia’s first winter Tests in …
WebDesk · 29 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
London, 28 August 2025: The Hundred will abandon its player draft from next season, replacing it with an IPL-style open auction under a system shaped by its new franchise owners, according to the Guardian. The Guardian reported that following talks among recently installed investors, franchises have agreed to adopt a hybrid model similar to the …
WebDesk · 28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Durham, 28 August 2025: England fast bowler Mark Wood hopes to play for Durham next month as he bids to regain fitness in time for this winter’s Ashes series in Australia. Wood, 35, has not played since knee surgery following an injury at the Champions Trophy in February. He had aimed to feature in the …
WebDesk · 28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, August 28 2025: Josh Hazlewood is eyeing a Sheffield Shield outing before the Ashes in November as he prepares to counter what he says will be the strongest England batting line-up he has faced in Australia. The fast bowler, who featured in four Tests during the 2023 Ashes, said England’s depth with the bat …
WebDesk · 28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Chennai, 27 August 2025: Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from the Indian Premier League after 16 seasons, calling time on one of the most successful careers by a spinner in the competition. The 38-year-old off-spinner announced his decision on X on Wednesday, saying he planned to continue playing in overseas leagues. “My time as an IPL …
WebDesk · 27 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Kabul, 27 August 2025: Afghanistan have brought back former Ireland allrounder John Mooney as fielding coach and named Nirmalan Thanabalasingam as physiotherapist ahead of a busy T20 schedule. Both have joined the squad’s training camp in Abu Dhabi before the T20 tri-series in the United Arab Emirates from 29 August, featuring Pakistan, and the men’s …
WebDesk · 27 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, 27 August 2025: Former Australia coach Justin Langer doubts whether England have the “killer instinct” to win the Ashes in Australia later this year. Langer, 54, won four Ashes series as a player and was unbeaten in two as coach before leaving in 2022. He said England missed opportunities to win recent high-profile series, …
WebDesk · 27 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Wellington, 26 August 2025: New Zealand’s buildup to its home summer has been hit by injuries to key players ahead of October’s trans-Tasman T20 series against Australia. Glenn Phillips and Finn Allen were ruled out Wednesday, along with fast bowler Will O’Rourke, New Zealand Cricket said. Phillips has a groin injury, while scans revealed O’Rourke …
WebDesk · 27 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Harare, 25 August 2025: Brendan Taylor has been recalled to Zimbabwe’s one-day squad for the first time since 2021 after completing a ban for breaching cricket’s anti-corruption code. The 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who returned to international cricket in the recent Test series against New Zealand, is part of a 16-man squad led by Craig Ervine for …
WebDesk · 26 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
New Delhi, 24 August 2025: Cheteshwar Pujara, one of India’s finest Test batters of the modern era, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 37-year-old confirmed the decision on Sunday, drawing the curtain on a career that delivered 7,195 runs in 103 Tests at an average of 43.60, including 19 centuries and …
WebDesk · 25 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
The former Australia captain is just the sixth cricketer to be handed the honour
WebDesk · 25 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
