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Reporting from across the Australian game.
Harare, 29 October 2025: Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott said any miscommunication between him and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has been resolved following recent tension over team selection and communication lapses. Trott had earlier criticised the ACB for excluding him from the squad selection process and failing to maintain proper communication with top management …
WebDesk · 29 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
London, 28 October 2025: When Michael Vaughan was handed the England captaincy, his first thought was not triumph but uncertainty. “Once I got the captaincy, I thought, ‘what do I do?’” Vaughan told BBC Sport. “I looked back on the people I’d been captained by and the captains I’d played against. Steve Waugh was the …
WebDesk · 28 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Canberra, 28 October 2025: India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team is refreshed and ready to embrace the challenge of Australian conditions as they prepare for the five-match T20I series starting Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Suryakumar said the squad’s focus has shifted fully from past tournaments to adapting and performing in the present …
WebDesk · 28 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Rawalpindi, 28 October 2025: Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson said he fully supports Babar Azam’s return to the T20I squad and believes the batter will play a key role in the upcoming home series against South Africa, which begins Tuesday in Rawalpindi. Speaking to reporters on Sunday evening at the sidelines of a training …
WebDesk · 28 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Rawalpindi, 27 October 2025: Pakistan and South Africa will square off in a three-match Twenty20 international series beginning Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The next two games are scheduled for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The toss for all three matches will be held at 7:30 p.m., with play starting …
WebDesk · 28 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Johannesburg, 27 October 2025: Temba Bavuma will return to lead South Africa’s Test side for the two-match series against India next month after recovering from a calf strain. The 34-year-old missed the start of South Africa’s World Test Championship campaign against Pakistan, having sustained the injury during the England tour in September. While he will …
WebDesk · 27 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Perth, 27 October 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test in Perth, with Steve Smith set to lead the side in his absence. Cummins, 32, has been recovering from a back injury that flared up earlier this year. He said earlier this month he was “less than likely” …
WebDesk · 27 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Chattogram, 27 October 2025: With the one-day series done and dusted, Bangladesh clinching it 2-1 attention now shifts to the three-match T20I series beginning Monday in Chattogram. The hosts will look to extend their strong run in the shortest format, while the West Indies hope to reverse a troubling trend. Bangladesh eye fifth straight T20I …
WebDesk · 27 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 26 October 2025: Under the glowing floodlights of the Sydney Cricket Ground, two of India’s greatest cricketers took a lap of honour that felt like a farewell. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, pillars of Indian batting for more than a decade, signed off from Australia in fitting fashion, with a commanding victory and a …
WebDesk · 26 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Auckland, 26 October 2025: Joe Root has yet to score a Test century in Australia, but the England batter believes a renewed focus on the mental side of his game could help end that drought and possibly guide his team to a long-awaited Ashes triumph. For one of England’s greatest run-scorers, Root’s record Down Under …
WebDesk · 26 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 25 October 2025: Pakistan’s leading cricketers have been cleared to take part in Australia’s Big Bash League after initial uncertainty over the Pakistan Cricket Board’s policy on issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for overseas tournaments. In late September, PCB chief operating officer Sumair Ahmad Syed had notified players and agents that the board would …
WebDesk · 25 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Wellington, 25 October 2025: New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against England starting Oct. 26 after experiencing stiffness in his left side during training on Saturday. Jamieson will return to Christchurch for further assessment, with hopes of regaining fitness ahead of the home series against the …
WebDesk · 25 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Lahore, 25 October 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed left-handed batter Shan Masood as Consultant for International Cricket and Players’ Affairs. Masood, 36, has represented Pakistan in 44 Tests, nine One-Day Internationals and 19 T20 Internationals, scoring 3,108 runs across formats, including six Test centuries. He has also captained Pakistan in 14 Tests, including …
WebDesk · 25 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Rawalpindi, 23 October 2025: Left-arm spinner Asif Afridi marked his Test debut in style, becoming the 15th Pakistan bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut. His feat came on the third day of the ongoing second Test against South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Asif’s figures also earned him a place in an …
WebDesk · 23 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Mumbai, 21 October 2025: Rishabh Pant will return to competitive cricket later this month, captaining India A in two four-day matches against South Africa A in Bengaluru beginning Oct. 30. Pant received clearance to play from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence after completing two stages of rehabilitation for the fractured foot he sustained during the …
WebDesk · 21 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 21 October 2025: Scott Boland may be called on to bowl in all five Ashes Tests this summer, a challenge that will test both his endurance and resolve. But even before the first ball is bowled, the fast bowler is already handling the heat off the field. The Gulidjan man was in Melbourne on …
WebDesk · 21 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 21 October 2025: Steve Smith believes his pre-seasons spent in New York are giving him the perfect tonic to stay fresh and score runs deep into the Ashes summer. The former Australia captain returned to Sydney last week after six weeks in the United States and after not picking up a bat since late …
WebDesk · 21 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Islamabad, 21 October 2025: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan’s fiery left-arm fast bowler, will take on a new challenge as captain of the national one-day side. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced his appointment ahead of next month’s home ODI series against South Africa. The three-match series, set for November 4-8 at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, …
WebDesk · 21 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Rawalpindi, 20 October 2025: It was a moment 39 years in the making for Asif Afridi. The left-arm spinner from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became Pakistan’s 260th Test cricketer when he made his long-awaited debut against South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. Asif, who received his Test cap from Shaheen Shah Afridi, his teammate …
WebDesk · 20 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Perth, 19 October 2025: Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh said India could only “adapt and give their best” after rain interruptions and a tricky surface contributed to their seven-wicket defeat to Australia in the opening ODI at Optus Stadium. “You can’t control the weather,” Arshdeep said after finishing with one wicket in the rain-shortened match. “The …
WebDesk · 19 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Perth, 19 October 2025: Matthew Kuhnemann said it was a “special feeling” to play a decisive role in Australia’s seven-wicket win over India in the rain-affected first match at Optus Stadium on Sunday. “It’s been a long wait for this moment,” Kuhnemann said after taking two wickets in the shortened contest. “With all the rain …
WebDesk · 19 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Rawalpindi, 19 October 2025: South Africa captain Aiden Markram said his side is determined to level the two-match series when they take on Pakistan in the second Test starting Monday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The World Test Championship title holders lost the opening match in Lahore by 93 runs. Markram confirmed the return of …
WebDesk · 19 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Rawalpindi, 19 October 2025: Pakistan’s interim red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood said his side is determined to build on their 93-run victory in Lahore as they face South Africa in the second and final Test of the series starting Monday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Mahmood said the team had reflected on its lapses in …
WebDesk · 19 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Perth, 19 October 2025: India’s rising all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy marked another milestone in his young career on Sunday, making his ODI debut against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the same venue where he earned his Test cap less than a year ago. The 22-year-old from Andhra Pradesh has enjoyed a rapid ascent …
WebDesk · 19 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
